Show RICHFIELD SEGREGATION Suit Filed For Cutting Oft Off Part of City Richfield Oct petition which de tie demands demands mands the segregation of ot a portion of tho city from the orated limits wait yesterday filed tiled In the district court The portion which it Is Ja proposed propos d to have cut cutoff oft off Is in the southern and southwestern portions of or the city and embraces a tract of ot between and acres The Tho movement has grown rown out of ot the special tax levies for tor last and this for tor a sinking fund for tor waterworks and the voting tor bonding for tor waterworks recently The Tho land involved Is la generally used for tor fa tarn fawn n and purposes and It ia Is claimed by b the parties 8 signing the petition that It will derive none of oC the benefits of ot the proposed waterworks system s and further that it has never received any benefits by being within the incorporated limits and mentions specifically that there are no streets streeta ex cx except except lanes that these are not kept in good traveling condition and have been graveled only at a few tew ditch cross crossings cro Ut ings that it has no Inhabitants but one household and receives no front from fire tIre the streets are not sprinkled nor graded that the city does not regu regulate late the water therein and anti that it Is not protected by the estra law and ana and fur further tu tuther further ther that It never expects exec to get fet any benefit from the proposed waterworks system The petitioners further claim that they will wm pay the special tax tas under protest this year jear The city cit will contest the petition vig vigorously vigorously It is expected to prove proe that the allegations of ot the petitioners are nearly near all 1111 Incorrect and further that In proportion to the taxes received this por portion tion of ot the city has hos received more Im ira Improvements Improvements and benefits than any other portion It will be further shown that a number of or the largest holders of prop property property property erty In the district do not want segregation segregation tion The amount ot of taxes usually col collected collected Ia is about JW SIO but under the special levy ICy Is nw which proportionately is a 4 small amount among the various owners E Ii P ErIckson Paul Poulsen anti and Thom Thomas Thpmas as Ogden have bave been named as aa trustees to handle the case The jury In the case of ot Joseph A IL ASmith A AI Smith at 10 yesterday morning I brought in a verdict of ot guilty with a recommendation for the tho mercy of ot the court He will be sentenced tomorrow The rest of ot the day was consumed In Iii a avery aery avery very ery spicy divorce case from Joseph May Carter Dunn Durn sued her husband John J Dunn for tor divorce alleging violent abuse of ot her he She did not hesitate In tha least leant to give ghe all the t e facts from her side Bide ot of the case cane and ard to exactly many of ot the choice terms which It ia is alleged the de fondant made mado use un ot of It will be contin continued continued this The Republicans Republican at their primary last evening Peter Jensen for ToT justice of ot the peace and Hyrum S S Chris Christensen Christenson tenson for tor constable |