The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-18

Leach & Co. do not appear ~ NC 49,
ing to come to time, or there IS a
misunderstanding between the flrm anu
the board. When the former agreed
to take the bonds it was with the eA-
rress contract that they should be de-
ii,ared nv Sentenlber TO- Before this
contract was made out and signed lhe
commissioners reflected that the en-
gravers might rot be able TO nave the
bonds finished in time for delivery on
that date, and 1t was changed to READ
.'on or about September 10 MT.
Wells, the firms agent in this city,
accepted this, but the firm dld mol,
preferring to hold the matter in apey-
ance for a few days. Innumerabie
kilograms and letters passed between
the board and Farson Leach q Co,
but up to yesterday evening no agree
rnent had been reached.
Mr. Wells was present at the meet
ing, and so were County Attorney
Whittemore and Assistant Waite.
They discussed the matter and went
over the ground thoroughly. 1t was
finally concluded to adjourn over until
today, pending the receipS of further
kilograms from Chicago.
It is now thought that the bonds viii
be ready at the stipulated time, and
the firm was wired that the deal would
be closed at once, and that with the
words ION or about" stricken out, thus
binding the authorities here to deliver
the paper on the date mentioned In
case ii failure the firm will pre-
sumably be at liberty to throw up
the contract and refuse to take the
bonds should they see fit.
REGISTRATION.
The following resolution concerning
the registration of voters, compensa-
ton Of registration agents, ETC., was
adopted:
Resolved. That the time for making
the house-to-house canvass for the
registration Of voters of Salt Lake
county for the ensuing election, be
and the same is hereby fixed for the
period commencing Tuesday, Septem-
Der 10. 1896. and ending Friday, Sep
TENDER Is. 1896.
Resolved, That the duly appointed
registration agents in and for Salt
Lake county be directed to ascertain
what suitable places may be had IL
their respective precincts for use as
polling places on election day, and
report their recommendations to this
board through the county clerk
Resolved, That each registration
agent be directed to locate the ballot
boxes and keys belonging to Salt Lake
county which have not heretofore been
returned to the county clerk by cleo
tion officials, and cause said missing
boxes and keys to be returned to the
county clerk without delay
Resolved. That the compensation of
the duly appointed and qualified regis
tration agents in and for Salt Lake
county be, and the same is, hereby
fixed at the rate of SO per day said
compensation to be in full for all ser
vices rendered by said officials for the
time necessarily and actually con-
sumed by said registration agents in
the performance of their official du-
ties.
Resolved, further. That the county
clerk be and he is hereby directed to
make known the contents Of this res
olutlon to each of the said registration
agents.
WANTS RELIEF.
Johan Moreti petitioned for relief from
damages alleged to have been caused
by wrongful obstruction of the Little
Cottonwood creek, near the Germania
smelter, by the smelter people and the
Railroad Ditch company. The former
are charged with dumping Stag in the
stream. Later on the ditch company
constructed "a dam for the purpose OF
taking water out upon their land. This
caused the water 10 overflow petition
er's land.
Several citizens prayed to have the
county road from West Jordan to Bing-
ham and Herman relocated on the
section line instead of having it cut
across the petitioners land. Referred
10 the road committee.
William II. Sells and five others sent
in communication stating that they
were eXpending $1,000 per month and
employ about twenty-five men and an
equal number of teams in mining and
hauling lime rock from Emigration can
yon from a point about one mile above
Wagener's brewery. Now they claim
the roads have become so bad that un-
less repaired the aforesaid enterprisins
men viii have to discontinue business
The road committee was delegated tC
look the matter up.
AN OFFICER FOR BRIGHTON.
we, the undersigned citizens of Salt
Lake county, is the way a petition
signed by several hundred men, women
and children spending the summer
months at Brighton starts out and Their
goes on, respectfully represent: That
there are from 300 to 500 residents Of
said county who spend the summer al
Brighton. That there are many trees
shrubs and willows in the Brighton val
ley and hills surrounding, which are
constantly freQuented by children and
grown people seeking shelter from the
sun, moon and stars, fishing, gathering
flowers and pleasure seeking, whose
lives are constantly endangered by per-
sons shooting in almost every direc-
ton and at all times without any ap
parent regard or care for the lives OF
others. There is also valuable timber
that is endangered by forest fires caus
ed by the reckless conduct of careless
persons, and which needs the protec
ton of an officer of the law. There arr
also many campers all along the canyon
who are compelled to use the water
that is liable TO be polluted by herds O
sheep and the improper care of waste
and offal from the camps and resident:
along the streams and springs in the
canyon. Big Cottonwood also afford.
sport and fishing for many hundreds o.
taxpayers, in fishing. which also need.
the attention of a peace officer"
Ia conclusion, the petition asks tha
their distinguished townsmen and gen
ial proprietor of the only great summer
Brighton, be appointed special polio,
officer or deputy sheriff.
The petition was granted and Mr.
Brighton vested with police authorit,
TO serve until October l, at a salary o
SIS per month.
The clerk reported that Joseph X
Crater, who was admitted to the in
Urinary in 1891 and later committed t,
the asylum at Provo, had died. TIL,
county will take charge Of the re
mains
F. B. Shelly asked for a job to re
copy deed records in the recorder.
Office.
Retail liquor licenses were issued t,
r.. Z. Williams Murray; Busby & Gold
ing, Calder's Park; A. Fisher Brewin,
company. Shoots park.
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