Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-16

it must be considered as in force and ap'
plying to taxes levied to pay for bonds Oh
interest as well as to any other taxes; and
therefore the tax levied in one year, in
Guiding tax to pay bonds and interest,
must not exceed ~three-fourths of one pei
cent. on the assessed valuation Of the
property within the city.
This I trust will explain to you fully my
views OF the law relating to the question
upon which you desired advice.
Yours, W. ". DIXON.
BUTTE, M. T.. June 13. 1888.
Before entering into the particular de-
tails of this city's necessity for mourning a
bonded indebtedness, YOU committee will
| enter q protest against Territorial legisla-
ton that falls SO far short of Congressional
Territorial provisions. The growing enter
| prise OF Montana cities and towns appeals
| to every good citizen for support and en-
| enlargement, and the legislative body that
restricts our civil privileges to a measure
beneath the possibilities OF progress, under
| mines the bulwarks of advancement, and
| leeches the life-blood OF every municipal
undertaking. The history of every impor-
tant commercial and financial centre OF the
| world will confirm this fact.
Il H0rmaIHQU puOIC improvements euC
''open sesame to municipal prestige.
And from the greatest legislators known to
modern times, has the fact been evolved
that for securing public improvements
without imposing upon the people imme-
date and b~urdensome taxation, the bond
ing system is the only proper method.
In the face of these, almost self-evident,
facts, we are confronted with the problem
presented in our statutes, OF satisfying the
reasonable expectations OF the people OF
Butte with an unreasonable restriction
governing our resources.
The maximum of indebtedness we are
permitted to incur is totally inadequate to
our actual resources, therefore, Mr.. Presi-
dent, your committee would recommend
the wisdom of immediate steps being taken
by this body to secure special legislation
to remove the restrictions OF existing laws
and enable us to procure the means neces-
sary to carry on the work of placing our
streets and alleys, sewerage system, fire
system, Zig hitting system n police system
on a creditable basis, and perfecting an ar
rangement which will satisfy our people In
regard to water.
At every stage of progress the people OF
Butte are confronted by the shining exam
Pile of the City of Helena. Why, Mr.. Presi-
dent, is the City OF Helena permitted to
plant the banner of public-spirit supremacy
before the misty optics OF deluded
Butteites?
I'll tell You why. The page containing
a complete record of what Butte has not
done would strain the covers OF q mighty
volume, and an examination OF that record
would show a lack of harmony, al absence
OF unity, on matters OF public import,
among our citizens, ~unequalled anywhere
upon the face of Gods fair footstool.
The time has come for cementing these
disintegrated parts. Unity of effort and
harmony OF purpose is necessary to the at
tainment of public good.
We nave among us men who are opposed
to public progress, men with whom per-
sonal interests are paramount to the gen.
eral welfare of our city. R~elegate them to
the backWoo6s, that close communion with
bats and owls may satisfy their exclusive
selfish, and pander to their sense OF indi-
vidual wisdom.
The objects of transportation must be
accomplished at our hands, and, Mr.. Pres
ident, these objects, DIS I understand them,
are the Improvement OF our city and the
advancement of our peoples interests.
Butte has served her probationary term
as a camp, and entered the race for the
honors for the metropolitan supremacy OF
Montana. Her mines are the pride of her
people, and their productions swerye the
markets OF the world at will.
Her tributary products are being centred
at her gates by q h%oney-comb of projected
and completed railroads.
Her banking and financial institutions
are owned and controlled by men of unlim-
tied and unimpe6chable integrity.
The character and conduct If the Press
is fully commensurate with her other adj
vantages.
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