The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-08
COUNTY OFFICIALS
ASSUME POSITIONS
Deputies Not Confirmed, Owing
to Illness Of Commits
sioner Cesgriff.
MACKAY is MADE
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Few Changes Made in List of
Deputies Filed With
Commissioners.

The change of county officers was
made quietly Monday. Owing to the i'll
ness of County Commissioner elect }. b.
Cosgriff, the deputies and other subor-
dinate employees of the county were
not confirmed, and probably will not
be for several days. Mr. Cosgriff is
suffering from a severe cold which may
develop into pneumonia.
The other Commissioners met and or
ganlZcd, however, In pursuance of q
previous understanding, 70 which Mr.,
Cosgrif was party. John c. Mackay,
the holdover member of the board, was
made chairman. County Clerk j. U.
Eldredge, Jr,, is ex-ofiicio clerk of the
board
Chairman Mackay designated his
chairmen of tho standing committees as
follows: Roads and Bridges, Mr Mac
kay; County Buildings and Grounds, Mr..
Cosgriff; Health and Pauper committee,
including county infirmary, Mr.. Clinton.
Old Board Retires.
The old board of commissioners ad-
journed sine die yesterday omrning. The
retiring members are w. w. Wilson of
Sandy, who has served four years, the
lest two as chairman, and Il, Miller,
who has served two years During the
two wears he has served as chairman,
Mr.. Wilson has not missed a single
meeting He will go into the banking
business at Sandy and Mr. Miller will
90 TO Nevada, where he has mining in
terests, though he viii still make his
hoem here.
The only other officials to retire were
County Treasurer W. o. Carbis and
bis has purchased an interest IN the
Paris Millinery store, and viii devote
much Of his time 70 that business. Mr..
Fisher will probably 90 back TO his old
business as boohkeeper and accountant.
Few Changes Probable.
There will be few changes in the city
and county building. according to the
lists of deputies filed with the commits
siopers yesterday. Willard Hanson, the
new County Attorney, will make Job
p. Lyon his first assistant and David NJ
Haigh will have second place in the Of.
fee. Tho latter position is now held by
Mr. Lyon, who is promoted to the po-
sitlon that Mr. Hanson himself has held
under Farley P. Christensen for two
years,
Sheriff Emery, Clerk Eldrodge Re
corder Perkins and Surveyor Swenson
will retain practically their present
forces. One or two minor changes, which
have been already published, have been
made in the Clerks Office.
Joseph Cottle, it is claimed, is slated
to be appointed superintendent of the
inhrmarv to succeed James Sabine, Jr.,
but this change will not be made until
Commissioner Cosgrif RECEIVERS, for
Messrs. Mackaq and Clinton are not
agreed upon it. Mr.. Clinton favors
Cottle. 1t is not known whether or not
Pauper Clerk Anton Lundberg will be
retained Both Commissioners, who were
present yesterday. said all matters of
patronage will be held In abeyance until
Mr.. Congriff can be in attendance,
List of New officers.
Following is list of the officers who
took Office yesterday, including the new
ones and those reelected:
Sheriff-C. Frank Emery (re-elected)
Recorder-Pcrcival o. Perkins IRE
elected)
Treasurer-John A Grocsbeck, Jr
Auditor-Frank Hoginbotham.
Assessor-Campbell NJ. Brown IRE
elected)
County Attorney-Willard Hanson.
County Clerk. u. Eldredge, Jr. IRE
elected)
County COMMISSIONERS. E. Clinton
and j. 3. Cosgrif.