Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-01
the 0RAyELIAX

AZ tho l1.t session ofihr Cuy Cour-
cii there wa8 introduced "a RESOLUTION
calling f8r Tho expenditure OF 800 lu
giving employment 90 local iau.ung
men who need 10 Boz repair.
ins waterways ami a.HewaIts in THE
city. In tho cams resolution there Do
an insIruciiln O. Che city attorney 90
draw ON oiIinaucs ievying O. tax ai
20 cents a rod on BOO property lgtwoou
Ninth South and N.uih North directs,
ergi VI Sikh WC.t and wuat oiBxlh
Laat directs. This special gravel lis.
.rct covers an area o. Eve iqusrc
miles, 90 about TWO auI q hau miles
north and south and Two miles cast and
west Tho revolution is now Ga the
hands ofthu committee on sirecla.
Regarding the 5lU,0Oj proposition, %
the city BE- IA u condition to DO That
work, aud 1t b. The most feasible way
Of Disturbing the money through
legitimate channels TO those who need
%, we'll aui good. There arc many
men who arc in some need Of re-
muneratiyo employment and who ore
willing 20 give value la labor .or their
wugos. Ia their present bl.uaIlou they
deserve ani uhouii .ooe.yo special con.
alteration. Ina passing upon this mat.
tCr Whatever leaning BE- giyeu n tho
decision should DO favorable 20 tho
wofklugmen. La that respect the
spirit Of the resolution Is commend.
able.
With reference 20 the other part Of
the proposition, 10 must De- looked upon
aa "a faulty method Of procedure nuI
ono that will Increase burdens iu quai-
tors already too heavily burdenoJ. In
the nlst place, it is the wrong end %
the season TO commence the gravolius
business. Before tho pFopaled tax con
bo levied aud collected or oven DO
brought into legal force, summer
weather will have 90 Tor advanced
that tho proposed quantity lf gravel
Will DO q nuillnos, ,rsmpeI cut Of
5.ght 10 DO OF no value Ia the mui o.
next winter Be1'dga, tho quality ofs
gnveled sidewalk that can DO laid at
20 cents a ROD will bu ao thin that even
% done ut proper season OF tho year II
would soon bo buried out Of eight.
The other day "a correspondent called
attention 70 the sidewalk ia certain
locality. Tho Illustration 10 ga point.
5J Tar 20 tho gravel proposition 10 con-
cernod, ly tlmca tho amount that
can be 10 own for 20 cents d rod has
boon plac, In that locality, and tho
present condition 10 evidence OF H.
value. When sidewalks are laid by tax.
alton they should DO OF chamc.
ter that Will DO Of some permanent
benefit al least and such as will ac-
cord with stfett crossings that CAL DO
kept measurably clean.
The burdrnsonio part Of tho propo-
si.ion comes in the fact that the very
property which will bo assessed moi
10 owned by workHgmou who cannot
nil9ri the tax, and ~ whom tho bone
iis viii not accord with the expense.
Ia the 0utlying districts that arc Ia.
clulpd Ia tue boundnfIes named, there
arc many laboring men who own land
with twenty rods frontage. They car.
not sell 20 any advantage. Their tax
would Doc fl5-ou1ugh 10 get hout Tor
their families Tor a year. They can
barely live now, aud the assossmoat OF
the special tax w0uli compel stlll
further piuuuius uu tboir pnTL In
their situation, ig practically means
choice Of lees broad and mud or
quantity Of both. They will pr5tes. Ia
favor OF having the $40 Tor bread, even
u they have 10 pat un with the mud.
The bIduusl n s!sglal ASSIGNMENTS
has been carried 90 tho extreme. II
small districts were created whore the
actual oh1lgo OF ,he people could be
made known, 70 might be- all right
But o. form "a large di6lrICt iu tho hone
OF loading one part down with tho vote
Of another Is mistake. Tho iropr-
siuon win need some strong arguments
Ina its favor 10 overcome tho tangible
objections % 10 which sppgar.