The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-25
BOX ELDERS AFFAIRS.
County Commissioners Transact Big
Batch of Business.
(speciar CORRESPONDENCE,

(Speclal COrreSpOnlence.l
Brigham City, Jan. 2i-At the regular
session of the board of county commits
sioners held here yesterday a full board
Petition from residents Of Snowvine
road district asking for the appointment
OF William Gotham. jr., as road super
visor was presented and referred back
Tor the signatures of more resident tax
aye
cinct asking for the appointment OF
Peter Mortensen as road supervisor was
e a and deferred, on the. grounds that
Manila precinct is included in Bear River
The petition of John Nielsen ct al. of
Mantua asking that the road now cross
ing the east half Of the .nortnweSt
range 1 west, be moved as near as
practicable to the west or salo
land, was on motion, deferred and the
clerk was instructed to ascertain from
the records If said road is a county road;
n b, Cheney represented TO the board
that sixteen acres of land. belonging TO
him was sold TO the county for taxes IN
February. 1897. without his knowledge,
and that lie has paid the taxes on SAID
land for the years 1918. He asked that
the county pay the amount required to
redeem this land. 1t was decided that
Mr.. Cheney be allowed to redeem the land
by paying the Mount due the state,
state school and county school for taxes,
interest and expense of sale
a petition from residents OF HoneyVllle
asking for the appointment of Israel
Hunsaker as justice of the peace, NJ
Lee Bybee as constable in and for Calls
Fort precinct, was read and referred
back for signatures of more of the resi-
lent taxpayers.
The county surveyor was authorized to
revise the assessors a to date. he
will be allowed 50 per day for the serv-
ices.
County Treasurer Glenn Horsley applied
for the appointment of an assistant in his
office during January, and on motion the
application was granted and $50 was al
lowed as salary.
Surveyor Mortensen presented six maps
for the approval of the board The maps
were approved.
On motion Commissioner McMaster was
appointed a committee of one TO look
after the INDECENT poor in Box Elder coun-
ty with power TO act.
Thomas. Crompton appeared before the
board and Informed them that his lease
on the county farm had expired The
board authorized the clerk to advertise
in the Box Elder County News, for sealed
bids to lease the farm for four years. The
county reserving the right TO sell said
farm at any lime.
A communication from L. 1T. Kimball
of Grouse Greek, commencing George
A. Cooke as a suitable person for road
supervisor for that district, also a COM
munication from William P. Paskett re-
commenting Lorenzo Rheims as a suit
able person for the same position We're
read n the clerk was instructed to
notify Messrs. Kimball n Pasket to
present petitions from the taxpayers.
The application of Henry Seegers and
May Eastman for the position of steno-
grapher and typewriter for the county
offices were read and taken under advise
ment.
A number, of claims ag~gregating $175
were allowed.
Notwithstanding the absconding of
Harry Carson Clarke agent, tina gentle
man and company came up on yesterday
mornin'S train and presented What
Happened to Jones at the opera house
last night to a fair sized audience.