The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-26
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY.
GRAB CONTRACTS OF SQUIRES
AND EMERY CONSIDERED.
The School Tax Refund-Bids For
Furnishing Drugs and Prescrip-
tons Rejected and New Bills
Called For-Routine Business.

The grab contracts executed by
the old board to Colonel George B.
Squires and C. F. Emery came in for
a brief consideration at yesterday 5
meeting of the board of county COM
missioners. Attorney Frederick Gar
field Waite appeared in behalf of these
two gentlemen and gave notice that
they were ready to proceed with the
work and fulfill their part of the
agreement. Mr. Waite said he under
stood County Attorney Van Colt had
declared both contracts valid. and
there was therefore no legal reason
why they should not be permitted to
proceed at once with the copying of
the records as the contracts call for.
ARMSTRoNGs VIEW.
1t was very evident that Attorney
Waite's notice was not wholly welcome.
Mr.. Armstrong, speaking for himself,
said he was not so sure he would take
an attorneys opinion in every ques-
ton coming UP. He intimated also
that until the question of last year
debt limit had been settled, the board
would take no action relative to the
contracts.
But" interposed Mr.. Waite, these
contracts were entered into on the End
of January, this year. and would not
be affected if the county even had eX-
ceeded the debt limit last year"
A FINE POINT.
Commissioner Hall understand the
law says the fiscal year shall be from
Jan. to Jan. the following year, but
the point comes up, what is meant by
the current year? I take it to mean
an official year, covering the period
from the installation of an officer until
his successor takes charge If the old
board on Jan. 2, 1897, could enter into
a contract for $1,000, they had just as
much right to enter into a contract
for S150O0O. and thus incur a liability
to the amount of the revenue for the
year before the new board could be
installed. Such a proposition is GER
tainly contrary to common sense and
l believe the courts will so decide.
Mr.. Waite. upon request, filed his
notice in writing and it was taken
under consideration.
MISCELLANEOUS
boards attention to the fact that the
interest on county bonded Indebtedness
to $500 becomes due on
Feb. l. The matter was referred to the
attorney.
Deputy Clerk LOOMS made requisi-
ton for some supplies for immediate
use. Granted.
The Inter-Mountain Electric COM
pany offered to sell the county 10
candle power lamps in barrel lots at
% cents each. Filed.
The American Towel Supply COM
pany offered to furnish the county of
fees with towels at the rate of cents
each, or sufficient towels for all the
offices on the cOunty's side for SO per
month. The latter offer was accepted
for one month, with privilege to con-
tinue at the same rate if service proves
to be satisfactory.
SCHOOL TAX REFUND.
Ex-County Collector Spencer appeared
before the board and formally turned
over two books containing a complete
list of all the people who were entitled
to refund of the illegally collected
school tax. He also exhibited the
treasurer's receipt for $685. 1905, the
amount to be refunded.
a number of residents petitioned to
have the Crescent and South Jordan
road on the Crescent side reduced to
a lower grade.
WANT A DEPUTY SHERIFF.
A large number of residents in the
southern part of the county petitioned
for the appointment of a deputy sheriff
to protect the people at large in that
locality.
Il think we have two many deputy
sheriffs now suggested Armstrong.
Hall thought so too, and the petition
was denied for the reason that it did
not appear there was any necessity for
such an official
Charles j. c. Gulbransen, who under
the tutorship of kid" Smith has been
the elevator in the
capitol building during the past few
days, sent in a letter stating he has
passed a satisfactory examination in
elevator operation and felt competent
to take charge Feb. 1.
Mr.. Gulbransen was then appointed
at salary of $25 per month
Smith has been getting $45.
ALL REJECTED.
The bids for the furnishing of drugs
and compromising of prescriptions for
the county were all rejected and the
clerk instructed to readVertise for
bids based upon Salt Lake City whole
sale prices in the matter of furnishing
all supplies. and a stipulated price for
the compromising Of each prescription.
The offer of the Salt Lake Litho-
graphing company to furnish a $40
page record of auditors deeds for SIS
was accepted.
Upon request of Assessor Quinn the
sum of $500 or so much thereof as
necessary. was appropriated to cover
the expense of sending out and de-
ivering about 10000 taxpayers blank
statements. The board expressed
desire to nave the assessor employ
only needy persons but took no action
in this matter.
TOO MUCH LUXURY.
While auditing a batch of claims
Hall came across one as follows:
To Saddle Rock restaurant. Case of
J. r. Norris VS.. state:
Ian. 19.-Ten jury, supper. so
Ian. 2O.-Ten jury, breakfast. so
Total .....................s15 90
Why, that is at the rate of 10 cents
Der meal" declared Hall. THE county
ant afford such luxury as that
Someone suggested that the Saddle
Rock was % cents house and the