Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-12-17
COMMISSIONERS
Do BUSINESS
Busy Session Held at the County
Court House on Monday,
December 9Th.
DEPENDENT MOTHERS
PRESENT THEIR CASES
Publication of Tax List Awarded, the
Usual Appropriations Made, and
Other Business Transacted.

Inc county commissioners OF iron
County met in regular monthly SEES
sion at the county court house, Paro-
wan, last Monday, Commissioners
Lunt and Knell, Clerk Warner Mitch
ell, and Attorney ]. II. Fife being in
attendance, Commissioner Evans be-
ing absent in California.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
There being some of the pension
ers from the dependent mothers fund
present, in compliance with the re-
quest of the commissioners, in accord
ance with the action taken at the last
meeting, they were Intercepted as to
their circumstances, and need of as
sistance from the county. Those
present were Mrs. Amelia Topham of
Paragonah, Mrs. Woolley of Parowan
and Mrs. Laverna B. Daily, also of
Parowan. Mrs. Topham and Mrs.
Daily were already on the pension
list, Mrs. Woolley was new appli-
cant. All were found to be deserving
and in need of assistance from the
county.
AS an item of unfinished business
the matter of the ballots or the fence
election in the New Castle district
came up for consideration, and the
clerk was instructed to provide the
required ballots.
The matter of the merchants Ii
cense in the county, outside of incor-
porated cities, was again considered,
and the attorney was instructed to
draft an ordinance, which will reduce
the licenses fixed in the existing or
dinance quite materially, and be more
equitable, in consideration of the lit
tie police protection afforded these
merchants by the county.
The publication of the delinquent
tax list of the county was next con-
sidered, bids being submitted by the
Parowan Times and the Iron County
Record, and the contract was awarded
to the latter on bid Of 121ac. per
name and description.
The matter of the use of one of the
rooms of the court house on the first
floor by the ecclesiastical stake clerk,
was introduced by the county clerk,
and the rent for the same was fixed
at $3.50 per quarter, the county to
furnish fuel when it is required
A communication was received from
the new Utah Chamber of Commerce,
which has been incorporated for the
purpose of assisting with the public
ity of the state, in regard to member
ship on the part of the county in said
organization, and the following reso-
lotion was passed by the commission
ers:
RESOLUTION.
Adopted by the Board of County Com.
missioners of Iron County, Utah
at Session of the 9Th day of De
cember, A. D., 1915.
RESOLVED, that Iron county, by
its Board of Commissioners, doe!
hereby agree to join the other coun
ties of the State of Utah in paying
the expenses to be incurred in thu
maintenance of an exhibition of stat,
and counties products and industries
with statistics pertaining thereto, VI
der the direction of Chamber o
Commerce organization, should it b.
decided to continue the maintenance
of such organization, by making
pro-rata contribution which shall b
appropriated out of special fund t.
be created from a special tax levy
authorized by Chapter 40, Section
of the Session Laws of Utah, 1911.
That Henry w. Lunt is hereby DIES
ignated as a representative from thi
county to the said Chamber of Com
merce. He is eligible to be chosen a
a member Of the active Board of ID
rectors, and is empowered to cast tn
vote of this county for the election c
said Board, and to otherwise represer
the interests and rights of this count
in said Chamber.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISS'R
OF Iron County, Utah.
H. w. LUNT, Chairman
Attest: w. Warner Mitchell
County Clerk.
A communication from Attorne
General Barnes, in relation to the e.
Establishment and change of publ
highways, was read and discusse
AS the communication sheds conside
able light upon this knotty probler
which frequently comes up for co..
sideration by the commissioners al
residents of this county, we have d
cided to give it to our readers in flu
1t is as follows:
estate of Utah, Legal Departmer
Salt Lake City, Nov. "a, 1915.
"Hon. w. Warner Mitchell, Coun
Clerk, Parowan, Utah. Dear SIR.
In reply to your favor or the l7ti
inst;
"You therein state thas you are
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