The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-15
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY.
PETITION AGAINST THE REPUDIA.
TTON OF WARRANTS REFERRED.
Action Taken BY the Commissioners
Regarding Purchases to Be Made
For the County in the Future
Reports OF officers.

were irregular ana QiSdllOWed 10
prevent irreguiarity in the future, a
resolution was adopted providing for
a uniform system OF making out
claims.
The petition Of citizens protesting
against the boards action in repudiat-
ing the warrants issued to A. H An
drews & Co. and the Macadam Rock
company was read and referred to a
special committee consisting of Rob-
erts, Christopherson and County At
torney Whittemore.
Assistant County Attorney Harring-
TONS request that a telephone be put
up in his uptown Office was granted.
In his petition Mr.. Harrington SAID it
was absolutely necessary in order that
the public work may be attended to
promptly.
Retail liquor licenses were granted to
c. t. Nelson, corner Main and Twelfth
South street, and George Bess, corner
West Temple and Twelfth South.
Justice OF the Peace Nicol Hood Of
Sugar submitted his report for the
three months ending June 80, showing
four cases before his tribunal, three
OF which resulted in convictions and
one acquittal. The fines collected
amounted TO $3.50.
County Surveyor Joseph reported
that he had made sufficient progress
on the preliminary survey of the pro-
posed Hunter and Granger drainage
canal system as to justify a conference
between the board and the parties in
tereSted in the enterprise. Tuesday,
July q, was fixed as the date for the
conference.
The following resolution by Christie
pherson relative to the manner of max
ing and presenting claims against Salt
Lake county was adopted:
Whereas, By an act of the legisla-
ture, entitled An act to establish a uni
form system of county government,
there is prescribed a new system by
which the accounts shall be kept,
which necessitates a different manner
from that which is now in practice
under the old method of making pur-
chases required for The contingent ex-
penses for the use and benefit of the
county: and,
Whereas, We deem it incumbent
and proper, in order to give notice to
all parties from whom supplies are
purchased, as we'll as to all employees
of the county, to formulate rules and
regulate said purchases for the benefit.
protection and guidance of both par
ties to said purchases; therefore, be it
Resolved, That from and after this
date no claim against Salt Lake county
| for supplies of Wha tSoever nature or
for services, except such services as
are provided by law or fixed by this
board and of record, shall be valid or
considered by this board or by any ac-
| counting officer of the county. unless
such claim shall have been made out
in accordance with section "a of the
county government bill, and shall have
attached thereto an order properly fill
ed out for the materials or services
required, and signed by one or more
OF the commissioners of this county:
sald claim shall also be signed by the
person receiving the material and in
his or her official capacity in full; and
be it further
Resolved, that the adoption of this
resolution be and is a notice to all
persons that the board of county COM
missioners will not act upon or ap-
prove any claims not made out and
contracted in accordance with the rules
herein prescribed; and the county audi
tor is hereby authorized and instructed
TO procure the necessary order blanks
for use of said commissioners on the
backs of which shall be printed section
I "a of the county government bill, for
guidance in making out claims
The county attorney submitted list
of the supplies necessary7,fo registra-
ton and election purposes. The matter
was referred to the clerk and attorney
with instructions to prepare the nee
essary form.
J. w. Smith, who has just been ap-
pointed elevator boy on the joint build
ing, sent in petition signed by some
of the county and state officials, ask
ing that his salary be increased from
$50, and allowance for time over eight
hours, to $50 per month Referred to
the building committee.
Assistant County Attorney Waite re-
ported on a large number of claims
| referred to him and involving the ques-
ton of whether fees of witnesses and
jurors in criminal cases in justices
courts are a charge upon the county,
and should be paid by the county, rec
ommending that they be allowed
I'm criminal cases in justices courts
which result in the inflicting of a fine
upon the defendant, and the fine and
costs are paid by the defendant" the
| attorney says, both witness and jur-
ors' fees are taken care of in this way,
being taxed as part of the costs against
the defendant. In other cases, however,
while the duty to attend and render the
service required either as juror or
witness, is made obligatory by law,
and failure to so attend is punish
able by law there appears to be TO
direct provision of law as to how and
by whom payment should be made for
such services. However, after an eX-
animation of the practice and decisions
of the courts Of other states on similar
questions, and text books authorities
thereon, we are of the opinion that
where the law imposes duty there
is at least an implied contract that the
services so rendered should be paid
fo~.''
The claims were allowed according to
tho recommendations of the city attor-
ney.
The claim of B. B. Quinn for s84
for cost in criminal cases tried before
him as justice of the peace was, upon
opinion from the county attorney, re-
jected.
Hattie Proctor was appointed regis
tration agent for district No. 10, and
John NJ. Hanson for district No 81.
The court then adjourned until Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock, when the
militia census matter will be made a
special order of business.
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| fence has shown that there is infinitely
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Bitters, than in the alkaloids, drugs
! and poisons which were formerly the