The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-01-29

1t msnship to well consider this na'lei
IT, before definitely fixing il? Do To-
e: tax these already overburtbened tax
Re payers, DO not strip too dry the CO"
Is who has given so much cream; sac
10 may kick. Gentlemen, do not, Deg
re OF you, kill the goose that lays the
Z golden egg.
: I cannot, Mr.. President, see the
!. wise craftsmanship that would tax
ls the element which the Advise
e Ruler OF the Universe has in bis
II bounteous wisdom placed within the
II reach of all, Withon. money and with
r out price. He has placed it in q
8 reservoir of His own creation, wait
;, ing to be utilized; but these wise
J, statesmen tell my constituents that il
i they attempt to take any Of it they
: will be taxed at the Outset. The ter
r ritoTy cannot wait the natural result
i of the growth OF Improvements,
? which, with increased water, will
spring up on every hand, and so
bring Increased values; it must have
it's taxes In advance. IL this just
: L. this wise craftsmanship
III AS1lQCuGf IL - VIGIL
that if these bonds are taxed it will
: drive them out Of the territory, and
} then they will be beyond your reaoh
to tax. But if you exempt them,
our people will invest their savings in |
them; the interest derived will be in
vested in our midst, and that viii 60 |
to swell the revenues of the territory
and the county, and both will be
benefited In the end. l am aware
that the communistio cry for taxing
the bloated bond holder ID very popu-
lar, iust now in circles where Denis
Kearney sRd such ilk hold sway, bat
did not expect 10 hear the cry
raised in these halls. 1t is not to the
interest of this territory to start a con-
fict between capital and labor Each {
ia necessary to the existence OF the {
other. Each has its proper mission,
and VS. should encourage them to go
hand in hand in building up and 6
improving our territory instead OF 7
stirring up enmity and strife between 6
them and capital.
But, enough of this, Salt Lake City y
needs water; watsr she must have, or b
her growth and prosperity are de, =
termined. What che asks is no great q
favor. Granting it will not affect the I,
revenues Of the territory very seri- d
Ously, either one way or the other. 81
In conclusion, l ask the gentle. a
men OF this Council to deal generously N
and magnRnimously with this ques- a
ton. Let the corporation Of Sat
Lake City issue per cent. bond, a
free from taxation, and so conduce to n,
the general growth and prosperity of n,
the chief city of Utah. I think such h,
au act will rebound to their credit. n
and afford them pleasing reflections
when they return ID their homes and 3
iresides. But, gentlemen, never let - -
L be said otyou, that when Salt lake "
City asked for bread you gave her as as
'tone, when her children cried for ~ ~
water you increased their taxes, ~ =.
The motion to non-concur was ..
hen put and lost to 5. ~ ~
The report and bill were then re- -
erred TO tue committee on revenue. ~
The bill for al act extending tue ~
boundaries OF Davis County was taken ~ ~
TOm the table and read the second a.
ime by sections, when Councillor -
Jaine applied for reasons, from those
having charge of the bill, for the con- III
change or extension. stf
Councillor Barton said Davis County m
Vss the smallest in the territory. An re
elope Island is adjacent to and right al
uliy belongs to that county. a CO. h'
operative company had purchased
eItAin railroad interests in the island. iT(
The inhabitants Of the county own Gil
ouch Of that island, and what rev. pr
nue. accrues hereafter from that va
,land will come from those inhabit- RET
ats. They had at present no range wa
, speak OF. and this furnishes u good I'd
ne. Another object was, they wished an
} be in a position to protect them GU
slVes. Ii VAS 8 question, II person
anne to sell liquor within a few rods tht
the Davis County shore, whether be
ley could be prosecuted, on account be-
f the comforting of judicial jurisdic. kn
on to Salt Lake County on the waters wa
{ the lake. we
Councillor E. Snow said the item
Isl stated had had weight with the prC
1mmittee. The citizens OF Davis soI
0upty owned most of the island and IN
esired to pay taxes in their own sol
1unty. Watering places and re- col
)rts on the shores of the lake in
avis County are probable, and the pla
lunty should have power to control pri
lie liquor traffic attendant upon such
aces, within our own boundaries,
I'D Salt Lake County need not be in slil
position to dispense those privileges bill
oDg the shores of Davis County.
ne same could be extended to Tooele. rec
Ieber snd Box Elder Counties with Ri
ropriety. on
Councillor Game proposed an sec
nendment altering the county line
Viding the county line SO az to give ne
mt portion of Salt Lake City lying COZ
DIV in Davis County to SAT- Lake vot
ouniy, and moved that the bill be the
committed. Councillor Harrington vic
conded the motion. provided the ]
,mmittee be instructed to consider
liz amendment. to
Councillor Wells suggested, also, wa
lat the committee be instructed to
vestigate the question of judicial ALI
risdiotion on the Wstera OF the lake. mu
The bill WAS recommitted. "a
Councillor Cluff presented a bill for rec
I act to incorporate Park City, in OF
lmmit County, with accompanying ths
clifton. The petition was read, as ter
as the billby ita title, and both were pre-
ferred to the committee on munich ant
Il corporations and townsites. the
The bill TO organize San Juan
Ounty was taken iFom the table and act
.ad, AZ amended by the committee, Th
ie second time. The amendments ref
ere adopted and the bill passed It's cha
icond reading.
A communication from the House -
ated that thst body bad passed a
ii for an at amending an act pro- ,
ding for special elections, ard to I'll ..
lcancies, approved February 22d, VI
SIS. The bill passed its first read a. b19
lg end was referred ID the committee w,
! elections. W;
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