Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-12
CITY PLUNGES
FURTHER IN DEBT
rouncil Authorizes S41,300 Addi-
tlon TO Already Large Deficit
For Current Year.
COR PAVING ON SECOND WEST
,,..,strom Favors Contract While
Hall, Mckinney and Others
Vote Against IL.

r,,,h one faction of the city council
.,amoring for expenditure, for eX'raNa-
80 for the exercise OF that spirit
si.b causes man 10 mortgage his
- ~ uby an automobile, and with
81. other side fighting vigorously fer
a.onomy for frugality and for the pro-
,,c,ion OF the rights Of the citizen by
Ling content with n normal growth,
.r,y two hours OF the council time
Tnrrsday night were spent In conslue1.
49,, ,pa proposition: Can the city CO ~~>
'' Tally create a debt OF $4,000 this
GU vghen the payment OF the Same
We, mat the city viii have debts al
,he end of the year 1910 amounting Z
- e0O more than the total revenues
ssoreived By the city during lslof Inc
t,,sstion arose when the matter OF ap-
r,oving the contract with 4. D. MOtdn
- naVinR second West TO the warm
ea-pSs vas presented, FOR the cltys
sPr,iNn Of the work involves Nl,3OO ana
-, cent that will come To the city
~ 'vear is already spent. The con-
,s,ct was. however, finally approved.
"SauncIlman Hall In opposing the con
,,srt pointed out the following Prov
SION I'm the state constitution Iutle
si~ section 3. No debt In excess or the
ave for the current year shan BE-
-,.tod nv any county or SUBDIVISION
,t.re,f or by any school district there
IN or hv any city. town. or VllaBe OF
any subdivision thereof in this state
unless the proposition to create such
debit. shall have been submitted 10
vote OF such qualified electors as sna.
b,,e Maid a property tax therein, In the
ycsr preceding such election, and ma
ior,,y ~ those voting thereon shall
have voted in favor OF mourning such
debt"
FERNsTRoM FAVoRS IT.
Councilman Fernstrom. who comes
rom the Third" where he says no
having has yet been DONE who thinks
ms extension ought to be granted the
district insisted that II the letter OF
inc constitution were obeyed a city
colncu would be unable to do business
for the last six months of year, that
Is II II could not contract debts In eS-
cess OF the years revenues.
Councilman Lyme said that the city
had plenty or credit but no funds and
he did not believe they ought TO
authorize the contract at all.
Councilman Moreton explained that
there is a clause i'm the contract which
provides that the city's portion shall
not become payable until after the
last dav Of 1910 and that II might
mates we're deferred until that time.
Il should like to see every street in
Salt Lake City paved, and paved so
beautifully that the place would be
the admiration of the world said
Councilman Mckinney. ''but are we
| wise In running ourselves thus into
deht?' Councilman Mckinney insisted
tina, the reason the constitution had
| provided against such expenditures
| was 10 keep cities from becoming
bankrupt as Salt Lake City is. ut r.
easy to fritter money away" he said.
Councilman Holley said that the
whole debate sounded like flibustor TO
him and he received peppery report
from Mckinney who said he did not
want his integrity questioned.
A motion to refer the matter to the
city attorney 10 get an opinion on the
legality of contracting debt In ex-
cess Of the total revenues OF the city
FOR the year was lost; Fernstrom, Lees,
Moreton, Mulvey, Reed, Wood and
Holley voting mo" and Hall, Hodg-
con, Lyme. Mckinney, and Reedall
voting Yes"
Assistant city Attorney DAILY explain
Cd with considerable Circumlocution
that the constitutional provision APP
Piled only TO taxes but that the city
had other revenues such as the amount
tabout $3.50, O00) received for licenses
and that this sum could be drawn for
Improvements.
Councilman Hall. however. point
ed out that Salt Lake City
has not only contracted debts
IN 1910 in excess OF its tax
receipts for the year but actually
IN excess Of the total revenues from all
taxes, licenses and water assessments
m fact for some time the city's
balance has been in the red. he said
THE FINAL VOTE.
A anal roll call on the approval OF
me contract resulted in this vote:
ieas-Fcrnstrom. Lees, Mckinney.
Moreton. Mulvey. Reed, Wood
keedall Nays-Hall Hodgson and
Lyme The work may he commenced
al once though Mr. Moran can get
no money from the city until 1911.