Show commissioners MEET the board boar of county commission A ra A of iron iran lunty county state of utah convened in regular session emon in the court room of the county court house at parowan carowan Pa rowan utah august ith 1918 1 at 10 a in commissioner Commis Moner lunt reported that in response atif to a notice from the state board of equalization to the effect that protests against the proposed raise in the assessed valuation of sheep and cattle in this county would be heard by that board on july he had pone gone to salt lake city ity met with the board and after explaining our situation they reduced the proposed raise on range sheep f from rom 12 to 15 percent and el imana emanated ted the proposed raise of 33 percent on blooded sheep the county fair committee and members of the local committee from cedar city met with the board and requested an appropriation of 00 for the county fair to be held in cedar city this fall and 25 for the traveling expenses expense a of the general committee in connection with said fair but the board after discussing the matter at some length w with in t the he committee and carefully considering the same were anam of the opinion that because of the many financial demands made on the people of the county and the shortage of labor and because of the financial condition of the county at this time they would not be justified in making such an appropriation and thus encouraging a county fair this year the appropriation was therefore not made the clerk was instructed to order a dictionary for the court house mr grants request for some as si stance on the county road from the bounty line north of new her har mony to his ranch was referred to road Supe supervisor visor urie une for in tion lion and report at the next meeting of the board mrs charles magnussen Mae nussen was on ap pointed as registry agent for saha saba ra voting district J david leigh was appointed pointed hp as constable for lund precinct david davis davia as constable for pre walter gale as constable for modena precinct and samuel F leighs resignation as constable for cedar precinct was accepted and john corry gower was appointed to that office the county treasurer was waa in strutted ted to write to the cedar city creamery co cc advising that unless back taxes are paid on their property the county will take deed for same and dispose of it as soon as the four years from date of tax sale expires upon recommendation of road supervisor urie une the board authora sed zed the changing of the road near the joe smith ranch on cedar mountain to run on the line between the smith and higbee ranches to the south side of section 19 m township 37 south range 10 west set at the request of ward orton an appropriation of 50 was made to assist asnat them I 1 in reps repairing ring the road to t their heir saw mill in the he head ad of little creek canyon said appropriation to be expended under the direction 0 of if the road supervisor the county road supervisor was instructed to investigate the condi ti eions of the road from the new castle castie hotel to the washington county line to see what work is necessary to notify andrew morrison to put in a culvert where he takes take the we wa ter across said road and also to we see what can be done to improve the bonit condition icam ion of the road along the south side of R C knells knella place at newcastle where the creek crosses same me the county sheriff was instructed to arrange for someone to care for L J mcmullen who is at present a I 1 chanty charge 1 an appropriation of 10 a month w was as made for mrs emma cross w who ho a near lund and who is temporarily in need of some assistance A resolution reao lution fixing the salaries of county officials for the next two years yeara was adopted As aa follows BE IT RESOLVED by the board of county commissioners of iron county state of utah in regular meeting assembled this ath day of august A D 1918 that the salaries of the various county officials of said iron county be and the same are hereby fixed for the ensuing two years yeara as aa follows county corn com each a yr extra for chairman 50 county clerk 1205 county recorder county trees treas goo sheriff county 1000 county attorney county assessor county surveyor 96 janitor provided that allfeis all fees for services of every kind during office hours and for all acknowledgments in the offices of the county clerk and recorder be turned into the county together with all other fees provid ed by law passed by the board of county commissioners of iron county state of utah this ath day of au an cost A D 1918 all members of said board being present and noting A resolution fixing the tax levy for various purposes for 1918 was passed as a follows follow BE IT RESOLVED by the board of county commissioners of iron county state or of utah convened in regular session on monday auz aug 5 that there be and is hereby levied upon all property in said iron county as shown by the assessment ses rolls of said county for the year 1918 for the purposes hereinafter set forth the amounts following for state and state school purposes 4 1 7 mills on each dollar for state road purposes 2 5 mills on each dollar for general school purposes 5 1 mills on each dollar for county school interest sinking fund purposes 16 1 6 mills on each dollar for county general purposes 2 mills on each dollar for county indigent dep mothers 3 mills on each dollar also that there be and is hereby levied upon all the taxable property assessed within the established boundaries of each incorporated city and town within iron county for the year 1918 the amounts following for parowan carowan city 8 5 mills on each see dollar for cedar city 10 3 mills on each dollar for paragonah Para rara gonah town 3 mills on see each h dollar also that there be and is hereby levied on each dollar of assessed va valuation of all range horses and cattle and all sheep and goats within said aid iron county for state bounty purposes the following amounts on all range horses and cattle 4 mills on each dollar on all sheep and goats 5 mills on each dollar passed by bv the board of county commissioners of iron county state of utah this esth day of august A D 1918 all members of said board being present and voting |