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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES. vOLUME 6 jtOjSS LAKE CITY, UTAH, TOES AY. JANUARY 12, 1892. NUMBER 169 U 1 . --T u W ( 81 and 91 relative to the time of publication; that trufteet should be required to notify county inpsrintcodenti of the employment of lea hers: that too county clerk should bo required to make a atatement to the county superintcudi nt and county treaanrer of the amount of county and local tax for ilistribu-tis- s in the districts; that a limit should ba placed on the time in which bonds may be sold after they are voted; that treasurers of school district? should give bonds; that the law do. i not provide for tho auditing of the accounts of the county superintendent for disbursing school funds. 'The letter 1 have rt eived from the school superin-tend, nts arj appended and marked ex-hibit 10. School I. ami. THE GOVEPOE'S MESSAGE. His Excellency, Arthur L. Thomas, Governor of Utah, Sends a Thoroughly Businesslike Document to the Thirtieth Territorial Assemhly. priated for tho improvement of the ruunda in the planting of trees, shrub-bery and irrass. The have also covered the southern por- - tion of the vronnd with a network of water mains, sufficient to water the w hole. The grounds are now ready for tho com-- ' mi ni cmcnt of the work of erecting a eapitol budding. They ask that an appropriation of 100,-00- 0 be made for UU civction of the so'.itlurn Willi; of the building. This will furnish the territory with a building sufficiently large for the accomuiodatiou of all public offices. They also ak for a suitable sum for the care and improvement of the grounds dur-ing the next two years. 1 recommend that the appropriations asked be given. Kveculivo Mansion. The council of Salt Lake l ily, Utah, has offered to the territory a site for an cxei mansion and has appointed a committee of live councilmeu to confer with the gov-ernor and legislative assembly, and pro. vide for the transfer of tho title. The site ulIeredadjoius the eapitol grounds. Tho World's l air. The governoi is authorized under the pro. visions of the law of lew to appoint three commissioners to arrange for a proper ex-hibit on the part of the territory at the com-ing World's fair to be held in Chicago, ill., and $3000 was appropriated lo meet their expenses. The appointment have not yet been made. There seems to exist a general opinion that the number of territorial com-missioners, and the amount of tho appro, priation to be expended by them, should be increased. For these reasons I have delayed taking action, awaiting further considera-tion of the matter by the legislative assem-bly. 1 submit, herewith the draft of a general form of bill providing for a territorial and exhibit, which was forwarded to me by the director of theWorld's fair. It is hardly necessary that I should call your attention to the importance of giving our teirltory a creditable representation at the fair, where will be placed the evidence of the. rapid growtli of our country, indus-trially and otherwise. The different states and territories w ill vie with e.,eh other In the character of tneir exhibits, and it will be one of the few great opportunities which come to a people to attract the attention of mankind. For many reasons Utah should make a fitting exhibit. She has been lion-orc-by being given one of the very best sites for a state building. A failure to prop-erly improve this site would attract atten-tion. She has been blessed far more than the great majority of states in climate and natural resources. The evidence of her pure climate and natural wealth should be given to the world. A very gratifying and in-structive exhibit can be made, arnica will challenge universal attention and result in good to the territory. I recommend an ap-propriation of $HKI,000 for this purpose. The board of directors of tho Dcseret Agricultural it Manufacturing society urge the importance of a creditable territorial exhibit and make the excellent suggestion that when the fair shall have closed the ex-hibit lie returned to the territory aud be placed in their hands to be used as the nucleus of a future permanent exhibition. The l'rei l'ublic School Uiv, The Free Public School law passed at t lie la- -t session of the legislature, has been uni-versally accepted by the people as a wise ami beneficent act. It has largely increased the opportunities for education throughout the territory. It was to be expected that the first free school law would not be per-fect in all its details, and that it would re-quire the expi rieiiee of time to determine wherein changes were necessary. The letters hive received from the county superintendent and others call to many changes which they think should be made The most important ob-jection miscd is Hie failure of the law to afford suilicieiit means to support tym sclioi-.- in the remote dulricla. Whether it would be better to read just Durina: the past two years a determined at-tempt has been made to take from the terrl. torv its most valuable school lauds under tho pretense that the hinds were mineral aud could properly be located under the placer Eainlng act. As soon as I learned of tiie at-tempt I requested the commissioner of pub-li- e schools, Hon. Jacob 8. , to ap-pear for the territory and contest the cntrica before the local land office. 1 alao for-warded a protest to the commissioner at the general laud office at Washington, 1). C, as a follows: SxacnTtTE Orricr, I Salt Lin fiTv. rtah, Feb. 10, 1891. f Air I hate been intorineil thot contests ara now urndiiiK i" the Suit Lake laud ofllce, involv-in- u' the riv'lit of ceriuin jiersons to enter landa. miller tin, placer mining act, which have baan selected or reserved tor school niirioHes, The claim is nmde that heeaune mi amitysis of a pot lion of the soil claimed to have been taken from the land m dispute sliou ininoml, the hind la mineral land within the uieuulng ot the law and subject lo entry. If this is correct every acre of school land can also be taken, as there is no por-tion of the soil of r tali that will not snow upon analysis a trace or color of mineral. This is probably true of the toil In even part of the country, for it i a well known fart that mineral is universally diffused throughout the eorth's surface, iitiillt is said the uuti-r- of the sea contain silver. It Is not hupinbable the soil upon which lour otitic stands will he found upon analysis to be as strongly impregnalad with mineral aa Is the land in dispute. be-lieve it Is claimed that the disputed lands con-tain mineral in lunlclenl quantities to justify their working and development as mineral claims, hut 1 believe the claim to ne utterly groandlesv. The truth is they bin e never been so regarded tinea the settlement of tho territory, ami the people are ireneiallv of the opinion they will never be avatSaSie for snch purposes. s to the eoverunient surveys the best land in Utah (incluiliiii: many sobooJ section) had bean taken up liv setiler-- , and the title has since passed to them. ttlnc the survey the eoiiiiuued settlement of the temt ry has encroached ao largely upon the aiadahre land that very little of snch liiml is now left, if any, mot the sellouts will have left for lieu lauds omv a choiee fr..in landa not tillable and of little value. Part of the land in dispute is valued by some neraone a- - io-- aa p5Ufl per acre. It wlU ba aean noil IfUDortani it is to the ternt .TV that it lie protected in iis title to the limited atneuntof good land reaervad of set aside fcr educational purposes. I ask on be--, half of the territory that you cause auch action to betaken, or Instrurtlona to ba given, aa will in your judgment fa necessary to protect the tittat ests of the teriitory in this matter. I am, air, verv respectful! v, AlMili lf I.. THOMAS, Oovernor. To Hon. .lohu W . Noble, Becretaryoi the Interior, ashinirton, D.C. Coininissiotier lb ire man engaged the aer-vic-of Messrs. Parks A: Thompaon to as-sist him in the contest. I am glad to be able to any that the contests were successful and the entries canceled. The statement made by Parks & Thompson, gives u very complete history of the contests. jfl Exhibit -' is Hie application made to the commissioner of the general laud office by Commissioner Bo.emau for speedy action. recommend that a sufficient Rum be appropriated to compensate 'omrniaaioue Boreman and Messrs. Parks .v Thompaon for their services. Knilroud anil Mineral Lands. I have, received from the legislatures ot Montana a joint resolution respecting lands claimed by the Pacific railroads containing gold, silver, copper and lead, with a request :'3sHH that it be submitted to the lciiislatur.e ot. tHHP Tbe Collection of the Revenue. His excellency. Arthur L Thomas, gov-ernor of Utah, lias sent the following mits-sag- e to tbe leirislature: Salt Lake City, rtah, ( January frith , l. ( Gentlemen of the Legitlatiir Assembly? t)n behalf of the people I cordially wetcorjW you and express the hope that our mutila' labors will prove a benefit to tbe territory aud its people. Letters from public OfHelals. It occurred to mo that if 1 could secure from the principal county officers and tjie mayors of cities their views respecting changes or amendments that In their opin-ion should be made in the county gover ! rueut, revenue, school, probate, city govern-ment and other lav,-- s it would rosult iu to the public. Interests. I thereto' wrote them and have received from many "E these officers some very interesting letters, all of which are submitted for your consid-eration, as exhibits to this message under II e appropriate heads. Auditor and Treasurer's Kenort. From the reports of the territorial aiidltj r ami treasurer, it appears that the total re-ceipts of the territory during the past. tVo : years were $1,477,140.31, received from tho j following sources: Taxes, WOO $ Mii,!)t31 "Taxes, 1M11 bTK,u$,21 B aids, m 1 uitW Boed-- , I'M: lTO,t0M I rroii. other sources, is9:l 0,6141 From othir sources, 1891 6,,1'T.IS Total $1,477,141)31. Of the taxes for 1891, (here is still die from the counties, as nearly as can bo esti-mated, 1220,849.77. The total amount of disbursements durir,. Ihe same period was as follows: Schools, 1891) $ 203,607.0:1 Schools, 189 1, estimated 83,lKlil.nu Appropriations. 1890 and fWl 75,:ik-j- ; i Warrants issued by Auditor Clayton.. &&jBttl.ft Compensation collectors, 1891) gQ.W8.99 Rebates, Who 9J62.08 Salaries paid by order of court ll,ilJo.iHi Total $1,500,413.80 This sliows a balance against the territory of 123,178-49- . This arises from several causes. (1) The payment of $11,000 to Auditor Pratt and Treasurer Roberts, the contesting appointees, under direction of the court, and (8) the payment, of 8 ou warrants issued by AuditoK.Clay-to-in excess of the balance shown dp 'formatior lired by said act before it cm into operation, and to sav in reply there- - t0V First I': ... d r an net of the of the legislative territory of Ctuh. approved March 8, 1888, Hi. il a roflegf for teach itlf the seir:. . - l:it,. to agriculture and the mechanii' arts, which is now re. el lug the beneiit of the act of congress of July 2, 18is;. aaewMmd Tien no distinction of race or color lefeoticm ,, in. o, the admission of stu-dents nor in Hie regulation and practio of the college Third The !. islative assembly has not been in seatuoii M,-- Auimsiao. 1890. Its next session will commence on the second Moudav in Jsuuurv, 1892. Fourth -- On liehalf of the territory anil the college 1 ' to the purpose ot said grant," as provided in section 2 iu the act of August 30, UNO. Fifth --The imnie of the territorial treasurer Is Bolivar U..li-r- Ills official title is "territorial treasurer." ami to- - postoffice address is Salt Lake City, Utah. I also have the honor to enclose a copy of Hie JOtjOf the legislative assembly, approved March 8,1888, estahlisliii i; said agricultural college, and of the rules aid of the college, duly I am. sir, very respectfully, .Vhchi'r Thomas, Governor, Hon. John W. Noble, Secretary of tho Interior, Washington, 1). C. Insane Asylum. The lnsano asylum at Provo has been badly crippled during tbe past two years for the want of money. Although the last appropri.it, d a lurirc sum for the com-pletion if the asylum building aud the care of the inmates, there was no money in the treasury with which to paythc warrants The board of directors has'on hand todav warrants to the amount of $32,0uo,ixki. Their report will show the embarrassment under which the board has had to labor and the ditlicullies it has had to meet in providing for the care and treatment of the insane. It was compelled to borrow money at high rates of interest or else close the institu-tion. The board is indebted to sundry persons for work done and materials furnished in the si'.m of $40,000, and It is estimated that lin-ear" and maintenance of the inmates during the MUtt two years will cost $104,000. It also asksfor the sum of s;ti,Ooil for the finishing of thl north wing and central building, und for other purposes, i recommend that tho amoun asked for be given. . Iteforni School. This in'portant public institution suffered a Severe loss by lire on dune 24, 1891. Fortu-nately for. the lerritory the insurance on the building mounted to $30,000, which enabled tbe board of trustees to rebuild immedl- - ateli). The boitd will submit their biennial re-port to yo with such recommendations as fcty d'an necessary for the needs of the books. His books showed tlm amaqw til warrants in circiitatlon on March 15, U'W, lo be 41,023.59. Up to December 31, 18M, the treasurer paid $58,382-0- on his warrant and 1 am informed he has paid $K)00 since. It is very important that we know what , the actual indebtedness of the territory,' f it can he ascertained. I am informed bf Auditor Pratt that there are no books in hil office by which he can determine the amount of outstanding warrants previous to Moron 15, 1880, and they may be presented for pay-ment for years to conic. I recommend that! tho matter be investigated and a balance sheet struck if possible. Undor the law the auditor is required tot report to the territorial commissioner of. public schools, ou or before December 31st,j of each year, the gros amount of the schooij revenues. Under our present revenue Bys-te-he cannot determine on that date what is the net amount of the revenue. I recom-mend that some later date be tixed. The Deserot Viiiversity. The Deseret university has passed through t two very successful years. '1 he attendance has been very large, and the limited room at the disposal of the university very much overcrowded. The report of the chancellor and regents will set forth these matters very fully. I recommend that the deaf mute branch be divorced from the university and be placed iu a more suitable location. The building now occupied by the deaf mutes can be util-ized by the' university. I also recommend that the name be changed to the L'tah uni-versity. This will more clearly identify this important educational Institution with the name and fame of the territory. In connection witli the deaf mute institu-tion there should be provision made for the blind. The last census returned llfty-tw- in the territory. I submit herewith a commu-nication I have reeoived from Professor Meteatf, in charge of the. deaf mutes, rela-tive to the necessity for a separate building. Tbe Agricultural College. The board of trustees of (he agricultural college have made a very full report, show-ing in details the workings of tbe college during the past year. This college Is one of the host institutions Ofer established hy the territory. It reaches the class who, as a rule, derive the least benefit from nppropria tlons, and yet are the most persevering and patient of the producing clflBses the funnels. A visit to the college will convince the most skeptical that the foundations have been laid of an institution that will grow in usefulness and importance. Here in a plain and entertaining way the student is taught Hie branches of learning which will enable him to perform the practical duties of life. The college is worthy of our most kindly consideration. The total enrollment for this year at the time Hie report was mad'' was 249. a more rapid growth than nuy college founded under the national grant. With this large attendance the limit of ftccommo-- I dation for sluden'.s has been reached. It is for you to say whether this college shall re-main stationary or go forward. Too trustees ask for the sum of $150,000 to enable them to complete the main college building accord-ing to the plans adopted. In this connection it is well to remember that the coliege will receive under the act of either 90,000 or 0,000 acres of land when Utah becomes a state, according to the, !auuiher of congressmen at the time. During the past year the college received $32,HKJ i from the general government, and in a few years will be receiving the sum of $40,0ni) annually. I recommend the college nnd its request your favorable consideration. The sum appropriated to the college was accepted by me on behalf of the territory ou September' 27, 1890. The act of congress provided that the governor might do so if the legislature shiiBfc not he in session, but It required that the legislature must at its first session held thereafter formally accept the grant. I reeointm thai the necessary action be taken. The following is the letter of acceptance: Exr.ci Tivr: Orrtca, Salt Hake Citv, 1,'tah, Sept, 27, 1891). f Sin: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication s September in, .a;, losiue a pi I'll c the ie tot, approved August 80, lew, entitled "An act lo oppll a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the public lands to t tie ni.e- complete eudown-- ' meut and su p u t of the opliegal for tun benefit of agricultural and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an act of congress p. j proved July S, ISd'J" slid asking for certain in- - - aaJL..' ct Agriculturnl and Manufactur-- , lug Society. Tl( report of the board of directors of the Desefet Agricultural and Manufacturing Society, gives very full Information res fccttng the fairs held in 1890 and 1S9I, and calls attention to the impor-tance of these exhibitions. They raise the question of additional room for future fairs, it has been apparent, since the first fair was held on what is known as the Tenth Ward Square, that the grounds were not large enough to accommodate all the 'demands of a great territorial fair. The time has now come when a decision should he made between the propositions submitted by Hie hoard. 1st, whether it would be best to make two divisioi s of the fair. The lirst embracing all the various In-dustrial features ,, Hie lair, to he located on the Tenth Ward Square, and the si eond to be confined to the stock exhibit, to be loca-- , ted on the Agricultural Park grounds, n the western pari of Salt Lake City, consisting of forty-si- acre-- . Or, 2d, whether it would lie best to sell the forty-si- acres, estimated to be worth $75,1X10, and buy cheaper laud, more eligibly situated, and use the balance of tbe in mey to erect suitable buildings. If you decide in favor of the second prop-osition it will enable the society to make necessary improvements without asking the territory for assistance for some years to come, and will also make the annual fair more beneficial and attractive. I earnestly recommend that the society be given the sum of $500(1 annually, to be expended in payment of premiums, and for the ensuing two years tie- sum of $5000 to ,b expended on buildings: the sum of 2 to gay deficiencies arising during the past two years, and the sum of $10,088,50 to erect the uolth wing of the exposition building. Territorial Librarian. From the report of the territorial libra-riau- , it Mill be seen that the board of control, ut a meeting held on Febru-u- 21, 1891, under and by the niu Bority of the act passed at tho lust session f the legislature, placed in the library Of :he Deseret university the miscellaneous ooks, reteining only tho law hooks and milks of ii political nature for the territorial ihrary. he law library has now ou its ilielTes 4381 hooks. recommend that the salary of the be increased to $15(K) a year. His as territorial statistician are )1 and Compensated. laborious, Statistics. and deserve tu be The law passed it the last session of the legislative inbiy, providing for the of - was deficient, in many essential n pec!-. The duty was imposed upon the territorial librarian, - the statisti-- ! ean to pr. leire blanks for the use of the county assessors in collecting tho s atistics, and' the territorial secretary was directed t prin! tatistics for public distribution, (No appt'ocriatiop. was made lo carry out tese vital provisions of the law. I advised tl i) Btatistie.an tii solicit bids for the print it g of the .euiihs. to distribute them and at nearly as possible! iply with the law. Because o I Mi. c difficulties the law was ' P aettcallv itv iterative until The sta- - fl tfeian has arranged in tabular form the Mlformat. mi secured by the assessors, but thle territorial ury has not been able tofprint the report, i recommend that a eukttcien' mo nut tie appropriated to meet tMexpen.scs incurred by the iftVcrs, and foit tin- diluting of the report. X have been requested hy the special agent in charge of the "Office of Irrigation In4ulry ,"conii"cted with the United States detriment i f agriculture, to si cure from irrigation districts and com-panies to the questions contained in the IweVe.lrnilars hereto attached, marked f the government. iMiibmM ' mailer for v ur considera-'- '' smr est the propriety of including "ffdni "1 statistics among Urns now ' "eeted byv1' assessors. Teryf(..,ortunt that there should bo a Srract and reliable presentation of our itBstrUU r ir The stai gathered hfl.; r, do not, in ir opinion, do Jl ' ',', ,. eiritory. There are many i' nee ' tsy do not com lly repre-B- t tAe iu-- ' "wealth of Hie lerritory. W Saw Haitol Grounds. Ihc comrlklui in charge of Die capital' -- rWinds halc'euacu Uic cluillw appro- - the law apportioning the school funds in favor of these struggling districts, I leave for you to determine, with the assurance that I will be glad to join with you In adopt-ing any judicious provisions you may frame iu the interest of popular education. In the ease of the application of citizens residing in the Seventh school district of Salt Lake City to enjoin the collection of a special school tax, levied near the close of the year Iss'.l, the Ulpl'e colirl del tiled that I! should have been collected on tbe basis of assessment for lK-i- l. This was an impos-sibility, the assessment having been com-plete long before the school lax was levied, and a large number had paid their taxes and held receipts iu full. Again, a large amount of per-sonal property was embraced iu the assessment. It was probable that a considerable portion had changed hands, (t was therefore, practically impossible to collect the tax upon the basis of the assessment of 111. The result was the action of the properly. holders In levy. Ins the tax waa practically annulled by the decision of Hi urt. it has always been the practice in Utah when a special or other school tax is levied to enter it on the tax roll based on the first assessment made there-nfter- . I recommend that, if there are any ambiguities in the law in this respect, they may be removed. The following is a summ&ry of the most important suggestions made by the county superintendents: That certificates of high grade granted in the States be sufficient to uuthorie the employment of a teacher; that the commissioner of public schools devote all his time to schools, and two persons he associated with him, to constitute an educa-tional commis-ln- n, whose duty it shall be to establish a uniform system of graduation for all the county schools, and to prepare examination questions, etc.; that t lie salary of county superintendents should be large enough to induce competent men to take the olHce; that the city school board he authorized to make estimate of school funds for cities; that, the teachers' ex-amination should be of a more general na-ture ; that county courts should have power to appoint trustees to serve until --the lirst election in a new school district; that trustees should he given the right to declare a tax of cf 1 per cent; that the intcYcst to be paid on school bonds be lived at 8 per cent; that authority he given the districts to levy a special tax; thill trusti es should be paid for their ser-vices; that high schools should bo estab-lished, one for every live hundred families; t hat districts be authorized to combine: that when childr-- n attend school in an ad-joining district the trustees pay over to the district their share of the per cupita tax; that the law sinuiid provide that no portion of a county should be left out of a school district; that district boards be compelled to send their reports in on time; that coun-ties should retain their share of the school fnnds, sending only the overplus to Hie ter-ritorial treasurer; that music should be made one of the regular branches of study ; that the law should provide how a special school tax is to be obtained from Hie county treas-urer; that county superintend! nts should receive a mileage pllowance equal to that of eelec.in n, and should have a small allow, ance lor stationary ; that the commissioner of public schools he authorized to revoke first grade certificates for unprofessional or immoral conduct; that suitable library cases be furnished the school districts to build up school libraries; that county courts should be given power to redistrict the county, and to consolidate school districts; that school funds received from county and territorial taxes be used for the payment of teachers and current expenses only; that the use of echoolhouses be permitted for parlies or other entertainments of school children: that the law authorizing school districts to issue bonds be amended so as to make its meaning clear, as trustees disagree as to when a ccoiid meeting can be called in case tho bonds are voted down at the lirst meeting; that all district schools other than those mentioned in articlo 15 of school law be united In one district; that trustees are now required to re-port to the bounty superintendent before July 31 annually, and the county superlnten-- I dent is required to report on or before August 1, leaving no time for the county su-perintendents to examine the reports; that the law does not specify the fund from Which rexaminers shall be paid nor upon whose of. del 'j lhal there is a conflict between sections :":"'' ysH -- .'.. ,:. i One 6f the most Important questions that will require your attention is the assessment of property and the eolhjcin of the revenue. It seems 'to me IB which will permil of the most IlltllPigh work at the least expense will best serve the public inter-est- s. In in opiiron the present system is xpensive, and entirely Inadequate to the public needs. Under the pnweut lawa one person is required to assess all the tux-abl- e property iu the county. In the caso of a county whi re the settlements are fiii, aud the number of inhabitants limited, it w pos-sible that one py.son may list all the prop-erty, but in the more thickly settled counties it is impossible for him to do so. The result is he employs deputies, and as the siikiry of the deputies must be paid faom the salary of the assessor, it is not unlikely that the iues-tio- n of expense is an important item In de-termining the amount of work to be done I do not believe that such a system permits ot a close assessment. It is possible-tha- t under it a large amount of taxable property may escape. As a rule, the farm lands, or tho house and lot rarely escape. I believo that the nearer th" nsses-mo- is brought home to the people, the le tter it will be, and suggest for your consideration the system which has been adopted by New York and Pennsylva. nia, and which has been in force for many years. In these slates each township or precinct, us we call it. elects an assessor to serve for two years, tin a i crtaiu day tixed' by the law he 'procures from the county com-missioners, the same as our county courts, Hie township assessment book of the preced-ing year. Iu this book under the namo is shown all the taxable property owned by tin person in the township at the time the assessment was made, lie visits every person iu the township, and makes the corrections und additions in tho assessment roll. When hi- - work is done, and he is required to complete it within thirty days, be Hies bis book in Hie office of the county commissioners. Son after tho commissioners sit as a board of equilization for a stated period, aud then the tax roll is handed over ft the county treasurer for collection. These arc,-- believe, the esSen. Hal features of the system which exists iu these states. 1 think such a system is sim. pie, and moro likely to secure a complete assessment than ours. The questiou of expense is also a great ,,heet to in sysb :;. mu Informed by tin'- clerk that iu 1MM the expense of usaesR-in- g the property aud collecting tho revenue in Salt Take count v was H,V.mi.(X) for sal-aries, and S4U.70'for other expenses. In addition to this the county treasurer was paid u salary of $1000.09, making $24,101.70 in all. If the New York or Pennsylvania system was in force the expense of salaries would only have been $3000, calculating on a basis of forty precincts, and there arc only thirty, with the salary aud expense of the treasurer to be added. Hut the contrast docs not end here. In Hie states 1 have referred lo the assessment made by the township or ward assessors i they are called wards in cities) serves for both county and municipal purposes, tho city treasurer collecting the city taxes. This system would save the cilies the o'f an assessor und collector and other expenses. f am informed by the mayor (hat Hie ex. pensc of the assessor and collector's office for Salt Lake City during Hie year 1891, was I69SB.S0, aud of the treasurer's office, $2500 for salary alone. It will he seen how expensive our system is compared with that of other states, where property Is more valuable and the revenue larger. If you do not de m it expedient to make a :,- 111 Ho- pn sen) system, rccoimuotflpt that the office of county collector be ished, and the County treasurer be directed to collect the tax. 1 also recommend that the office of city assessor aud collector be abolished aud tliut the assessment made for county and territorial purposi bo made tho ba.-i- s for Hie levy of municipal taxes, and that the city treasurer be directed to collect the city taxes. If these recommendations so far as they affect the cities do not meet with your ap. proval, then I recommend that the city council be required to fix th" salary of the assessor, and that the present law which per. nuts of the payment of percentage ou the amount collected be repealed. I further recommend that you creato a territorial hoard of equalization witb - v .1 ,' , M fi: - . i s I h PARLOR v 3 V.s a IbEDROOMI Furniture. CL j F 3u 3-- 2L Furniture I II Isniiiis Offor BY THE Freed Furniture & Carpet Co IANY ONE-- 1 LOOSING ! 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