The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-30
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

klmbaIl as judge.
The jury in .he case Of Nelson VS.
Shaw, found for the plaintiff, for $40.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The board of county commissioners
met yesterday all members and the
county attorney being present, when
the following business was transacted:
The county superintendent of schools
recommended that the county tax levy
for the county schools be not less than
2 mills.
Two of the directors of the Critten-
ton Home appeared and asked the
county commissioners to take charge
of one of the inmates of the Home,
as that inmate was incorrigible, and
eXerts a bad influence on the other in
mates. No action was taken, but she
will probably be sent to the reform
school.
hoken Olesen made application for
a license to sell liquor in Huntsville,
which was granted upon the payment
of $3.50, the license for the first quar-
ser
The bids for making certain blank
books for the recorders office were
opened and referred TO the committee
on supplies.
The Ogden canyon road payroll,
amounting to S2,974.7S, and the, court
house labor pay roll, amounting to
$106.50, were allowed and ordered paid.
The warrants were ordered drawn in
favor of the clerk. and they will be
paid in cash by the clerk.
The sum of $500 was appropriated for
the clerk with which to buy postage
and stamped envelopes for the county
officials.
The clerk was instructed to present
a claim to Ogden city for the balance
due for collecting the taxes for 1895.
The clerk was directed to make out
a statement Of the amount due jurors
and witnesses in criminal cases from
January 4, for transmission to the
state auditor. According to law the
state auditor will remit the amount to
the county treasurer, who will then
pay the certificates as presented The
law no longer permits the payment of
cCurC scrip on taxes
Deputy Sheriff F. D. Higginbotham
was allowed salary of $75 per month,
on condition that he furnish his own
typewriter.
County Surveyor Jenkins asked for
leave Of absence, which was refused.
The surveyor, however, is in Idaho.
An ordinance was passed offering
the following bounties for wild ami
mails and birds: For mountain lion.
So each; bear, So; lynx, grey wolves,
wild cats, coyotes, foxes or minks, 90
cents each; muskrats, 5 cents; jack
rabbits, prairie dogs or ground SOUR
rel cents; gophers, 2 cents; pelicans,
blue cranes, fish hawks, looms, squaks
or fish ducks, 10 cents; English spar
rows, l cent: for sparrow eggs, cents
per dozen.
After allowing a few minor bills, the
commissioners adjourned for one week
THE CITY COUNCIL.
All members were present at the
council meeting last night.
Bills amounting to about $1,000 and
payrolls amounting to some $22, 900
were allowed
The finance committee estimated the
expenses for the ensuing year at $117,-
$50, including the disbursements and
interest on bonds.
The total revenue was estimated at
$129,073.
The recorder and auditor submitted
semi-annual reports for the period
ending June 80. Referred.
The committee on streets reported in
favor of allowing John Sergeant to
use the land, corner of Thirty-first
street and Jefferson avenue, for an
adobe yard. Approved.
The pound keeper reported that
seventy head of stock had been i'm
pounded by him during the six months
Of these eight had been sold, nineteen
cremated, forty-two claimed and one
His bill for services, in
addition to the receipts of the Office,
was $3.50. Referred.
]. H. Craig was granted a release on
a tax deed, a piece of his property
having been sold by error.
Chief Davenport's report was read
and fled
The dog tax collector reported co''ac-
tions, amounting to 1922 He had kille :.
from May q to June 80, seventy ougs
salary, but the council directed him
to turn it over to the recorder, his
to be fixed hereafter.
County Assessor Brown reported the
total assessment of Ogden City for
1886, at S9,541,970
In the election of a member of the
board of equalization, Councilman
Taylor received four votes, and Coun-
Gilman Wardleigh six, the latter being
declared elected.
The tax levy for 1896 was fixed at
10 mills,
The county commissioners were
granted the use of the road roller,
provided that they employ the same
engineer employed by the city.
]. c. Patterson and sixty-three other
residents of Lynn asked that a street
be opened from First street to the
Lynn NJ. E. church. Referred
The S. L. & o. G. & E. L. Co. was
granted permission to put poles in the
center of the street on Madison avenue
between Twenty-second and Twenty
third and on Twenty-sixth street east
of Wall.
Residents of Porter avenue asked
that that street be opened. Referred.
The chief of police was instructed to
the ordinance regarding the
cutting down of certain trees.
A petition for the sprinkling of
Twenty street between Wash
ington and Adams was referred.
George w. Jones introduced a reso-
luton setting forth that the supreme
court had declared the Office of city
auditor vacant and providing for the
of Mr.. Beardeley, the
present auditor, until otherwise pro-
vided for Passed unanimously
An ordinance providing for setting
aside $4,000 each year for the pay
ment of interest on bonds and reduc-