The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-14

The state board of eXaminerS-or,
what is the same thing, the bond COM
mission, x-officio-composed of the
governor, secretary of state and the
Encouragement, yesterday held a
meeting. at which the question of is
suing bonds for the amount of 5000, 900
as prescribed by the act of the defunct
legislature, was considered. After
discussing the matter in all its bear
ings the commission referred the mat
ter of drafting a form of bond to the
governor.
The executive said yesterday that he
did not know exactly when the meet
ing would be held, but anticipated it
would be at an early date. The offices
OF the governor, secretary of state and
encouragement are being fitted up in
the rooms formerly occupied by the
collector and the assessor and when
completed they will all be together
so meeting can be held at any time.
Attorney-General Bishop, speaking
on the bond matter, said yesterday
that he did not think it would be more
than thirty days ere the state would
be doing business on a cash basis.
The 100000 to be issued would retire
all the old outstanding Indebtedness
and the way matters were shaping
themselves he believed that cash would
be plentiful in a short time.
1t is anticipated that these bonds
will be issued in time to dispose of
them ere the half year has passed and
a ready market for per cent gold
state bond, and that is what they will
be, beyond a doubt is already assured.
Although there must be bids invited,
it is stated at the executive office that
several offers have already been re-
ceived, in an informal manner, Of
course.
LAND COMMISSION.
The board CT land commissioners
held its first meeting yesterday morn
ing and fixed upon next Tuesday
morning al 10 o'clock as a date for
organization. From one of the mem
bers of the commission it is learned
that there are plenty of applications
for grazing lands especially. Aquilla
Nebeker has filed an application for
two townships in Rich county, and a
syndicate of cattlemen in that vicinity
have made proposals fer every acre of
range land in the county. Besides
these there are several from the south,
among them being one from the county
where lives ard has his being the
immortal John Chidester, although he
is not the person making the applica-
ton,
The commissioner giving the infor-
nation said there was a great deal Of
anxiety being displayed by those who
i've on school lands the settlers wish
ing to learn their fate as soon as pos
sible AS a result it is not unlikely
that their cases may be attended to
first of all
EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The Tribune announced with great
gravity on Sunday that the governor
had signed the educational bill on the
previous day. If the paper will refer
to it's own files it will discover that
the publication of the aforesaid item
was a scoop, The bill was signed ere
the session of the legislature closed.
INTEREST ON WARRANTS.
Acknowledgement Bishop is not in
favor of paying interest on the state
warrants, and does not hesitate to say
So He declares that the common
wealth will have plenty of money in
4 short time, and that the payment of
interest is petty. The figuring of inter-
est on warrants is a task per Sc, ana
n many instances, where they have
run but short time, is matter which
might as well be left undone. &Ie has
been examining the bill and will doubt
less advise the governor 10 veto the
same. The four bills in the governors
hands were not signed yesterday. In
asmuch as he has until Thursday to
either approve or veto, there is no par
ticular hurry.
OFFICES REMOVED.
In a few days more the governor, !
Encouragement and secretary of state |
will be all together on the first floor !
of the joint city and county building. |
The governor viii have the office for |
merly used by Collector John D. Spen- |
Ger as a private office while the bank |
furniture will be removed from the /
barge room and the main Office occu-
pied by the secretary of state, with |
the private room north of the same |
as his own particular apartment. At
torney- General Bishop will occupy the /
room formerly occupied by Assessor
Lynch, which, by the way, has been
partitioned off so as to make two |
rooms, one of which will be for the
public and the other for a waiting
room. The private office of the asses
scr has been fitted up for a private
Office for the attorney general and has
been connected with the governors
room by door. The apartments are
being lastly furnished, and when COM
plete will be models of convenience
and comfort.
BOARD OF PARDONS.
The board of pardons holds meet /
Ing on Saturday next, at which several
applications for pardon will be con-
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