Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-08
COUNTY BONDING ELECTION
WHAT TuEy WANT 100000 rOn.


adopted by the county court providing
lor tue submission tn the reiIuut tax.
payers Of the county tho question:
"Shhli negotiable coupon bonus Uf salt
Lake county TO the amount VI s8lO,001,
IN denomination 0f 81 900, payable
twenty years alter date, fe icemable ten
years alter date, and bearing Interest
ut the rate OF five per cent per anuum,
he Issued Tor the construction Of the
new county court house ana addition.
al poorhouse aud inhrmnry buildings
Tor salt Lake county, and for making
other permanent county improve.
mcntH, aud e. fund tho oXisting In.
debtednefs OF Iaid C0uuty?n such
question TO be determined at special
election called for that purpnas aud 10
take place ON the llth OF the present
month. For the general Information OF
the public, the county court Ia this
address will as.britfy and cOncistly as
possible state tho conditions aud euet.
gonHits which led TO tue adoption ofthis
measure.
On January lot OF this year, and
upon the incoming Of the present
county court, the reports OF the county
clerk ami treasurer showed % balance
fund OF s3,U7D.3l. After making the
appropriations for December, 1892, and
for January and February OF this year,
there was not only deficiency, hut
there Ii now outstanding unpaid war
rants to the amount Of 81, 4iB.92.
In TINS connection W. direct atten.
ton to the TACT that until the payment
OF taxes In the late fall there will be
no material revenue with which 70
make good the deficiency thus shown
ami TO meet the natural current ex.
ptnses, but absolutely nothing with
which 10 pay the oUuuty's proportion
OF tile expense OF prosecuting work on
the Joint building tquiping AMI fur.
nibhing the same, placing necessary
bettermentg nj the poor farm, imprOv-
Ing roads and repairing and building
bridges Ia ths way Of general poTma.
nent Improvements. Oh the first aud
most important OF these prospective
demands upon the county's treasury is
that OF prosecuting work upon the
joint building.
In the latter part Of 1859 amicable
arrangements were made Jointly by
the authorities Of salt Lake CITY and
the county. court for the erection OF "a
Joint building suitable for the present.
necessities and future needs vi the
municipality and the county. As at
first agreed upon, the building wns TO
be erected upon ground owned by tho
city AMI located ut the corner OF First
South and Fret East streets, ami Tor a
half interest therein the county paid
TO the city the sum OF SAL $50. After
adopting plans, paying architects,
making excavations anu In part laying
the foundations Tor the building at thai
place, II was decided TO change the
location 10 what Is known as the
Eighth Ward square, and ~ this end
the county exchanged Its interests ia
the former for half interest In the
latter site. The contract price for tho
building now In course OF construction
Ia s377, 9s7, One.half Of which amount
In 90 DO paid by tue county, viz,
SlSs, 1880. But since the commence.
ment Of the building "a change was
made In broadening and deepening the
foundation, and the additional oOgt OF
labor, concrete, iron and other materi-
nl-, IN that respect, amounted 10 So
82O.21. Changes from sandstone 10 Min
nesUla granite In the columns at the
entrances has caused an additional eX-
pense OF $1,000. A piece OF ground In
the adlOiDing block and Immediately
east Of that upon which the Joint
building IL being erected, and upon
which II Is Intended 10 locate the heat
ing aud lighting plant, was purchased
at au expense OF y, 800, 80 that the coat
Of the building, without other changes,
Will be il2,7l6.21, the county's nall
amounting 10 500, 35s.l3, and OF this
amount the county has paid 30T, 400.
Without doubt there Will be other and
further changes and additions entail.
ing additional expenses as the building
progresses.
The following are the COURTS es.i.
mates Of the amounts yet necessary TO
complete, equip anu furnish the Joint
building, and are made from the beat
information obiainable from consulta.
ton with city members OF the building
committee, the architects and from
material men:
Yet due on contract. inclu Sing altcra
tons anu additions ,cuuuty'u half slgs,ai3 81
Paving streets ON the four HiduA OF
tho square, cuunt,'s h,lf..."....... 1900 %
Furnishing Court house, eouny's
hili,. ....'.'.,,.....' bi0o0 90
iHtAing mo square, cOuhlY'h mar -. 1900 %
IunnUuns from the boiler house,
putting iu ho4tinE aud lighting
plant d licrs, engines ana dyna'
mos ..,....,... ........,.;.....;'...., 10000 20
sldcNglt ON tho four sides " tho
square, county, halt....~..,...... G,oO1 90
Elcrulc wiring ana Insulating,
cJuuty p halt .,.,.. .........,........ 5000 co
Iot. .''"''s''s'''.s''s's''''ss'. 70
Expenditures IN tho establishment
anu opening up OF new roads, anu la
- ....a .... l.
established highway, aad In repairing
attI ktnltNIUtF IFtNr.g att.,,at