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Show County Commissioners. Monday's session of tho board of county commissioners was a busy one. In a communication from Calob Tanner, tho board was notified that the stato engineer's en-gineer's office will tako action at tho next meeting on tho mat-tor mat-tor of locating tho grade at the Utah Hot Springs. Chos Smith asked "tho board for permission to change tho county road near Portage, which was denied, pending an investigation. Communication Com-munication was received from Mrs. C. J. Elmer of Collinston regarding a certain bill. Tho mattor will bo investigated by the clerk. The Promontory.-Curlew Promontory.-Curlew Land company asked the board to clear tho title to certain lauds belonging to that company that has boon erroneously erron-eously assessed and sold for taxes in 1903. The matter was referred to tho county assessor foi adjustment. Fred B. Jones, superintendent of the Utah Independent In-dependent Telephone company, protested against tho location of tho Ogdou & Northwestern railroad depot along the county road from the Hot Springs. Tho road will run closo to tho company's polo lino. Tho clerk was instructed to write tho company com-pany explaining the matter. Permission to chango tho county road on the west sido of section 3(i, township 10 north, range G west, was asked. The matter will be investigated. A letter of acceptance of tho Eccles' franchise was received from Mr. Eccles' associates in Ogdon. Wm. Beeton, Jr., of Dewoyville, roported Joseph Knudson of that place an indigent. in-digent. The case will bo investigated. investi-gated. Tho clerk was instructed instruct-ed to notify Road Commissioner Piorco that the board refuses to pay any more bills of H. S. Rico. Rice is a road contractor of Garland. The committee investigated the road route suggestod by the Merroll interests on either sido of the canal, and in all instances found the routes under water and unfit for road purposes. The route between the Merroll company's property and N. J. Valentine's property was also found under water. C o in -missionor Adams was instroct-ed instroct-ed to have the county surveyor make a new survey of the road on tho half section lino and in a northwesterly direction west and above tho meander lino of Box Elder lake. The board adjourned ad-journed until April 18. |