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Show THE COUNTY SELECTMEN. An "Inrtntor" has an Undfgiflled Interview wita thai Bod;, hiii'Dinisoit muiii o nisMi:ni.i: hrleclman Jones, of Ulali Coaalj-, l-lures l-lures on "Vnmplret." Iflrr Ion-tractor Ion-tractor Ilonniau. MlicellicKOin Ilutlntit TranmrlcJ. At this morning's atsilon of tbe County court, which began at 10:11, there wiro pruent Helectmen Cahoon, Morris and Jlinitiergor. Tha minutes of tbo former meeting were read by Clerk .Meloy and conllrmed. The "re. lief" builnrM was first taken up. nut. Ttir urn oxer, moiir. DtvldMaxnell, a dirty locking fellow fel-low whoso clothing had done tbe owner own-er liberal service, mado an application for readmlt'lon to ihu poar-hsuio. lie bason several previous occasions unceremoniously un-ceremoniously absented hlaiielffrom the Institution and given tbu authorities author-ities no little trouble. Mr. Hlnmaii, superintendent of Iho oor-houc, did not seem lo entertain a very good general opinion of Maxwell, Max-well, who It appears la not particularly particular-ly atrong In Ibe upper story, and full of singularities which sometimes lake a disagreeable turn. Tbe bjard resolved eventually lo al low Maxwell lo re-enter the bounu and remain there during his good behavior. A 'AirTlK IN A Ull.njIJIA. Ill November last a HweJo named Wldmau came from Colorado and Is now stranded here. He today appeared lieforo the board Mid asked to Ihi granted transportation back to Denvir. Heloctman Morris eeeiuoJ lo bavo made luiulrlca Into Dili cue. He told bis colleagues that tbo ni-pllcant ni-pllcant bad au atparatua lor 'eavlng'' placer gold, aud that bu came to Halt l.aki) to aoe If bu could make anything out of It. Widniau apt eared lo value bit latent vtty highly and believed that Itwatrtally wurlh thousands of dollars, lie could not find nuyoiii', however, to tnko bold of It in Hall Iaku. Tbe mail waa, Mr. Morrla knew, entirely distltutu of means. Wldman You know, gentlemen, that Inventors are never vvty rich men: must of them nru verv nanr. Heleoliuaii Cartoon asked Wldman whether ho did not think that some of Ibe mining men In thla locality could bo Induced lu advance him something on tbe strength of his latent; but thu applicant aald be bad no tuoii hope. The board, allor sotno dillberallon, refused to grant Ibo applicant's re-fiuetl, re-fiuetl, Ibo opinion being that there weremany casta In which tho funds of the county might banppllu-1 to boiler advantage for the rellel ot sulIVrlog humanity. Wldman loolud a disappointed limn and reluctantly moved out, .' UKTTl.NU lill'ATIEST. Mr. I'oog attended with reference to tbu pillion which he Hint to the board a Meek or so ago, asking to bu amiolnled road supervisor of tjugar House precinct, aud now desired to know having beard nothing mora ol It whether It had been "acted upon'1 In anyway. Heleotmiu Ilambergor All petltlous aro still lu statu rjuo. Mr. ruag merely gave utterance to a monosyllable "O" and lelt with a good murnlug. tiik inn: imbi i otuii. Mr. Henry Tauler, who on June SI, 18!).', wae appointed bte lutpictor lor Halt Lake county, preseuied b until with tbo rtipn at that thu board now fix bis bond. Tba eileclmeu did so. tbe amount being flood, ADOUT A UaKOaIb. A letter was read from Hupt. J. JI. Young, of the Union l'aclllu ltallroad, thla city, In which thu wrltur stated that bo bad Investigated the matter of an alleged hultance on tbu railroad company's light uf way, mar Tenth Houtli,said to bu occasioned by a dead carcass. Home six weeks ago, ho said, a similar complaint waa made, und at that Hutu thu cares. s complained nf wns dug up and burled under six feet of ground. Was It not lostlble, asked Mr. Yuumr, that this was tbe case now referred lu? I f so he did not Ik lie vo lb complaint was well founded. Hu would, howuver, gladly kInu prompt atteullon upon any further Information being furnished him. It waa explained that the biard was not the complaining utty to which latter channol the letter was referred. I'HCCH-DS OF "l.HTlU8." J. II. Tlplon.Jmtlcuof the pinco of Houtli Cottonwood preciuit, submitted a statement blioa lug that Iho nt proceeds pro-ceeds of "eitraye" sold by Iho constable consta-ble uf tbu prelim t named on June Urd, amounted to (ll,Lo. NO JIOlll! "VAllPIItW" WANTKU. A letter was read from Helectman John Jones of Utah county, datod Hpwil.li Fork, January !3lh, In regard to n frible and destitute old lady, namid Johannt l'oleron,wbotho rays, had previously beou "a wird" of tile Halt Lake oouuly's poor-house for two yearsormore. "We think Hilt Like county Bhouldsupiort tier," writes Mr, Junes; "Utah (uuutj's got In r bauds full to si ep her own vampire!" Mr, Junes exilntus lu his conimiiulcntlon that, having traced matters up, ho IIiiiIh that Mrs. t'eterson, who had askelblmfor uld, "was kindly landed oil Hie Iralu at 1'aysou last full, und that l'ayson olltclnle.wlth like guud In-tint, In-tint, landed her ut Haltm, h here she Is today." UWrrred lo Hupt. Jllnnmn ol tbe poor-bouse, COUNTV 1'Allt MS. The rspirl ot County I'hyaloUu Mncleau, showing that there were ten patients In Ht. Mark's bus Ital aud meli In the Duirel ho.pltal at the txpenseuf the ojunty,ou Januarj 9tb, was Hied. lil.uou i.s- ut) i.vi:, Mr. .losupli Mulr wrotu thus frjm Hugar Uouse ward uu January Will. "I iintlco lu Iho litter of W. O. A. Hmuot, published In tbo Triiu'ieorthlt date, that It Is asserted that 1 havu con-llucd con-llucd Ihu employment of men upon the roads lo a 'kit' as the oxprtsslon puts It. My time books show Ibat I bavo employed seventy light dlllirunt poisons residing In the dlilrlo. upon road vioik durlug my administration. Ihu claims pssitd Upjn by thu county court, wherein I bavo bion alloweJ money as road supervisor, will show the same." The board ordered tbe letter lo be filed. AN KYI1 TO m,'8INI.M. McDowall and I.iIm. nltnmevs wrotu romln ling the bgard Inut J. If. Ilownian, contractor fur tha construollon of tbu Joint cliy and county building. Is Indebted to IhuDamiud, Kyunu A. Csst'o Hlone Co., ot Ijluli, In tha sum of JIOI.MM, being 1U per cent, of Iheprlieor atone furnished by llirmlo the contractor up lo January SO, 1SBI, and which How. man was entitled lo rntnln until the tirralmtlon nf tho aintrtot with lilm. Tba attorneys notified the court not lo aaka llnal sctllement Willi (tie contractor, con-tractor, therefore, until Ibe Diamond l.ii's claim bad buen paid lu full. ItefemJ to the cjunty attorney. Jill I.XPl.AI.Mt). Kx-Hherlfl Hilt, at Iho request of Ibe lioard.atleiided nnd explained with refcrcnui to certain claims for olllce rent, etc., during bit term of olllce. A liliiifi-oitv. The Htenbouse Directory company are anxious that the board shall lake a certain number uf copies of their lat-I lat-I st I. sun es to Halt Lata aud (neighborhood. (neighbor-hood. Tho matter was now briefly alhlJrd to nut ordered to lay over. Tin: soiiooi. taxis. County Collector Hardy went before the board and rirjuested Instruction as lo what action he should take In regard to certain Insignificant sums (anuuut-Ing (anuuut-Ing lu somo Intta eel to a few cents) butslandl it on school luxes. Hhould bu iroceed to sell tha propirty on these, or not? llecausa Ilia cost of do ing so would bo very heavy, and, of course, very far In excess of tbe amounts luuuesllou. After a rouferenco with Iho county collector, Ibo hoard let tha matter go uvur until this afternoon's session. |
