The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-10
KAYsvILLE KEYNoTEs.

The County Court-An Echo of the
COxey Invasion-SchooI Matters.
kAYSVILLE, May 9.-The county
court at its session last Monday fixed
the schedule of salaries TO be paid the
county officers whose compensation was
not provided fer by the legislature. In
some cases it may appear that the
amount decided upon is excessive, but
when it is renren bered thai ali fees
collected are to be turned into the
county treasury instead cf into the
pocket of the officer collecting them,
a new phase of the case is revealed,
and perhaps the taxpayers will not feel
a much heavier burden than hereto
fore. At any rate, the county commits
sioners feel justified in fixing the sail
aries as they have and they believe the
compensation is not too high. Tax
payers are constitutionally touchy on
this point of high salaries however,
and it need occasion no surprise if
some energetic protests and objections
are registered against the new sched-
ule. 1t is only fair to say that the sal
aries are not up to the limit allowed
by the legislature.
Following are the officers and the
amounts to be paid to each: County
commissioners. 500; sheriff, 81, 900:
clerk. $1,100; recorder, 1920; superin-
tendent of schools, s720; attorney, $500;
assessor, $3.50; collector, $500, treasurer,
$500.
The salaries of the last four officers
were fixed by the legislature, and with
these the county court had nothing
whatever to do After June l. 1897 the
office of collector will be abolished, and
the treasurer will be eX officio collector.
His salary will then be 81, 600 a year.
SUIT FILED.
J. C. Manning of Pennington has
filed a suit against ex-Sheriff Oliver
Wood for $162 alleged to be due to
plaintiff and some half SCORE of others
for services rendered during the in
V2sion of the industrial army a couple
of years ago. Mr.. Manning and his as
sociates were acting as deputy-sheriffs
when Kelly's commonwealers were met
at the north line OF Davis county and
held there for several days, and it is
alleged that they have received no re-
enumeration for the services they rem
dered.
A ROAD QUESTION.
For about month past a petition
has been circulating among the citi-
zens OF Kaysville and Layton setting
forth the advantages of having high
way No. l (the main county road.
changed from six rods to four rods in
width, commencing at a point Just
north of the Kaysville city hall and
ending a short distance south of Law
ton distance OF about one and one
half miles The petition has been
nlrmerously signed. Z. P. Ellison heads
the list and there are 100 other names
attached to the document. The peti-
ton was presented to the county court
last Monday; so. also, was q counter
petition. asking that the lines of the
road be left as they are. The commits
loners took no action further than to
refer the matter 20 the committee of
the whole for investigation and later
consideration. Two other petitions are
being circulated in the county against
the proposed action being taken. and
there seems to be no limit to the num-
Der Of signatures that can be OBJ
tanned, fact which shows
that public sentiment Is not
for making roads narrower. There is
but little chance of Mr.. Ellison's petit
ton being granted, and certainly it
Should not be, for all the benefits de-
rived would accrue to the abutting
property owners, who would gain pos
session of another rod of land on each
side of the road. The disadvantages
of narrow roadway are numerous.
and the travelling public are and of
right to be opposed to the cutting
down Of the road for the benefit of
the few at the expense of the many.
SCHOOL MATTERS.
The district school board have
found themselves face to face with a
depleted treasury, and consequently
have been compelled to order the clos
ing of all the schools in this district.
Yesterday was the last day Of school.
In nearly all parts of this county the
same action has been found necessary,
ana few if any, schools will run the
entire school year.
The field day of the Davis county
school will be next Friday, May Is.
The exercises will be held at Farm
ington, beginning at 1890 a. m, when
an interesting programme and the
comforting Of certificates will be the
important features. Sports will oc-
cupy the afternoon. In the evening a
ball will be given by the county