The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-28

pie of this county. If Park City should
vote s0lidly, there could be little doubt,
but it is q fact we'll known that TO
look for such a result would be sheer
madness. as the matter now stands.
Many and varied are the reasons ad-
Vanced for and against the removal
The committee in charge has issued the
following:
Address to the People.
The reasons for it's removal:
The people Of Park City desire the
county seat removed from Coalville to
this city and realize that to secure that
boon, good and sufficient reasons must
be advanced why it is to the best inter-
ests of the people that the removal
should take place; and also that they
must give a perfect bond s guaran-
tee that any promises given by them
will be carried out to the letter. To
that end the careful attention Of all
citizens is invited to the following rea-
sons why the county seat should be
moved to Park City, and the proof that
our people are thoroughly prepared to
make good every promise. The county
seat should be removed:
First-Because so per cent of the
population of the county reside east
and south Of Wanship.
Second-Because 90 per cent of the
taxes, exclusive Of railroads, are paid
east and south of Wanship.
Third-Because Park City has almost
two-thirds of the population of the
county and pays almost tWO-thirds OF
the taxes exclusive of the railroads.
Fourth-BecaUSe Park City is the
commercial centre OF the county
affording almost the only market for
the farmers-and therefore the most
convenient place for them to transact
county business.
E'ifth-Because under statehood four
terms of court viii be held each year
in the county seat, and the expense of
providing a suitable court house and
Offices. and maintaining the same, must
be met; and it can be done far cheaper
at Park City than at CoaiYille.
SiXth--Because Park City will furnish
80 per cent Of the litiga ton, and of
course &c per cent of the litigants and
witnesses. 1t will also furnish two
Thirds of the jurors, and mileage fees
will be saved the taxpayers.
Seventh-The county tax now is three
mills, the limit allowed by law, as the
following section. zoos, session laws
1890, plainly show:
There is hereby levied, and directed
10 be assessed and collected, annually,
beginning with the year 1890, an ad
valorem tax on ali taxable property in
the territory of Utah. as follows: Two
mills on the dollar for territorial pur-
poses; three mills on the dollar for dis
Trict school purposes, such sums as the
county courts of the several counties
may designate for district school pur-
poses in such counties not to exceed
two mills on the dollar, and such sums
as the county courts of the several
counties may designate for county pur-
poses; not TO exceed three mills on the
dollar.
It is plain. therefore, that the present
rate Of taxation-3 mills-does no
more thar pay present running ex-
penses, consequently the increased cost
of keeping the county seat at Coalville
will be the means of building up a debt
upon which interest viii have to be
paid and the new constitution limits
debt making as follows. Section 8,
article IA:
No debt in excess of the taxes for
the current year shall be created by
any county or division thereof. or by
any school district therein, or by any
city, town or village, or any subdivi-
sion thereof in this state; unless the
proposition to create such debt shall
have been submitted to a vote Of such
qualified electors as shall have paid a
property tax therein, in the year pre-
ceding such election, and { majority of
those voting thereon shall have voted
in favor of incurring such debt
Eighth-Because Park City offers to
erect and give to the county a building
suitable for county purposes, to cost
not less than $4,000; and the money is
In the First National bank of Park