The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-23
OBSTRUCT|NG ROCK HAULING
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STILL
CONSIDERING COMPLAINT.
Affairs at Bingham Receive Atten-
tion-Bills to Be Paid Oftener-
Sale of Tax Titles Deferred.

Yesterday mornings session of the
board ot county commissioners was
taken up with the consideration of the
Washington Rock comDany's COM
plant against James Thompson for OBJ
structing the road at the mouth OF
! Spring Hollow, in the east mountains.
Attorney d. H. Wells, on behalf OF
the complainant, had nearly a dozen
witnesses on hand to testify that the
road in question has always been con-
sidered a public highway and used as
such until the accused recently closed
it. Otis Corbett, Peter Peterson. Fred
Peterson, James z. Johnson, H. d.
Harries, LIE Grand Young, John Long
son, c. F. Longson, George Longson,
Charles Longson and n. T. McEwan
gave evidence to substantiate the Rock
companys contention, but Mr.. Thomp-
son was given till Friday morning 10
produce his proof that the lane at the
mouth of Spring Hollow is only d pri-
vate roadway, and over which he
claims TO have exercised only lawful
dominion as owner thereof.
A w. Forman was awarded the con-
tract to sprinkle the dusty roads
through the town of Bingham, at the
price of $3.50 per day. Z. 5. Bowden
tied Mr.. Fornan on bidding.
Thomas E. Jones complained that the
waste rock from the Cuba mine in
Bingham is thrown on the dump in
such a manner as to endanger the life
and limb of persons passing on the
narrow roadway below. The matter
was referred to the committee on ROADS.
Joseph Muir's complaint that the
watermaSter threatened to tear out the
fiume near the intersection Of Twelfth
South and Tenth East streets, leaving
the dangerous ditch unprotected, was
referred TO the road committee.
The county surveyor reported as cor
rect the plat of school section SO, town
snip south, range l west, as prepared
by II. S. Joseph and ]. D. II. McAllis-
ter, showing the public highways, and
the same was approved by the board.
By resembling resolution fixing the
first and third Mondays as the time for
making appropriations to pay claims
against the county. the transaction of
such business will be in order at any
meeting of the board hereafter.
Because, in the opinion Of the county
attorney, thirty days notice, instead CT
ten, are required before Offering for
sale the county's tax sale titles to real
estate, the matter of making the auc-
ton sales was deferred until new bids
for publishing notice of sale can be
called for.
County Attorney Putnam presented
the draft of a new ordinance authoriz-
ing the collection OF license from mer-
chants. butchers and others at the pres
ent schedule of rates. but action on The
bill went over for one week.
The demand from the state board
of health that the county commission
ers obey the law requiring the creation
of local health boards. was laid on the
table. to be considered next Monday.
County Treasurer Lynch reported
that Summit county is entitled to only
S45.22, instead of S104.1S. as its share of
taxes collected last year on sheep
owned in Salt Lake county and sum-
mered in Summit.
Responding to the citation to show
cause why he should not support his
wife. August Leopold, an employee of
the Rio Grande Western, asked the
board to advance him money to send
her to her folks. Leopold declared he
would pay back the loan as soon as he
could, and the matter was referred
to Commissioner Whitaker, with power
to act.