Show BLOCKING IMPROVEMENTS Seizing as an excuse the laws passed at the recent session of the legislature affecting public contract work the city administration is preparing to abandon a large part of the projected Improve Improvements improvements ments mants because it the money to pay the part of the work At least that Is the only inference to be drawn from the latest proceedings in inthe Inthe inthe the council and it fits in perfectly with what is known of the finances under the present management Until the the recent enactments it has been customary for the city authorities to levy l 1 V assessments for sidewalks sew sewers ers em rs and similar Improvements long before Defore the work could possibly be bedone bedone bedone done These assessments were collect collected ed placed in some favored bank and permitted to enrich some one unknown for an Indefinite period In some cases assessments have been paid two years before rc any work ork was done and it Is seldom any levy has been bOen b en followed by active work within six Side Sidewalks Sidewalks Sidewalks walks are needed today in parts of the city taxpayers paid In their theirL L money mone two years ago and there is no indication that any effort will be made to lay the walks this season Further under the system formerly in I vogue the cost of a job has been levied Jn blanket blank t form forni so that property situated favorably has had to pay the cost at of j heavy grading or filling on property prop hy less fortunately located In Brigham street for instance property holders on the east end where there was little cutting or filling filing to be done had to bear a share of the heavy cost coston on the west vest end where the street was tut ut down and graded at heavy cx ex expense pense posse The new laws wore were designed to rem remedy remedy edy these evils Their intent was plain and interpretation of them is not dir dif difficult dl even if Ir they are loosely drawn If It the city administration really wishes to complete its program of improve improvements Improvements improvements ments for which there is a strong de demand demand demand mand it need anticipate no trouble provided it goes about the business as any business man would and adapts Its Us methods mcl to the new conditions But If It ift t It continues to hunt for obstacles and spend the time in such debate as pre prevailed ailed on Monday night the people of Salt Lake might as well wall w Il prepare to say sa farewell to any immediate thought of f the new Salt Lake they the have been hoping for |