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Show TlU:iOi:UTWASVAllM A Council That Won'd Irauow Unpair Levies Should be Iiupsacbed and Turiiod Out of Ofrico, THE TAX OA5E3 CET AS AIEIJQ The Baiiknn in the Witrnns-Chnir B?z-er's B?z-er's Motion for a New TrialA Polygami8t Turned Loose Ju Ige Zaua road a chapter from the "i iot act" this morning. When the court opened City Attorney Hull rose with a document that the court was asxed to sign. It was a decree that descended de-scended from a misapprehension, in the case of Adam DunKin et al, vs. E. U. Cluto, tho assessor. The decree was to sustain the witter tax and the court re-1 re-1 jco'ing it stated that the city could not J put water in one part of the city and V pay for them out of a general tax nd then put them in another part of the city and assess loal property holders in payment thereof. "It would be a species spe-cies of robbery," exclaimed the court, "aud a city conned who would do it ought to be impeached and lurnod out of 'jflieo." Tho action is one that involves a constitutional con-stitutional principle. In 187U Salt Lake City established a water main and system sys-tem of water works that went forward until 1NH9, the fountain source being in City Creek canon and mains extending throughout tho city. Upon this work Was expended some :100,()ti0 the amount beinc paid from tho general fund of the city, in ltW) tho legislative legisla-tive assombly oassod an act by which the city cmuoil was authorized to levy mid assefisjloeal taxes in certain parts of the city that were benefitted by improvements im-provements made unibirthe act The council laid oil and described about ono bundled water districts through which mains huvo been extended. ex-tended. A local assessment was levied on ihn l.inl Mtiilirnrpil in Ihn u.tor dis- triels for which the city out of the general assessment and tax levied against the lands in the ( articular districts dis-tricts and Ilia freeholders pay three-fourths. three-fourths. In September lSO the council amended the gmieral ordinance relating to local assessments by which it wis directed that "tho assessor and collector shall pay over to the treasurer all taxes collected by him at the end of each mouth, and furbish a list of the taxpayers tax-payers showing the amount paid by each to the city auditor who shall thereupon causa each person to be credited with tho amount of taxes paid by him, which shall apply on his water works." Tho tat payor took exception to this and an action was brought, to rostrain the city assessor and collector from tho collection of water taxes in district No. 74. The matter will come up again on the question of a decroe, at which time it will be tinaily disposed of. t ourt Nfttfft. This was the day set for ft ruling on the application of Charles lllazor for a new trial. The case of Hamilton vs. Dooley et al is still occupying the attention of the district court. i Inthooasoof William Keilly vs B. W. 1'riirgs, plaintiff's motion for judgment judg-ment against tin; sureties was allowed. C. E. llronson of Oifdoii, was brought in from the penitentiary this morning to answer an indictment, charging him with the embezzlement of cert itin tuiids. It claimed that llronson was gl'-o'i certain cer-tain monies to apply on a building and that he applied them to one timt le was about completing. Dell Wright sentenced from linden to six months imprisonment tor polygamy polyg-amy wiis t hi c mornlnir discharge t Irom the penitentiary. The victim is not more than thirty year of au but in that time had tuken'two wives while a voluntary witness assorts that in Colo rado lie lias a third. |