The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-16
County Commissioners Take Ac-
ton ON This Question.
SPRINGER HAS A DEPUTY
CLAIMS OF RECORDERS EN-
PLoYEES REFERRED BACK.
Meat Inspector CIays Working Al
though His Term OF Office Has EN-
pired-Tax Redemption Matter UP
Again.

The county. commissioners were in
session yesterday and waded through
large amount of business which had
accumulated during the week. The
most important matter before the
board was the passage of resolution
preliminary to providing for the pay
ment of juror and witness certificates,
question Il. which such a large num-
Der are interested just now, no pro-
vision having been made for their
liquidation.
The county attorney sent in letter
relative to the matter. He stated that
a large number of certificates were
held by people who are unable to dis
pose Of them in any manner for the
reason that no action has been taken
looking toward their payment. APP
pended to the letter was the following
resolution which was passed:
Whereas. ii is provided by section
166 Of the county government act of
1896. now in force. that it shall be the
duty of the county treasurer and the
auditor Of each county to prepare in
duplicate ard verify under oath, q
full and complete statement of all cer-
tificates issued by the clerk of the dis
trict court and county attorney since
the date Of the last statement (or in
case no former statement has been
made. then since January 1. 1886 for
mileage and attendance of petit jurors
engaged in the trial of cases in the dis
trict court and for mileage and at
tendance of witnesses summoned by
or on behalf of the state in criminal
cases in the district court and
that such statement shall set forth in
detail the number of the certificate or
warrant, the date of same, the name
Of the person or persons in whose
4- e
vice rendered and such other informa-
ton as may be necessary. One of the
said statements shall be transmitted
TO the state auditor and the other
shall be filed in the office Of the county
clerk and
Whereas, no former statement has
been made.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that
the county treasurer and county audi
tor OF Salt Lake county, state of Utah,
be and they are hereby directed to
prepare such statements provided for
in said article 1876, in the manner and
form provided in said section. and
transmit one duplicate copy thereof
TO the state auditor of the state of
Utah and file the other duplicate copy
in the office of the county clerk of
Salt Lake county. Utah, on or before
the first day Of July, 1886. including in
said statement all such certificates is
sued since Jenuary +. 1896, UP TO the
9th day of June. 1885,"
CoNSTABLE'S DEPUTY.
With reference to the petition of B.
Sprenger, constable of the Fifth pre-
cinct to be allowed to appoint a
deputy County Attorney Whittemora
calling attention TO a section of the
new county government law which
reads: Every county officer excepting
r1r7rx se-e-fr,
1icer, may. by and with the consent of
the board of county commissioners, APP
point as many deputies as may be
necessary fer the prompt and faithful
discharge Of the duties of his Office
This appeared 20 give the right to
Mr.. Sprenger or anyone else and he
therefore recommended that the petl-
ton BIT granted. 1t was so ordered by
the board and w. NJ. Risleys appoint
ment as deputy was confirmed.
EMPLOYEES CLAIMS.
County Attorney Whittemore re-
ported in relation to the claims of R.
H. McKaigh. for sl4; of s. Seth Stone,
for SO; of H. NJ Mack, for SIS, and of
Alice Ebel for s14, for services in MAX
ing list Of uncalled for mortgages for
assessor as per order of the board re-
commencing they be referred back to
the claimants, not being properly
itemized. The claimants are all en-
ployees of the county recorders Of
flee. but inasmuch as this work had
been done outside of regular Office
hours the opinion was coupled with
recommendation that they be allowed
when property itemfzed.
The county attorney also submitted
an opinion to the effect that by the
terms of ar act passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature the office of
March 26. 1896
Mr.. Whittemore in answer to a
question stated that the object of the
opinion was to call the boards atten-
ton to the fact that an officer con-
Jinues to draw regular salary from the
county in spite of the fact that the Of
flee had long ago been abolished. Mr..
NJ. Y. Clays the present inspector has
continued regularly in Office ever since
his appointment.
The mmISsionerS. however, have
power to arrange for the inspection OF
meats and the whole matter was re-
ferred to Commissioners Roberts and
Christopherson with County Attorney
Whittemore associated.
TAX REDEMPTIoNS.
With reference to the difference be-
tween the city and the county over a
settlement of an amount claimed by
the former on account of redemptions
from 1898 and 1894 tax sales the county
audiror was instructed TO make out a
new settlement and submit the same
to The county attorney who will take
steps to arrive at a proper settlement.
INFIRMARY REPORT.
Richard G. Lambert. superintendent
of the county infirmary, submitted the
following report for May:
Number of inmates May 1.......5 81
Received during month. II
IOtal ...-......--..... %
Died Observation-Disclosures. i
Totaa .----..--..----- .
Inmates May Observation-Disclosures. So
County Meat Inspector Clays, whose
term of office expired in March, sub
mitted his report for May. showing
that 2.644 head of stock had been in
spected during the month. and of
which number 81 had been condemned.
The county surveyor suggested that
a conference between the county COM
missioners and the state land board be
held. with a view to securing to the
county the easement Of such highways
as now extend across school sections