Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-30
TUE STREET PARKING CRAZE.
"IGNpayerr Presents the Case For The
1uNplycrS Consideration.

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fdtor DssJei AcUE
This city gt1sns now under tax
debt vAriousiy estimated st two 10 four
million dollars, ifrvory lust obligation
was satisfied, all accrued within the LAST
half decade Of 10. The taxes are now
three VI four times a. heavy ne they
were hye OF six yias ago. AZ this
rate Of progtrs', iasiy termed enter
prise, where shall 40 be In twenty
yssTs' ums2 General bankruptcy will
stare W all la thu iso9 long before
that time. Its only three months till
THIS years take, must be- paid,
aud hundreds Of citizens, Bay
OF them supposed TO DO We
| OF, DONE know how they viii
be able to pay the current taxes. So
that Ia all probability there VIII be, 81
usual Of late Year,, hundreds OF pieces
Of real estate to be sold Tor this years
tsTos, Aui many people will c0Lso'
| quUntly lIso thcit hard earned homes
W satisfy tax rSpacity. Indeed the
| probability Ia that iu a few years mgut
VI tho land titles hefaabUula Will he
lnK titles, This 10 the stern ana grim
prospect that staTos us iu tho lace. 1t
dues not need much consideration 10
decide Whistler the policy that has
brJuxh Us 10 this condition Is states.
manshIp, or politics OF tue most uuwise
auI narrowly soin,h kim.
Notwithstanding Nil this, there are
people who have more money and In.
I la "A a.
properly and for tue public good and
the peoples welfare. Aud VINO want 10
force others, not 20 well OIL In this
WUrld's goods, to pay mole taxCs still
what int2 For any uscriBiTy public
lutplst2 By NJ malncr q means. Bat
simply " Gsiisiy nothing lUellor than
foolish ial, the parucu foolish
lad Of "pAIkinR tho sIryois,"us II IL
termed, beginning with South Temple
street east, upon which, within n lev
yests, about n quarter OF a million NJ
dollars Ia tfNts mas Urtn spent, much
VI II TrukIesiy ami ioOiishly, because
a large part OF said street 10 IN Worse
condition now than it was before that
vast amOunt Of taxes was tquaudeTsd
upon u.
Then there h another thing In this
: connection q DO considered, Every
yeET, by this timr, VI not before, there
In n scarcity Of water TO irrlgale city
lots, while plants, shrubs hnd trees In
the lots are nhTiveling and dying tgi
lack Of moisture. Tine cry IL out pow
Yet the water is not only waplefully
used TO urodlcssly dfeuoh the streets
but Il 10 designed anu ptoputed % ~,
, u 10 cultivate (pATkl the streets. Wa
there ever SUCH silly tomfOoloty
, MAKE deserts Of the lots and gardens IN
l order 10 make "paTkg' OF the street,! Al
understand, tue law provides that IN,
waters thall be used IRE. Tor dOmssli,
purposes, next for irrigation OF lols
not Tor Irrigation OF streets. II mas
q bs fairly SAID that the city OweS ths
. people Thousands on thousands Of dol
lars for practically tobbiug them o
their irrigating water In order 10 turn
tho slrvets into perpetual mud, whicl
! IL not provided TOT IN tue law, Nv far al
, 1 eau zee H.,
Many people have spent THOUSAND
on Thousands Il dollars 10 buy au.
20 Ilnut, cultivate and trAih 6hrubs am
. tuus Tor shade aud frui, Ia thtlr lot
ami inoy Rru taKru to spray the ,Tur
Ina order 90 destroy insect ppa,s.
addition g. these tur one, they arc q
10 Abked now 10 paTyL up thoiT lot
1 aud gaTdrns and orchards tor tho pur
q pose Of providing wutt. 20 mskr lawn
1 aud gardens ami MuUiN ~ the streets
What perfect idlgcy go he uuTtl
( The stTeetH were mNIv or streets
, and not for lawua and g.Iiuns. There
, tore, let the streets 10 Gtpl uud used FOO
HlTtrIt, rut .OI streets only, /! turh
prsug, ambitious, Aud uyrr.iAdty so.
2 CONS want 10 park anywhere, lat ttrl
s IysrN Ihelr own Tote, anu leave "a
A s,J,ygs aio4e, 10 servs tack proper pul
4, yJsns,
y Notwithstanding the hard times, m
T. enormous taArs, wuiCl iaCrUtse Tn,hl
u than decrease, anu lHu c.usuiag -
s ui debt Elrugdy upon o.. city, latf0 90
Wickol design uaui.ctt TO keep on N
cftu-iug tue taxes ma TIE C,us.Quu.
q burdens o, tie people, In tao en- u
- elections 20 public p.iit,, Iulu bu. uld /
Y O.uut the ouici p1inta "a view, nuB
l. .npmabt yiIglIy Important o! ~, ANA u
y.t,u WHO visa well tHn Clly an
y tho pglrlo sh.1d bp i.ll .iu.y dutvl
u wiutI % vJIc i0rpO ma. d, 400 viii ut
srlsmuiy plUJgo himsrlito work la,,l
- m,ly for the M strgil pubiio economy
50 IhSt the burdens Of tue people ma
y DOI only 10 materially l1sSsnsd Tigl