Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-23
OGDEN.
IN, council cou.,y Ans'r.- Recorder ="
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assault with intent to NIL H. w. fishe'
an h. held before Justice NJ. A.
n,,e,ien at 10 o'clock n. IN. tomorrow. n,
M Office In the Utah state journal
y.sterday afternoon u. II. Fisher. the
IN who was shot last sunday ~ sum-
me. was down town and AZ MS "'hoo'
MS wound In not "a bad one.
cotiSry COMMISSIONERS
m. regular weekly meeting ~ the
,.,srd was held yesterday. with all the
,nc,nbers present. The following busi-
mess was tranrnctedi
commissioner Smith reported tina, th'
board ~ n committee had met WIN the
STATE hoard Of equalization on FRIDAY,
Nav 18th. for the purpose " consider.
ne Inc assessment 81 1872. The matte
II vntuationH. ETC.. wsfe Informally lis
rnssel. The state board was ~ the
,rlulon that the assessment was too
law. hut the board ~ county commits.
sioneru believe that the present assess
mcnt was hleh enough, ana that an
increase Of the same would work u
hardship on the taxpayers of Weber
The official bond Of John Driver.
county physician. with Jesse J. Driver
and John scowcruft ar Hur'tics. was
rad and ordered approved. .
A petition received from citisens ~
Huntsville praying for the erection OF
bridge across Spring creek. was read
and taken under advl-ement
THE ABSTRACT BUSINESS.
Commissioner Adams offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unnni.
nously adopted.
Whereas. Information has come TO
this board that the county recorder
y J. Ilendershnt, has been making nb.
stracta Of title and taking and certify
ing acknowledgements ever sine" IN"
commencement Of his term of oihce.
and. whereas. he has failed 60 Include
the fees for the same In his monthly
statements made under the provisions
u section 1903 Of the Revised statutes.
and has failed 10 pay s.'h fees to the
county treasurer, now. be n, resolved,
frst, that the county recorder be ana
i hereby requested 10 make state
msnt uf all such fees received by him
from the beginning ~ his term ~ office
10 aud Including the month of May,
is9a and that h. make such statement
ln duplicate and fiie one ~ such state.
ments with the county treasurer and
the other with the county auditor. ON
or before the nrst Monday In June.
issa and that he ~ the time n Ming
such statement pay In the county treas
urer all such fees
aecoud-ne n further resolved. that
until the statements and payments arr
made no hereinbcforc required, no fur
ther payments ~ salary shall he made
To said county recorder. and that the
county auditor he and he IL hereby In
strucied not to draw amy salary war
rant IN favor ~ said recorder untN the
further order ~ this board.
Third-Iic II further resolved, that the
clerk ~ this board nj once deliver To
said county recorder "a certified copy
~ these resolutions.
a resolution instructing the county
awes~or 90 correct the assessment rolls
by inserting descriptions ~ all proper
~ by mctca and bounds. pursuant 60
decision Of the Hon. Henry n. Rolapp.
was unanimously approved.
The sum 81 ttoco was ordered thanH-
fcrrsd from the general TO the salary
fund
After attending TO and adjusting
some tar matters. the board adjourned
until Saturday. at 10 o'clock a. ~.
THE REconpER's VIEWS.
County Recorder Hendcrrhot. Mt
whom a resolution OF the board OF coun-
~ commissioners Ia directed, claims
that h. IL doing AMI has "A right 10 do
a regular abstract business that u n
separate. frOn and has no connection
with county affnirn officially; that his
abstract business II "a private hnair,
carried ON by private corporntioni
that he has the same rights 10 accept
fees Tor private work that county AT.
torney has to practice law and accept
fees FOR his services.
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
George W. Inrkin Jr. OF the UNDER
taking firm Of tarlSln a Son. lott fot
Denver last nlEht IN company with I"-
aeph W, Taylor OF Salt Lake, The gem
tlenen have gone 10 attend q eonN.n.
ton ~ the embnlmsra OF colorado, wy
uminE. New Mexico and Utah, for IN
ftructiona In einbalminR ana ehnininh-
iinn BY the state health authorities.
Professor W. ~. Stewart Of the state
University iecturcd before the county
teachers at their haif-trrm me-ting on
Saturday. on the subject Of New
Movements In Education" The lecture
was an intellectual treat and much hp-
precia,ed by the teachers, Thc lnsu-
tutr adjourned at the clos" OF the lee.
iurc for three weeks. To meet at II
o'clock q. m. In the county court house.
In the police Justices court y"ftrf-
day morning seven Migrants were given
tickets .of.lrave and told 10 move on.
and Ave wers sent To the rtockade 10
break ston. for the paving Of Twenty
fourth street.
Ysstsrday afternoon, about siis
o'clock. death visited the home o. MIR,
and Mrs. A. iiuns at s0li Washington
avenue. ana took away their little one
year-old Elrl
The weather was mild and pleasant
yesterday, and there were some indi-
cations % the breaking up Of winter
and the coming Of spring.
OGDEN CITY COUNCIL.
The council met at $50 y. m, all the
members being present, President u,
H. Browning In the chair.
Miscellaneous claims amounting 20
s.. tts a., In which was si.ss5 for ave
Eprtnhlerr, recently purchased, was al
lowed and ordered paid. and regular
payroliH, aKgrcgating N,iu were also
ordered paid. and the claim OF Weber
county for tsss,ss for collecting 1888
taxes, was allowed.
The contract for paving district No.
3 was presented. duly signed by all
parties concerned: the bond Tor $500
being aligned by Dennis A. smyth. Al
fred W. Meet. and Hugo u, white On
motion Of Councilman Jones, tho con-
tract and bond were approved.
Interest. exchange ana cownisslon.
amounting 10 u.sstsI. was ordered paid
on Improvement bonds of 1917,
Further time was granted the street
committee to report on the extension
~ the water mains on Wall ANA Pat
terron avenues.
J. u. Coolidge former water super.
intendent OF ogden city, protected