Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-05-15
COUNTY HIGHWAYS
MUST BE WIDER
Commissioners Serve Notice that
Full Six Rods Must be Left
by Settlers Fencing Land
Crowded out Last Issue.)

CROWDED out Last lSSue.)
The County Commissioners met in
regular session at the court house in
Parowan, Monday, Maya, all commits
sioners, the clerk, attorney and sheriff
being present. Chairman w. A. Evans
presided.
Commissioner Arthur introduced the
matter of the encroachment upon the
public highway between the Webster
farm and Enoch by the fence being
run by Mr.. Ernest, settler of that
locality, and stated that he had been
given due notice to remove his line of
posts, but had failed or refused to do
so; that the county ordinance provided
for roads six rods wide, and that in
this instance only two rod lane had
been left for the road. The county at
torney was instructed TO take the
proper action to enforce the removal
of the encroachment. A similar con-
dition was reported by Commissioner
Barton of Paragonah, on the road be-
tween Paragonah and Little Creek
Canyon, and Mr.. Barton was instruc-
ted to serve notice in the settler, John
B. Topham, Jr., to comply with the law
in this particular.
County Clerk Warner Mitchell was
instructed to communicate with Mar
ion Ginger, the agent from whom the
county purchased the road roller some
six years ago.. in relation to trading It
In on lighter one, or having him look
for another purchaser for it so that
the county could buy lighter roller.
A communication was read from the
Utah Pacific Exposition commission.
acknowledging with thanks the deci-
sion of the commissioners to levy a
tax of two mills for exposition pur-
poses.
The communication from the state
statistician, copy of which was pub
lished in The Record two weeks AGO.
was read, and the information was
elected that the county assessor had
made no request of the commissioners
for assistance to gather the farm sta
tistics required by law. It was also
mentioned that assessment forms were
being filled people were reluctant to
;s.r g., :;ss s,y,,;S i2pisEpieg their
2kfm pr6dtetA, etc, lest the informs-
ton have tendency to increase
their assessments. On motion duly
carried the assessor was instructed to
complete the collection of the required
information, and the sum of $4,000
was appropriated to cover the expense
of the additional labor.
Mrs. Mary Cover was allowed a
pension Of 5000 per month from the
dependent mothers fund, and Mary G.
'Condie was allowed a-psnsion Of $500
per month.
The following claims were read and
allowed:
AIMS.
c. E. Peake, criminal expense $500
Alfred Froyd, sheriff expense $4,000
j. H. Fife, attorney expense $l2 90
Shelton Publishing Company, 1000
County Warrants, bound $19.23
Iron County Telephone Co. $685.
r. H. Palmer and others; road work
$145.63
Century Printing Co., Official regis
tiers $6.10
Iron County Record, settlement for
claim for tax list $1,000
Jesse Walker, posts for experiment
farm $4,000
Andrew Hanson, construction of
fence $64.S5
Sam. w. Leigh, horticultural In
spector $32.S5
Kanarra Coop Store, 800 rabbit
scalps 5000
Peoples Union, Paragonah $4,000
E. H. Macfarlane, 427l rabbit seal os
$12S.13
Mrs. M. II. Rogerson, Enoch 22.5o
Chas. r. Daley, Summit 1871
Hyrum Daley, vital statistics Sl.6O
John Dutton, Cdar City Vital stats
tics $4,000
Breeder Office Supply Co., dcsl-s,
filing cabinet, etc. Sl94.92
John Dutton, criminal expense $500
w. L. Cook, stenographer S12.o0
ID. A. LamereauX, Health Ofhecr,
travelling expense to Salt Lake City
$2465
w. c. Reeves, Health Officer Kanar-
ra, Travelling expenses etc, S2l,75
County Clerk for expense, freight
$500
r. II. Benson, Bailiff 5000
Parowan Equitable Coop, Mer-
chandise 5000
H. M. Hendrickson, ct al, road work
$1,000
r. G. Williams, ct al road work $500
Observer, publishing ordinance $3.50
Observer lettarheads for recO r1er