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Show COffllY BOARD MIES REPLY 10 CLERK'S DISCLOSURES The county commissioners' report, on County Clerk Harry Hales' disclosures dis-closures in regard to county affairs, follows: "After an inves tigation of the matters mat-ters contained in the report of County Coun-ty Auditor Harry Hales, which re port was ubmitted nnd read to the Board of County Commissioners of Weber County, Utah, at its regular sesion held on Monday, December 27, 1015, and duly considered by us on Tuesday, December 28, 1915, we beg to report our findings as follows "We find, in the case of State of Utah vs C F. Turner, that the defendant de-fendant was arrested as a fugitive from justice, being a bootlegger from the state of Idaho, that he was released re-leased on a bond of $250. The county coun-ty attorney has been instructed to collect col-lect on tbe bond if, in his opinion, a recovery is possible. "We find, in the case of State vs. Greenwell, that the fine of 10 imposed im-posed on the defendant for speeding in Ogden canyon, has not been collected. collect-ed. The county attorney has been instructed in-structed to enforce the collection of this money. "Wo find the sum of $135 due the county from Thomas E. Mathews as water rental for the year 1913 has not been paid, although Mr. Mathews has been requested several times to pay this amount to the county treasurer. treas-urer. The county attorney has been instructed to Institute suit to collect the amount due. "We further find, In tho case of State vs. Bessie McFarland and Jessie Wright that the sheriff of Weber county collected from the defendants the sum of $37 on March 22, 1915, this being the amount due the county for time not served In jail. This money has since been paid to the county treasurer. Sheriff DeVine claiming that the matter had been overlooked. Upon recommendation of Commissioner Commis-sioner Skeen, to whom was referred the question of providing sleeping quarters in the court house for jurymen, jury-men, we have decided that the jury rooms heretofore used for this purpose pur-pose are ample and. with the pur chase of some additional Deciding, that conditions can bo made satlsfac- tory "We feel that our action in remitting remit-ting $500 aB interest to the Ogden State bank was justified for the following fol-lowing reasons: There was duo from tho bJnk $1,211.06 as interest on dally balances, $711.06 of this amount was naid the county and the remaining S500 remitted for and in consideration considera-tion of the bank's willingness to furnish fur-nish the county treasurer's bond which if written by a surety company would' have cost the county $900 per year While we are not in a position to sky whether or not other banks would givo us a better proposition, from the best information obtainable, wo find that we are getting a lower rate of interest than a number of counties and cities In this state. We are paying only 5 per cent for money, which Is the limit fixed by law, while others are paying as high as 6 and 8 per cent. It is not the prerogative of the boardof commissioners to designate des-ignate where' the funds should be deposited de-posited as the county treasurer is the custodian of all money entrusted to his care and may deposit it with any bank ho chooses providing a good and sufficient bond Sb furnished. "The claim of the Ogden, Logan &J Idaho Railway company against the county for $14 64 for replacing, upon the track, a car used by the county In hauling shale was ordered allowed and the auditor requested tq bill the railway company for the construction of four cement culverts amounting to $83 70. "Commissioner Skeen, to whom had been referred the advisibility of closing clos-ing the driveway at the rear of the court house, has reported that he expects ex-pects to close the same as soon as weather conditions will permit He also reported that negotiations for the collection of $915 due from Ogden City for repairs to the road in Ogden canyon, were under way. "The recommendation that coal, delivered de-livered to the poor, be weighed, will be given consideration at the time bids are opened for the hauling of coal for the coming year. "The failure of the county poor farm to produce as much this year is accounted for by reason of the fact that part of ths farm is being leased, which brings the county the sum of $537.50 In cash, and part of the 1915 crops are yet unsold. "We feel that the newspaper comments com-ments made with reference to the report re-port of the county auditor were not warranted by the contents of the report re-port itself and did on injustice to the county commissioners, the county auditor and other county officials who were thereby placed In the wrong light In the eyes of the public." |