Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-02
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY.
School Tax Levy Request by supt. Van
Cott-fccs In Clerks Office.

The nrnt matter To claim the atten-
ton of the board u county commission
crH at ita afternoon session. late yes.
sale Of county property. tho contract
Of which was awarded To the News"
County School Superintendent Van
Colt presented a Recommendation that
the county school tax levy for this year
be fixed at four mills, but n was
doomed best 10 do nothing In the mat
ter until all icyicu arr made. Mr.. Van
cot, said In support Of his suggestion
that the revenue Of the county schools
last year amounted 20 tss,pii.ss. on a
fouf-imlll ievy. which. together with ths
amount received from the state and
district taxes, was scarcely enough 10
run the schools Tor eight months, be-
cause Of tho continued Increase Of the
school population and the much larger
attendance, more revenue u needed.
other than tho money raised by dis.
irict ieyiss which the Taxpayers and
trustees have Internationally voted
FOR the maintenance OF the schools. on
the Huppoaition that the county levy
viii remain ~ of yorc. four mills, the
district leyles have been based. and he
believes that the poorer districts would
ruffcr " the general tax rate of four
mills be diminished.
County Attorney Putnam rendered
very able opinion anont the
question OF warrant Interest. In
which II II said that thcfc
N no reason why the county should sue
ex.Trcnfurer Lynn as stephens a
smith. the attorneys for Ellsworth
Daggclt and H. l., Tracy recommended
10 he done I'VE weeks nTu. The clients
Of the attorneys made an Investment In
the old series VI county warrants which
bore eight per cent annual Interest, but
which, Including other warrants issued
beyond the legal debt limit. were vail
dated by the action NJ the Legislature
u June 8. 1896. The rate of interest
was, by the act 81 valuation. nned nj
nyu per cent. ana County Treasurer
Lynch offered to redeem DagFctt a
Tracy's warrants on that basis. the su-
prone court UNFOLDING that action. In
view of the fact that the greater part
OF the validated warrants were, after
effective 1896. The rate ~ Interest
cent bonds, aud the warrants redeemed
az the ratio ~ eight per cent interest
by w. T.. Lynn. then county treasury,
Daggett n Tracy. the warrant hoideia
on March 9th, asked tho county COM
miHsiOnerH Ia recover from the sN-
treasurer the excess % intercu, paid out
By Alr, Lynn In redemption 81 the war
rants that were turned In for bonds.
In the opinion ~ the county attorney
the treasurer was IN no wise liable for
the payment ~ Interest. and he adj
yised the board To- that effect yesterday,
Mr, Putnam said that the warrants
were properly drawn. and that nothing
was omitted necessary 10 their valid
Ivy.
Following ia tho statement Of fcos
received by County Clerk Dunbar for
his department for tho month VI
Aprll'
Total rccciptI from Third dis
trlct court department.. - 1OS,t0
Receipts Tor marriage licenses 1900
Receipts for interpretations e. d. 1850
Probate Fees 90 %. 81. 80, ...s, ~ W
Recclpis for merchants license. a5Gs
Receipts miscellaneous 80. 80. 400
Total receipts from county
clerks department =. 80. %. l.'a'AS
Total receipts Of clerks office
Tor the month e. >, .',.slgHfp
Tho pauper report for last month
shows the following;
Number Of inmates at beginning OF
month, {" d. .. /. 10
Number of inmates adinltted..,...
Total, :. 80. ...,.,,....,. 100
Discharged. q. ... .,... ..,... -. "a
Died, .tsssssss.ssssss - - -
Number of Inmates April a0th.. =. "
A communication was received from
MC.Ifall, attorney for Wm.stcphenaon,
| nsklng Tor the refund Of tnxea paid
through error on personal property.
| Ordered referred To county treasurer.
The communication from County SUR
yoyor wilkes, submitting plat 81 drain
| ditch from Twelfth South 10 Jordan
river was received Tho following letter
was received by the board from Dey
& street, attorneys:
Gentlemen--We have delayed taking
| further proceedings agninat the county
| IN the matter " the claim OF x-SherifI
| n. 4. LOWS for salary. laboring under
the impression that the matter had