The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-04
CONSIDERED MANY THINGS.
Utah County Commissioners Hold
Busy Session.
(SpeciaI Correspondence)

! Especial Correspondence
Provo, April 3.-The county commission
ers of Utah county met in regular ses-
sion today and transacted the following
| business:
Petition of A B. Walker, treasurer of
Pleasant Grove school district, asking for
1872 u, special tax reported uncollected by
county treasurer and since. said report
paid in. was taken under advisement.
Pe1tion Of r. w. Lewis. asking for the
privilege of redeeming a tax sale made
N 1894 upon the property of e. Weech at
Goshen, was taken under Amusement.
Petition of R. NJ. Davis ct al. of Pleas
ant Grove, asking for aid from the county
for Mrs Ellen Frinsten, aged so years,
and totally blind. was referred TO Com
missioner Davis. with power TO act.
T. IL. Beatty, secretary of the state board
of health. requested that the county COM
missioners comply with section HOG, re-
latlng to the establishing of local board
OF health. Taken under Amusement.
John Sharp. state fish and game ward
en-, requested that he be furnished with
the names of all deputy state, fish and
game commissioners for Utah county.
Taken under advisement.
A communication from the state board
OF hortlculture suggested the names OF
Melvin Smith, George Ginger and Henry
fruit tree inspector for Utah county, as
provided by law. Taken under advise
ment.
The r. G. W., per E. J. Yard, chief en-
gineer. communicated that certain
changes in the county road through
Provo canyon would be unavoidable. and
that the changes would be made under
the direction of the county commission
ers # they so wished. Taken under adj
visement.
L. N. Olsen of Thistle was granted a
liquor Hcense bond affirmed
Alvin B. Huntington, per J. S. Boyer,
petittoned for the sum of $50 due him as
county bee Inspector for 1895 and 1896.
Taken under Amusement.
County Physician (HpnrQ,a p
ported that an autopsy had been held on
the Shotwell child, with negative results.
Report adopted and ordered filed.
Road Supervisor Harmer of Springville
called --e attention of the board to roads
in his district and the collection of poll
tax by Springyille City. Referred to Com
An opinion by County Attorney Evans
upon the liability of cities and counties
for the care of their INDECENT dead and
poor was adopted.
Attorney Evans reported upon the claim
of Walker Bibbins for an injury to his
house caused by an overflow of Provo
river. caused by the dam of the Telluride
Power & Transmission company; county
not liable. He also reported upon the
claim of III. J. Martinsen, for a refunding
of fees paid to county clerk, recommend
ing that $40 be refunded. Adopted. and the
amount appropriated.
In the matter of the suit of A. H. Ra-
leigh VS.: R. l.. Campbell, to which Utah
county is a, co-defendant by virtue of a
tax sale, county attorney recommended
that he be permitted to authorize plaintiff
to take judgment against Utah county,
provided no costs accrue against the coun-
ty Adopted.
IN the matter of the suit of A H Ra-
leigh VS.. Utah county, regarding certain
tax sales upon the premises of A. j.
Stewart ct al, county attorney recon-
mended settlement for 800. Adopted.
The county attorney recommended a
county ordinance to collect revenue from
mercantile business in the county not
prohibited by law. Report adopted and
county attorney ordered to draft ordi-
nance.
He also recommended that suit be COM
menced against owners of cattle driven
through Provo canyon and damaging the
county roads who refuse to pay as
sessed damages Adopted