Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-21

| misstatement of fact and was inter-
| rupted by someone in the audience by
! questions, Chairman Ashton insisted
that no Interruptions would be toler-
ated and the speaker was given free
use of all the time he wanted.
CHRISTENSEN MAKES GETAWAY.
After his TRADE of abuse and full
some eulogy of the party of his adop
tion, Mr.. Christensen thanked the peo-
pie for their attention, apologized for
applying personalities and Immediate
ly grabbed his hat and left the meet
ing. That speech was doubtless get
ting cold and others We're doubtless
waiting with baited breath to hear it.
MRS. BUTTERWoRTH TALKS.
Mrs. Alice Butterworth then took
the floor. She declared that in the SIS
years she had been n resident of the
city, she and her husband had paid
taxes every year toward the building
up of the city, and last year they paid
$1,000 in taxes. and this year expected
TO pay $4,000 in taxes. And yet" said
Mrs Butterworth, 1--WE must now be
called MOSS backs because we do not
favor the authorization of 100000
worth of bonds for the present adj
ministration to squander" Mrs. Butter
worth told how she had succeeded:
she said the only way for an indvid-
ual, or a city, to succeed and progress
was by honesty industry and econ
omy, and the bond issue, she declared,
was opposed to all three principles.
Il do not favor the policy of borrow,
borrow, borrow: and shall / be com
PEELED TO vote myself into bondage,
and my children into bondage for
coming generations? ] say no. nor
MIR. SJODAHL GIVES FIGURES.
j. NJ. Sjodahl was recognized by the
chairman and made a stirring talk
against the proposed bond issue He
gave facts and figures showing that
the issue was not needed He quoted
members of the city council, and of the
council finance committee. showing
that the issue was not necessary. THE
annual income of the city" said Mr..
Sjodahl, is a million and a quarter a
year, and under ordinary circumstance
es this amount is sufficient TO carry on
the business of the municipality and
accomplish improvements in reason"
WHAT TAXEs THEY PAY.
Mr., sjodahl said the majority mem
bers of the city council We're not inter-
ested in the bond issue from the stand
point Of taxpayers, which is the only
interest which should govern In the
consideration of the bond issue. He
showed by figures that the nine mem
berS Of the american" majority of the
council pay not more than $500 a year
into the city treasury in taxes, and
one of them paid nothing last year
namely Councilman Black. one of the |
most strenuous advocates of the bonds |
Another majority member paid the |
princely sum of 1913 last year-namely |
Mr. Martin; while the president, OF the |
council. Mr.. Davis, paid in taxes last |
year the sum of S6,SS.
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the business of the council" declared !
Mr.. Sjodahl, the majority would be |
FAR in the minority. because their prac- |
teal interest in the government of the |
city. represented by the property they |
own and the taxes they pay, would be |
more than IL times by the |
members OF the minority, who pay into |
the city treasury as taxes every year. |
more than $4,000"
CHARLES CRANE VEHEMENT.
The history of the million dollar
bond issue was given by Charles |
Crane, who was vehement in his de-
of the methods and PARTISAN
ship of the present city council. He
said more than 100000 of the money |
from the million dollar bond issue |
was turned over to the American" adj
and was spent by them.
He said there was an indebtedness
hanging over the city of over $1,000 600 |
including its share of the county and |
state Indebtedness, which II would be
compelled To pay, He denounced the
attitude of the american" administra-
ton and the members thereof who had
told him that no d-n Mormon could
hold position under the American
branding as UNIT to
govern city Of men who would use
such language and be swayed by such
j. II. Preece made a little talk on tho
disposition of the money obtained from |
the million dollar bond issue, and said |
much of the money had been wasted |
inasmuch as it would take SO much /
more money 10 complete the works
which were begun but not finished with |
portions Of that money.
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