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Show taxation fob ktkkkt paving. Somo of tho mossbacks aro unnecessarily unneces-sarily worried over tho question of increased in-creased taxes arising from the expense of street paving. While they admit that this much-needed improvement will greatly enhance the value of property, prop-erty, they maintain that the burden upon their purses will bo too heavy. To relievo the worry of this class of people, The Times assures them that tho property owner will hardly feel the increased taxes. As wo understand it, paving districts will bo created, and district paving bonds will be voted. These bonds, running for live or tou years, at a low rate of interest, aro to be sold in open market, for not less than par, to tho highest bidder, Tho ready cash for paying tho pavement pave-ment contractor is thus obtained. The property owner does not have to pay tho special assessment for pavement in one payment, but in annual installments. install-ments. The first year's installment or courso will be tho heaviest, but with each succeeding year the payments grow less. Any property owner who has tho ready cash and desires to pay tho whole expense, aud thus save the interest, can do so at once. This plan, in all its details, has been found to work satisfactorily iu eastern cities. It distributes the burden of taxes over a number of years, and thus (ho taxpayer is not distressed. No one need worry about (his matter. It is hoped (hat everybody will assist in every possible way to push forward tho street pavements aud all other needed public improvements, as they will do moro to make Salt Lake a big city thau any other thing. Don't get searod at the cry of high taxes. It lias probably been started for a purpose, and very likely was suggested by a clique of moss-backs, who would rather continue con-tinue to live in dug-outs or adobes than pay one cent towards public improvements improve-ments and modern conveniences, consistent con-sistent with the advance of civilization and refinement. |