Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-03

Following Ia the full text Of Mayor
s,,lt,, second annual report submitted
ntL, City Council last night and read
by himseli'
To the CITY Council Salt Lake City;
gentlcmen-In discharge Of the
duty imposed ON me 10y the city orhi.
,,atice. 1 submit to you my second
annual r,port. The business Of our
riiy has become 40 extensive and It's
deratiments 30 numerous anu ihp port
AMI TINT Il IL impossible to cOndonse
into q brief report any con.lleIaple
nart Of the details OF the city business
aud affairs. | am relieved ifoui INC
necessity Of such an attempt by the re-.
torts from the various uepari ments OF
ihe city government made TO me, anu
which submit herewith as n part oil
my report. These department reports
are ample 10 show all the dciailsoi tue
business Of the city In the several de-
, patilnon,s. The expenditures III each'
from what source
THE CITY INCOME
has been derived and now and Tor
what II has been disbursed. Any
citizen who desires any Information rs
10 the operation ia any department can
obtain IL from these reports, aud /
recommend that they 10 printed III
full for the information Of the public.
/ shall therefore limit additional stnte-
ments 10 matters ot general plans aud
pufposes, ana 10 the general elect OF
our management u the ailairs OF the
city during tne pact year.
The general stfingtuCy Of the money
market during 1871 affected the CITY
finance. uulaVofgbly. ita immediate
elect was itli IN the sale Of our
CITY BONDS,
and although Its effect was Less
severe iu salt Lake City than
ia most other cluys, II has
undoubtedly affected our general
revenues through is depressing effect
ingenurpl business. We have no rea.
ton for disappointment OF our financial
outlook. While we have needed, and
It'll need, considerable sums for per
maneni improvements, the reports
show that when they are made anu the
FUTURE GROWTH
and development OF the city provided
for, iis revenues with moderate rake
Of taxation will meet II. expenses aud
interest ON the bonded debt.
Within few years the city will
have large revenue from water SER
vice. Az present the revenue IL com.
lautively small on account OF the
water cruilts given for assessments TO
extend the system. AZ these credits
are paid or thu cash revenue from the
water service VIII annually increase
AMI the water system will represent n
large capital Invested ana yielding
revenue. Two year, ago and even
earlier twas evident 10 al that eXten.
Five public improvements were rtquir.
ed 10 auRmYuut far Ina excess of what
the annual revenue with reasonable
rate Of taxation would meet, and that
good policy required thcss expenses
should he extended uudvr credit sys-
tenn, anu g. u Time when the growth
o. the city would make payments com.
laIalyely easy. The whole
BoSDED DEBT OF THE oITY
IL now sl,050,OOO, with the increase
Ia wealth anu population which the
city must surely have, will not he
lutdensOme In the future aud the In
terest IN the meantime will be within
the mtaus OF the city. Or al the
needs OF the city, II In universally
agreed, that M adequate supply Of
water Is the fret and most important.
With ,hls, the citizens can endure the
want VI other improvements and
without II, other improvements
nre TO little purpose. OF tine
revenue expended last year the
tum Of SiO5,, 9ii.99. over four.
ienths Of the whole expenditure was
expended In extensions and mninien.
unce Of the water service, Si3ii.l0 Tor
The Capitol Hin reservoir, and Slg5,.
bjS72 for water supplies, including
WORK 70 develops an Increase OF water.
The parlpy's conduit IL now about
completed, AMI isa
PERMANENT AND SUBSTANTIAL
piece Of work, and reflects great credit
ON the city engineer and board o! pub.
lie works under whose supervision the
workhas been done. During the past two
years the waters upply has been con.
tldenhly more than doubled, aud the
growth OF the city provided for
VI the population is double what
II now, hut for the growth
and requirement Of future years
further provision should be mude
and the full aud comprehensive report
OF TIE city engineer ON Tie subject 4.
worthy Of careful consideration. on
account OF the importance Of ths INIT.
Ter aud the interest felt IN It by tie
gollc. quite IA portion OF his report:
I'm Emigration canyon but
LITTLE HAS BEEN ADDED
70 the work during the year 1890 and
luliy described in my last annual re.
port, The work then done has proved
most servlccable the past season, ns
without the water supplied from THIS
source the scarcity Of former years
would have been experienced. In my
!as' annual report IL was recommended
INIT fhfley's creek be brought into
'he city ny means OF masonry
9nlult at an estimated cost uf $3.50.
w This was subsequently, nu,horiz d
ny lhe CITY Council aud the work has
bren practically completed at a cost
considerably below that esllmnted ani
hsuthotizrd. As full report on this
..nportant work cannot be- made al this
umt, and u partial report would he
misleading, | will make IL a subject nj