The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-11
Proposition For the County To Illu-
mine Higgins Boulevard.
COMPLAINTS ON ROADS
UNITED STATES SOIL INSPECTOR
GIVEN A MAP.
Bug Expert Will Instruct Orchard
ists-Two Precinct Officers Resign
Rules For Janitors and Night
watchman-Sheriff's Recommend
ations Approved.

Since private enterprise is likely To
provide the expense of furnishing cleo
trio street lights for the South Main
street boulevard below the city limits,
DR.. c. w. Higgins is exerting himself
to induce the board of county commits
sioners to bear a portion of the expense
! of providing illumination for the west
| Temple street drive from Tenth to
! Twelfth South. In support of his plea
| to the board yesterday, DR.. Higgins
submitted a proposition from Manager
Campbell of the Union Light & Power
company, agreeing 10 erect and equip
ten arc lights on West Temple street
if the county would pay $500 for the
current until Oct. Is. The matter was
referred to the committee of the whole
for investigation and report.
Nicol Hood and a large number of
other residents of Sugar ward COM
planned that the sprinkling of Twelfth
South street from Seventh East to the
penitentiary was imperfectly done, IL
done at all. The complaint was referred
to the road committee.
The petition of Lewis NJ. Cannon and
others for the grading and improve
ment for travel of Eighth West street
from Tenth to Twelfth South was re-
ferred TO the committee on roads.
An appropriation of S157.40 was made
to George Davis as damages awarded
by the district court for condemnation
and seizure of a strip of land off the
Davis farm in Holiday precinct, needed
for road purposes. The road supervisor
of that district will proceed at once to
open the highway to its full width.
Because he is going away, n. II. Hal
strOm rendered his resignation as road
supervisor of Sandy precinct. On his
recommendation, G. L. ROsengren was
appointed to succeed Supervisor Hal
strom.
Maps For Soil Experts.
County Surveyor Wilkes transmitted
to the board the request of Thomas H.
Means, assistant inspector in the divis-
ion of soils, United States department
of agriculture, for a map of the county
to aid him in undertaking the study of
alkali lands in this valley with a view
toward determining the feasibility of
retaining them for agricultural pur-
poses, as noted last week in The Her
aid. The surveyor was directed to
comply with the government expert s
request.
On recommendation of County Fruit
Tree Inspector Sorenson, the employ
ment of Thomas II. Walk was author
lied for one month to instruct orchard
lists in Union precinct on the best
other Notwithstanding pests.
Because he is too busy" James P.
Kersey sent in his resignation as con-
stable of Brighton precinct. The resig-
nation was accepted, but the appoint
ment of successor was deferred.
Illegal Tax Sales.
County Attorney Putnam submitted
an opinion holding that the delinquent
tax sales against the Eagle Foundry &
Machine company for the years 1897
and 1898, amounting, with penalties, to
$391.79, were void, for the reason that
the court should have been applied to
for an order directing the receiver to
pay the taxes. On the attorneys recon-
mendation, the receivers tender of
$685. in cancellation of the tax liens
was accepted, interest being computed
at s per cent yearly, instead of at IS
per cent.
A set of rules governing the hours of
labor and prescribing the duties of the
joint building Waterman and the JAM
tors, was adopted. In addition. it was
ordered that Chief Janitor Siddoway be
provided with a badge to designate his
authority.
a resolution offered by Commissioner
Whitaker was adopted, declaring that
hereafter no supplies be purchased ex-
cept through the county auditor, and
then only upon requisition from heads
of departments, approved by the COM
missioners.
Changes In Sheriff's Office.