Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-21
THE COUNTY COURT.
Business Of Importance Transacted al
lis hesilns To-Day.
RESOLUTION olviSs FRANCHISE
Others Passed FayOring Rstrenchmeni
--Rou,lne Business Dis
posed Of.

| Others Passed FavOring Rstrenohment
--Rou,ins Business Dis
posed Of.
The county court met In regular sOt'
elou this morning, with all members
present and Judge MoNalIy presiding.
Routine business was proceeded with
Ms follows
Hoils Thompson was granted re-
nswal OF his free merchants license to
sell candy, stationery, etc, Ia oonnec.
ton with the pos, office, nj Draper.
Coroner Ofienbaoh sent In the result
OF the coroner's inquest held over tho
body Of w. Il. Burton, who was killed
two weeks ago by Union Pacific
train. Filed.
a. w. Forman, Of Bingham, was
granted liquor license.
Walter Mutphy appeared In court In
reference to claim Of A. Il. Cahoon In
the sum OF t2,li4.0i, whieb amount
embraces claim Of s773.s0 heretofore
filed.
MIR. Cshoon wns sworn and exam
lnod. and on motion Of Geddts,
seconded by Roberts, the claim was
rejected.
THE room FUND.
Beieclnan Geddes offered tho follow
ing res9lution which was adopted;
Whereas, The sum OF $3.50 will be
necessary TO provide for TIE care aud
maintenance " tbs indigent aick AUD
otherwise dependent poor, trausiepla
and residents OF tho county Of Salt
Lake for tho month OF November,
1895, and
Whereas, Eelectman GeIdes has
been Gully authorized ny this court 70
act ON behalf Of tue county In IrONld-
Il u for such cases OF iniigeut sick and
otherwise dependent poor, A. above
tneutioned, therefore,
10 II resolved, That the sum OF 500
10 aud the SAME Ia hereby appropriated
10 the aoleetman Aforesaid, and that
warrant be Issued 10 said A,
,. Geddos for SAID amount; aud
that at the end Of said
month detailed and itemiksd state
ment OF the manner Ia which said
amount has been disbnfsod aud the
pers1ts to whom the same has been
given DO filed by said seloctman, duly
verified; and that In thu event Of there
being any OF said amount remaining,
that tho came be applied to tho puff
posrs above mentioned for the follow.
ing month.
REIRBNonMEST REsoLUTios.
The following was also presented by
Geddss and Adopted
Resolved, That James q. Giles DO
aud In hereby employed A. fireman OF
boilers at city and county building, TO
act during the pleasure Of this court;
be $50 per month.
Resolved further, That the junitofs
employed by the county. except J. ~.
Scott, chief anit0r, be employed
three weeks only In each month
anu they are hereby required 10 alter
nately lay oil one wees In each month
withou, pay until further ordered by
this court. That whenever necessary
, for any janitor TO work over eight
hours per day that he be paid for SAID
extra time at the same rate Rs ho IN
paid regularly. That the committee
on buildings anu gtounds ~ hereby
directed 10 nj once discharge ouo OF the
mon now employed on grounds and TO
have the grounds placed Ia condition
TOT winter by the Let II November, nj
which time the temaiuinE gardener
be discharged.
, DisoLAIMnNu TITLE 10 LAND.
The following resolution was .hlso
read anu adopted;
Whereas, tho north half of the south
: west quarter Of section %, township
south Of range 9 west Of Salt Lake
meridian was sold 10 Sat Lake county
for territorial, school aud cuurty
tsxs. levied upon said property for tho
year 1894, ana
Whereas, said property was Il tho
time OF said sale, government land and
not subject to taxation, and
whereag, rhe sale OF said land a.
aforesaid for taxes was without
authority OF law and therefore void,
anu
Whereas, The certificate OF said sale
, by the collector OF said county ns filed
In the otllce OF the county recorder OF
said county accjrda tho title TO said
land and
Whereas, BAlt Lake county acquired
no ihterest or title whatever To aald
; land under or by virtue Of said sale,
. therefore, DO II
/ Resolved, That the court on behalf
OF said county dlfclalms any interest
or title In the land aforesaid under or
by virtue OF said tax sale and that n
certified copy OF this resolution DO fur-
I niahed by the clerk OF this court to be-
, recorded In the Office Of the recorder
, OF said 5alt Lake county.