The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-06
ADDITION AND JOINDER.

The meeting at the Commercial Club
on Thursday evening TO consider the
proposition Of taking into the munich
pal boundaries of the city that terri
tory lying west of Waterloo. which
was the most recent addition to the
territory of the city, from the Water
loo boundary TO the Jordan river, was
an animated one. This is question
which will bear much discussion pro
and con, and we are gratified to see
both sides exhibiting such a spirit Of
fairness and candid consideration of the
question as was manifest at that meet
ing. There are powerful reasons in ta-
vor of the annexation of that tract
within the city limits, but good many
residents there see difficulties and dan
gers ahead if they agree. We think,
however, that ii is easy TO magnify
those dangers and difficulties, Just as it
might be easy TO magnify the advan-
tages.
The proposed addition TO the city
takes in the strip further down and
embracing a considerable portion of
Sugar House ward, as we understand
the project. If it should embrace the
territory down to and including the
old penitentiary road. east and west
from the old territorial road, that
would be compact, well-defined and
easily recognized boundary line, We
about the precise territory to be en-
braced within the city limits until
/ the whole matter is thrashed out and
conclusion arrived at, The above
suggestion of making the south road
the boundary line east and west, is
favored by a good many Whether
that will be the ultimate boundary as
agreed upon is a matter for full and
earnest consideration.
! We believe that the region specified
would do well to come within the city
limits; it is we'll settled, it is
connected already with the main
portion of the city by good street
fcult to extend the water and light
ing service there to as great an extent
as the residents might desire. 1t seems
to us that the advantages decidedly
outweigh the disadvantages. And back
| Of all is the lust pride that every one
there would take in being n resident
| of this great, progressive city Every
one would be proud Of the city, would
swear by it, and would be an enthusi-
astic booster for Salt Lake, Just as ev-
cry resident is within the present boun-
! Diary limitations.
We should be glad to see as a fur
tber evidence of progress and the addi-
! tion of that region, the consolidation
of what would then be the municipali-
| ty into n Joint city and county govern
ment. This would still be the leading
county of the State, as Salt Lake coun-
! ty now> is. The other portion of the
county would also rank as new coun-
ty among the richest and most populous
of Utah S counties. In that case we
could do away with the expense here
of the dual city and county govern
ments, and proceed along simple lines
in which ono set of officers could trans
act both city and county business at Il
taxpayers There has been a good deal
OF sound sentiment in favor of a Joint
city and county government for Salt
Lake city municipality for some years
past. Some have even favored taking
the whole county into the consolidated
plan, but this is manifestly impractica-
BILE, because municipal benefits could not
be extended all over the county in such a
way as TO compensate for the loss Of
the several civic entities which would
be absorbed. But with Salt Lake City s
boundaries extended as proposed, there
would then reman nothing whatever
to oppose the segregation of this mu-
nicipality into Joint city and county
entity which would answer for every
purpose, State, county, and municipal.