The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-12
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY.
IMPORTANT SESSION OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Nothing Done in the Matter of APP
pointments and Other Matters
Held Back Pending the Report of
Ex-Auditor Fisher.

Routine business kept the county
commissioners busy for a couple Of
hours yesterday afternoon. The ap-
pointment of road supervisors was not
taken up and other matters of i'm
portance were held in allegiance until
ex-AuditOr Fishers annual report is
forthcoming. Mr. Fisher expected to
have it out by yesterday, but appeared
before the board and said it would not
be completed until today. Hence the
board deferred action relating to the
janitOr work and such other matters
as require investigation.
Judge A. G. NOrrell made an appli-
cation for copies of all the session
laws from 1884 to 1896, for use in the
criminal division of the district court.
Referred to the clerk.
County Attorney Van Colt, by his
deputy. Mr. Putnam, submitted an
opinion stating that the outgoing
officials were only entitled to pay for
three days during the month of Janu-
airy. Referred back to the auditor to
have the claims amended accordingly
County Attorney Van Colt asked for
$50 worth of postage stamps. The
method has been to sell a warrant on
the treasury at a discount and then
purchase the stamps. Now the board
referred the matter back to the attor-
ney for an opinion as to whether the
board can not set aside a cash fund for
such a purpose. so as not to have to
suffer a discount.
SUPERINTENDENT of the County
Infirmary Richard G.. Lambert made
an offer TO sell the county some horses
and vehicles that he has been using
while superintendent of the institution.
He offered the whole outfit for sale at
$175. Offer rejected.
II. NJ. Standish called attention to
the bad condition of roads in Bingham
and asked that a supervisor be ap-
pointed without delay
Surveyor Wilkes announced the ap-
pointment of Hyrum S Schofield alb
stractor to made assessor plats. and
asked that he be confirmed. The re-
quest was granted and Mr.. SchOfieId'S
salary fixed at $3.50 per day.
Al H. Ensign, insurance agent,
wanted a portion of the insurance risks
annually carried on the joint build
ing. Filed.
Surveyor Wilkes, in another letter,
asked the board to have the walls of
the hallway in front of his office
cleaned. Loungers during the past
years. have taken fiendish delight in
squirting tobacco juice over the CAL
somined walls.
The offer of Joseph William Taylor
to have his undertaking shop desig-
purpose he granted the county free
use of it, was received and filed with
out action.
The official bond of Mrs. Jennie 3.
! Whipple, superintendent of the county
| infirmary, in the sum OF $4,000, with
Spencer ClawsOn and John H. White
as sureties, was placed on file. Hall
and Rawlins were constituted a COM
mittee to accompany Mrs. Whipple to
take charge of the institution at 10
o'clock this morning.
The following invitation was re-
ceived:
To the Honorable Chairman and Mem
bers of the Board of County Com
nissiOners:
Dear Sirs-On Wednesday next, at
s y. m. at the First COngrega tionaI
church. the Rev w. D. P. Bliss, secre-
tary Of the Episcopal church social
union, viii lecture on social and econo-
mic problems, and you are cordially
invited TO be present. Will you kindly
extend this invitation as far as posi-
BILE, especially among those connected
with our city and state government
Very truly YOURS.