The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-27
CITY TAX LEVY =
MADE TEN MILLS
Council Fixes 1t After Long
Debate.
BONDS ORDERED REFUNDED
GRoCERS ARE REFUSED THE
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
BONDS ORDERED REFUNDED

The council last night passed reso-
luton fixing the tax levy at 10 mills.
divided as follows.
Contingent fund, As mills.
Irrigation and water supply. IA mills,
Streets and sidewalks, 81 mills.
Sewers. i mill
Library, 4 mill.
Previous to the council meeting the
finance committee held a session to dis
cuss the levy. Alfales Young and ".
J. Bateman OF the library board were
present and objected to a proposition
10 reduce the library's share from 4 10
3 mill. There is some $500 to the
credit OF this fund at present, which
vas given as a reason for reducing the
levy. Messrs. Young and Bateman
said this surplus would be used up
before the next levy would come in and
the library could not get along on less
than Z Of a mill. So the committee left
the hbrary's portion at 4 mill, the
same as last year.
The committee at last decided to rec
Ommend the following division of 10
mill levy to the council:
Contingent expenses. AS mills.
Irrigation and water supply. rs mills.
Streets and sidewalks, 81 mills.
Sewers and drains. z mill.
Library, 4 mill
When the ordinance came up for
adoption Councilman Wells moved that
the sewer and drain appropriation be
cut in two and the = mill added to the
street and sidewalk fund. making the
latter SIS mills. this on the ground that
there is at present s. ,243 in the sewer
fund. Councilman Black objected 10
this A. J. Davis suggested that Is Of
mill be taken from the irrigation ap-
pOrti0nment and added TO the street
and sidewalk, which was carried. Then
Councilman Wells moved another
amendment that 3 of mill be taken
from the sewer allowance and also
added to the street and sidewalk al
lowauce. making the latter 81 mills.
~ j. Davis and Black objected to this
on the ground that to deprive the sewer
fund of a portion Of its allowance
would endanger the health of the city.
Black Makes Play.
Then Councilman Black proposed an
entirely new levy totaliug only 9k
mills, divided as follows; Contingent
expenses, AZ mills, irrigation and wa
ter supply, ia mills: streets and side
walks, rs mills; sewers and drains, Il
mill; library, 4 mill. He stated that
the levy should be kept as low as pos
sible.
This council since its inception has
not interested itself in the taxpayers"
said Mr.. Black. and 1 believe its
about time IL should"
Councilman Wells replied that Black
was endeavOring to play to the gallery
in presenting this levy. He stated that
Mr.. Slack had refused TO come to the
meeting of the finance committee, and
had stayed away so as TO spring this
low levy in the council with as much
display as possible. A. J. Davis, the
chairman Of the finance committee said
that he did not believe in bringing poll
tics up on the floor Of the council he
had studied the matter carefully and
did not see how the city could get
along on anything less than 10 mills.
Councilman Fernstrom expressed the
same opinion as Mr. Davis. Council
man Martin stated that with the pro-
posed street Improvements. the city
could not we'll reduce the street and
sidewalk portion as suggested by Mr..
Black The latter's amendment was
lost by a vote of eleven to two. Al
derman HOLIDAY voted with Black be-
cause he had seconded Blacks amend
ment, 50 the latter would explain il.
When Councilman Black first brought
up his amendment he said he would
explain ii if any one would second il:
so Mr.. HOLIDAY took a chance at sec
onding the amendment to find out
what it was
The levy was finally fixed as stated
above.
Groeers Are Turned Down.
The petition of the retail grocers to
have nine Of their number appointed spe-
ciai policemen without pay 10 watch the
street peddlers and see that they did
not give short measure. was lost by a
vote of To s Councilman Wells IA
NDred the petition. but FerustrOm started
the sentiment against It by stating that
the saloon keepers might as we'll be ap-
pointed special policemen without pay 10
watch the druggists. and vice versa,
Bonds to be Refunded.
A resolution was passed providing fer
the refunding at the end Of ten years
Of the SS'30o9 ten-year bonds issued in
1SgL now due The ordinance originally
providing for the issue Of the bonds re-
QuiFed that when they should commence
10 tall due, I'm 1894 sinking fund Of ~
JTeT cent Of their value or $4,000. should
b. made Councilman Wells explained
that the city could not afford TO provide
this sinking fund and so substituted the
Tefundiug proposition.
An ordinance requiring pawnbrOkers to
pay a licese fee of 800 was passed This
is bower than the old license. which some
brokers' cannot AFFORD 10 pay Persons
who make q practice Of advancing money
On salaries. etc, who heretofore have
not been paying q license, viii now be
considered paWnbTOkeTs and pay the IL
cense.
on motion Of Councilman Neuhausen,
provision was made for the hiring OF a
aeT bullding inspector during the Illness
0f r. ". Lewis, the present incumbent.
who Is unable 10 attend 10 his du-
tics.
After the council adjourned the MEM
bers arranged 10 present Station Agent
g. r Alev Of the Rio Grande with a
-rrer Fsas1 ~Gf ararrfaa
probation of his efficient handling OF
the Mor-d- 5 fair trip recentLv made.