The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-26

The board of county commissioners
held another meeting yesterday and
awarded the contract for the furnishing
of election booths to the Buffalo Steel
House company of Buffalo, n. Y. Con-
siderable other business of importance
was also transacted.
J. w. Miner was appointed to act as
registration agent in precinct No. /, wee
f. M. Timer who declined TO serve.
A reouisition from the district court
judges Tor bound copies of compiled
session laws for use in court rooms for
members of the bar, was granted.
ELECTION BOOTHS.
Consideration Of the models and pro
posals for $50 Australian ballot pooths
as per bids submitted at the previous
davis session was then taken up. After
considerable discussion Of the various
models. Roberts finally moved that the
bid of Nissen & Dykes of this city,
proposing to furnish original wooden
booths at 81 each and anneXeS at 500
each, be accepted, the price to include
delivery at the polls and the number
OF booths to be decided upon later. he
also embodied in the motion that MIS-
sen & Dykes be required 20 execute a
bond in the sum of $1,000 to indemnify
the county against infringement on any
patent right, their model not being pat
ented. The motion met with no second.
Christopherson then moved to accept
the bid of the Buffalo Steel House COM
pany, provided it would give an indem-
nifying bond to protect the county
against patent right infringement, the
company to accept one-half Of the
amount on December l, 1895. warrants,
and the balance on June l, 1887, war
rants This carried, Christopherson and
Geddes voting in the affirmative and
Roberts in the negative.
The bid OF the Buffalo Steel House
company was to furnish original booths
at S7.75 each and anneXes at $6.75 each
Their model was among the most dura-
BILE submitted, being constructed of cor
rugated iron and made to be folded up
when not in use. The proposition was
made on the basis Of SIS or more booths
and the price includes delivery in this
city on or before November 1. The
board has not decided the number to
be ordered, but it is thought about IS
originals and 1872 anpexes VIII be suf-
ficient. This would bring the bill up
to about $1,700.
In considering all the proposals the
commissioners took special cognizance
OF the durability Of the booths and al
though the bid accepted was the high
est submitted the model of the Buffalo
tyill outlasf several of the cheaper
makes The model agreed upon is
patented, thus protecting the county
from any suits that might arise from
adopting an unpatented model.
SALARY SCHEDULE.
Roberts evidently did not relish the
dea of having Geddes fix the salary
schedule of county officials for next
year. He introduced the following reso-
luton. which was adopted
Resolved. that the action of the
board on the oath inst, appointing
Chairman Geddes a committee to draft
salary schedule and report the same
e tG this board be and is hereby rssoind-
Upon motion Of Mr.. Roberts the sal
airy matter was then referred to the
commissioners to act conformity.
FEES COLLECTED.
County Clerk Stanton brought I'D the
matter concerning the fees collected by
his office between January and June
5, 1896, and turned into the county treas
ury He stated that in accordance with
the attorney generals opinion the state
would In all probability bring suit
against him and his bondsmen to re-
cover the amount of fees collected by
his office during that time.
1t will be recalled that the legislature
passed temporary measure providing
that all fees collected by county Of
hcials should be turned into the state
treasury. This was superseded by the
county government act, which provided
that all fees should be turned into the
county treasury. Mr.. Stanton, during
the period referred to, collected some
thing like $4,000, and upon order of
the board Of county commissioners turn
ed this amount into the county treas
ury AS a matter of equity it would
seem that the money rightfully belongs
TO the county, the state not paving
any Of the county officials salaries dur
ing the period, but now action will be
brought compelling the county to turn
over this amount to the state.
Inasmucb as Mr.. Stanton turned the
money into the county treasury on d.
rection of the board, a resolution was
passed instructing the state 20 bring
suit against the county instead of the
clerk and his bondsmen.
OFF FOR DENVER.
The board then adjourned until next
Saturday, when the salary appropria-
tions will be passed in order to allow
Commissioner Christopherson and Aud
1tor Fisher to accompany the taber-
nacle choir to the Denver Eisteddfod.