Show BLOCKING CLOCKING IMPROVEMENTS Seizing as an excuse the laws passed at the the recent session of the legislature affe a f jUng qUng public contract work the city administration Is preparing to abandon a 8 large lare part of the projected Improve Improvements Improvements ments meats because it the money to pay the tho part of the work At least that is the only inference to be drawn from tho the latest proceedings In Inthe Inthe inthe the council and it tits in perfectly with TV what hat Is known of the finances under the present management Until the recent enactments It has been customary for Cor the city authorities to levy assessments ments for Cor sidewalks sew sow rs and similar improvements on borore the work york could coul 1 possibly be T These assessments wore were collect collected ed d Pl ced in some favored bank and permitted to enrich some ono unknown for Cor an indefinite period In some cases assessments have been paid two years before bE b f re any work was done and it is seldom any levy has been followed by artiVe artIe work within six months Side alKI arc needed today in parts parta of oC the city where here taxpayers paid in their money mono two years ago and there is no indication that any effort will be made to lay tho the walks this season Further under the tho system formerly in vogue the cost of a job has been levied d in blank t form so that property favorably has had to pay the cost i f heavy grading or filling mUng on property less fortunately located In Brigham street for instance property holder holders on the east end where there little or filling to be done had to o bear a share of the heavy cost coston coston coston on the west end where the street was ut wn and and graded at heavy cx ex expense pense The new laws were designed to rem remedy remedy remedy edy these t ese evils Their intent was plain and Interpretation of them is not dif dir difficult difficult even if they are loosely drawn If It 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 a apts it methods to the tho now new n w conditions Bat DM If it continues to hunt for obstacles and spend the time In such debate as pre prevailed prevailed on Monday night the people of Salt Lake might as well prepare to say to any immediate thought of the now Salt Lake they have hare been hoping for |