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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
TAXATION BY CITIES.

Section rs Of the Complied Laws Of
Utah, 1907, provides that
During the month Of July of each year
the city council at a regular meeting
levy on the real and personal property
within the city made taxable by law:
l. Not to exceed mills on the dollar
to defray contingent expenses
2 Not to exceed 10 mills on the dollar
To purchase water sources, streams and
the land upon which said streams are ap-
prOpriated, and canals: to construct wa
terworks and to supply water for irri-
cation and other purposes.
% Not to exceed mills on the dollar
and sidewalks.
a. Not to exceed mills on the dollar
to construct and repair sewers and drains
%. Not to exceed 10 mills on the dollar
trio light works telephone lines. street
railways and bath houses"
There is no doubt as to the intention Of
this law to limit specifically the taxing
power OF city councils, and to define the
purposes for which the tax should be used.
II will be noticed that at the close Of par
agraph : occur the words and other
purposes Recently, preceding the hold
ing of a bond election In Salt Lake City,
the claim was made. presumably on the
authority of city officials, that the am
biguous words, land other purposes" per-
mitted a levy of 10 mills to be used for
purposes evidently not contemplated or in
tended by the makers Of the law. Laws
which authorize the creation of a bonded
Indebtedness usually contain a provision
for the making of a sinking fund to meet
the Indebtedness when IL becomes due. It
Is claimed by some that this gives to the
city council authority to levy tax TO
create the fund in addition to the other
taxes that may be levied by Section 253.
While the correctness Of this claim is open
to serious doubt. it will be seen that if it
prove correct it leaves the door open for
the levying Of a tax limited only by the
judgment or discretion of the persons
who. make the levy.
I deem it my duty to bring this to your
attention because in these days of con-
stantiy increasing taxation. it is of the
utmost Importance that the limitations of
the law giving to city councils power to
levy taxes be made clear and explicit and
beyond misconstruction, because it invar-
iab1y happens that the doubt, If any ex-
lists. is resolved against the taxpayer.
There should be no ambiguity in the
wording Of a tax statute, and city councils
should not have power under any cireum-
stances to increase the levy because of
general provisions contained in statutes
which are Construed to grant an author
ity never Intended to be bestowed by the
lawmakers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 49, 1909

are transmitted to the secretary Of the
state land board. in whose department
they are placed on record, and then Tor
warGed to the secretary OF state. VINO Is
also required to record them. and in whose
department they are permanently filed-
The certificates Of sale are issued Dy the
president and secretary of the state land
board. and after final payment Is made.
are filed with the secretary of state The
patent is then prepared by the secretary
of state. and after the governor has al
fixed his signature thereto and Ii has been
attested by the secretary OF state, the
patent is transmitted to the state land
board, where it is signed by the secretary
of that board and recorded in his office
and then returned to the secretary of
state. who is required TO again record it IN
his office and forward it by registered
mail to the purchaser.
recommend that If practicable the laws
be so amended that all matters relating
to state lands and state land patents be
placed in charge. Of the state land office,
doing away with unnecessary duplication
OF these records
The legislature of 1901 passed an act fix
ing the salaries to be paid the executive
officers of the state. At the session of
1907 the law was amended to provide for
an increase in the salary of the superin-
tendent of public instruction, said amend
ment becoming effective Jan. 4, 1909, but
in amending 1t, by what must be assumed
to have been accidental omission. no sal
airy was provided for the secretary of
state. The law should again be amended
Teinstating the salary of the secretary of
state, as originally provided in the act
of 1901
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
UTAH STATE PRISON.

Our state penal institution was operated
during the years 1907 and 1913 at daily
pcr caufta expense Of Is cents Du-7r.
the biennial period 80 prisoners were re-
ceived and 232 prisoners were released
through expiration of sentence parole
pardon and death. The. present popuis-
ton is PSI The new cell house has been
completed and one tier Of cells installed
An appropriation is asked for completing
these cells A new residence Of seven
rooms has been built for the supcTirfrr-
dent Of the farm and his family at an APP
proximate cost Of S2.G00; about two-thirds
Of this amount being the proceeds Of the
work of prisoners and one-third from the
visitors fund
The prison physician reports that during
the years 1907 and 1905 the sanitary como
ton Of the prison has been excellent. the
health of the inmates good
The situation with regard to- the water
supply for the state prison is practically
the same as two years ago. Tho action
in which the states rights to the use Of
waters from Parleys creek are contested
state is paying Salt Lake City for the
use Of water but is making the payments
Under protest Until the suit now pend
ing is settled, the prison board viii Ha
compelled to meet these payments and
provision must be made by appropriate
for this expense. The appropriation also
should include q specified sum for attor-
news fees as the attorney general could
not handle this litigation alone. At t..
special counsel was employed by the gov
erHor. and provision for its compensate
is therefore a matter Of necessity.
over $4,000 OF uneXpended apuruHrfa-
tons for this institution viii revert t0 the
state treasury
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
PROPERTY ASSESSMENT.

The claim is made by some that the cleo
ton of county assessor especially in
the case of the larger counties, who must
BY himself or deputy assess all the tax
able property OF the county does not in
sure a close and complete assessment, and
that what IS needed is a system which viii
bring the performance Of this important
public duty closer 10 the people II Is said
that in some Of the older states OF the east
there exists what is known as the pre-
cinct or township system.
Under this system the people Of each
precinC. elect board Of three appraisers.
TO serve for two years or longer These
boards. upon a date fixed by law, secure
from the office Of the county commission
ers the assessment rolls Of their respeC-
tive precincts or townships. and proceed
to make the changes in the roll which are
necessary because of the erection Of new
buildings and improvements IN old ones;
by the Increase or accumulation. of differ
ent forms OF property, money, live stock.
etc ard by increases in value; and after
the completion of the appraisement return
the rolls 20 the office of the county COM
r1issioners. who sit as a board of equal
ization. These boards are allowed, on an
average. ten days in which TO complete
their work. and the average pay Is g per
day. 1t Is claimed for this system that IL
Yields maximum results at minimum cost
lths cost being much less than under the
present systeml and further that IL In
sUres an absolutely close and complete
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
SPRY OMITS
REFERENCE TO
PROHIBITION
Continues from page /.

thereof. together Recommendation
for needed legislation
IL is needless FOR me TO impress upon
you the Importance of the occasion which
has assembled sou. as repre- sentatives Of
the citizenship Of Utah Each recurring
legislative gathering brings with it in
creased responsibilities. As our nation eN-
pands IN this wonderful day of growth, 50
Jt1h through the wise and. prudent acts
of her legislators, must keep abreast Of
the progressive eommOnwealths of the
Union and il is TO YOU, gentlemen Of the
legislature, that tic people Of this state
have delegated the responsible task IF
making provision for Jtahs Institutions
and Of cnactimg such measures as shall
make toward a sure ard permanent oc-
cupancy Of the nigh position she already
holds among the sisterhoOd OF states.
With broad. vet prudent, exercise OF
The legislative functions. the possibilities
for our future are almost limitless. Our
state has been richly blessed by a kind
Providence. Our soils have yielded = RIGA
abundance to the husbsndman; our mines
nave responded in bOuuteous plenty TO the
delivers for precious metals our desert
places have surrendered to the civilizing
force Of irrigation. and our people have
prospered. Our state is young. Her
wonderful natural resources are as yet
but touched by the morning light of
day OF matchless opportunity. The la
bors Of this day shall be the development
of these resources. With that ur gliding
process we must anticipate II. ever
broadening requirements in the admins
trstiOn OF her affairs. Our labor is not
alone the wise disposition OF the problems
of to-day; it is the faithful discharge of a
trust for the generation of tomorrow. Let
ns not lose sight of the fact that we are
building the superstructure OF a state,
which. with the coming years, shall oc-
cupy the front rank of the Union in in
teliigencU, resource and wise government.
At this time / cannot refrain from
word of coEgratulation that during the
past twelve months of national and world
wide financial stringency, Utah has faced
the industrial depression with stability
and strength. Her sound condition
through this period and at the present
time will stand as indisputable evidence
of the s0ivency of her resources. With
yon. / am proud of Utah's agricultural
mining. stockraising and horticultural re-
sources; as / am of her industrial. finan-
cisl and commercial prowess. 1 am proud
also. Of her continued educational ad-
vancement.
That you may know in detail the condi-
ton of the state, / commend to your
most careful consideration the excellent
and comprehensive reports which have
been submitted by the various officers
whose duty it is to gather and furnish
this data.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
IMPROVEMENT TAXES.

In regard to the law relating to i'm
provements and the Improvement of
streets and sidewalks sewers and drains,
etc. within municipalities, Ii must be
clear to everyone that some changes in
the revenue law are imperatively de-
manded. At this time great and wealthy
corporations have, under valuable fran
chises, the use Of the streets of the cities
and towns. and do not pay one cent for
special Improvements. This heavy bur-
den is placed upon the land owner, and is
constantly increasing with the passing Of
the years Again there are other forms
of wealth. corporate and otherwise, which
prosper by the growth of the cities and
which do not pay their share of the cost
of maintaining public improvements
1 recommend that authority be granted
to city councils to levy light improve
ment tax to spread over every form of
property and to be used for the mainten-
ance and repair of public improvements,
for cleaning the paved streets, and. as far
as possible. for the construction of public
improvements of a general character. such
as conduits. water mains. gravity and
drain sewers, bridges. paving at intersec-
tions cr0sswalks, aQueducts, etc. If there
had been such a tax levied in the years
that are past, there would not be the
heavy bonded Indebtedness which now ex-
lists. and the rate Of taxation would not
now be so heavy.
If this recommendation be accepted it
will be necessary to place limit upon the
power Of city councils TO levy mills to
defray contingent expenses. There is no
good reason why the ordinary contingent
expenses of a city or town should not be
met by the current revenues. / believe
q large fund Of such character affords
opportunities for unlimited waste and ex-
trava gance. 1 also believe the people :
money should be spent and accounted for
in the same way that a careful business
man expends and accounts for his money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
STATE BOARD OF
LAND CONN ISSI0NERS

Pursuant to the provisions OF the stat
ute the state board of land commissioners
has made the following loans from the
reservoir land grant fund:
To the Deseret Irrigation and Melville
Irrigation companies, corporations, oper-
ating in Willard county. $4,000; to the IT.
Tigated Lands company. a corporation op-
Grating in Carbon county. 100000: to the
Otter Greek Reservoir company. a cor
poration operating in Sewer county 81
a corporation. operating In SEWER county,
sl5.090: to the koosharem Irrigation COM
pany, corporation operating in Sewer
county, $1,000
been building for the past year. is near
ing completion. will cost approximately
$4,000. and will be in operation for the
year 1909. and bring under cultivation 300
acres of fertile land. which the state
board has selected. in Garfield county
and which will be offered for sale in the
near future. Every precaution has been
taken to make the reservoir and canal
constructions substantial and secure.
The Piute project, which the board had
ing its last report, is now in course of
construction. The lands covered by the
reservoir site have been purchased. the
outlet tunnel Of the reservoir constructed
twenty miles of new canal made and
twenty miles of the Sewer Valley canal
is now being enlarged, and complete
plans and Specifications are now being
considered for the building of the reser-
voir dam. The state engineer has spent
considera BILE time and has used the ut
most care in gaining the necessary in
formation to enable the board to deter
mine the best and safest method of build
ing the dam. Up to date there has been
expended on this project approximately
$1,000 The project will bring under eul-
tivstion some 10000 acres of fertile land in
Sewer and SsnDete counties. The vacant
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
MUNICIPAL BONDS.

Under Section 90s Of the Compiled Laws
of Utah, 1907. it is provided that
ANY city or town is authorized to in
cur Indebtedness, not exceeding per
per cent of the value of the taxable prop
erty of such city or town, for supplying
such city or town with water, artificial
light or sewers. and that the creation of
such Indebtedness must be submitted to
vote of such qualified voters as shall
have paid a property tax in the year pre-
ceding such election
Under this provision there have voted
at bond elections persons whose only
qualification was the fact that they paid
an assessment levied on a desk, chair
books or other kinds of movable property
property which could be disposed of at
moments notice and would not be,
therefore, subject to the lien of the in
debtedness created by the issue of the
bonds. At a bond election recently held
in Salt Lake City. persons who were the
owners of stock in organizations or cor
porations which paid a property tax
claimed that this gave them the right
to vote. and they did vote. 1t seems to
me that the trainers of the law never
before intended to throw wide open the
door, in this way, for the creation of
bonded Indebtedness. L believe it was
their intention to provide that the prop
erty tax to be paid as a qualification for
voting was a tax on real estate. and
recommend the constitution be amended
accordingly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
laughter, Digestion
and Health

An eminent Russian physician has stat
ed mis- opinion that laughter IS one OF
the best means known to science for the
correction Of dyspepsia stomach ana
nervous diseases.
Laughter. however, in a dyspeptic is ike
the memory Of running brooks and snadl
glens to the furnishing and dying man
lost in the desert
II one could but know all the causes
reasons and origins Of dyspepsia one
would not wonder at a half-heartedne5s
Of a dyspeptiC's gaiety.
There is Ceaseless call for appetite,
food and enjoyment TO dyspept!c coup
led with a morOse. moody beliet ana
knowledge that such a call is rockery
and IF INDUCED in viii bring discomfort
pain and regret
Perhaps if il were understood that the
digestive system. including mouth, throat
and alimeutary canal, embra cling as IL
does the stomach. IS composed OF mem
bTaneous tissue filled with millions or
small nerves, which control added NH
lions of little mouths or suckers. fef-
hsps if this were known men could more
comprehensibly understand that TO dis
arrange such a system would mean IN
Deed intense physical pain
Now suppose that this ailmentarT ca
nal is a mass Of WORKOUT deDiiitated
nerves and mouths. each suffering eN-
cruciating physical pain and discomfort
and suppose such q canal filled Win tue
fumes and foul doors and decayed 1000
from the last meal. and one has q slight
idea as to the lack Of laughter Of dys-
peptic-
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, composed Of
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the aiimeptary canal Of its onerous du-
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Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are natural
adiuncts to digestion. They do not
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machine. but build up where building is
needed and remove where removal is
necessary.
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have nothing
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Of. Hydrastis. golden seal iactosr ana
aseptiC pepsin. Forty thousand physicians
I'm America and Canada use and prescribe
them They should be used after every
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or not.
Every druggist carries them. price 81
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and we viii send you a sample parSaEa
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
STATE UNIVERSITY.

1t is with feeling of pride that direct
your attention to the work of the mag
nificent institution Of learning on the hill
to the east of where you are now assem-
bled-Our state university. 1t is a matter
of congratuiatiOn that there has been
placed in your hands the duty Of making
provision for so splendid an educational
institution, and I can only bespeak for
the state university and its needs your
most loyal and conscientious considera-
ton.
From an humble and most obscure be-
ginning the university has advanced with
the growing state until today II has
standard which meets the demands Of the
highest educational authority Of the
United States, namely. the trustees of the
Carnegie foundation for the advancement
of teaching.
The board Of regents of the state uni
versity report progress during the past
two years. AmonE the important changes
effected are: The elimination of the sec
ond year of high school work the estab-
lishment of the two years law course,
the provision for graduate work and the
advancement OF the entrance require
ments.
To accommodate the increased attend
ance at the university and to properly
provide for the requirements of the va
rious departments additional buildings
are a necessity and the regents strongly
recommend immediate provision for the
erection Of a main building at an esti-
mated cost of S350,O0Q / favor the grant
ing Of this request Of the board of regents
and recommend the appropriation of So.
coo and the enactment Of measure
whereby $4,000 may be obtained. and
would suggest the passage of a measures
similar TO the one by which means were
obtained to remove the university from
its old to its present site. In granting this
appropriation the legislature will be car
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
MENTAL HOSPITAL.

It is gratifying to report business adj
ministratiOn of the affairs of the state
mental hospital during the past two years
which has been characterized by strict
economy. The hospital has been main
tanned at 2 daily average cost per capita
of less than 40 cents and at the close "
the fiscal year the institution turned back
TO the general fund an UneXpended bal
ance of the appropriation made for its
maintenance. improvements and repairs.
exceeding $500.
The general health Of the patients and
employees has been exceptionally good,
there having been no epiden.ics nor Sc
rious accidents during the year. Nov. 80,
1908. $50 patients were under treatment
The death rate shows a slight increase
due to the large number Of Senilc patients
admitted. In this connection your special
attention is directed to the growing de
mands upon the hospital for the care Of
the Predetermined. and non-insane epiiep-
tic patients. There Is a manifest dispO-
sition throughout the state to burden the
hospital with this class. and with the
present facilities patent injustice is done
not only to these patients, but to that
class OF patients who come for treatment
of afflictiOn Of 4 more serious nature.
The state is unable at the present time
TO make provision for an Independent in
stitution for the care Of senile patients.
and ! therefore make recommendation
that an appropriation of so 600 he made
for the proper equipment of large build
ing connected with the hospital which has
not been used since its construction but
which during the past two years has been
carefully overhsuied and will afford ex-
cellent quarters for the predetermined.
1t will be absolutely necessary for the
present legislature to make provision for
a better water supply. In the past the
hospital has secured water under con-
tract from Provo City. This supply has
long been unsatisfactory and Inadequate
to the needs. The contract expires in
February. 1871. and notice has been
served that its renewal will entail an in
creased annual rental fee. The state
board Of insanity has made filings on
springs situated about three miles from
the hospital and surveys already have
been made Of route and location Of stor-
age plants. etc. These springs will Yield
about 1JG,o00 gallons of pure water daily
and the installation Of an independent
water plant will insure a uniform high
water pTessure-a thing the institution
has not had in the past An estimated
expenditure Of $4,000 will be necessary to
provide this supply and plant. and / earn
estly recommend the appropriation
Provision also should be made for al
least two additional spiral fire escapes
such as those now in use.
[ also recommend an approximation of
$3.50 for the erection of a cold storage
plant.
] append a statement Of the require
meBts of the state mental hospital for the
ensuing biennial period:
Maintenance .... ............... sf1e Slo
Repairs and renewals ................ 5OD
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-13
ROSY AND PLUMP.
Good Health From Right Food.

Its not new food to me-" Temarke
a Virginia man, in speaking of Grape
Nuts
About twelve months ago my wife
was in very bad health, could not keep
anything on her stomach. The doctor
recommended milk, half water, but il
was not sufficiently nourishing.
"A friend of mine told me one day to
try Grape-Nuts and cream. The result
was really marvellous. My wife soon
regained her usual strength and TO-DAY
is as rosy and plump as when a girl of
sixteen.
'rfhese are plain facts and nothing |
could say In praise of Grape-Nuts
would exaggerate in the least the value
of this great food"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich Read The Road 10 Well
vile" in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.