The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY.
COMMISSIONERS FINISH UP A
LOT OF BUSINESS.
Re-grant to the Big Cottonwood
Power Company-Two Road Su-
pervisors Resign-Another Meet
ing This Morning.

The board of county commissioners
transacted a large amount of routine
business at its meeting yesterday. 1t
was a sort of finishing up of bust
ness which needed the attention Of the
present board. Commissioner-elect
Hall was an interested spectator.
COTTONWOOD POWER co.
The Big Cottonwood Power company
on account of its failure to file writ
ten acceptance to the franchise for
merly granted it, was re-granted a
franchise for its electric line to this
city The application for "a re-grant
set forth:
BY clerical oversight we failed to
file our written acceptance of the fran
chise you granted to US on Sept. p,
last, within the prescribed 80 days
thereafter, and consequently the said
franchise is imperative. Our attention
was only called to this matter a few
days ago; in the meantime we sup
posed that our acceptance was duly
on record, otherwise we should have
made this application ere this. We
therefore ask your honorable body to
again pass a resolution granting to
the Big Cottonwood Power company
the franchise as contemplated and de-
signed by your honorable body on Sept.
81, 1896, as above mentioned"
After granting the franchise the
acceptance was placed on
file.
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
County Superintendent of Schools
Oscar Van Colt was authorized to set
aside $1,000 for the payment of the
county superintendent salary, the
members of the board of examiners,
the treasurer, the expenses of the in
stitute and the contingent expenses
Of the superintendent office, as re-
quired by law.
A communication from Spencer
Clawson & Co., stating that they had
about $4,000 feet of pine lumber suit
able for bridge material which they
desired to sell at a low price, was
placed on file.
The resignation of M. North, road
of district No. 8, was ac-
cepted.
DELINQUENT TAX LIST.
The Dcseret News Publishing conf
pany was again awarded the contract
to re-publish the city delinquent tax
list at the price of II cents per name
for ten consecutive times. 1t appeared
that Mr.. Geddes, who at a previous
was appointed a committee
on delinquent tax advertisement, had
asked the News for a bid and the
above was submitted and accepted by
him, and the board ratified the ac-
ton.
County Recorder Crismon asked for
a copy of the tax sale record for the
present year. The matter was re-
ferred to Roberts with power to act,
the cost of duplicating the record not
to exceed SIS.
The auditor was instructed to credit
the county collector with $6,202.39 on
his 1895 account, for items uncollect-
able, fees on tax sales, etc. as shown
by the ilemized statement filed.
SAM RETIRES FROM OFFICE.
Samuel Perry sent in his resignation
as road supervisor of district No. %,
and it was accepted; so that Sam is
now only plain, everyday citizen.
Gill S. Peyton petitioned for permits
sion to purchase at auction sale, 245
by $50 feet in the northwest quarter of
section Il, township 8 south, range l
east. Referred to the attorney
The county auditor was instructed to
1raw a warrant in favor of Salt Lake
City in the sum of $4,321.62, and an
other in favor OF the board OF educa-
ton in the sum of $2,O57.41, balance due
from the county on account of tax
sale redemptions up to Nov. &c. 1896.
This action was taken upon recon-
of the attorney.
A recommendation of the county at
Iorney on the claim of $40 from Miles
A. Romney for damages Ito carpet and
,rumb cloth by expressman delivering
ballot boxes, etc, and spilling ink on
same" asked that it be referred to
he expressman for adjustment and
settlement, but the board thought diff
ierently and rejected the claim in toto.
Herman Bamberger enlightened the
BOARD that during his term of office
permission was granted earn & Arm
strong to change highway No. Ill at
Mountain Dell. The present board some
weeks ago ordered the old road opened.
No action was taken in the matter
The board thereupon took an ad-
ournment until 10 o'clock this morn
ng, when it will meet with a COM
nittee of citizens to consider the adj
disability of opening a new school dis
riot in West Taylorsville.