The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-04
COUNTY, SCHOOLS.


Colt appeared before the board, and made
a lengthy plea to have Silverton added 70
the Fifty-Seventh school district, and
Little Cottonwood to the Forty-Second.
The proposition met with a rather chilly
reception from Commissioner Armstrong,
who was opposed to having districts Y
miles in length. He also argued that If
the addition of Silverton were made, min
ers who have no children would be I'M
justly compelled to pay school tax. Be
sides this. the commissioner was OF the
opinion that there were no children at
Silverton to be educated, except when
visitors went there in the summer. county
Surveyor Wilkes also took part in the
discussion. The matter went over until
the next meeting of the board.
w. II. Skillman was allowed to redeem
his property upon the payment OF taxes,
and costs were abated on account OIL MS
being in INDECENT circumstances.
A letter from State Auditor Richards
to County Auditor Caine, denying her re-
quest for S1,47997, was received by the
board. This amount is half of the total
cost of copying and proof reading the
West Mountain mining district records
from July 1st to Nov. 30th, and was de-
MED by the state auditor, who explained
making such payments.
The clerk of the commission was in
structed to advise the county commission
ers of Sewer county that on account of
the severity of the operation she had
undergone, it would be impossible to re-
move Mrs. Thomas HamSworth from the
inform the commissioners as to the cost
of keeping her.
THE INFIRMARY.
The report of Mrs. Jennie B. WhiDDle.
superintendent of the county intirmary.
was received and referred. 1t showed the
number of inmates on Dec. to be 90, to
which number six were added during the
month Five were discharged and one
died leaving total of Go inmates at the
close of the month. The sum of $50 was
ordered appropriated to the lnhrnary
fund.
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
Sheriff Lewis submitted his report, Civ
ing a detailed account of disbursements
and showing a balance now on hand OF
$19455. An appropriation of $3.50 was made
to the contingent fund, and the report
was referred. A further report from the
sheriff showed that the fees collected for
December amounted to $44S.65.
The application OF Joseph Rlchards OF
Bingham for a LIQUOR license went over
in order to give the applicant an oDDor-
tunity to file new bond. The bond sub
mitted was imperfect as the present law
requires that it show whether or not the
place where the liquor is to be sold IS
within one-half a mile of an Incorporated
CITY, If it comes within that radius the
cost of the license IS the same as II the
place of business were in a city
The resignation of A. T. Mason. justice
of Bluff Dale, was accepted. and the mat
ter referred to the county attorney for
recommendation
The application of A V Officer for the
refunding of money which he paid as
taxes on property not belonging to him
was referred TO the county attorney for
an opinion.
MONTGOMERY APPOINTED.
On recommendation of Sheriff Lewis.
John Montgomery, jr. was appointed
deputy sheriff to fill the place of j. b.
Timmony. and Arthur Cummings was
made court bailiff, in place of w. A. VIII
son.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
A remarkable document was received
from Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ButterwOrth
Samuel and his wife and three children
had a fall from a buggy while crossing
Bingham Canyon creek in West Jordan
precinct. Butterworth said that on &C
count of q defective embankment they
We're all thrown from the diligence. and
riage and the three children were dam !
aged in the sum of $500. He demanded that ,
this amount be paid by the. commission. !
The petition was promptly denied.
Bishop McRae appeared before the /
board in the interests of II taxpayers of /.
Salt Lake county. The bishop claimed /
that university land on which filings had /
been made was taxed in a most remark /
a bic manner. Some. he said. were taxed i
at the market valuation of the land. I
others to the extent of the cash they had /
paid and still others had been taxed TO .
no extent at all He wanted the money
refunded in every case in which the title /
TO the land was not vested in the individ- /
ual who paid the tax. The question was
referred to the county attorney for an
opinion