Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-03-17

to the growth aud prosperity Of our young
city. The fact that there is a feeling
among our citizens that our city govern
men. is no: valid or legal, and that the
collection Of taxes ca-0ut De enforced, or
tie ordinances Carried into effec', is pro-
baby apparaai to you all ard it must
also DO apparent thas Us long rs it is hald
by many Of or mos. prominent citizens
and largest tex pagers hat the corpora.
tivn Of SIOUX C,sy has no legal existence
the ci!y Fcrerna1en. must labor under
great 8n!hArrass24 ert. Not only lhis, but
i. work "a great injustice 10 the tax-pAy-
er, O..c man pays BIS tax promptly ard
without tnur:.ur, because be supposes i.
legal ana a ls;n upon his property; while
III thar refuses to pay, asserting thai he
- no. to be sw,ndled bv bogus city gov
ernment, aad de:i:s The cviiec or to COL
lee, tn. tax by distress. NV The man who
has paid his tax is entitled to tue money
wrong;ully collected Of him or tho man
wko refuses TO pay should be forced to do
D,-and the sooner this question 10 fuIl'
~ settled The better for ali parties.
I wouli recommend that the Council in
struc, the C!sy Solicitor to make al agreed
c,se with seme one tax payer, and have
ell the points at issue passed upon hy tho
Scpree,e Court at the tat.Ies. day pcs
chile.
The question Ct purchasing ground Gvr
Cemetery Vas before former Council,
but do .oL ib;nk any inal action w.s
taken Oh the subject. Allow me to urge
upon yoi the Necessity OF immediate aud
prompt measures to procure suitable 10.
cauol Tor L Cemetery. This is a matter
q great importance 10 every citizen ~ the
place, and .n, sa.ssti i that It will be
expected OF you - act upon i. u.lAsu,
any unnecessary delay. | will venture
~ say that their q H., . town in the west
thai has taken so I;tle interest and dis
played such utter heed ess ness in regard
- = matte. cG 40 much Importance, as
Sioux CITY has Oh this subj ect Of q Gene.
Terry. W bile our town excels ia the in
provem-nt Q: our streets and sidewalks
and other CON nendAila improvement. we
neglect to provide suitable, or even o
respectable. place tor the burial Of the
dead. 1t should bring the blush Of shame
to our cheeks, and cause US to &C, ut once
There can be no resonabie excuse for de-.
lay; the city has an ample fluid for the pu--
chase Ct the ground, and the money CAN
- \ i
The large amour: Ct wood corded On
the Le.ee h.s become NUISANCE, aud
cilse OF teriuosconp!a.us. Second stree,
- more the appearance Of "a mammoth
wo ID yard than /. Iesee wh-re millions
e! dc.!ars OF our merchantisa is dischars-
e! annually frs.n st,amtoa,s. If the
WOOD is allowed 10 remain in it. preseG.
location until navigation opens II will DC
impossible t3r Il boat to land frr,gh, tie
tween the mouth Of Perry Creek aud the
foo: Of Douglass street. No ore can OBJ
jecs to our citizens keeping wood yard,
and 'iurong an honest dollar by selling
wood 20 steam 70 .ts, bat do think they
should rot be allowed t. Use cur Lie
for such purpos: and 20 such an sx,ent
Is is now the case. Tau should give this
mater early deliberations. and your 4c,i
say".. oa ..'"'-c'e''@ y moe q 70"
'nI - u.
"o'. '''a'l0' seems u % necessary
~ p'o1est our .'J % ia' AZ ossio!e
ssa.n SANS nIt' our. 'he 9a'"$es OF shosc
.ets'''e .onh's'a'!ohs "n1ca nave ','hsd
. ues 'e" i, nae o'r.' destroying 'oou',
> ~uo' "a o'.''r' worm OF property ana
oil"sine 'u'" AN o's,f' So 70 many al
psese"' re a,9 no' "o's 50 '''feHtsa an
L"g'"r: Su, ,.o,hs ana LADDERS shoa!1
oe p''''1eu a'1 .ep' =" some sa'tao,'
f'"ee' 80 'n"' '4', -" 's os.o i''NMl"y
"aeh !.41fe'- 1"3.: c2aia Do us1l
suc'es''c''y So "oa'' pfooAoiy % INC
means u 'a''.1g !. large atAo4h' O. prop
cry "a e"'e u A'e- In ia 'noFe COM
paehy ooiit Pot1oa @ the city persons
sno1'o lo' oe a'ieh.G L eh4snse' lac
p'ops,.y VI "'"sfs y toe careless ana
- 'H'-s a''1'a '."'''''' III "h'@' s2ey PAT up
'ne'E E, f'o,'@P''4., ah1 y2o' 10y Marsha!
aaoa'i 90. S"Et'""'e4 ~ ordinance 70
p'o''c' VIE 10y 'foa' tut DANGER 'a " IN
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