The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-04
NEW OFFICERS
ASSUME RE|NS
But Four Changes Are Made in
Heads of County De-
partments.
MACkAY STILL FIGHTS
IRNINE'S APPOINTMENT
Is Understood, However, That
Other commissioners Have
Agreed on Confirmation.

general election last November construc-
tivcy assumed the duties Of their re-
spcctive offices Monday, the actual
change did not take place until noon
Tuesday. There but four changes
in the heads OF the departments anu one
change In tho bonrd of county commits
soners. All other heads of departments
were reelected.
The heads of the county departments
under the new regime are as Follows
John &. Macka?. chairman OF comm!s-
sioners. the other members being oscar
dock. and Walter J. Burton; Margaret
Zane Witcher tre-clectedl. clerk; Joseph
Sharp re-electedl. sheriff; +. I. Bassett,
treasurer. succeeding John A, Groesbeeki :
], L. Wiley. attorney, succeeding Job j,
Lyon; Fred A Jaques IRE -elected). re-
corder; Amos Gabbott ue- -elected), asses
sor. c. Roscoe ViguS. auditor succeed
ing Frank Heginbotham; IL. Allen Gard
ner. surveyor, succeeding Joseph B.
Swenson.
The old board OF county commissions
ers. Chairman Mackay presiding. met Tor
the last time Tuesday morning, prior TO
the incoming of The new members. BuSi-
ness on the table was finished up, the
minutes Of the meeting were approved
and adjournment was taken.
Following. this session the county eff
cers-elec. filed into the commissioners
room. and were greeted by Chairman
Mackay. who expressed his appreciation
of the efforts Of the outgoing officers
policy for the coming two years equally
as harmonious as he said, had character
ized the work OF the past two years.
Mackay Praises Murdoch.
Maclay said that Murdoch had been
good. conscientious. fearless officer.
Commissioner Burton and Sheriff Sharp
also made brief remarks along The same
line and in response TO their words OF
Sa ana a9d wpe hdm nj oo sE
The officers-elect had brought with
them their list of appointees and when
themselves In temporary organization
with Msckay as chairman. and the mat
holders was started.
There was one note OF discord in this
routine ri and that was when Chairman
ment Of r. l.. Irvine as deputy in the Of
flee OF Mrs. Witcher.
This was not unexpected. Mackay's
methods in his SELF assumed role OF czar
of the boa I'd OF commissioners have been
opposed al divers times by Irvine. How
eyer. ii is understood inat Commissioners
Burton and Carlson are pledged to con-
firm lrvlne's appointment. and this Will
settle this matter.
Deputies Confirmed First.
The deputies asked for bv Sheriff Share
were confirmed first. for the reason that
that Officer sometimes has need of as
sistants In hurry. The deputies in the
sheriffs office stand AS before, with the
exception OF Theodore Schweitzer. vice
Lohn l.. Forbes. resigned, deputy at
In the office Of Treasurer Bassett all
the deputies are new. with the exception
OF w: j. Moore and S. b. Clawson. Audi
Tor Nigus has new corps OF assistants
Recorder Jaques retains his deputies AS
SCISSOR Gabbott's aidcs remain the same
and the assistants in the attorneys Of
the stenographer
clerk Witcher has the same corps of
assistants. with the exception of Bassett.
the new treasurer The assistants In the
surveyors office are the same these
assistants, however. being hired by the
DAY and their labors requiring little OF
year. '"e
Deputy Sheriffs.
The deputies presented by Sheriff
sharp and confirmed are as follows: !
1y farley White. chief deputy, and the fol-
Tsn nep'es II ;hs sse. criminal and ciyn
Jr.. ]. A. Emery. John Corless n. l. Ed
dington a. B Booth. c. l.. schettler. ]
eeri T.. euroiuge, Carl A. Carlson. Bert H. Sc
Bridge; James Hilton. Dan c. Lotus
Alex Buchanan. Jr.. office deputy and
osesnssr lieenss collector; Ias Hazel TagEart stem
Coates, Lafayette Chidestcr and Tbeo
Schwettzer: deputies at Bingham June
lion ,.. With n go per month increase In sal
sfy: rat Savage, deputy at Lark. Sam
ford w. Hedges. chauffeur and general
deputy: James Williams. deputy sheriff
snnoJntmd, al GntIleld smelter. m without pay. The
Garfield will be made a little later.
me deputies presented by Margaret
zane Witcher. clerk, and confirmed %ere
M Ma .op2%s: @ L. p Palmer. chief clerk:
". Cooley. William r. Anpleb, & Hucre,,a oIt,.,a
NJ Burt. Lillian Mc1.achlan. Minnie I'M RI
Mckenzie; Edna 3. Mcintyre. Dora M.
Iyerson. Anne Salmon. Eliza Minor. Vera
Hodge. Till!e d. Woolf and William Law
named as extras
Help for Recorder.
Deputies 10 Recorder Jaaues were an
SolIn,, SSoilhIteo as follows May c. Smith R. c.
Pauilne Browning. stenographer: +. c.
B,ish and II: G.. Bleasdale plat makers
!.dS,s Elsie FINER; Lizzie Mcdonald. Daisy Dun
Gohpe' Jeane Salmon. Laura Gibson.
Ethel Case: abstractors. Belle Perkins
sarah Eddington Bertha Midgey ami
ItS EtSt.a s,.s Sai,s'er proofreaders; IVY Davis.
Edna smith, Emma Iverson c. s Nnb-
eEer Blanche Moser. Regina Reed copv-
lists. Recorder Jaaues also rccomInended
me adjustment OF the position OF abstrac-
TOT and the appointment OF Jeane Salmon
at salary OF S15 per month. as index
clerk, and the appointment OF George a,
Moore as assistant plat maker ut "A salary
OF $S per day Both recommended tions
firmed.
County Treaaurer Bassett's appointees
deputy' w. ], Moore. second deputy.
Charles 5. Heiner Jesse Cannon and L.
y. Clawson. clerks
Deputies TO II. Allen Gardner sprvovor.
=. Elmer Mackav, dTaushtsman at 81 per
day; Silas c. Whitaker, James c. Tuck
field and JOHN AnderberG. cliainmen and
Iodmcn in office at $3.50 per day.
Attorney Willey's assistants are John
r. Bowman, Eepbi Jensen and Moses
Davis, tile understanding being that Mr.
Bowman will not bc required to spend
all Of bis time in the office. In the office
OF C. X, Vfgus. auditor. George Wilson
succeeds IG. w BaysinRer. chief denutv
and +. J, Groeshecls succeeds e. w Hull
deputy. Mr.. Vigus also asked the APP
pointment OF j. L. May clerk at a
salary Of s85 per month, saying that ther,
have been no additions 10 the work ine
force In the auditors office for eight
years. The commissioners felt. however
that they could not afford to give Mr.
WSus the extra man at this time.
Midday Luncheon