The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-05
MASS MEETING
A WARM AFFAIR
Lively Fight Promised on Pro-
jet to Annex Tract
South of City,
RESIDENTS ASK QUESTIONS
WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'M
PRoVEMENTS ARE PROMISED.

From all indications a warm night is
likely TO ensue between different fac
lions Of interested residents before that
section OF Salt Lake county lying between
ETenth and Twelfth South streets, the Jor
dan river and Twenty-fifth East street
Is annexed 10 the city of Salt Lake.
II the opinions as to the advisability Of
becoming part of the city expressed by
The citizens Of the district IN question VINO
attended the mass meeting held at the
Commercial club last night, is a criterion
Of the different views in the matter en-
tertsined by the five thousand or more
people in the district affected. the south
crn boundary Of the city is likely to re-
main as it is at present for some time
70 come.
The majority OF the fifty or more prop
erty owners who attended the meeting
last night wanted TO know how much
higher taxes they would have to pay as
citizens Of Salt Lake, whether or not the
water mains would be extended below
Tenth South street Immediately and the
district to be annexed supplied with wa
ter. and whether they would be given
lights and sewers at once.
No Promises Made.
No one was present to make any prom
ises on behalf OF the city and in the END
the meeting adjourned to meet a week
from tonight at the Commercial club TO
discuss the matter further.
Addison Cain was elected chairman Of
the meeting and L. NJ. Cannon secretary.
The principal arguments advanced in IA
vor Of annexation 10 the city was the ne
cessity for better drinking water in sew
eral sections below Tenth South street.
and the necessity Of doing away with
cesspOols in these and other parts of the
district; the need for better lights side
walks and street car service
W. a. Smo0t, who helped TO lay ont Salt
Lake In 1871 made q strong plea for an
naxation, claiming that his neighbors
could not obtain water fit for use. MI
Smoot declared that the original limits
of Salt Lake included Twelfth South
street and went west 10 the river and
east to the tops of the mountains He said
that years ago he led in the movement
10 change the city limits to Tenth South
street, as residents between Tenth and
Twelfth South streets in those years were
paying taxes to the city and receiving
Oppose Annexation.
Samuel Russell talked against the an
neXatiOn, claiming that the movement is
TOO premature, inasmUch as the city has
not Yet run water mains. sidewalks and
lights to Tenth South street. and that in
case annexation is completed at this time
the district affected Will lose ali inn
prOvements the county would make in the
next few years, and that the city will be
unable to make any improvements in that
period This, said Mr. Russell. would
mean a decided reverse for property val
ueS in the affected district.
Mr.. Russell was supported in his argu-
ment by several others, all Of whom
wanted to know what would be done for
them in the matter of street improve
ments before they give up the improve
menJs contemplated by the county 1t
was shown that by coming into the citv
the residents below Tenth South street
viii have TO pay an increase in taxes Of
about L per cent Oscar Van Colt n J.
. Hansen, 5. T. Cannon, John =. HoueUs
and Joe Baumgarten were among those
who spoke last night
Sentiment Is Divided.
Sentiment was pretty evenly divided
and the arguments became warm on both
sides during the debate on the anuexa-
ton question. 1t was evident that many
property holders below Tenth South
street strongly favor annexation while
many others are against il. To offset the
annexation majority of the propertv
owners Of the district must sign a petition
asking for it This petition must he
passed by the city council by a two-thfrds
vote.
lively time Is expected at the mass
meeting to be held AT the Commercial
club next Friday evening