Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
did financial rating possessed by Weber
IMPROVEMENT BONDS.

wy sun VI SiOVVVV iof tue beuelhl I'M
proyement and building Of roads and
bridges IN the county and for the oper-
ation OF the tramway, and also for the
boulevard and new bridge leading TO
the mouth Of Ogden canyon, The bonds
become due twenty years after date and
draw interest at per cent per annum.
The law under which the bonds We're
issued requires the board 20 levy tax
each year for the payment Of the an
nual interest accrulng on the bonds,
ana also to create sinking fund for
The ultimate liquidation and extnguish-
ment Of the bonds themselves This
slnhing fund has, from time to time,
U the board was successful In so doing
been loaned to the surrounding coun-
Ties OF the state, and also TO the Ogden
board OF education, but OF late the
board experienced considerable dlhlcul-
~ IN making satisfactory loans, and
the sinking fund on September 1st APP
proximaled about $4,000, which was de-
posted IN the bank and for which the
county received no return. Therefore,
the board, after expending no little
tlme ana trouble, succeeded IN purchas-
ing forty of these bonds from the hold
ers OF the same by paying the principal
NO'OOO and a premium equivalent to six
months interest.
so II VIII be SEEM that by so investing
the sinking fund money, the county was
saved the interest for the remaining
period the bonds would run. These
bonds were purchased by G. r. 1ol-
lingswofth In New York In September
Of this year, who conducted the nogo.
tiatlons on behalf OF the board of
county commissioners, and It Is the in
tention Of the board IL It can locate
any more Of the bonds TO purchase
them In the same manner as Just stat
ed, lust as soon as the sinking fund
amounts to q sufficient sum that will
justify making the purchase,
COUNTY WARRANTS.
on the first OF January Of this year
Weber county had warrants outstand-
ing and unpaid approximQting $4,000
and had cash In the several funds other
than the sinking fund Of approximately
100000, and by adding 10 the warrants
outstanding, those since issued during
the year, and deductlng those paid, will
leave outstanding at the first Of the
year. warrants amounting TO approXi-
mately the same amount of cash In tho
several funds, exclusive OF the sinking
fund, Thus II Will be seen, that the
slight deficit Of 1900 has been practically
wiped out during the pear II was be-
cause OF making up the deficit Of last
year that the Board has been unable
to eSpond any large amount upon the
roads and highways this year, but
commencing with January lst next,
with practically no floating indebted
ness, they will be able TO apportIon the
years revenue In such a manner as
VIII permit Of a more liberal allowance
for the Improvement OF roads
VICTORY FOR COUNTY.
In April, County Attorney Halverson
and his associate counsel, Hon. James
N. Kmball, argued before the Supreme
Court at Washington the case Of the
Commercial National Bank of ogden
against The county treasurer involving
the validity Of the banks assessment
for 1893. This case was originally tried
in Judge Rolupp's court and the decl-
sion being adverse to the county an ap-
peal was taken to the state Supreme
court, and the decision OF that tribunal
being adverse to the bank, the case was
~ ~ NNNNAl w AhN hhDi'fll' 1bulN VI Allt
United states. The decision of our
state Supreme court was an exhaustive
one and clearly defined the manner and
method Of assessing banks, and the Su-
preme Court at Washington affirming
this decision will In the future add
more revenue to the state and to the
subdivisions thereof This was a very
important case and the present board,
and the fnp,nap 90 t.b ID
Adams was chairman, Is deserving Of
credit for so vigorously defending the
action and prosecuting the appeal, even
though all the expenses of the same
were paid by Weber county.
HORTICULTURAL CASE.
Another important matter OF litiga-
tioD that the board has had to deal
with this year. has been what Is com
monty termed the horticultural case.
Briefly the facts are these. The 1898 law
provided for the appointment Of
county fruit tree inspector by the board
OF county commissioners upon a petit
ton being presented by the fruit grow
ers. In 1899, the legislature amended
this law by providing that the state
board or horticulture was to submit
three names, the county board was to
select county fruit tree inspector and
he, with the consent Of the state board
OF horticulture, could appoint as many
deputy inspectors as he saw IT. the
amendment fixing the compensation of
the inspector at $500 per day and the
compensation of each OF his deputies at
~ per day and making the same a
county charge Thus II will be seen
that the board Of county commissioners
was left with nothing TO do but, In the
first place, to arbitrarily make an APP
pOintment, and In the second place, to
pay the bills as presented without an
opportunity TO question or examine into
the correctness Of the charges or the
capability OF the inspectors or whether
or not they were devotng the proper
attention TO the duties of their position.
When in April last the state board sub
United the three names to the county
commissioners, one of whom the county
board was to appoint as county fruit
tree inspector, the county commission
ers declined to make the appointment,
and the state board of horticulture then
instituted mandamus proceedings before
Judge Rolapp, seeking to compel the
board to make the appointment from
the names submitted The matter was
decided by Judge Rolapp in favor Of
the county, and the state board of hort
culture took an appeal to the Supreme
court, and just recently has that body
affirmed the decision Of Judge Rolapp.
COUNTY INSPECTOR.
The county commissioners Of Weber
county have at all time been willing TO
appoint a county fruit tree inspector In
the manner provided in the 1898 law
and II is safe to say that just as soon
as the occasion demands, they will APP
point n county inspector in the manner
provided By the 1898 law, who viii be
subject to the jurisdiction OF the 'ounty
commissioners and as to whose com
pensation and time devoted to the
horticultural interests OF the county
the board will have something to say
COURT HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS,
During the year the board purchased
a tract OF land Immediately IN the rear |
OF the court house and has enclosed the
same with a suitable fence. The lana
was purchased at bargain and was
secured because the north wall OF the