The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-30
Contract For Publishing the Delin-
quent Tax List.
THE THREE DAILIES BID
ROAD MATTERS CONSIDERED BIZ
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Petition For the Appointment of
William Thompson as Justice of
the Peace at Bingham-Miscel-
laneous Business Dropped Of.

Imbued with a desire to have the delin-
quent tax list published in the paper that
reaches the largest number of readers,
and at the lowest cost consistent with the
attainment OF the object intended, the
board of county commissioners yesterday
awarded the contract for the required
publication to The Herald. For publishing
each name and description the Deseret
News bid 1OA cents for ten consecutive
daily publications. The Tribune bid IS
cents, which is 10 cents higher than the
rate the law permits the county treasurer
TO collect as part of the costs from de-
linQuent taxpayers. The Herald'S bid was
10 cents for ten daily publications; Is
cents for both daily and semi-weekly, or
cents per name and description for four
! publications in the Semi-weellly edition
only. After a full discussion of the mat
ter, the conclusion was reached that the
best interests Of the county and the de-
linquent taxpayers would be subserved by
ordering the publication of the list IN The
Herald, daily and semi-weekly, the first
publication to commence next Monday.
Commissioner Hall voted against the reso-
luton. because the Deseret News was not
permitted to amend it's bid after the
sealed proposals were opened and read.
ROAD MATTERS CONSIDERED
A large number of taxpayers residing
west of the Jordan river petitioned for
the expenditure of not less than $500 to
assist them in constructing and improv-
tenth South and the Redwood highway
westward to the foothills. 1t was repre-
sented that the proposed road would be
of great general benefit and could be kept
in good condition at less expense than
other highways in that part of the county.
The petition was referred to the road
committee.
j. H Upton and "a other residents of
Murray petitioned for the betterment of
the dangerous approaches to the railroad
crossing near the Horn Silver smelter, and
the matter was referred to the road COM
mittee.
A large number of annual reports from
district road supervisors were referred for
audit.
sUNDRY PROCEEDINGS.
The petition of Elmer Hill and others
for the appointment of William Thomp-
son to the vacant justiceship of the peace
at Bingham, was referred to the county
attorney for recommendation as between
Mr.. Thompson and George E. Lee, who
was elected to the place a year ago, but
did not wish to qualify until now, on
account of press Of other dut1es
contract for the carpenter w--h on the
infirmary improvements, demanded rs
additional on their contract for making
double instead of single flooring, the
The matter was referred to the architect.
The petition of several beekeepers for
the appointment of E. s. Lovesy as
county bee inspector, was referred to the
county attorney.
The requisition of Engineer Lawrence
for a volt meter to measure the current
used by the electric elevator was granted,
the city to pay half.
A new warrant in the sum of s4.75 was
issued to Samuel Butterfield to take the
place of the one he had lost, upon his
executing a bond in double the amount.
The request of Secretary Moreton, of
the board of education, for the use of
five of the county's voting booths, free of
charge, for Wednesdays school board
election, was granted.
Several petitions for relief from alleged
erroneous assessments and delinquent tax
sales were referred, and the board adj
journed until Thursday afternoon.