The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-21
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
REPORT FROM FISH AND GAME
COMMISSIONERS HEATH.
Bids Received For Putting in an
EIevator-The Mileage Question
The Usual Number of Petitions
Meeting of County Surrogates.

The county court met in regular ses-
sion yesterday, all members present,
and transacted small amount of rou-
tine business
When the court convened the clerk,
as matter of form, reported that he
refused to issue the warrant to Select
man Christopherson for mileage dur
ing the month Of December. This, of
course, was in accordance with the
prearranged programme to have the
mileage question taken into the SUI
preme court for final adjudication.
Fish and Game Commissioner Heath
submitted his report from the time of
his appointment, Feb. % last, up to
date. The report says in part:
Myself and deputies have arrested
twenty-eight persons for violating the
fish and game laws, and the total fines
and costs imposed and paid by the
violators amounted to 1884. I have
found it great labor to watch the nu-
merous points in the county where the
lawless could with greater inpunity
violate the laws and many times have
labored day and night in discharging
the duties imposed by the statutes.
To protect the trout on their return
from their spawning ground nine
screens were put in Big and Little Cot
tonwood creeks at the head of the main
bitches. Five fish runs have been
built in Parley's canyon creek and
two old dams from the same creek
and one from Jordan creek have been
removed. JORDAN river and all her
feeders have afforded better fishing
last year than heretofore, trout being
about the only fish caught Hunting
has also been good. Ducks have been
much more plentiful this fall than in
past years, no doubt because of the
enforcement of the night law. I find
that duck hawks are very destructive
to young ducks and snipes. Pelicans,
looms, blue cranes and other birds
destroy great numbers of fish, while
Weasels, skunks and crows eat a great
many duck eggs. l feel confident that
if a small bounty were offered either
by the county OF state for the destruc-
ton of the animals named a great good
would be accomplished.
The commissioner suggests that quail
be protected by law for at least three
years, after which license to shoot
them should be limited to four months
in the year. say from Sept. to Dec. 81
He also recommends that it should be
made lawful to use Seines in rivers
the same as in lakes, for he believes in
Jordan river are a great many carp
and native fishes which should be
caught to make room for the trout,
bass, whitefsh, ETC. It is also recon-
mended that the killing of female deer,
antelope, elk, moose, buffalo and the
fawn or young of all these animals be
altogether prohibited. The shipping Of
fish and game to points outside of Utah
is opposed.
Business Of minor Importance was
then transacted as follows:
The clerk notified the court that he
had been served with a complaint in
the case of Nellie Powell VS.. the coun-
ty, involving the payment of $4,000
damages for injuries sustained by
plaintiff by an alleged defective bridge
in Granite precinct last June. The mat
ter was referred to the attorney.
The clerk also announced that two
bids had been received for the put-
ting in of an elevator in the joint
building, but as the mayor had ex-
pressed a desire to have the matter
go over for one week the bids were
not opened. The city council Is ex-
pected to take action tonight on the
matter oP putting in an elevator in the
citys portion of the building, and if
50 both elevators will be constructed
at the same time. thus lessening the
expense.
A $4,000 policy in the Hanover Insur-
ance company, through Moore, Thomas
& Diehl Of this city, on the furniture
in the building, was accepted. The
clerk was also instructed to sign the
contracts with the Bell Telephone com
pany for telephones in all the county
offices for the present year.
William Halstead petitioned for per-
mission to redeem property from tax
sale Of 1890. Referred to attorney.
Oliver r. Meredith petitioned for re-
lief for an alleged erroneous tax sale.
Referred to attorney. Another petf-
ton from Niels A. Pierson for relief
from an erroneous tax sale was grant
ed and quit claim deed ordered is-
sued
The report of Jos. NJ. Holt, Justice Of
the peace of South Jordan precinct
torney.
Adjourned for one week.