The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-04

reason of the fact that tax equalization
matters occupied practically all of the
commissioners time in June, many
subjects came up yesterday for con-
sideration. In addition to the business
which is mentioned below the board
passed upon numerous claims for cur
rent expenses and for last months sala-
ries of officials and employees.
One of the important matters affect
ing the proper transaction of public
business was the adoption of reso-
luton, offered by Commissioner Wool
ley, requiring the heads of all the coun-
ty departments to demand that in
voices accompany the delivery of all
supplies purchased and the checking of
the invoices by the auditor with month
ly bills.
Printing Bids Opened.
Bids from the Utah Lithographing
company, Kelly & Co, the Star Print
ing company, George O. Cannon &
Sons company, the Deseret News COM
pany, Margetts Brothers and the Penn
broke Stationery company, for furnish
ing all the county'S printing and sta
tionery supplies the ensuing fiscal year,
Were opened, but from the fact that il
could not be readily discerned which
was the lowest bidder, Auditor Wood
was directed to tabulate the figures for
the boards guidance.
The board declined to grant the re-
quest of the Deseret News for the pub
LEGATION of the recently enacted ordi-
nance on sanitary regulations in the
semi-weekly edition. The publication
had already been made in The Herald,
which circulates throughout the entire
county, and if any further publicity of
the ordinance should be deemed neces-
sary the board VIII authorize copies
of the ordinance to be given out freely
and posted in conspicuous places.
a communication from the commits
sioners of Tooele county was read, re-
questing the board to name a price per
month at which an old .nan named
Davis from Tooele would be cared for
in the Salt Lake infirmary. Inasmuch
as there is no room to spare in this
couaty's poor farm, the board con-
cluded to decline the request from Too
ele county.
Care of the Travelled Roads.
On Recommendation of the committee
on roads and bridges it was resolved
q to grant the petition of citizens Of
Bingham that the Markham gulch road
be cared for as a county highway. Sur
yeyor Wilkes was directed 10 locate
and plat the road.
In granting the petition of leading
Taxpayers of Bingham for the sprink-
ling of the upper Bingham road, the
contract for the work was awarded to
A.IW. Foreman at a price of $3.50 per
day, ana Road Supervisor Beaver was
directed to erect the necessary water
tank.
John NJ. Cannon and about a hundred
Sother residents of Forest Dale. includ-
Tybaalr1af1 rafi+f1nEl for. ha
sprinkling of the dusty highway on
Seventh East street from Twelfth to
Thirteenth South, leading to Calders
park The matter was referred to the
COMMITTEE on roads with power to act.
The presiding bishopric of The Nor
mon church requested the Improvement
of Twelfth South street from the Rio
Grande Western track to State street,
so as to make the highway passable il
bad weather, and the matter was refer
red TO the road committee.
Relative to the dangerous piece of
road IN Parley's canyon above and
alongside the Rio Grande Western rail-
way track, the committee on roads was
Instructed to visit the place with
view toward changing the highway or
fencing it in.
Peace officers For Bingham.
On petition of prominent citizens of
b4ISIditl anu recommendation OF Dep
uty Sheriff Heaston. NJ. Fitzgerald r.
W. Palmer, H. c. Ellison and E Nc
Farland were appointed special peace
officers at Bingham for July 8, and >,
at A compensation of s.. so per day each
County Fish and Game Warden earn
represented TO the board that in many
irrigating bitches and canals in the
county hundreds of fish had found
their way past the danger limits be-
cause the law requiring fish screens
had not been complied with. In many
Instances he said it had been necessary
to carry the fish in buckets back TO
the natural streams. On his recon-
incubation authority was given for the
erection Of fish wheels wherever they
were deemed necessary.
Change IN Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Howells stated to the board
that he had promoted John Montgom-
cry, jr, to the position of chief deputy,
the place filed by NJ. S. Woolley be-
fore he was chosen TO succeed the late
Francis Armstrong on the board of
county. commissioners The salary of
the chief deputy he wished to remain at
$50 a month, and to succeed Deputy
Montgomery he had promoted John B.
Cummock, whose duties would be in
the civil department mainly. Deputies
Harris and DowSe would thus take
higher rank from their old positions to
the criminal department of the office.
but without increase in ton
However, the sheriff recommended that
Deputy Goldman's salary be raised
from $50 TO S15. because he. in addition
TO his day duties at Murray, is com
PEELED to patrol frequently at nights in
the vicinity of Bingham Junction and
elsewhere. For faithful services he
also urged that the salary of Railiff
Perry be raised from $50 to $50, and the
allowance of Night Jailer Gulbransen
be adjusted at $40 instead of $50 The
filling OF the vacancy in the office
would bA deferred, he said, until the
courts resume their sessions in the fall.
Because of the desirability of getting
the matter in the record, action on the
sherif's recommendations was deferred
until a written communication is sub
nlitted by him.
Financial Reports.
County School Superintendent Van
Colt reported the condition of the spec
idl fund of $4,000 for the fiscal year as
follows: Payment of superintendent's
salary, $1,000; compensation OF board
Of examiners, $13S.65; expenses OF coun-
ty institutes, $3.50; contingent expenses
of county superintendent's office, $6S465.
Balance on hand. $500 O5.
superintendent Whipple of the county
infirmary, reported seventy-fVe pa
tients in her charge June l, eleven ad-
mitted during month. seven discharges
and two died. leaving SeVenty-seyen
inmates on June 80.
Commissioner Whitaker reported the
expenditure of $166.25 from the pauper
contingent fund during June, leaving