Show commissioner STANFORD REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF commissioner S i discusses the legal phrases of questions brought up saturday afternoon 1 i k the following Is the report submitted tp the board of county ers this morning upon the horticulture meeting last saturday v ogden utah february to the lion board of county commissioners sio ners weber county utah gentlemen your committee on horticulture arid the appointment of a county fruit tree inspector beg to report that pursuant to we met with thirty or more of the leading growers of weber county n the commissioners room at the court house on saturday february after a brief review by of the operations of the horticultural laws as amended and passed by the state legislature in and especially referring to the unconstitutional provisions of said law of and which was declared unconstitutional by the of the state confirming the judgment of judge 1 I H in the lower court in that tha law deprived boards 0 county commissioners ot their right uc funds of the county in this direction the board however to meet the needs and wants of the fruit growers of weber county in the protection of their orchards pests insects and diseases of all kinds incident to fruit raising appointed under section 1176 of the utes of 1898 a fruit tree inspector this appointment by the board failed to give satisfaction and an effort was therefore made in july last to bring the fruit growers together to confer with anem in the appointment of a fruit tree inspector but the fruit growers falling to respond the committee convened the present meeting to obtain an expression of those interested in this important question on of the board mr stanford stated that the commissioners were in full sympathy for the adoption of any legal measure for the protection of the fruit industry and in ahe appointment of a county fruit tree inspector providing one could be obtained who was competent anu proficient to discharge the duties of that office county attorney B T expressed himself on the situation to the same effect he did tio believe it proper to expend county funds in the appointment of an inspector unless qualified to perform the duties of the office because such an appointment would be a waste of public bunds commissioner william G allson being present expressed himself in a similar manner and assured thosa present that the county commissioners always had been willing to perform their part in tho obliteration of orchard pests and all diseases incident to fruit raising charles doimer J ballantyne E G ai cGriff john and andrew wilson bishops and and others expressed as being satisfied with the efforts and action of th board of commissioners in the matters referred to in the interests af pf the county they had not received however an equivalent in service and effective work for a long time past by the fruit tree inspectors spec tors of the county they believed that men who were well informed and had dorco of character to enforce the provisions of tho horticultural law in tho protection of the fruit industry should only bo employed as fault tree inspector after a lengthy discussion on the subject by these gentlemen and others present on being asked by the chairman to name suitable persons for the position the jamea of robert B allson and john J barker were suggested as would be acceptable to those present for ohp appointment as fruit tree inspector after a brief address by mona Pc torson one of the state board of horticulture the matter was under advisement your committee therefore recommends that a county fruit tree inspector be appointed under the provisions of section 1176 of the revised statutes of 1893 said inspector to perform his duties under the direction of the state board of horticulture and to serve as such inspector during such portion of each year as abo board or county commissioners ners may direct anaf for such he bo paid per day for the time actually and necessarily employ cd very respectfully submitted JOSEPH STANFORD n T on motion of commissioner allson tho recommendations were adopted |