Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-19
WEBER COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Civ Council Grants Franchise TO Utah lnds-
pendent Telephone Company
Addition 10 County InfrmarJ Pro-
posed = Norris Held FOR Assault
Baiiantyne Recital a Succes''

Al the board OF county commission
ers meeting held May Is. 1908, IN COM
missioner stanford's report in relation
10 the nfirmery and the occupants ana
needs at the present time he stated
"Gentlemen--over one year ago call
ed the boards attention TO the need OF
building an addition TO the inhrmary'
us there was not room TO meet any De-
mand for the admission Of more In
mates, but In view of our having 10
build at that time, two new bridges IN
the county, which was afterwards done
the one at Plain City and the other az
the entrance 10 ogden canyon, the mat
ter for the want Of funds to meet ex-
penditures was laid over. IL Is now q
necessity; we must enlarge this build
ing. For the past six weeks we have
been paying for the support OF indigent
sick at the hospital and lodginghouses
double the amount II would cost TO Keep
them at the infirmary, were there room
TO receive them. We have IN each room,
az the present building Is arranged,
from two TO three occupants. we nave
other charges on the county who should
be placed In the inhrmary.
The present building, erected about 10
years ago, cost about sll 800. There Is
as much need now Of an addition as
there was In that day to build and pro-
,ide O home for the poor, Under the
rev county government bill there VIII
lie reater demand upon the board 10
make provision for the destitute and
homeless poor, especially OF the tran
silent class, than In the past hold II
Is q special feature of the duties of the
board that ample provision be made for
the invalid and aged poor OF the county.
/ regard this duty to be paramount TO
the providing good roads, bridges,
sprlnkling, ETC., etc. IL appeals to our
humanity, our charity and benevolence'
] therefore askas commissioner oil poor
to be allowed to engage an architect TO
furnish plan for an annex to the
county infrmary at cost not to exceed
81, 1000, the same plan 10 be submitted Tor
the approval Of the board at our next
meeting, and, II accepted, plans and
specifications In detail 70 follow
DR.. Forbes stated that the condition
described In the report OF Commissioner
on Poor, Mr.. Standish was entirely true
and that there were several cases that
should have been sent there had not the
building been already overcrowded. but
such persons were kept at greater
cost TO the county
Attorney Hulaniskl represented that
under the present county bill there VIII
be patients more than ever before VINO
win need attention and care at SUCH
building, and In view of our countys
growth In the future II Is question
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build another infrmary at cost OF Szo-
coo rather than add an annex OF 5000
to the present building Would II not
be a matter Of economy to do so In view
Of the future wants OF the county for
caring for and housing the poor? On
motion OF Commissioner Wilson the re-
port OF Commissioner Stanford was re-
ceived and he was authorized TO have
plans for the proposed annex made ana
submitted to the board.
A number OF bids were received for
the sprinkling OF Ogden canyon, rang
ing from sS7 to s65. The bid OF Hiram
Cannon TO do the work for sos per
month was accepted.
The matter OF the petition OF cltl-
zens OF Huntsville. asking that the
board incorporate their town into city
OF the third class was taken up and
considered. The commissioners were In
favor Of granting the petition. but as
there was some opposition the matter
went over for one week.
Some routine business was transacted |
and the board adjourned for one week. |
CITY COUNCIL SESSION.
The city council last night granted
the Utah Independent Telephone COM
pany q franchise which is practically |
the one turned down by the council q |
few months ago. although a rrn'ber OF |
technical objections to the OLD ordinance |
have been corrected. The final vote on |
the passage Of the franchise was unani' |
mouls. Driver alone was absent. The |
ordnance now goes to the mayor but II |
the council stand by their vote OF last |
night even veto will not defeat 1t. |
The session OF the council opened |
with the installation Of William Craig |
as the new councilman from the Third. |
When the name OF c. w. Cross was |
reached In the roll call Councilman
Paine announced that there was some |
doubt about the legality OF Craigs e'ec-
ton, owing to the fact that a two |
thirds majority OF the council elected |
had not voted for him, he receiving six |
out Of 10 who were elected, three yot-
Ing against him, giving him two-thlrds
OF the members OF the council, but not |
rvo -thirds OF the number elected
Cross being dead Paine asked that the
vote be reconsidered, his idea being
that the council could and would then
elect Mr.. Craig by a unanimous vote
and settled all doubts. At this luncture
the recorder informed the council that |