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Show THE COUNTY COURT. The Schools Not Liable for Any Fees in Suits to Test the Validity of a Tax, AN OPINION FROM THE ATTORNEY. In Regard lo tlie Ronding of the County A Franchise for a New Street Hallway Asked tor Oilier Items of Interest. The county court met in full session this morning at 10 o'clock. Judge Bartch and H. Hardy, who had been 1 appointed a special committee iu regard to snecial school taxes reported that the committee com-mittee hold that county schools can not be hold for any fees in suits to test the validity of a tax, and asked for time to farther investigate inves-tigate the question. Time granted. In the ease of Samuel L. Green v-. Salt Lake county, to graut title on account of tax sale, the court ordered that the county-attorney county-attorney be instructed to file a disclaimer on behalf of Salt Lake county iu said suit, now pending in the Third district court, upon the payment by the plaintiff of the tax and costs of suit, amounting to $13.55. Dr. A. C. Maclean reported that there , were thirteen patients at the county expense in the city hospitals, St. Mark's" hospital having twelve aud the Deseret one. Complaint of C. T. Smart, superintenflent of road district No. 21, against Bishop John Neff, for fencing in the raad between the Ward bouse and Mill creek, was read and re-ferrcxl re-ferrcxl to Hardy, Cahoon aud Butters. A petition of J. B. WTalden for a franchise to conduct, operate and equip a street railroad, rail-road, commencing at the penitentiary road, commonly known as Twelfth South 'street, at the corner of Thirteenth East street, and thence west along the entire street, also from said Twelfth South street directly north to the city limits, over Seventh ' East etreet and Thirteenth East street. The petition also stated that over 5-ccut fare would not be charged. Petition referred re-ferred to Judge Bartch and Butters. County Attorney Walter Murphy presented present-ed a written opinion of the method of procedure pro-cedure in bonding the county to meet expenses ex-penses of building. It was ordered to be tiled. It was then ordered that Judge Bartch, H. Hardy and County Attorney Murphy lie a committee of three to investigate and report re-port their findings on the question of bond-in" bond-in" the county. The bill of Peter Hartford, agent, for $007 for supplying a safe for the county assessor and collector, was allowed. |