Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-07
A NEW COUNTY
ADMINISTRATION
Chairman John C. Maokay viii be
Chairman OF the Board OF
Commissioners.
coSeRlFF WAS NOT PRESENT.
willard Hanson Is Now County Attor-
ney--Other Changes Made III
Various Offices.

The county qofficials who were
elected to office in this county on NOV.
9, last today formally took charge OF
their respective Offices and started
upon a new administration. The re-
firing board of county commissioners
held its final meeting at 70 O'Clock
noon and adjourned sine die. The new
board then met and organized b.
electlng Commissioner John c., Mac
kay as chairman for the ensuing two
years Mr.. Mackay is the holdover
commissioner. his selection as chair
man is a good one in view of the
fact that he has had two years eN-
perience in handling the business of
the county while the new commits
sloners are entire strangers TO the
work.
cosGRIFF NOT PRESENT.
Commissioner John B Cosgrlff was
unable to attend the first meeting of
the new board on account OF illness
which confined him to his room to-
day, so the organization was perfect
ed by Commissioners Mackay and j..
Il. Clinton. The latter moved that
Mr.. Mackay be chosen as chairman
and the motion was carried unanl-
mously, MIR. Mackay himself not OBJ
jecting in the least to such action. Mr.
Cosgriff had already expressed him
self In favor of Mr.. Mackay being
chosen as chairman so there was no
contrary vote to record.
MR.. MACKAY SPEAKS.
After the selection of a chairman,
Mr.. Mackay made a few remarks in
which he thanked the new board for
the honor of being elected its chair
man and he then reviewed the good
work done by the outgoing board and
stated that it's actions had always
been harmonious and to the best in
terests of the citizens. He compli
mented Mr.. Wilson on his efforts as
chairman of the old board and stated
that during his term as chairman dur
ing the past two years Mr.. Wilson had
never missed n meeting of the COM
missioners. Mr., Mackay stated that
he was afraid he could not equal Mr..
MIR. WILSON RETIREs.
Mr. Wilson then made few remarks
In which he spoke of the pleasant as
ISOLATION with the county's affairs and
outlined a number of improvements
which the old board had commenced,
such as road building and extending
the lighting system throughout the
county, and expressed the wish that
the new board would see fit to continue
those improvements.
Owing to- the absence of Mr.. Co.'S
griff, no action was taken on the ap-
pointments Nsent In by the various
county officials at all. The retiring
commissioners accompanied the new
commissioners to lunch. 1t Is probable
that another meeting of the board will
be held this afternoon.
OTHER CHANGES.
The other county officials formally
took charge of their offices at noon.
There are only threa new officials the
others having been reelected and are
therefor their own successors Tho
new ones are County Atty. Willard
Hanson, County Treasurer j. A. Groes-
beck, Jr., and County Auditor Frank
Heginbotham. The officers who sue
coed themselves are C>unty Clerk j. U.
Eldredge, Jr.. County Recorder p. o.
Perkins. Sheriff C. Frank Emery,
County Assesso. Campbell Brown and
County Surveyor ]. h. Swenson.
County Treasurer Groesbeck has de-
cided to appoint j. A. Mahon as chief
deputy in his office and has sent in his
to the commissioners for
their approval.