The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-13
SKEEN IS NOW
AFTER STANFORD
Will File Formal Charge Today
Against Chairman of Coun-
ty Commissioners.

Attorney J. d. Skeen today will file ac-
cusations against Joseph Stanford. chair
man of the board of county commission
ers, charging him with being guilty Of
charging and collecting illegal fees for
services rendered and pretended TO have
been rendered by him, and for expenses
incurred In his capacity of county COM
missionr
The filing of an accusation against Mr..
Stanford has been expected for some time.
especially since Mr.. Skeen filed the ac-
CESSATION against County Attorney Z. T.
Hulaniski. The complaint that will be
1;leG today is a voluminous document and
CONTAINS at least two dozen charges, COW
ering a period of almost two years, or
election. Many of those who have been
opposed TO Mr.. SiSeen's prosecutions have
when shown copies of the vouchers upon
which the alleged Illegal claims were
made. In statement Mr.. Skeen an
bounced that as he has retired from
politics. he would devote considerable OF
his time TO the prosecution of these cases
ard would probably take action along
Other lines when the present line had been
exhausted
In the accusation against Mr. Stan
(, rd there is a long list of alleged Illegal
claims for various sums. The endorsing
ri these claims varies considerably, show
ing that there was no regular route Tor
the claims to pass through. Perhaps the
greatest of all the claims presented by
Mr. Stanford were those for attending the
regular sessions of the board of commits
suners and gong to and from the court
house on days not occupied by the regu-
tar sessions of the board 1t is made part
of the complaint that Mr.. Stanford does
not live more than one mile from the
court house and that his actual expenses
Tor each trip are not more than 10 cents.
The trims 10 the poor fan m in his capacity
As poor commissioner were charged for
Al the rate of $50 per trip. Ehe COM
plainant alleges that Stanford travelled
over the Oregon Short Line on pass, ate
ais dinner at the farm and returned on
his pass so that his actual travelling eX-
penseS were nothing.
Jan. So 1868. a voucher was presented
for $40. OF this amount SO is for eX-
penses to and from the court house. The
balance for four trips to the poor farm.
Under date of Feb. -. of the same year,
voucher was presented for SO. one
half was for expenses to and from the
SQUIRT house and the other half for trips
TO the poor farm, and other places on
county business.
Slanford's expenses were So. Of this
80 was for trips to the court house and
the balance for visiting the county mfr
mary, and other places in the county.
April and May were the same except
ing that there were a few more trips to
The infirmary and other places. hence an
Increase in the expense account of 81
In June the expenses to and from the
.curt house were increased to so and
the other expense to $50 July was not so
expensive. The trips to the court house
1etted $3.50 while the poor farm and other
visits were but five i'm number. Total $40.
Under date of Sept g. 1905, a voucher
FOR SO was allowed Mr. Stanford for SIS
for exhibits and expense for the Utah
state fair. Mr. Stanford's name is the
hnly one attached TO the claim. This, too.
Is numbered among the illegal claims in
Mr. Skeen's accusations.
Each visit to a road district in the
G charged a 20
The same rate applied to inspecting the
work of the road roller, material and Og-
Sen river bottoms. Special committee
work also comes in for a charge. The
voucher for s273.50 for the expenses of the
Epecial committee on legislation is also
On the list. Another voucher used is for