The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29

The county commissioners were in
session nearly all day yesterday get
ting things ready to step out of office.
One action of the commissioners caus-
ing surprise was the appointment of
a superintendent of the poor farm and
of a county physician, the term of
each to run one year.
1t has been supposed that those Of
fees would be left vacant for the new
board to fill but the old commissioners
claim to have authority for putting
their men in. When the present COM
missioners took office E. NJ Conroy
was county physician, having been ap-
pointed in the December preceding.
They relieved him on the ground that
it was unfair for the old board to APP
point an official who must serve under
them. The superintendent of the poor
farm was likewise appointed by the
old board but he was allowed to re-
main. Now, it seems the commission
ers are filling both the positions before
they retire. The matter is apt 10 be
heard of later The routine proceed
ings of the board were:
The reports of the following road
supervisors were read and approved:
Joseph A. Taylor. Far West; James
Jensen, ST., Pleasant View; William
Liberty; c.. l.. Watts. Uintah; L. e..
Spaulding, Burch Creek; w. g. Smith,
Huntsville; Joseph Ririe, Eden; c. A.
Bybee, Riverdale; Ed Sewell. Kanes-
vile; c. J. Garner, Roy; d. M. Drake,
Wilson; w. c. Hunter, Taylor; George
Higley, Hooper; Heber Holmes, North
Ogden; John w. Allen, Marriotts;
Robert Cowan, Statewide; NJ. d. Har-
ris, Harrisvilie.
The following resigned and their
designations accepted to take effect
Dec 81: C. A. Bybee, G. E. Higley, j.
E. Spaulding, w. G. Smith, Joseph
Ririe, Joseph Hogge, w. c. Hunter
and III. D. Harris.
The collector was ordered c. edited
with the delinquent tax sales of 1895.
H E. Gibson filed his annual report
as fruit tree inspector.
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the county collector to cover back
into the county treasury of Weber
county all funds collected by him from
owners of city property on account of
collections made by him of the county
school tax assessed thereon, and that
the county treasurer hold the same
to be paid back to parties paying the
tax.
The petition of Achilles Perrin to
have his residence on Mob Hill declared
in the Fifth Ogden precinct was
granted
Charles Parker was appointed super
intendent of the poor farm for one
year at a salary of SIPS month and
bond fixed at 81, 500.
Some time ago w NJ. Bostaph was
appointed inspector of bridges being
built or to be built in Weber county.
duties that usually devolve upon the
county surveyor. Mr.. Bostaph yester-
day submitted an elaborate report on
a proposed viaduct over the reservoir
to be constructed by the Pioneer Ele2-
trio Power company Following are
extracts from his interesting report:
LAS requested bv YOUR honorable
board, I have made an examination
of the ground and made an estimate OF
the cost of a bridge across Ogden can
yon. at the narroweSt and only prac-
tica BILE point over the contemplated
reservoir of the Pioneer Electric Power
company. which is about three-quarters
of a mile above the contemplated dam.
The surface of the water at the 6O-foot
contour is 600 feet wide and the great
est depth 80 feet. This will require
brige 600 feet long, as the hills on both
sides are precipitous, so a fill cannot
be advantageously made.
1.-The cost of the bridge is estimated
on the basis of three main spans, one
200 feet long and two $50 feet long, all
of steel and sufficient to carry q live
load of 100 pounds to the lineal foot.
This, under the existing conditions, is
proba bly, the most economical form OF
a bridge at this point. A 50-foot ap-
proach is CONTEMPLATED at each end,
and constructed of wood. AS no sound
ings have been made. it is impossible
to estimate the cost of the piers on
which the bridge will rest with any de-
gree of accuracy and probabilities only
can be used as a basis, which leaves
large uncertain element. For the pur-
pose of this estimate ] have assumed
that at a depth of 20 feet below the
present surface, material can be found
into which piles can be driven, so as to
construct a foundation for the piers. If
none is found at that depth, no doubt
a safe foundation could be found at
that depth for pier 20 or 80 feet high.
But the great height and consequent
weight of the piers require founda-
ton of an unyielding character, and
il is doubtful whether such a founda-
ton can be found at this point. The
two outside abutments can be made
secure at the estimated cost, unless the
soundings will present difficulties not
now apparent The estimates on the
masonry are made on the basis of
..coursed ruble masonry laid in ce-
ment mortar of the best quality. Should
it be necessary to sink more than 20
feet for the foundation for the piers,
if will cost about $3.50 a foot for eacn
additional foot, which increases as
the depth increases, depending some
what on the character of the soil and
the amount of water encountered. The
total estimated cost is ISL, 1908.
Dr. E. c. Rich was appointed county
physician for one year at a salary of
$50 per month.
The claim of the Bear River Irriga
ton & ogden WaterworIs company for
s439 for damages to the water pipe in
the fixing of the county read, was COM
promised at $3.50 and paid.
The board then adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock