The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-21

There was meeting of taxpaying cit
liens of the Second precinct in the Pho
neer stake hail, between West Temple
and First West on Fourth South, last
evening The meeting resulted in the
adoption of a resolution protesting against
the proposed bond issue of $500 600 and
the delivery of a number of long speeches
in which the proposition. was surveyed.
eXcavated. backfilled and left to dry in
the sun. The chairman, G. f.. Ashton.
was authorized to name three commit
tees-finance, challenge and conduct of
campaign.
The American party had an able rep
resentative on the floor on the person of
Frank r. Christensen. clerk of the board
of public works. who spoke for forty
five minutes without taking more than
three breaths. or permitting his audi
ence to breathe either. Being who he
is and as he is. Mr. Christensen's re-
marks naturally were for the bonds.
Brigham Clegg, a member of the late
unlamented legislature made speech,
too. He made a speech first of all.
and he made long speech, and he got
mad and red around the ears when Chris
Jensen referred 10 him constantly as the
young man who misstates the facts.
the young man who unquestionably is
honest-at least he seems to be-but is
certainly mistaken" THE young man who
is a lawyer but manfestIy of the pet
tifogging type"
That was too much for Clegg and his
friends. who were in control of the meet
ing from Alpha to Omega. and there
were loud demands that no PERSONAL
ties be INDUCED in. Mr. Christensen
gracefully apolOgized. remarhing, inciden-
tally. however. that everybody present
knew that what he said was true-didn't
they?
Mrs. But.erworth.
After Clegg and Christensen had done
their worst with facts and figures and
appeals and specifications and denunci-
ations. Mrs. A. ButterwOrth took the floor.
Mrs. Butterworth is heavily interested in
property on the west side and she had
been on pins and needles all the while
for a chance to tell the audience what
the situation really was. Mrs. Butter
worth made a vigorous speech Some of
those who were present say that ii
wasn't quite square deal that just when
Mrs. Butterworth got fairly started
speeches be limited to ten minutes. Aft
er the first passage of this motion 1t was
passed again on motion to reconsider.
and Mrs Butterworth sailed in.
II have been fifty-three years in this
place" said Mrs. Butterworth. and l
have poured my money into that city
and county building like water. In the
last twenty years / have paid in taxes
$4,000. but that don't satisfy EN-. No.
indeed. Understand. they're always
never satisfied
Mrs. Butterworth was in the midst of
an interesting narrative of what Spencer
Clawson once told her. when the chair
man for the third time reminded her that
time had been called.
]. NJ. Sjodahl was the next speaker.
He deplored the fact that he had only
ten minutes to say what he wanted to
say in. but he had not proceeded far
when a man arose and said he would
give his ten minutes to Mr.. Sjodahl. Mr..
Sjodahl related the circumstances in de-
tail that surrounded previous bond is
sues and demanded to know where was
the money that resulted from those is
sues He went infinitely into every con-
tract the city had made with every con-
tractor. and regretted most sincerely the
fact that he could not amplify his state
ments at greater length. He said that
the proposed bond issue was only po-
litical scheme; that number of the city
councilmen had told him that the city
did not really need the money and could
get along right well with the ordinary
revenues
Mr. Sjodahrs address one that
showed careful preparation, especially the
figure part of it.