Show TALKED ROADS AND TAXES Commissioners Com Also Let Contract for Lighting County Building Road and tax matters occupied the greater great r portion of ot yesterdays session of ot the board of county count commissioners After Atter disposing of ot a number of ot these the com corn commissioners missioners signed a new contract with the Utah Light Railway company com pan whereby they the secure lights for the county building at a decreased rate At the present time and n the tho past the rates charged for lighting the coon coun county ty t building ran from C 6 I to 11 cents per 1000 watt hours or an average of about 8 cents Under the new contract the rate will be 5 cents with a cent discount William Glasmann as a representative of the Intermountain Fair association appeared before the board and asked that taxes amounting to 14 71 and 2338 costs on improvements at the tho fair grounds for 1900 be cancelled He also said that the tho taxes on improvements this year car should be The matter was taken under advisement by the hoard board Commissioner McKay reported that th the lighting of at the canyon road at BlacK BlacKrock rock had been installed and proven to tobe tobe tobe be satisfactory Architect F C Woods submitted plans for tho tIm new heating apparatus at the county infirmary which were adopted It was decided that the work be done under the tIne supervision of A E Peterson Commissioner Frank Moore submittal a report on the amount of ot the special road tax expended in his districts which showed that in Randall district there was spent J 70 1300 in North Ogden district and in Pleasant View district He also recommended that the horse and buggy owned by former Deputy Sheriff B B Wilson be purchased for use us of the sheriffs force The price agreed upon with Mr Wilson was 15 The recommendation recommendation dation was adopted It appears that an another another another other deputy In the sheriffs office en endeavored endeavored to secure the work of at furnish furnishing furnishing ing lag the teams for tor the sheriffs office tho same as Mr Ir Wilson did when he held the position of deputy This action it is claimed caused Mr Wilson to offer the outfit at a cost much less than its actual value C E Child of Riverdale appeared be before before fore tore the board and asked that tho the width of the county count road through that settle settlement settlement settlement ment be reduced from eight to six rods He stated that the present width of ot the road was unnecessary It being more diff difficult difficult I cult to maintain and permitted the col cot collection collection lection upon It of ot a great deal of at rub rubbish rubbish rubbish bish Commissioners Moore and Madson favored the proposition but it was op opposed opposed opposed posed by Mr McKay on the ground that if It the reduction was made at that point it would encourage the people In other parts of the county count to encroach upon the tho county highways The matter was finally referred to Mr McKay to Investigate and andreport andreport andreport report The commissioner then asked that the people of at that district submit a pet tion in the matter setting forth their rea rca reasons reasons sons for tor the desired change The matter of ot expending a portion of ot the special road tax upon a private thorough thoroughfare fare In the Riverdale district next came caine before the meeting Before the special road tax was wa voted last spring some of at atthe the residents asked if It the commissioners would expend a portion of it on a road leading north from tram the main road Just west nest of ot the Riverdale bridge and claim they were so assured It has since de do developed developed that the road is a private high highway highway highway way and has never been deeded to the county In an opinion the county attorney attorney attorney ney set forth that if it the county expended money on a private highway it became the property of ot the county It was also brought out that the road in question s 5 snot snot not of the tine regulation width and the whole matter was referred to commissioner Da David David Darid vid rid McKay for Investigation and report County Attorney N 8 J Harris advised against the issuing of ot quit claim deeds by the county to whom it may concern for far the reason that deeds made out in this way conveyed a title to no one The ad advice advice advice vice will be taken in the future |