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Show EMISSION MEETING C0 SCENE OF ARGUMENT a j f Commissioners Treated to change of Personalities The dove of peace, which usually J.T. in close proximity to the room which Emery county's board of Lmissioners meets, was off the job t few moments last Monday ap-ntly ap-ntly nd sme one came near f vine the premises with a disfigured T, i as a r"8"11- only the tlmely ,it of one of the parties to a warm fuel of words seeming to stand in the 'ay of such an unfortunate occur- '"rhe couDty commissioners, at a re-ant re-ant session, with the advice of County Attorney Dalton, went on record a-tainst a-tainst the correction of erroneous as-stments as-stments after the regular session of lie board of equalization. This ac-,1011 ac-,1011 was taken when a young man by the name of Cox. frm Huntington, appeared ap-peared before the board for the cordon cor-don of an item that was plainly in error. County Attorney Dalton, to make sure of the" point, wrote to the jtlorney-general for an opinion on the matter. Monday afternoon Ex-representative Ira R. Browning appeared More the board for an answer to his proposal for a compromise settlement the 1915 taxes of the Kemerrer Coal Co. It will be remembered that Kr. Browning, some two months ago, appeared before the board and suggested that his company was willing will-ing to pay $1500, the taxes for that rear totalling something over $2900. Thii was at the January meeting of the board and the matter was taken nniler advisement and nothing further was done as Mr. Browning has been In Salt Lake almost constantly since then. On the re-presentation of the matter last Monday, Mr. Dalton took the stand that the proper time for ad-Justing ad-Justing this company's taxes (if any adjustment was due It) was at the 1915 meeting of the board of equali-tation. equali-tation. In support of his contention, Mr. Dalton mentioned what the attorney-general had written and later read the letter to the commissioners. This seemed to take Mr. Browning by lurprise and lie appeared quite flus-trated. flus-trated. He Immediately threatened to withdraw his offer of half-settlement tnd claimed the county could not collect col-lect the taxes even by suit. Mr. Dalton Dal-ton took exception to some of his claims and the argument began to get rather personal when Browning made a hasty exit in high dudgeon and the utter was continued until the next meeting. We cannot pass on without con-patulating con-patulating the county commissioners on their stand in not accepting such I compromise settlement. Passing up the consideration of the rights of the board to make such a settlement, there are other things to be consid-red consid-red that give weight to the justice of their refusal. The other coal companies com-panies paid their taxes, which were all made on the same basis, and very few of them took advantage of the law which gives them the right to pay-under pay-under protest" Besides, the county's coun-ty's share of the whole tax does not amount to so much, the state and chool portions absorbing the greater part of the same. Again, the property prop-erty was duly sold for the 1915 taxes final title passes to the party bld-ig bld-ig m the property when the four rears allowed for redemption are up, .wo we are rather of the opinion that 7 cornpany will not permit such a to remain long on this highly-'aiued highly-'aiued property. Other business transacted follows: Henry Thompson and L. A. Olsen Reared before the board in behalf "the Ferron Waterworks committee Trl fkei for the refund of $20 ex-wnaed ex-wnaed for repairs on the county con- mixer and also for the free use " the machine on the Ferron Water- J anLvnfyltem' U aPPearing that Or- I "eeMlle had had the free use of the "whine for the same purpose last; er .7', The ma"er was taken und- i advisement j . P,pllcatlon of Harold J. Hansen for wointment t0 the offlce of county '""'cultural inspector, the same be- 5 endorsed by various county of- i7'8 and Party leaders was read and ary tT aPPolnted. bond and sal- tQfore tha 8am " obtalnin& here- Bonds of Wm. Arnold as deputy a supervisor of Lawrence precinct; tL' Cnrtatensen as justice of the Tei! Peron. and J. M. Graham county physician were approved. btracter's bond of O. J. Andersen onal rVed- The bond was a Per" mvM1e ln the amount of $10,000 as j e p by law- an1 was 8lned by rii'T CaldwH, Kathlnka Andersen, wi Judd, R. c. Miller, Ira R. Brown-Tolboe' Brown-Tolboe' N- L- Williams, and fehrPo01 of croner inquest held at h"and wM approved. e th' Wttr of Victor appeared be-Mri. be-Mri. ard relativ8 to the county for (i "omethlng about the rightofway land 0unt5r roa(1 running through Ttoemnt Matter wa taken under afl- Leon UDtiI CommlBsloner D. Heb-lan Heb-lan j ttnd Roard Commissioner tetter could 'nvestigate the |