Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-27
City Attorney Dininny When
Asked the Question Was
Somewhat HAY.
FLOATING POPULATION IN IT.
Americans" Rely on People Who Do
Not Own Real Estate to Help
Loot Property owners.

There has been some discussion dur
ing the present bond issue controversy
as to who is eligible to vote on that
important question, and there Ia great
deal of speculation as to whether the
so-caIled American" party will be abie
to force through the latest scheme TO
obtain money ostensibly for improve
ments but believed by many to be for
the purpose of covering up extraVa-
gance.
The statement IS daily made by prop
erty owners in salt Lake City that II
the matter were left to the bona tde
holders of real estate in this city, that
the proposition OF mortgaging the mu-
nicipality for 100000 would be turned
However, the object of the spoilers Is
to get all classes to the polls and the
moro transients, newcomers and others
who have not dollar invested in Salt
Lake property who can be prevailed
upon to cast their vote in favor of the
bond issue. the better for them Than
is their viewpoint
With promises of plenty of money 10
spend. the americans" anticipate thar
there viii be no trouble in getting those,
who have neither chick nor child. who
Will have to pay the piper twenty Yeas
hence. to help them loot the residents
on the plea of public improvements.
DININNY DOES NOT KNOW.
AS to the question: Who is eligible
to vote? a number of party men wer
seen today on the matter, and opinions
were divided. Some stated that only
real property owners could vote for tn
100000 bond issue while others were
of the opinion that all taxpayers may
vote on the question.
City Attorney Dininny was asked hS
The News" the law on the matter.
He said: EVERY person who peid
taxes last year will have the right to
vote on the bond issue"
DO you mean those who have paid
taxes on real estate. OF real property.
or those who have paid merely per-
sonal property tax?' was asked
At fist Mr.. Dininny was not certain
about this.
why. am not quite sure but--well,
yes, every person who paid taxes last
year may vote on the question. Per-
sonal property is real property. OF
course. and every citizen who paid taxes
last year, whether it was for real estate
or personal property So called, VIII
have the right to, vote.
COMMERCIAL STREET VOTE.
According to that statement then,
denizens of the under world who have
paid taxes OF any name or nature will
have the right to vote on a PROPOSE
ton that Will or will not involve this
city In debt for the sum of 5000. 900
The women of the town and parasites
will be on an equal with the property
owner who pays taxes on hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of property
Acting Mayor A. J. Davis was asked
for q statement as to what the money
was to be used for and replied as fol-
lows:
For water and sewer Improvements
II is planned to build an aqueduct on
North Temple to the river to carry
OFF water to complete the sewer OUT
let on Ninth North and Eighth Wes.:
to provide for food sewer on the north
bench and on South Temple street; to
enlarge water mains on the north
bench; reconstruct the reservoir in City
Creek canyon which Brigham Young
started"
WHAT THE LAW SAYS.
Section 3Os of the compiled laws OF
Utah dealing with bonding for water
light or sewers, says:
Proposition to be submitted to vot-
ers. Notice--When the city council OF
any city or the board of trustees OF any
town shall have decided to submit the
question of mourning bonded indebt .
edness, II shall. by order, specify the
particular purpose for which the In
debtedness Is to be created and tho
amount of bonds which II Is proposed
10 issue, and shall further provide for
submitting the question of the issue OF
such bonds to the qualified electors OF
the city or town at the next general
election. or at special election to BIZ
called for that purpose by the council
or the board, as the case may be- IL
the question is submitted at a special
election, IL shall be held, EXCEPT al
herein otherwise provioed as nearly as
possible in conformity with the general
election laws OF the state. Notice
shall be given of such election by pub-
lication In some newspaper or news
papers published IN the city or town
for four weeks prior thereto. or II
there be no newspaper then by post
ing notices, The council or the board
ms the case may he, shall cause ballots
10 be printed and furnished 10 tn,
qualified electors. which shall read:
For the issue of bonds: Yes, No.
If majority of qualified electors yot
ing thereon shall have voted in favor
Of mourning such indebtedness, IN,
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