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Show uu COUNTY ROAD CALLS OFF BOND ELECTION Salt Lake, Jan. 16. Immediately after af-ter the city commission fixed Febra-ary Febra-ary 18 as the day for holding the special water and swer bond election, yesterday morning, the county com mIssionerB met and decided to rescind re-scind their action calling a special road bond election for February 25. Two bond elections held so closely close-ly together would tend to the defeat of both and would mean almost cer tain defeat for the bonds voted on last. It was declared, and rather than .lead a forlorn hope, the commissi on- ers decided to withdraw from the bonding game for the present. In rescinding the call for a spe clal election, the commissioners will not merely postpone the election, but will withdraw the whole question ol road bonds for the present. Whether the election will be held this year, at all, remains to be seen, according to one of the commissioners. At least it will not be held until next summer, or until the effect of the city's bond election has been lost sight of "We realize that the city's need for water and Bewer Improvements is imperative nnd is probably parn mount to the question of good roads in the count at this time,' said Oscar W. Carlson, chairman of the board of commissioners. "The city has called Its election for a date earlier than ours and tho only way out of the predicament, I believe, be-lieve, Is for the county to withdraw from the field, not only to save Itself It-self from probable defeat, but to ghe the city a fair field for its bond election." |