Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-28 | Page 2 | Two Members of S. L. Board Oppose Sewer

TWO To MEMBERS or OF 5 L BOARD OPPOSE SEWER SEER Commissioners B Barnes a r n e s 5 and Finch Take Stand Against Improvement Following an in informal ormal discussion of the proposed storm sewer improvement held by Mayor C. C C. C n Commissioner A. A F F. Barnes and Commissioner Harry L L. Finch after aUer the regular regular regular regu regu- lar city commission meeting on Wednesday announcement was made by Commissioners Finch and Bar Barnes th that t the they are opposed to the proposed propose sewer r c Mr Finch explained that tl tha matter matter matter mat mat- ter of the storm sew sewer r came up before he became a member of the commission and he knew nothing about its inception but he wanted to say that he was opposed to the sewer und under r the plan of assessment and was opposed to it under any plan of payment unless unless un un- un less the taxpayers themselves de demand demand demand de- de mand it Commissioner Barnes has written a letter to Brigham Clegg chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the mass meeting which opposed the sewer stating that he was opposed to the sewer under the present plan and would not fa favor favor favor fa- fa vor it at all unless the taxpayers want It and demand It Mr Barnes was of the opinion that If the people people people peo peo- should the Improvement it should be paid for either out of the general fund or by bond issue The engineer of sewers has asked in the 1926 budget estimate to cover the city's portion of the proposed sewer but indications indications indi indi- are this item will vill be cut cutout cutout cutout out of the budget