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May 2 7 , 1880.. .On motion of Councilman P e r r y , ti. H. Wood was appointed Watermaster. June 5 , 1880 ...Recorder reported that George H. Wood declined the position of Watermaster. On motion Councilman Pryor. George P e r r y S r . was sustained a s Watermaster. A Board of Equalization for assessing taxes was formed and met June 5 t o examine t h e tax assessment roll. Ten people were ordered to appear before t h e Board to show cause why the assessment on their taxable property should not be raised. June 30. 1880 ...Of t h e t e n people, only Homer Duncan, Andrus Jenson, May Bladen, and Sage Jones appeared. Homer Duncan said the addition of $200 to t h e value of his real estate was above p a r . Motion by George P e r r y that t h e increase be allowed to remain. Homer Duncan dissenting. Increase of May Bladen's p r o p e r t y , on motion of Edwin Cox, was reduced $50. Sage Jones real e s t a t e , having been increased in value 5150, on motion was reduced. Other increases remained. Ten more people were called for t h e next meeting. July 5 , 1880.. .Henry Lunt, Peter Mackelprang, H . McConnell, John Urie, and David Bulloch met and presented reasons for not raising their taxes. Adjustments were made. July 12, 1880.. .Met to elect three delegates t o the county convention to be held in Parowan on the 19th to nominate County and Territorial offices. Also, to nominate persons for city office. Delegates to county convention were Henry Lunt. Samuel Fife, and Richard Palmer. July 2 6 . 1880.. .Honorable Mayor was instructed to answer t h e communication from t h e Land Office a n d , if possible, obtain all the facts pertaining to t h e entries of Homer Duncan, L. R. Chaffin, Samuel B a r n h u r s t , and George Hunter, also stating all t h e facts in relation to said lands claimed b y the above named parties respecting residences, s t r e e t s , water sects, headgates, and other improvements found thereon previous to the e n t r y b y said parties and belonging t o Cedar City. Aug. 4 , 1880 ... Councilman N . W. Pryor reported that t h e committee appointed to procure a deed of land from Homer Duncan had been unable to procure a deed that was satisfactory to Duncan, a s the Notary declined making a n y further effort in t h e matter. (Deed had been changed several times t o comply with Duncan's demands)
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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