The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-09
GID COURT REORGANIZED
SALARY OF THE AUDITOR FINED
AT SI,soo PER YEAR
County Attorney Whittemore Au-
thorixed to Expend $3.50 to Eff
feet Berinans' Capture.

opinion it finds that the county will
be benefited thereby.
The amount Of outstanding warrants
issued prior to June /. 1896. is in the
neighborhood of s425,OOO It is the
intention to noat this Indebtedness by
issuing bonds bearing interest at not
TO exceed 5 per cent per annum.
The only action taken yesterday was
the passage of the following resolu-
ton, introduced by Roberts:
Whereas there are outstanding
warrants of this county, issued prior
10 January L. 1896. to the amount of
about $4,000, and
Whereas, in the opinion of this
board it is deemed advisable and for
the public interest to fund said indebt-
edness and issue bonds therefor, bear
ing interest not to exceed 5 per cent
per annum, as provided by law; there
fore. be il
Resolved, that the county attorney
be and is hereby directed, empowered
and instructed TO advise and counsel
with purchasers of such securities with
a view of ascertaining +he most de-
sirable forrI of such bonds and the
lowest rate of interest at which the
same would probably be negotiated,
and to make a full report of such in
quiry and investigation at as early a
date as practicable, and to submit to
this court a form of bond that viii
meet the requirements of the law"
COURT REORGANIZED.
Under tie new law which went into
effect on the 9Th of this month, the
old county court reorgaEized yesterday,
resolving itself into a board If county
commissioners. and adopted rules. A.
S. Geddes was elected chairman, and
standing committees were appointed
as follows: Roads and bridges-Rob-
erts and Christopherson; joint city and
county building Christopherson, Ged-
des and Roberts; county infirmary-
Roberts and Christopherson: county
jail-ChristoPhersoI and Roberts,
pauperS-Geddes; buildings and
s-Christophersor and Geddes.
The regular time for the meetings
of the board was fixed for every Mon
day at o'clock p. n.
A rule of regular order of business
was adopted, and it provid i THAI one
reading of any proposed ordinance
shall be sufficient before its passage,
unless a second reading is requested
by any member of the board.
THE COUNTY AUDITOR.
The salary of the new county auditor
was fixed at $500 per year. salary to
commence on date the auditor quail
fies. The bond of the auditor was
fixed at s25 COO. and the bond Of /. NJ
Fisher, the recent appointee of Gov
ernor Wells for the position of audi
tor in this county, for that amount
was approved. Mr.. Fishers sureties
are W. S. Mccormick j, E.. Dooly,
James II. Bacon and Frank Knox.
TO CAPTURE HERMANS.
County Attorney Whittemore was
authorized to eXpend as much as may
he necessary of the sum of $3.50 to ef-
feet the capture of Francis Hermans-
A petition signed b. $50 taxpayers
asking that a bounty be placed on
sparrow eggs was received. but no ac-
ton was taken in the matter for the
present.
Upon an opinion from the county at
tpTney the claim of $12.25 of Solomon
Crown, constable, for services rendered
in criminal cases was disallowed for
the reason that it was indefinite.
JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES.
For the benefit of justices of the
peace and constables who may here
after make claims against the county
for services rendered in criminal cases
the attorney says that he shall always
claims unless the following conditions
be complied with
First, that all complaints for
criminal offenses before justices of the
peace in the county must hereafter be
drawn by or submitted to our office
before the same are filed or the filing
of the same approved by our office.
Second, that all bills for services of
either justices of the peace or con-
stables IN such criminal cases must
designate the title of the court and
cause. the character of the offense and
be fully itemized so as to advise this
office of the character of the services
rendered"
SUPERVISOR APPOINTED.
On resolution of Christophersen John
Woods was removed from the position
OF road supervisor of district No. IS,
and Fergus Lester appointed to fill
the vacancy thus created.
ELECTRIC POWER.
A resolution was passed authorizing
Chairman Geddes to close a contract
with The Salt Lake and Ogden Gas
and Electric Light company for furn-
ishing electric power to run the ele-
vator in the joint building which is
now practically finished. The condi-
tons of the contract to be: Said power
shall not cost more than $50 per month
for power sufficient to run the elevator
200 round trips per day, Sundays and
holidays included, and il avera ge ser
vice be more than 200 round trips per
day the power for such additional SER
vice shall be at the rate of 20 cents per
car mile for the actual distance travel
ed by the elevator.
A NEW ROAD.
Another resolution was passed re-
questing the missioners of
Utah county TO meet with our road
committee and county surveyor at the
point of the mountain in order to
view the situation over looking to the
establishment of new road from Salt
Lake and Utah county to Utah county
acrtss Jordan river to replace the
present read which is in very danger
Gus condition, the time to be set by the
Utah commissioners. The clerk was
also instructed to notify the road
supervisors of Biu%dale to cease all
work On the old road from State road
to Jordan river near the south bound
airy of the county until further notice.
TAX SALES.
With reference to petitions for the
redemption of property from tax sales,
the county attorney submitted an
opinion establishing uniform rule
governing applications of this charac-
ter. The attorney says in part:
Under section $50 of the revenue
law OF 1896. now in force the county
commissioners are given the power TO
allow redemptions from tax sales at
any time even after the period of re-
demption prescribed by law has ex-