The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-22

Yesterdays session of the board o.
county commissioners was not the mos
thrilling event which has taken place
in the city this summer; in fact none
of these events are noted for the ex-
hilarating effect they have on the spec
tators
The business done was of character
calculated TO make a man go to sleep
with few exceptions Bills of road
supervisors and other people occupied
the attention of the board the most OF
the time, although the reading of the
minutes of the last session, by Clerk
Dunbar, took up several minutes.
NEEDS OF THE SCHOOLS.
When the record had been approved
and everything was in readiness for
the session, Superintendent Van Colt
appeared before the board ard stated
that the county schools needed lot of
money this summer and fall. He would
suggest that the tax levy be made at
the rate of mills on the dollar, mas
much a all the directors of all the
districts, with one exception, were
pledged to such a course. He said that
last year the levy was but mills
and had it not been for the relief af-
forded by the legislature in passing a
been in a pickle. AS a matter of fact
the sum needed to run the schools for
the coming year was $4,000. but he be-
lieved with economy they could get
along on $4,000, the amount which
would accrue from a mill levy.
The members of the board discussed
this matter a few moments; long
enough to manifest a Willingness to do
this. and then laid the matter over
until the nPXf naffinV
MINING RECORDS.
Copying the records of mines at Bing-
ham seems TO be causing a great deal
of worry. AT the last session of the
board the appearance of T. w. Quinn
was noted. He stated that according
to the law the records should be copied
and originals restored to the district re-
corder at Bingham. The law provides
also that the district recorder, with the
county recorder, shall supervise the
copying. In this connection Mr.. Quinn
offered to help in the work and asked
that he be paid a reasonable compen-
sation. The board took this matter
under advice and yesterday Quinn APP
were old and the writing faded, and
all that sort of thing. he would be
willing to do the job at 20 cents per
notice.
1t was at this point Commissioner
Hall stated he was against paying
man by the job for this work. He had
no objection to Quinn being engaged in
the work; wanted him to in fact, but
there were many copyiSts in the office
of the county recorder who were work.
ing by the month and he would not
have the system there disturbed if he
could help it. He would say that
Quinn would be a special employee and
should be paid a salary. although what
that should be would be stated later
on
There was no action taken at this
time, and later on Jensen came in and
related that he didn't see but that he
could see that the work was done all
right himself, without the assistance
Of any one from the district. He had
people who were competent to do the
work and proof read the same without
Asked what he got these
copyists for, he replied $40 per month
Jensen also volunteered the informa-
ton that F. w Quinn was not the re-
,order at Bingham, but Barney Quinn
was the man. Whereupon the commits
sion Immediately declared all bets off
and decided that Barney would be the
nan they would talk TO. So at the
next meeting Barney will be asked to I
appear and state what he wants done
n the premises.
SEWER FOR THE INFIRMARY.
The matter of a sewer for the infirm- |
Try was discussed at some length. 1t 1
eems that the refuse of the institu-
ion is creating a small nuisance down /
here and the board has agreed to drain .
t off. The engineer appeared with a
profile and some figures, one on four
md the other on siX-inch pipe. Hall .
a lecture on hydraulic 'engi-
lsering. in this that where a pipe was
Ised which would occasionally get full
t would flush itself better than one
which did not. So the four inch pipe
as agreed upon and Commissioner
Hall was instructed to get labor need
d at S1.50 per day for eight hours and
% ahead with the work. Manholes
onsisting of flush VS. syill be put in
nd the job finished as soon as posi-
lie.
TREE INSPECTORS.
A petition signed by IS or more own
rs of orchards asking the board to
ppoint fruit tree inspectors. who have
knowledge of spraying; who can tell
eople what time TO spray and what
ind of solution to use and all that
ort of thing, was read and after same
ad been presented. NJ. B. SoWles and
orensen, the man VINO appears be-
0re every board every year on the
anne subject, spoke on the value of
aving the work done. The commits
toner's decided to lay the matter over
1r a week and give the coddling moths
chance to begin business and will
IKE action next week.
Ray Van Colt, in a communication
hich stated that the members of the
Ounty board OF examiners were all
God people, we'll educated and all that
,rf thing recommended thew "a I
aid S. per day for their work Hall
Jade saving to the county right then
nd there by moving they be paid ST ]
er day. which was adopted.
The board allowed several claims and
ijourned.