Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-24

uinl ~ the city anu bY many nor
huiinths concerns, NJ new elevator hiss
uaen put IN The jlint building the epsf.
alion Of which csts not more than
one.thifd OF that OF sny other elevator
IN the city, thus saving t75 per month
10 the Taxpayers, say the commission.
etc.
EooEoMY IN ROAD BuiLDfNo.
In procuring tue materials for road
couAiruoiion the oommissi nefs took
~ claims in bohAf OF the county anu
furnished the material without cost
except In converting u 10 Ito propel
uaeR.
utE W BUILDING.
The joint uuildlng IL divided equally
between the city anJ county, tht latter
having a. many Oh evfs 10 iupily with
hreu a. has tue oiiJ. In addition "
~ vides court rooms an cham
Der. or tho three dittfici coufi
divisions art furnishes office room
Tor State M 'rfs, including the Su.
IRENE c1ufi, slate library and clerk,
tue code Commission and the lanu
board. For thcse n fental Of $1,000
yer annuni Ia received.
JASiloR SERVICE
In the msiter OF Janitor service
compsfisJn results hvJtably 10 the
county. Tbs school board uses one
half Of one h,or In tho city cid, doing
their own ianitof woil; The CITY
Council meets once wsef;
oue.haif OF the fourth floor snd
all Of the fiith floor 10 moi used for
anything except store rooms pefhapt;
ohe.hau Of the basement IL used As n
rrsiience and siofe room b. tue lAni.
iof. There IL a.so $4,000 worth
u iurHituTe TO keep clean. o.
the county side every foot Of
space IL uioi ifon basement 10 roof,
and there IA also x cfOwd Of psopls
eonttautly d0iss tusinesH there. The
county also has over 10000 worth OF
furniture H. keep clean, all OF which
makes ita inltof service nearly three
times that Of the city. The rent re-.
oe,Ved, however, almost pays tue Gu.
tlre Janilofshln.
PAID $4,000 DEBT.
The county was In bankrupt coz
ditou. with no credit aud no funds.
In this conliiiou tho CON mnsionefs
had 10 pay from 10 to 20 per cent more
TOT iab0r, mstnfiai aud supplies, than u
The county hai been on cash basis.
They run the county In 1895 Tor s2T,.
$40 " lees than tho revenue, OF paii
10 ooe year nearly s2s 900 Of inc
utbt.
They have distributed tho work
dom on rolda tquAiy between the
different pArs Of tue county, aud to-
uAy the roais In all parts Oi the county
arr In pretty good condition.
Built FOUg BaiDaEs.
They have uuilt four bridges over
he jordan river aud Big aud Little
COuouwoOi with an average span oil
over sixty feet at total Get OF 81 800.
one OF these bridges, Joining Cfescsn
ana south jordan, opened Friday, has
caustd tue erection there OF a mAgnili.
CEN Hour anil row boiug CO. siTueie 4.
lhe TX Oh this Will pay for tue bridge
IN lew yeer.. Ths bridge opons up
such a maguihoent water power that
sugar piople and Oihefp HTe ngur.
IN GU vsta 0lishing a factory there.
THE rOoP.
Tbs com mission nave assisted NOR.
poor at lees expense than ever In the
history OF the county. A. chAirman
oi tno paupsr hccount Mr Geddes hat
never refused 10 10 aul investigate
any repltt Of distress during bdsiness
noun, In the middle OF the night on
sundays, holidays or al any time of
place.
MILEAGE.
Fhe commissioners took the mileage
question lnio court, paid from their
own pookele Sl02 lot attorneys 10 have
" settled. Nit. GeJdes Introduced a
resolution In tne couuty eoutt directing
no clunly attorney " bring suii
against aim u have the 4dge decide
no" muoD o. tue mileage should be-
rounded. While waiting Tor that he
tes AID TO tho county olsfk a. refund