The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-11
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY.
COMMISSIONERS HELD A SHORT
SESSION YESTERDAY.
Arrangements to Sprinkle the
Streets of Bingham-Ben. R.
Haddock Wants an Appropriation
to Buy Horses-Mrs. Needham
Still Pursues Her Husband.

The board of county commissioners
met in regular session for a brief time
yesterday afternoon and transacted
only routine business. The members,
however, held an informal session dur
ing the earlier part of the dav, VIXEN
county affairs in general were dis
cussed.
County Recorder Jensen submitted
an abstract of property owned or held
under lease by the county. The record
was placed on file.
y. II. Henderson was granted re-
tail liquor license for three months to
do business at E. E. Williams old
stand opposite the postoffice at Murray
Chairman Armstrong reported hav-
ing audited Sheriff Lewis statement
Of expenditures out of his contingent
fund and the same had been found cor
rect.
A communication was received from
Road Supervisor Beaver and Deputy
Sheriff Heaston stating that in order
to sprinkle the streets of Bingham the
building of three water tanks would be
necessary The board adopted the sug-
eestions contained in the communion
ton and ordered Mr.. Heaston to pro-
coed and erect the tanks and lay the
pipes necessary, he to receive there
for reasonable extra compensation.
Mr.. Heaston is drawing $50 per month
as deputy sheriff of Bingham.
The Scott Paper company limited. of
Philadelphia sent in claim for S49.4i
balance due on account, and stated
that unless a remittance was made at
once claimant. would make a sight
draft. AS the claim belonged to 1896
the clerk was instructed TO notify the
paper company of the condition of af-
fairs and request them not to draw I'M
til the debt limit case had been finally
settled.
Ben r. Haddock. who some time ago
was injured in a gravel bed while in
the employ of the county and has been
drawing a monthly allowance OF SIS
from the pauper fund, asked for an ap-
preparation of SIS to purchase a span
of horses so that he might in the future
earn his own living and not be COM
PEELED to seek relief from the county.
rhe committee on pauper relief was
given power to act.
NEEDHAM STILL OBDURATE.
Mrs Emmeline Needham, the Tenth
ward lady who about a week ago wrote
the county commissioners inquiring
after her missing husband, was caller
at the office of the board yesterday.
Mrs. Needham says that though her
husband has been heard from he still
refuses TO come home and provide for
his family.
Il wish YOU would go and hunt him
up was the Woman's appeal to Com
missioner Hall, and make him come
home and help me. We are all starry
ing"
The appearance of Mrs. Needham
seemed to bear out the latter asser-
ton, for she looked as though she
hadn't had a square meal in a wear
The board, however, informed her
that the county did not furnish money
for divorce suits, nor would the mem
bers themselves undertake to settle the
domestic troubles of any family. Mrs.
Needham failed to understand what
the board was for if not 20 help out
people in trouble. But Mrs. Needham
will have to be content with assistance
from the county in so far as she suf-
fers for actual want of the necessaries
of life