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Show & COUNTY BOtlDUIG ELECTION H ? The County Court Issues an Address Hi to the Taxpayers. ) (' WIliT TllfcV WANT $300,000 .Oil. t C'otiiplcltoti or (be Joint (llr n! Mil, j Counlj-IlnlMlns and Numerous' L Ollirr Matter.. H ( On March lSlli n rs-lutlon wus kH, ndojilcJ by tbu county court providing J. lor the sutonilssl in t llio reilaerit lax. li pyrs ul tlio county tlio qiintloni H) "ribnll ncRiitUtoleoi upon bonus ol Halt HI LaVo county to Hie amount of iiiyim, W In Udtioniluntlou o( $1,UW, pujfal.lo . tnotity yuiin utter ual,roilmaulo leu jMIV ji-ars nllorilali-, anil iotrlt!K Internal H t ' nt tlio rati) of llvn r cent wr nnuum, H i liuluuoil tor thu conitruclton or tbu l i luw count) court home nml aililltlon- H 3 nl iioorhouse anil Infirmary loulldlugs (j'1 tor Halt lake county, anil lor iiiaklug ri, oltitr itrmannit uounly Improve. j ?- wonts, nml to futul tlio existing In. H '' iltbleiluesa of said cuitotj?" nuch uuritlou to to ijelsrniltirvl ut u itxcliil H t Lirctlou wiled for tualiurpoaoririil to H ' tahuplacuonllm Utti uf llio pttM.nt H tuoutli. I'or llio ifeuerul Information of H tbo public, the rouuty court lu tills H ' mldrir-awillailrl.lly and uoncltely ns H ' iiulu statu Ilia conditions and enu-r. W" gen. In wlilcli led to tbondoptlou uf thU H Un January lit of tills year, anil B Uon tlio lucoiiiltiK "' " prctorit M county court, lliv reports at tlio county B rlcrk and triasurcr showed a balance m on band to the credit ol tlio Kumnl B fund of ttfilUM. Alter inahinz tbu B appropriations lor Docnnter, ISO.', and I lor January and February cttbli year, is- there was not ouly a dtlloloucy, but ' tberu la now lutitaudlni: unpaid war i rants to tbo amount ot 7,tli).l)'.'. ; Intbla oonucclloii w direct attcn. ' Hon to tlie fact tbat until tlio oiymuut ' ot taxes In Ilia lalo fall thcra will bo no material rorenuo with wlilcli tu make good tbu dellclenoy tliuaabonn K ' and to meet tbo natural cutront ex. ,1 pnse, but absolutely nothing Willi j J t wlilcli tu y tbo county's proportion Mi i'i of llieexptnieot pruiecutliiff work on ) tbo Joint building. criulpInK and fur. Mi L nlihlbj tlio same, placing liecissnry Mi f betterments at tbu poor farm, Impror- Mi f Ing rouda and repairing and building l 1 IimJkto Initio way ol central imrroa- Jll neiil Improvements. 01 tlio flmtand MMi I most Important of tlirtu prospective MiL demands upon tbu county's treasury la MMi f tbat at prosecuilDE vurk upon tlio MMi joint Uilldlnir. MMi t In tbu Utter part of 1S99 amlcautu MMi r arraniiemeuts weru nuJii Jointly by MMi ,) tboautborltltsof Hnlt Luke City and MMI I! tbocouuty.courtfor tbo erection of u MB ff lolntbulldlnKSultablo for tbu intent MMi 1 necessities nud future needs of llio MMi it municipality and tho county. As at MB I llrat agreed upon, tbo bulldluK nrai to MB ) be erectdunn ground uwrad by tlio MBS J city end located at tbocoruerof 1'lrst MMffi' 1 1 Houlli and First Kat streets, and lor a MMirr ' lialf lutunst tberelu tbu couutypild MMKu to llieclly the sum ol f4l,St). After MMBtl ndcililiK plsns, pa) Inn arcblttcle, MMBSJ makliiRexcaTatluiiaaudlu partlaylui; MMKC m foundations lor Hie building attlial MMMP place, It was decided to ohaugo llio MMa a locitloii to wliut la known as tlio mj. Klgbtli Ward viuarr, and to this end MMFj tbo county exctiauiteU Its luturuiU lu Mi tbu former lor a balf luterest lu tbu MMI lattcrslte. Tbu contract price fur tlio jTi ' LulUllui; now lu course uf construction ! I ls$177,Uj7, uue-lialf of wlilcli amount Is to be paid by tbo county, viz., 18S,003,&0. Hut aliicu tlio commonce- - niuutuf tho bulldlnic a cIisuku was Mil made In broadening aud deeponini: tbo MBV i foiinUatlon, and tbu addllloiial curt ot MMi labor, concrete, Iron and otbor niaterl- MM8' "l'i lu Hist rcspt, uiuouuttHl to .', MMV U20.27 CbausesfrouisandttouetuXillu. Mi'J netola Rianlte lu tbo columns at the MMi 5 vntranots hue caused an ad lltlunal ux MMi'l'v penso of ODOO. A plcco of ground lu MHlI tho adjoining block and Immediately MMir. ""'t o( llial upon wlilcli tbo Joint MMfl building la being creeled, aud upon MMn which It Is Inteuded tu locatu tliu boat. MMRl lugnnd lighting plant, Mai purohaiud MMp,r. ut auexpuusouf $7,SUU, eotbet tbo cott jV-;v f tbekullillnir,witlii,uiutliorcliangus, " WlllLo WitllOMl, tho county's nulf jW amounting tu $ixl,MS.13, and of this MMBj. ninount tlio county lias paid JD7,4 III. MMK Without doubt tberu will buotnerand MMMIf further cbaugia and additions entail MB' ln additional vxpeuses as thobulldlug 1 liroxreisis. J llio following nrotlio court's estl ' matisof the ninou uts jet iivce.Biry tu loniplete, equip and furnish thu Joint building, aud are majo from the best Information oblaluablu trim consult). MMMIr lion' with city memborsof the building MMVc! committee, the archltecls and from .'fi' iiiutirlal uieui ,' , Ycl due on contrart,ralinllnr altera ) j lloui aeil ajilili .n,uuniy I air (1C9.K8 !7 r M l'avlnir HretH n ihu Mur tides ut tjftt lliu liUNre( ruunt. s linir. .M 3),OOQ K : lurnlliiiii( tourl li u.e, munly's jr l li.lt 13.000 CO lsrViDSIIies.Uiie,i.ounlr'4liair . 1 1, WOW WC 'lunounoa rrum llie boiler lionei fsjBI i pultiDirlii i ontinn ami Unblm MMMI ElilaalsVutlVlrtiur'eiucs"o'r"llia VI ifiuaro. rnuuly's lull l IJHfi l,le irlo Hlrinjr snj lutuUtlny, A MMM't c .unit's lial? ..... .. SWOOP BW( Tot.U i;s,Mlv0 MMMI' l.xieiidlturoslu the ctLitillshmeut MMBi nudopeulngupof nunr roads, and lu MMMt i lualmalulug and keeping In repair Ihu MMMV'i istablUbod Highways, audln rcialrlng MMMl "I'd building bridges, nro almost M Wholly depeuileut upon nu iilllrniutlvu MMMl) vutuou thuiueillouuf iaaulii bonds. MMMl. Tbo county court la of thu opinion that MMMi uo looru has beun apjiroprlated for I I roads and bridges during thu p'ist torltsol years than should naturally bu expanded for llku purposes during llio priscrit year and for a numbers uf ears 'jf jet to come. Much road woiklilm- t mediately reu,ulrrtl In tbu western aud LI t.uulbeni parts of tho ruuiily, and Willi. Tl; out It wholo settlements wlllbnlelt Mil without wagon comuiunloallun with jl! tlulr respectUu trading points nt tho Jl erltlcul tlmo when frost goes out ol tho BU . Rrouud uud which Is generally uccum. MR 1 Billed by hoary rains, 'l'neeo poo- Mill jiluaroumong tbu promptest tuxpnyew Mii'll nud uro certainly entltlod lu u fair Mm ebaru of tbu road work tho ouly char MM ncterof public linprovemonts wlilcli Mj nro dlrtctty b ucllcial to tbcni, lcon MP I umy prompts tho uplulon lliat all roud jj'j nnd bridge work nhould '".' t the mui-t Mi 7 iermnuent cbaracter, which menni MiJ. greater expuiifu at tlm tlmo but eooii i? i.my lu Ihu lihI. As rapidly as wooden M; bridges wear out, they ehuuld bu re Mi' plneeel with Ir n structures I till Jo J MMMb ujiou stone buttresses. MMMu r'lu appropriations for rouji aud MMMMI 1j,'i serei (r tori I m,lT 07 )H ri J -,.. ". US ueo !U lurlh .. .. jjijwi ai jlti lor ib L .'""'i'. "."."" ' u HMKij Total .. ...-.. I.-.7.I I 04 MlMT ' 'luu Mx' I r0I" Litton toboui'UnlJer.'d Mi! andiino whicn tlio county uoort bo. MiMi ' Haves tu bo uf gnat cuocer i, and In MMi fact piromouut tu all others, Is luo MMMl l'oor4 arm, BvMT1 The prisent couuty poor faint com. 1KL- pilsca loa acres, nnd from obiervntlon ami Investigation tho couuty court bolleviatbat there Is no occasion for any larger acreage, Tbo luniate-a of the Infirmary, both male and female, when not IncarnclUtod by ago and Infirmities lor msntul Idior, team n : that they nro county obarges, Invariably Invaria-bly fludexcuso for rfluilugt'ipo'f'irni tlio lightest uf farm work, llriico wo liollero that no ma'oilai .rood i an come from any IncieAaes In tbo acreage of tho poor form for farming purees. However, wo realize that am mil' lbs first considerations of tho-ood Chiron Is to provide for tlm Infirm poor, ami as well as food, cb thins and shelter, bi fiirnl'li labor or the ineaus uf employ, meut for such uf tho inmates of tbo iuor hnuio as aro luduatrliusly In clliicil: bill we il i believe that tbo nns. culioor farm of ten acres Is ami Is to supply all such with opportunities to tniUry their needs anil Utsiro In this direction. Un tho other lund, Ilia lie-comity lie-comity tor nlillllonsl buildings Is In-eliod In-eliod linratlve. Dorlog lbs part two inoiilh-, t!.s F'cr hra: has been crowded to ovelllowlng. With tnclvo alee ItioJ rooms, at times theru hai been as many as forly-seven Inmates (aildo from tho lilrod nttendants) com po,ml of thltty.llvo males and twclte female", somo oil and Infirm, souiu deaf, others blind, some crippled an I still others who aro cunitant sulferers from cbronlo and InrurablaUlsca. Tho r;euerallaws tuaku no provision for the sefarato caro of Imbecile nnd Ulollu persone, nnd, na n matter uf course, many of Ibis charaeter are among tho tunnies, in somoof thu rooms there aro as many aa live cols. Onerooni,;i0il7fic.t, contalusflvo cols, being tbu sleoplug dcpntlineiit of live frmaios. Altinioatho hallnnya liuvo done duly aa sleeping roorui; audi being be-ing the ciua can llbo wuuuerel that the Oetober grand Jury, aftsr examln-Ing examln-Ing tbu loor house, roirled to tbu district court as foil iwii 'Tberu are thirty-eight Inmates, a lsrger number tbau the prwent buildings build-ings should be required to accommodate, accommo-date, crowding tho capacity lo tbo utmost. Thero weru fuun I In soinu of tho rooms, 11x17 feet In slie, as many aaflvo persons urcupylng beds, which Is crowding them too close. In the iidgmoutof your commutes, tho prisent pris-ent accommodations are entirely Inadcquite, and n farm comprising uot less than 1IM acres shout 1 to pr.vllol and buildings conilrueled t eteun, for thu proper oom'ort of thuouufnrlunato people. Tho county ol Hilt l,ako has liinreased materlallv In iioriulatlon since the erection ot tho present bull 1-Ings, 1-Ings, and your cuinmllteo ciunot resist strongly reaoniiiistidlng that early action be taken In tho procuring of ample ground and thu construction of modern bullllngs, to ba well ventilated, venti-lated, with proper provision for wards for tlio caro uf Ihu sick. Your commit. rnltteo Is Informed that qulto a uumbt r nf coltugea aro rented lu tho city, owing ow-ing tu tlio limited qunrtcra at tho laim, for the nee ly, and provisions havu to Lo purchased for Iheui, all of which auitnlns tbo argument that Hits noblu work could bo carried en III a moru satisfactory manner and with less ex-penro ex-penro to tho county, If all ccuM bo looited at tbu noor farm." Ill this uouuectlon the February, 16'J.l, grand Jury on thu -1 of tliu proi.nl mouth reported to thu ellttrlul court as fallows: "l'ho county poor home, although very much cruwded, Was found lu be clean and well taken euro of. Tho fool furnished tbo Inmates Is plain but i;ood, aud tbo supplies were found to beo! good iiuallty. tVo aro Informed that an aduitlun to the building Is con templated, which should not bo lie-jajed, lie-jajed, ns wo found each of the sleeping rooms occupied by from ttiren tu Ihu (ivrsuos. Wuare liiformel that Indigent Indi-gent persons havo been given orders on stores for food whloh havo been mod otberwlio, Wu would suggest that soruu chuap cottagos bo built mi tliu poor farm and tu prevent ImpuHltlon such eifiona should bo suplled with food by tbo superlutendeut uf tho wor-huute. wor-huute. Tiicronroalsoaiiuuibsr of county iatlents at tba hospitals; also txiur lamllli'sthat aro being pruvlJud fur by tbo county, that could lie kept at the poor-houiu at less expense it proper buildings were to boconstruclod." ltean reuJIIv ba seen from this that tho poor house, nildu from being wholly Inadtqualu fur tbu accommodation accommo-dation uf llio aged ami Inllrm, tlio crippled, Imbecile nnd Idlollo persons, allorda no posilblo room for the punier sick. As a consequence, from laelvu to twenty-lour ersous acutely sick, nrenluioat coustiintly malnlaluul at Ihu various city hospitals atlhu e-uiii-t)' expense, which lor tho year liOJ, amouutod lo J'j,30I.J1, and fully tlmo-fuurths tlmo-fuurths ul tills amount could havo been saved had there been proper nuarteia til the poor huuso for their uc uoiumodatlou lu addition tu tills, much aid Is glvenl.i the way of fuel, supplies and liouso rent loprsonslii vnrlotis parts uf llio county, iiiiiny of wluuusliould properly be In tho poor house, and would bo theru woru It possible pos-sible to II n J room for Ihi in. Of this clasa of pensioners tin ru has been as many as nluty-two at ono time. Many lersuns may povalbty think ttiattho ubiiu a ateiuciits aro colored, but to all such wo say: tin exunliiu the conditions, hovt It Is proporod by tbo t'ouuty court lo make no lncreoso In llieaireagit of llio pnur farm, but to erect buildings of convenient, aud euitablo arraugement, and mlublo and nuiplo for thu aceotiimoJatlon of all who iuiy pruicrly becomo couuty cliurgcr, buildings arranged for tliu lepatutlou uf tlio sexoi lu different wards, appointed so us to furnish ncuommudatluus for suili an require huspttat treatment, and to the fullest intent, place wulls between tho slcn and tho well nud provide itiarnto apartment!! for tlioao uf sound uilodas cuiitradlstluct from Imbicllu and I llolio persons, to that It may bccuuie nu liillrmiry In fact ui well us lu uamo. However, Ihucoutt lias very recently recent-ly been advised by cjiuHduut author-Hy author-Hy that proper sanitation at Ihu present puor homo slto Is such as to preclude the advisability of erecting additional buildings thereon: ami If these o null-lions null-lions aru louud to exist upon examination examina-tion and rcioit of reputabluphjs clans nnd experts on drainage, tlio County oourt would certainly nfuio to inct addUlonu. buildings an I improvements at tho priseut location, and would rut heiltat. tu llilchso other suilablo groiir Is. Tiro apprnprlatluus fir tho pnur ami' luaeuo uul iullruury occouuta ire: r isn .... t iiji ut lor issu u,ifii iiirisiie , iioiliiu r in I ll.rns! lV' i o.'..- .. is.iu u V A total lo Ors yearn of.... J !I,;J l ly way if i in cArnut.AiioN wiuttlma'usnd I euiuu Ilia ilemanJs IliCt wlllbepUuid li un too lutids, If llu f ltue be au tl i ztti, oe 1 illows: 1 n)lnr. lorn! iilmrsud rtiulpiez It! llll bill UUrf, l!Qir TllllT !I0 s rool wolkl unUsruund ILoreol losellisr with Ibe testis aa-l 1 lhlinplsai,tsnntbaless Uan 1171 Vi 17 Add nonaf Inrirmary lIMm!FS and. I lurnlimn" ... ... iMHt ' Itoa'la anil I rlilna lor tan M" ' Taut er and loaaae serunsl ' I'vsolr s indsbtsdneis 7,41' i-s j Tolsl .. .HH 40)1 iiii 10 It Isotililnly hot desirable a Ibis tlmo to Increase the tax levy, aud yet It would S'-cni Imposslblo In meet the current ex uo with llio prnsou revenue; and III addition tu Ibis, mitt tbu extraordinary deminds lu prosecuting prose-cuting work eu the Joint building, Increasing In-creasing accommodations for tho jxior aud In maintaining tho public high-was. high-was. As u matter of course, In an omorgenoy sucli as this, the county can borrow money on tbaupeu market, or Issuo warrants, which tbo county attorney determines nru Interest I earing, ear-ing, but we do bcllevo that tho most satisfactory solution of tlio problem It In bonding tbo couuty, an I to this end have submitted tba quiallon for your consideration. This means that the payment for thero Improvements shall bo extended over n erlud of not Itsi than tenner moru than tweuty years, su that lliose who come alter us to en-Joy en-Joy aiiJ bo benefited by them shall at least iharu tu Ihu burden, In conclusion wo would ad I that Halt loako county has no bonded lu-dcblcdiic,aud lu-dcblcdiic,aud Inuventof an ahirnia-llvo ahirnia-llvo vote on tho proposition at this time no further bonding '( tlm county Is pcrmlssatilo under the law until lime houdenro fully paid oil. In this connection wo would i all attention t'i section 1 or chnptor 31uf tho session laws of lfct)2, which reads as follows: "No second of subsequent loan aud Issuo uf bonds made tu tecum Ilia samu shall be made or authorised by sold county court ai ubive provided, so longna the first lean and bonds, principal princi-pal and Interest, made, under thu provisions of this act, shall rumaln unpaid," Whatever ball bo tbu mult of this bond election, work must be oonltnued on the Joint building, additional build-Iiikh build-Iiikh for thu puor hunt bo erected and cirtjdu highway work must be dune. Hence, which do thu penplo infer? To bond tbu county anl pay S per centum lu teu or twelve years, or have tbo county borrow tuuda and Issue wnrrsuta as needed and pay thereon 7 or 8 er cent? As n matter uf courso thcte boud, If voted, will only bo Issued from tlmo to time as needed, Jacxiu II. JII.Allt, Chairman of County Court, John 1'. Caiiimi.v, Heal, 111 iuian IlAMiirnoi u, JlMl.I'll 11. .MllllHIK, Beirut men. Attest: II, V. Ml iv. County Clerk. Oaubti 71 Ilnnw.NE, Jit., Deputy. Halt I.ai.i: Ciiy, Utah, Moioh 7th, 1MI.I |