Show COUNTY BUSINESS Large Amount of Routine Work Disposed Dis-posed of Bills and Claims All members of the board were present pres-ent at yesterdays session of the county commissioners The report of the committee on poor accounting for exDenditures or the contingent fund was approved and 30 appropriated to the fund The request of J C Nye to have a tax sale certificate for property on which he holds a mortgage assigned to him on payment of costs was taken under advisement A communication from Washington Jenkins asking for leave of absence from the county for a period of from CO to 90 days was taken under advisement advise-ment A petition of John Maw and others asking for certain changes in the boundaries of Plain City road and school districts was taken under advisement ad-visement The petitioners wish the lines to be restored to the way they were prior to 1S96 The county superintendent of schools was granted further time to prepare an estimate of funds necessary ti > run county schools during the school year This extension is necessary because the legislature is still considering the school lawThe The report of the hospital steward for February was filed Lumber for a small flume in North Ogden was ordered on request of Joseph Jos-eph Cazier road supervisor The report of the superintendent of the poor farm for February was referred re-ferred back for correction The claim of E C Rich for 120 salary sal-ary for January and February was amended by striking out the word salary and allowed The amendment amend-ment was to avoid recognizing the doctor as county physician the boards position being that he went out of office January 4 The claim of E T Rich for services was reduced from 30 to 520 and allowed al-lowed The bill of the justice of the peace of Plain City J B Carver and others for services at the coroners inquest over the remains of young NIcol who shot himself Friday was discussed the members of the board inclining to the view that as it was unnecessary to hold an inquest the payment of the bill would establish a bad precedent Mr Carver explained that an inquest had been requested and he interpreted the statutes as requiring him to hold one The county attorney recommended recom-mended that the claims be paid The matter was taken under advisement Bonds of road supervisors were approved ap-proved as follows Joseph Cazier North Ogden E A Barnes Garland Joseph Chugg Farr West BILLS AND CLAIMS A large number of claims were allowed al-lowed among them were bills for each of the county commissioners for two months salary 100 each Mr Seamans allowance for contingent expenses of committee work etc was 35 for eacfi month and Mr Hammons at a like sum Mr Armstrongs allowance was for 50 each month as his duties In looking after the indigent poor are exacting and take most all of his time |