The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-07
AFFAIRS CT THE COUNTY
Commissioners Will Go Out TO
Bingham Today.
WILL INVESTIGATE STREET
SPRINKLING.
STREET
a Justice of the Peace Resigns
Watchmen at the Capitol Build
ing Grounds = Petitions Received
Routine Business Disposed Of.

Today the board of county commission
ers Will pay a visit to Bingham, going
IN a body. The object of their mission
to the ''Old Reliable" is to ascertain what
should be done in the matter of sDrink-
ling the streets, for which a petition was
forwarded to the board a wee, or SO
ago The protest against the recent in
crease of LIQUOR license will also be in
vestigated.
SALOON MEN PROTEST.
The saloon men in Bingham claim that
the new rate will drivo every liquor
house in the camp ous of business. II
the members decide such would be the
duced, though the prospects for such a
move is not particularly promising.
A JUSTICE RESIGNS.
Charles Dale who was appointed justice
of the peace of Hunter precinct, sent in
his resignation. and the board accepted
it. In accordance with Mr.. Dale's recon-
mendations James Bertosh was appointed
]. w. Farrell K Co. who did the
plumbing work on the capitol building,
sent IN a claim for SLABS being the
Inasmuch as a suit for the amount is now
pending in the courts the matter was
referred to the county attorney.
WATCHMEN.
Paul c. Howell, the night Waterman
on South State. was appointed watch
hours being from y o'clock. midnight.
until 6 a. m. John F. Johnson will watch
from o'clock until midnight. Each will
receive 90 cents per day.
SUPERVISOR NAMED.
Inasmuch as George. Dryburg who.
some time ago, was appointed road super
visor of Little Cottonwood, had not quail
fed. the office was, upon motion of
Rawlins declared vacant and Jacob w.
Smith appointed to fill the vacancy there
by created.
Road Supervisor Spencer of Pleasant
Green. sent in a. letter complaining that
he could not do his work because his
predecessor ex-Supervisor Reed had
the COUNTY. The matter was referred to
the county attorney with instructions to
take such legal steps as might be neces-
sary TO recover the property of the
county from Mr.. Reed.
o. J. Thomson complained that the
water, from the fiume. which crosses
Second avenue. East Waterloo. is escap-
ing into the street. He wanted the fiume
repaired, and the matter was referred to
Road Supervisor Proctor with instruction
to make the necessary repairs.
WANT THE STREET OPENED.
William H. Hill and others of Mill
Creek. Detitioned that Third East street
from Fifteenth South to the township
line, be put in proper repair so that travel
be made possible. The petitioners allege
that the former county board declared the
street open to the township line and
built q bridge over the south ditch, but
there IS more work to be done before
the road can be travelled. They also
aver that they have no means or reach
ing their land except by this street.
The request was Granted and the road
supervisor of the district instructed to
repair the street, provided the cost would
not exceed the sum of $40.
Thomas Burton asked that a ditch
made by the county in front of his place
on Fourteenth South street be covered.
Referred to the committee on roads and
bridges with power to act
The sheriff asked for fund for con-
tingent expenses and 800 was appro-
priated to him.