The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15
LETTER FROM CLEVELAND.

W. ]. HAYS & SONS.
AS there was no certified check of 5000
accompanying the proposition, which in
itself would hardly be called a bid the
clerk was instructed to notify Hays &
Sons that the bonds would not be sold be-
low par.
QUERY FROM NEW YORK
From a New York house the following
telegram was received:
IF bids for bonds unsatisfactory would
consider proposition to take them if de-
nveries and payments satisfactorily ar
ranged over period few months, so did not
have to pay for all at present time.
e. B. UNDERHILL. JR.,
''SS Broadway
To this the following reply was ordered
sent: mo option given without certified
check or consideration. No proposition
accepted without certified check is put
up"
Thus the great bond sale has been set
tied until after election at least County
Attorney Whittemore has received num-
erouS letters from eastern bond buyers,
all stating that the financial market is so
unsteady that it would be folly to at
tempt to secure anything like reasonable
prices for the bonds until the election is
over. The letters 90 not specify just what
the result hinges on, but it is plain from
the tenor of all these precious epistles that
the money lenders desire to convey the
idea that if Mckinley is elected western
securities viii be much more sought after
otherwise they affect to believe the out
look Is gloomy.
ELECTION BOOTHS
The contract for the furnishing of cleo
ton booths has not yet been closed.
Dykes & Nissen, who were awarded one
half of the contract, appeared before the
board and raised an objection to the
amount of the indemnity bond required.
They are perfectly willing to furnish
bond covering the amount of their con-
tract, which is something like $500, but
cannot understand the reason why the
board should want bond in the sum of
S2,0OO The matter was discussed at some
length and finally laid over for one week
In connection with the above, it may be
stated that the board in placing the bond
at $500 does so TO protect the county
against any damages that might result
from adopting an unpatented booth which
might prove to be an infringement on the
patent OF some other firm. The amount
OF the contract is small, but in case dam
age suits should be instituted the board
wants TO be on the safe side.
BALLOT BOXES.
1t has now developed that the ballot
boxes on hand are too small to hold a.
sufficient number of the new Australian
ballots. One of two things must be done
either the old ones, which are construct
ed of tin, must be enlarged or the coun-
~ will be compelled to procure new bal
lot boxes. The board has not decided yet
which course to pursue. The following
letter relative to new boxes was placed
on file;
To the Honorable Board of County Com
Gentlemen-we will furnish your coun-
ty with as many Of our steel ballot boxes
as you may desire, said boxes to be four
teen inches in diameter and twenty-five
long, with two locks, for 81 each. Said
boxes are sufficiently large to hold 400
Australian ballots. Very respectfully,
E. d. HASKINS.
For George Barnard & Co., St Louis
GEDDES WAS NETTLED.
After transacting some routine business
of minor importance the two commits
sioners adjourned. a few minutes after
wards Mr.. Geddes put in an appearance
and finding that Roberts and Christopher
son had adjourned before he could get
back, became considerably nettled. He
stated in unminced words that the only
reason his colleagues adjourned so sud
denly was because they feared that he
would put in an appearance and present
a resolution with the object Of saving the
county an unnecessary expense Of over
Sl,509. The particular matter related to
the re-copying of some deed records in
the recorders Office.
SQUIRES AND HIS JOB.
1t will be remembered that some weeks
ago The Herald laid particular stress
upon the fact that Colonel George B.
Squires, the disappointed was out of a
job and that he was keeping in close
proximity TO the county court in order
lnaI something De DfONlQEQ LOT him.
The colonel is Roberts right bower, and
il was but natural that the latter should
find something for his man by which he
could get a snap and earn fat salary.
And so Roberts introduced g resolution
authorizing the recorder to have re-
copied under his direction and at the ex-
pense of the county deed record "E.
Roberts and Chrlstopherson, against the
protests of Geddes, passed the resolution
which meant an expenditure of $500, TO
judge by past expenses. Now, while the
-. ra~~fa
10 use extra help, or sdDulate the salary
to be paid should such extra assistance be
necessary, Colonel Squires and another
gentleman have been put TO work at a
good, fat allowance per diem, and The
job is a regular snap.
RE-CoPYING THE RECORDS.
Mr. Geddes says the records are not
in such bad shape as Roberts has pic
tured them. and now he wants to pass
a resolution resembling the action prevl-
ously taken of having the work done.
He believes that SO would put the records
in good shape for another year and that
the money to be spent for re-copying
might be more profitabiy expended on
the State road giving work TO deserving
labor. Mr.. Geddes says Roberts and
Christopherson We're cognizant of his in
tention 10 bring up the resolution yester-
day. and that was why they adjourned
before he had a chance. Christopherson
denied this, and says he viii support the
resolution when it comes up.
There is nothing to prevent anyone
concocting a mixture and calling it
sarsaparilla." and there is nothing to
prevent anyone spending good money
testing the stuff; but prudent people.
who wish to be sure of their remedy.
take only Ayers Sarsaparilla, and so
get cured.
Something to Depend On.
Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in Speaking
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery, SAYS thai
last winter his wife was attacked with
la grippe. and her case grew SO. serious
that physicians at Cowtier sn,5 Pano