The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-08
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY,
SALARY OF SCHOOL SUPERIN-
TENDENT FIXED AT 81, 800.
A Petition For Use of the Surplus
Canal-Clairn of the Sprague Elec-
trio Company-Miscellan Bus
mess Transacted By the Board.

The board of county commissioners
yesterday fixed the annual salary of
the county school superintendent at
ST. 600 for the two years term commenc-
ing next July. The sum fixed is the
maximum and is the same as allowed
for the current term. This action was
taken in obedience to the law q ling
that the new superintendent salary be
fixed at least SO days before the county
school election.
Immediately after this action, the
commissioners listened to the reading
of a letter from DR.. John r. Park, state
superintendent of public instruction, di-
recting attention to the requisite quail
locations of candidates for the superin-
tendency to be filed next July, the COM
pensation and other provisions of the
law pertinent to the subject. The clerk
was directed to inform the state super
intendent that the salary of the official
over whom the board has jurisdiction,
had already been fixed, according to
law.
PETITION FOR USE OF SURPLUS
CANAL.
The South Jordan Canal company, the
North Jordan Irrigation company and
the Utah & Salt Lake Canal company,
by Angus NJ. Cannon, William II. HaiSh
and II. T. Spencer, the respective presi-
dents, represented that for the past IL
years the waste water from these ca
nails discharged through a drain ditch
into White lake, but that said method
Of dispoSing of the waste water had
been prohibited by decision of the SUI
preme court. 1t therefore became ne
cessary TO adopt some other system of
drainage, and a new drain ditch had
been located west of White lake to a
point below the head gate of the North
Point Consolidated canal, in the Sur
plus canal, which is owned by the city
and county jointly.
The matter was referred to Commits
sioners Hall and Rawlins, to confer
with a like committee from the city
council.
The Sprague Electric Elevator COM
pany protested against the rejection of
its claim in the sum of $685.. 20'for max
ing good some defects in the propelling
screw. The company contended that it
was not liable under any clause in its
two years guaranty, but that the re-
pairs were made necessary by ''the ac-
cidental interference of some foreign
body with certain parts of the elevator
mechanism" The protest was referred
to the county attorney.
\ CONSTABLE FOR DEPUTY
SHERIFF.
The application of William II. Ham
ilton, constable of Mill creek precinct,
for appointment as a deputy sheriff TO
operate in Murray and his home pre-
cinct, was referred to the county attor-
ney and the sheriff. The applicant pro-
posed to turn over to the county treas
ury ali fees earned by him, except for
business originating in the two justices
courts, which latter class of fees would
be his compensation.
A DISALLOWED STAMP CLAIM.
The requisition of County Auditor
Game for $50, with which to buy post
age stamps, was disal!owed, tor the
reason that the proposed expenditure
was deemed to be unnecessary, consid- /
ering the sums appropriated for this !
purpose last year and recently.
CONSIDERATION OF MAPS.
County Surveyor Wilkes new road |
map was approved, and one copy was |
ordered filed with the county clerk and |
one with the state land board, as re- /
CURED by law.
James H. Beck's may of thesoutheast /
quarter of section 16. township 8 south, |
range l east. school land, was ordered |
referred to the county surveyor
The board appropriated a number of /
current expense claims and adjourned. |