The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-27
OF THE COUNTY
Mrs. Game Has Another Inter-
view With the Board.
LIVELY PASSAGE BETWEEN
AUDITOR AND COMMISSIONERS
Says She Needs All the Help She
Has at This Time-The Price
Meyer Controversy - Bingham
Files Another Protest.

County auditor. Mrs. Game, by this time
must have become convinced that officia
life is not what it is cracked up to be
AT regular intervals she has been before
the present board of county commission
ers and as regularly there has been q
clash between the account keeper and the
the triumvirate. Mrs. Game wants things
done according to her own ideas; the
commissioners want their word to be
law.
SCHOOL TAX REFUND.
Mrs. Game was before the session OF
the commissioners yesterday afternoon
and consulted with them relative TO the
refund OF school tax and other matters
of similar Importance. Commissioner
the board relat RSa Certain reD matter e
there to show all the information the
members desired on the subject This
started the passage of words when Hall
changed the subject and asked,
BY the way, Mrs. Caine. don't you
think you can dispense with some Of
those deputies you have been using?'
L need all the help have got until this
refund work is over" was the auditor s
reply.
know" persuaded Hall.
Vel l think you are economizing
salaries
Mrs. Game spoke this quickly Then
she added that in a few days she might
be able to do with less help.
PRICE-MOYER CONTROVERSY
Hereafter county officials and en-
ployees will have to pay their, debts;
Price OF the infirmary, brought forth the
following opinion from County Attorney
Van Colt:
"Gentiemen-With reference to the
communication from George Mover
of this city relating to the county s
exemption from garnishment by creditors
of county officers and employees, referred
to US for an opinion as to your jurisdic-
ton In the matter, We have TO say that
this question has been passed upon by
the supreme court of Utah in the case
there held by Justice Bartch that the
exemption of public corporations from
garnishment was based upon the highest
grounds OF public poncy and that these
ton should not be waived by such public
bodies, and that action by Salt Lake City
attempting to waive this exemption was
void. the other judges agreed in affirm
ing the case, but based their judgment
upon the fact that in that case Salt
Lake City had reseinded its action in
waving the exemption.
while the question is not free from
doubt, we are of the opinion that an
order or resolution by your board waiv-
ing the exemption and putting the county
private corporation with reference to
liability to process of garnishment might
be considered, in view of this decision,
as of doubtful validity and might involve
the county in litigation over matters in
which it has no interest. and thus divert
the time and attention of county officers
without benefiting the county in any
way whatever: 1t is evils of this char
acter which this rule of law has been
adopted to prevent.
~, y, oh r.
take the position that is taken by many
corporations and individuals of letting it
be understood that people who having
the means. will not pay their just debts
need not expect to receive or retain en-
ployment from the county. the moral
effect of this action might be most
salutary and we know of no legal objec-
ton to it."
Without any special comment being Of
fered the opinion was referred back 10
the attorney with instructions to have
a resolution drafted embodying the recon-
mendations set out in the last paragraph
ANOTHER BINGHAM PROTEST
The people of Bingham seem to have
been stirred up over the proposed action
of the board in cutting off the peace Of
ficer at that place. Here is a copy of
letter received;
Hon. L, E; Hall and y Board of County
Dear Sirs:-According TO newspaper re-
ports of the meeting. of the board held
Feb. %, discussing the petition of citi-
zens and business men of this place rela-
tive to peace officer and salary, you had
expressed the wish to know whether the
deputy had circulated the petition in mis-
own behalf or not. | beg leave TO inform
YOU and the board of county commits
sioeers that he did not; but at the i'm
pulse and instigation of the common peo-
pie of this place l. as justice of the peace,
took the matter in hand and the names
on the petition speak for themselves.
f1o iad with
deputy now in charge, we want to see him
or someone else hold a commission as
peace officer at living salary. We are
not advocating or advancing the interests
of any deputy or ind idual. but simply
ask in justice for the ssme protection that
we as taxpayers anS citizens are entitled
to at the hands of t.N sheriff and county
commission, or peace preSerVerS OF this |
and state, and assert as citizens
of this commonwealth we are entitled to
a peace preserver and the protection of
life and property | am, yours respect
fully, q. P. r BULL,
Justice of the Peace.
The communication was placed on file. |
NORTH POINT CANAL.
With reference to the communication |
from the North Point Consolidated Irriga-
ton company containing a copy OF a |
resolution passed by them with reference |
to holding the county responsible for |
which they claim they will suffer |
from the enforcement of the recent order !
Of Judge Norrell suspending the injunc-
ton granted in the case of said company |
against various canal companies, Salt |
Lake county and Salt Lake City, County |
Van Colt in compliance with a
returned a copy of the courts |
oruer. and in his opinion said:
I'VE think this communication requires
no action on your part. The order of the
court we consider perfectly valid, and in
view of the tactics adopted by the at
torneys for the North Point people to
prevent the trial of that case at the time
i was set, that the court was fully justi-
led in its action and that the county need
apprehend no injurious consequences.
The attorneys report was filed and the
therein contained
adopted.
A large number of employees tf the Old
Telegraph mine at Bingham called the
boards attention to the distractions of
/ highway in front of the mine, and asked
hat for safety's sake they be removed
Committee on roads and bridges.