The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-26

suitable corner-stones, and all improve
ments made to conform thereto.
The streets and Sidewalks shonId he no..
manently graded aud improved. with GOOD
material as fast as possible upon an
equitable definite plan, and all bridges.
and culverts should be the full width of
the streets and sidewalks.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
o We favor the erection of nnbl;o
buildings adequate for present and an
Proacnlng requirements But in order
thaG the taxes may not be increased for
thls purpose, and that the ordinary citv
city revenues may be used for water and
oIner pressing requirements, the city sur
piuS lands not dedicated to public use
should be sold as provided by law and tbe
lunds appropriated for public buildings i'm
common with other improvements.
LETTING OF CONTRACTS.
6-,Public work should be let by contract
10 the lowest responsible bidder.
RAILROADS.
"Good railroad facilities are no
cessary to the growth and deyelopment Of
the city and the convenience of its inhabi-
tants. But rights of way for steam rail
LOdus through our streets should only be
GtOSOluIGJX necessary and
Guen In such manner as to cause as iittIa
injury and inconvenience to theiuhabitontc
as poSslDle, and only on the consent of >
Two thirds majority Of the owners of real
property fronting on the street. No CIV
elusive street franchises to railroads
should hereafter be granted, but all steam
ialIroads coming IN or going out of the CITY
IN tne same direction should so far as prac-
tlcable use the same right of wav and no
SIDE tracks should be allowed on the streets
forfeiture of franchise sbouId follow
persistent neglect to comply with its terms
NO 1relght trains should run through popu-
louS parts OF the city and no cars shouId he
unIoaded or lett standing on the streets or
sidewalks u
All railroads should conform to the
proper grade of the streets. which should
De Kept graded up to the top of the rails and
tne street crossings of all railroads snorId
De pIanked the full width of the streets and
% anu
we pledge ourselves to lend our aid and
hnuence TO induce all railroad Companies
noW mere 10 JON In the erection and use of
a union depot for passenger purposes and
70 nave their freight depots on the out
skirts Of the city.
o-The police force should be neatly
uniformed and be extended so as to rive
f-OONN0AOh W every municipal ward.
SUPPRESSION or VICE.
9CGambling houses and houses of in
tame should be suppressed, and both male
ana female resorters to such places shonld
De punished with the full rigor of the law
LIQUOR
love are opposed to the traffic in
!quor and favor the highest license prac-
lcaole, and the strictest execution of the
avs for its regulation.
ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES
ii All the ordinances of the CITY shonId
'e vigorously enforced.
TAXATION AND PUBLIC DEBT.
l2-Taxes should be equal and mi
orm, and limited to the necessities of mn
lIclPaI government economically admins
cred, and to the making of public inn
,rovements essential to the well being of
ne inhabitants and consistent with rhe
r0Wlh and development of the city.
1t IS just that future Inhabitants tvhs
VII enjoy the benefits of public improve
Ients should assist in bearing the burdens
Il their expense
CONCLUSION
Inc Peoples party pledges itself to this
latIorm, and to the maintenance and de-
ense OF constitutional principles and the
lights of mankind, and will ever labor to
remote universal liberty, civil, political
nd religious