The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15
A PENsIoNER DISQUALIFIED.

county attorney was directed to sub
nit an opinion as to the county's LA
bility in this matter.
A PENSIONER DISQUALIFIED.
At yesterdays board meeting the
pension which Alice Morrissey has
been receiving from the county since
her husband was killed while engaged
in the execution of his duties as a
special peace officer at Bingham on
July 4, 1895, was cut off. 1t had come
to the boards knowledge that the de-
pendent woman had REMARKED and
settled in American Fork, and the
necessity of continuing the SO monthly
allowance was deemed to have ceased
TO exist.
On recommendation of the relief
committee Thomas Cannells petition
for the abatement of the tax on his
$500 mortgage, was granted. 1t was
shown that the interest earnings were
the only means of support the old
gentleman has.
THE DAVIS DAMAGE CLAIM.
The old claim of George Davis in
the sum of $549 for damages alleged to
have been done to his land, fence and
orchard on account of the county hav-
ing taken a portion of the land for
road purposes and cutting off his sup
ply of irrigating water from the Holli-
day ditch was called up on the de-
mand of Attorney Eichnor for an adj
justment of his clients claim. The
matter has been slumbering since last
November. when the county attorney
reported that the claimant had only
an adverse title to the land surrounded
by his fence. and until it was shown
how much land Davis actually owned
il could not be determined to what eX-
tent the county's liability runs. The
matter was referred to the road COM
mittee.
RELATING TO ROAD SUPERvIS-
ORS.
r. S. Hamilton rendered his resigna-
ton as road supervisor of District No.
IS. on account of being called on a
mission, and recommended the appoint
ment of Thomas NJ. Hamilton as his
successor. The matter was referred to
the committee on roads and bridges.
The claim of Charles Elkins of Cres-
cent, in the sum of $96, for damages
done 10 his potato and wheat crop last
season by reason of the road super
visor of his district ing up an irri-.
eating ditch, leading to his land, in
making road improvements, was al
lowed at SIS. on recommendation of
the committee to whom the claim had
been referred.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Relative to L. L. Nunn's petition for
a franchise to construct and operate an
electric railroad along the county high
ways from southwest of the city to
Bingham. the clerk was directed to
notify Mr.. Num- that the board desires
a conference with him before taking
final action on his petition.
The petition of August Robyn for a
refund of tax on a mortgage amount
ing TO S50.Se. and paid under protest,
was referred back, the accompanying
affidavit being defective in that it
failed 10 show when petitioner became
a nonresident.
The official bond Of Joseph S. Nous
ley as justice of the peace of Bluff
Dale precinct for the unexpired term
was approved. The sureties, Lewis II.
Mousley and Charles NJ. Cannon, quail
fed in the sum of 81 800.
Appropriations were made of a large
number of current expense claims
Among the number was one for 800
to cover expenses incurred by c. o.
Whittemore in taking dispositions of
witnesses resident in Chicago for use
in defending the suits pending against
the county for payment of the repudi-
ated furniture warrants.
The board adjourned till next Mon
day.