The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-12
CITIZENS TICKET.
One VIII Be Put IN the Field IN
Springville.
Especial Correspondence.)

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SpringvilIe. Oct ia number of bus
mess men met last night in the city hall,
10 arrange for IL citizens primary r.. Il.
Deal was elected chairman and H T..
cummings secretary. The following plat
Believing tito be- for the best interests
or Springville to ignore national politics
inEfne coming municipal election. and for
the citizens to- come together regardless
of party. on the question of the material
advancement Of our city. We hereby
pledge ourselves to- use, OUR utmost en-
qeavorE to- elect a city ticket on the 9TH
line.
''First--Thaf the city council, if elected
be irstructed5sto sell all that portion Of
the city pasture suitable for farming land
So the bona fide residents o. Springviiies
IN plsftS of not more than ten acres To
any one person. ON the following condi-
tons. 0ne-fifthi down and the balance! in
equal yearly payments. covering a period
OF i've years with interest at the rate Of
. per cent per aRn1im on alt deferred pay
meIts. That the preference in the sale Of
said land be given to young men and
those not already possessing land.
Second-Ihat they be further INSTRUCT
ed to set aside forty acres of the pasture,
have the same properly fenced and taken
care of, FOR the sole use of the poor Wild
ows of Springvflle, each of whom shall
nave the privilege OF pasturing one cow
for the period of ten years without cost. :.
Fhird-Inat they be further instructed
that the money received from the sale Of
said land be used economically, first, to
pay off the present Indebtedness of the
city; second, to make necessary public
improvements and reduce the heavy tax
alton with which we are now burdened.
1hisa measure was UP before the people
once before, but the opposition was too
strong TO let it be carried through, the
objection being that it made no provision
for paSturing the cows belonging to the
widows and poor people. The pasture.
which comprises some 200 acres of land.
was donated to the town by public spirit
ed cftizefts some forty years ago. TO be
held in trust and controlled by the city
council for the benefit of the poor. The
claim is made by the opposition that to
sell it would be TO perYert it from the use
for which IL was given OnE the other
hand, it is claimed that under the present
policy. which is to allow any one to pas
payment of 81 per year, that it is per-
verted from the use intended by the do
norS. and that except for a short period
in the spring it is useless as a pasture for
milk cows Certain II is that large
number OF young and stock cattle and
horses are pastured there, which keeps
the feed pretty short.
1t is also claimed that forty acres set
aside and pro arly taken care of will
pasture all the lows belonging to people
and that the balance can be sold for
enough TO put in an electric lighting
plant and a system of waterworks. aside
from paying off the city Indebtedness and
leave a good sum in the treasury. 1t will
also furnish farm land for large num-
Der of our young men who are now going
to other parts for farms because all the
available land here is taken up.
Nominations for a city ticket were not
made, but another meeting will be held
on Wednesday. Oct 1S for that purpose
The situation promises to bring out some
warm discussions.