The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-02
OLD FEUD MAY Be SETTLED
END IN VIEW OF KAYsvILLE-
LAYTON CONTROVERSY.
Mass-meeting of Citizens Agrees to
Settle Difficulty By Friendly Suit
In District Court.
Gspecial Correspondenee.l

Aaysviile, Feb. There now seems
TO be a prospect of an amicable and
satisfactory settlement Of the differ
ences existing between the people OF
Kaysyille and Layton on the question
of municipal taxation. The people OF
the two towns came together today ana
held d mass meeting, and agreed upon
certain steps that are to De taken III
order to adjust the difficulties.
The masS-meeting was the outgroWth
of an investigation that was held yes
terday for the purpose of deciding upon
some plan that would tend to al!ay the
intensely bitter feelings between the
people in KaysYilie and Layton wards.
Apostles f. NJ. Lyman, NJ. W. Mer-
rill and A. II. Lund were present dur
ieng yesterdays investigation, and the
facts of the case on both sides We're
laid before them, that they might be
able to advise wisely The differences,
briefly stated, are that Layton people
claim that a decision of the court in
1891 anEufled and made void haySYlie
City's charter, SO far as 1t afteceEed
farming lands, and that therefore they
are not taxable for any city purpose,
nor are they liable for the payment OF
the city bonds or interest.
The people eOf KaySYille contend
that no change has been made IN the
city limits since 1872, when a charter
was granted covering twenty-three
square miles, and hence Layton people,
living within the twenty-three square
miles, are as properly taxable for every
city purpose and for the payment of
the bonds as are the people of kays-
vile. The endeaVor on the part OF
the city officials to collect licenses ana
taxes from Layton people has caused
the hard feelings.
The apostles and the presidency OF
Davis stake after hearing all of the
evidence in the case, adjourned until
this morning in order that their decis-
ion and advice might be given 10 all
the people in a mass-meeting.
The meeting house was well filled at
II o'clock this morning, when the mass
meeting was called TO order, and, al
ter some preliminary remarks, Apostle
Lyman read the decision, which was in
the nature of advice as TO the best
course to pursue, and was, IN part, as
follows:
The church courts not having juris-
diction to hear and adjudicate the mat
tiers at issue, We advise that each party
employ a competent attorney to assist
them in making q friendly submission
of all their legal questions to the dis
trict court. in regard to the restricting
of the present corporate limits of Kays-
vile City, and all questions as to the
Obligations of the city and how and by
whom they shall be paid
The decision was agreed to by Hy-
rum Stewart for the Kaysville side and
by E. 2. Ellison for Layton, and later
it was adopted by unanimous vote.
Acommittee consisting of four mem
bers from Layton and three from
Kaysville was appointed to carry the
matter into the courts, and to deter
mine where the city limits shall be.
Those appointed were Hyrum Stewart,
e p. Ellison, J. H. Radon, Rufus
Adams, John w Thornley,, Thomas II.
Phillips and Thomas Z. Roueche. They
will meet on Tuesday of next week to
consider the mater.
If this compromise is effected as now
agreed upon it will be eminently sat
isfactory to the people and to the city
officials of Kaysville, who have all
along favored and endeavored TO OBJ
tain just such a settlement of the ques-
ton.
It is believed that the limits Of the
city will be curtailed to point that
viii include only the thicllly settled
portion of the townsite with, perhaps.
a small margin to allow for the city's
growth and development.