The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-27

his election being reported to him, he
expressed his appreciation of the high
honor conferred. and announced his in
tention of striving to fill the office sat
isfaetorily to his colleagues and the
public
Immediately the board adjourned I'M
til 10 o'clock this morning, when a re-
organization will be effected by the
election of a chairman and the reap
pointment of standing committees.
Commissioner Woolley qualified later
in the afternoon by taking the official
oath and filing his bond in the sum of
$4,000, with Henry NJ. Dinwoodey and
Herbert ]. FouIger as sureties. He will
meet with the board this morning and
help clear up the accumulation of busi-
ness that has necessarily been side
tracked during the past two weeks
while Commissioners Rawlins and
Whitaker have been in session as a
board of equalization.
The Democratic Choice.
That Commissioner Woolley is well
qualified to acceptably fill the office,
none of the many who enjoy his ac-
quaintance will doubt. At the Demo-
cratic county convention last October
he was nominated as county commits
sioner on the first ballot, but magnani-
mously withdrew in order that the
county outside of the city might have
representation on the board The nom-
inationSfor assessor was rendered him,
but he felt that in honor he could not
accept.
Commissioner Wcoiley has been in
this city since 1855, and has made Salt
Lake his home almost continuously. In
his youth ne was employed in the office
of his father, Edwin d. Woolley, who,
for many years, was county recorder,
and later he served under Angus NJ.
Cannon when he was recorder He has
had years of successful mercantile ex-
perience in responsible position with
the Thirteenth Ward Coop, and as
manager Of the Freeze Mercantile COM
pany. He served the people of the
Fourth precinct for three years as a
member of the board of education, and
in that capacity his abilities were fully
appreciated Since the death of Bishop
W. L. n. Allen, Mr.. Woolley has been
bishop of the dominant church for the
Twenty-first ward
Vacancy In Sheriff's Office.
Immediately upon his election to the
commissionership, Mr.. Woolley tender
ed his resignation to Sheriff Howells
as his chief deputy and bookkeeper.
While Offering him his congratulations,
Sheriff Howells expressed regret that
his chief assistant was about TO sever
his connection with the office.
In all probability Sheriff Howells will
promote Deputy Sheriff John Montgom-
cry, jr., to the place vacated by Mr..
Woolley. Deputy Montgomery is well
and favorabIy known as an efficient
officer, and his promotion will undoubt-
eddy please the patrons of the office
The plan of promotions viii likely ele-
vate Bailey d. K. Johnson to Deputy
Montgomery position in the civil de-
partment.
Sheriff Howells has not determined
who he viii appoint to the bailiff's
place, nor will the new man be named,
il is probable, until the fall The
courts will cease grinding soon for the
summer. and the sheriff believes he can
get along without additional help, al
though the Office force has been unpre-
cedentedly busy recently, until the fall
term of court opens, thus saving the
taxpayers the expense of the bailiff's
salary.