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Show I COUNTY BONDING ELECTION B Tba CoaDly Court Issues an Address I; 1 lo ho Taxpayers. V' MIIAT TII1.Y AT $100,000 lOIt. H Completion or tho Joint Clljr anil H I County Jlnlldluff and umcroui ' Oilier JUIIcri. I On Mutch 13Ui a resolution wki Dj toiloj by the county court providing H R for llio suliralstlaii to tbo rralue'iit tax- 11' payer of Hid county tlm question! H el tHliflll tinffnllmhlnnnution lionamif Hnlt C, Iifiko county to lliumnoiintofJ.tiW.OO.i, R In ileniomliiRtloti of SI, WO, ihituUIc f; tnonly yrault(rdalr,rnJrfnil1otiu J j eara alter tUtr, anil bonrlne Intend 1 at the ratu of (Ito ir cint tr annum, f ' lie. limed tor tlio conduction of tliu ', . new oounty couitlioutn nud nililltlon lAt 1.1 loocliouKi und Inllrmary bullJlufta il for Hall ,nke county, aud for making Hj other jertnaamt county improve. iil meiits, nml t fund tho "lailuK In- W eletiteilncM of laid count)?" rim.li 1J iiucitloii to bo determined at n eill ! election calltd for that )iurioae aud to I takeplaioon tho lltli of tlio present mm' Bj muntli. For thu Kenrral Information uf A, I tho tiuLHc, tho county court In this J'. I nddreMWlllaibrlitly nudvoncliely aa H Sg L I ioaaitlu statu the conditions and utiiur HI! J tieuilra whlchledtotheado tlouofthla ,1; ' On January lt of tills JtJf, aud B f, ' upon tho Incoming of the irneut -1 county court, Ihu reports of tliocuuntj U-b ?' clerk and treasurer flowed u balance mWt fv on liaud to tho credit of tho general mA hind of JI.07U.SO. Alter makln the K 'a appro) rlatlona for DecemUr, lbSJ", and B 9 for January and February cf till year, M there not only a deficiency, but Jb there la now cuUtandliiit unpaid war- i runts tn the amount of $7,4 in 02, BS f Inlhli conoeotiou wo direct alien. !"" , lion to the fact that until thu ayraent ' ' ot taxes In thu late fall there will be no material revenue with which to 1 niako good tho dellcleiioy thuaahowu and to meet the natural current ex. punier, but absolutely nothlni wltn which to iay the county'a proportion ( of the expense of prosecuting work on ' the Joint bulldliiK, eiUlplnx mid fur. .1 nUhlUK the mi-, placing ueceaaarjr mmwM h- betternieiila nt tho oor farm, luipruv. lux roads and repairing and bulldltii; 1 budge Inthowayot general rmi 1 Mint Improvements. Of tho flrat and Hr moat Imiiorlant of tlieao iroaje'ctlTi) iltmanda upon thu county'a trcrmury la j that of prosecuting work upon the 1 Joint lulldlng. , In the latter part of 1SS0 amicable !. arrangements wero undo Jointly by a the authorlllea of Halt Lake City and BJl tliecounty,court for the trectlou of a W-WM I loluttiuliulng suitable for the irtaont BJ I necessities und future need ol the BB fi municipality and the county. At at BB'4) flrat ngrted upoti, tbebiitldliu wai to BBS) be erected uuon ground owned by the BJ iij city and located ill the comer of Mrat BJ fij Houth nud Flrat liaat streets, aii'Uor a BJtA linlf Interest therein tho county pnld Bji to tho city the turn ol J)I,VW. After BjBtn adopting plana, paying archlleola, Bj:f inakluicexcivatlouaandfii part laying BJf the foundations lor the building atlhui BJW. place, It wai decided to rhmiRo the BJB'' location to what la known aa the BJBm Klghtli Ward aijuarr, aud to thla end BJBl the county exchanged Ita Inloieita In BBkeS the former for n half lutcreat In the BJ p latter aito. Tho contract price for thu BJHJt bulldluir now In count of oonitrmtlon BJB7j la $377,037, one-hall of which amount BBY la to be paid by the cjuuly, vli,, BJB' lB'),li,J3.50. llutalncothoiomiuouce- BBfi uteutuf the building n change wia BJBt uiftdeln broadenlngauddeepeuiugthe BJHiTfi fuundatton, and tliu additional curtol BJH''J labor, concrete, Iron nud other materU BJMi' al, In that rilct, amounted to ti,- BJHT V.0..7. (jhungiefroiniaudelotietoMlu. BjBi liraola grnnlte In thu column at the BJB entrancea haa caused an additional ex. BJB peueeof JO00O. A piece of ground In BBT Iheadlolulng block nud luimedUttly BJB' eaat of that upon which thu Joint BJB building la bilng enotod, aud upon BJB'W which It la luteuded to locate the heal. BBV lug and llKhtlug plant, was purchaned BJB), , at an expemo of 7,800, aothkt the cort BB1( of thu bulldlnir.wituouiolherchaugt', BBV'.r will bo 1112,710.27, tho rounty'a naif BJB), amounting to $:uu,:i38.13, ami of thla BJBiV uniouutlhe couuty haa paid B7,4'M. BB1" Without doubt theru will beotnurand Bj' tuilhercuaugea and addllloua eutall- BJBJ Inn additional expeuaoa aa thebulldlug BJBJ), progreltea. BJBjm 'Hie following ato tho court'a call- BJBJJr matiaof thennioiiutayet nocuiairy to BJBJj toniplete, tiUlinud furiilali the Joint BJBJr, building, and are ma Jo from tho huit BJBi' Informatlouoblalimblo fnim conaulla. BJBJ f tlouwllhclly luemberiof tau building BJBJ committee, tko nrchltecta and from BJBJ material men: BJBJ1 A ot tluo oa coutrncMnclnillng altera BB """ and aJiMkinvuiiiur Pair 10,9U 37 1 railnir ftlrecU on Hie lour tljea ol HHW.. Hie l,uarc, Kinttlv't liklt-w. 11,000 WJ f.t lurnutlutt Loutl luiuie, couiily'a BBBli. Ii.lt ... ........ 15,00.1 00 BB, I'arkiDg ihe itiuiire, ooumr a halt ... tl,oi OJ V 'ilioiieiinx Iruiu tlio builcr linuie, HHH liuttiuKlu beitiui; ana llKhlinK B t i Uat, b ller, ODgiue and ilna BB ' iuoi .. , 10,000 oo BBaaVii BlileuaUiiiillia fuur ildn o( Ilia BmBFii .u,rc.uui.ij'nir f.wjiH) BatH ' I, Ktciulo Hlrma an4 Iniulallnff, V; eauolr'aUII.. I.WO W Bll Tout invuoti B( Kxpendlluretln the etalilllimiit BB) nud opvulngupof new rojde, uud In Htf inalutalulnKnnd ki-rpluglu rtpalr thu BBJj) eatabllahed liUhwayv, aud lu re airing BBSJ uud Luildlug brldgca, nr almoai Iaaaaa" wholly depeudeut upon an nlllnuatlvu votuou theiiieatlotiof laiulutf bond. I Thu county court la of thu opinion that no more liaa been appropriated for p roada aud brldgta during thu piiat VBVn nTkaol jiarathanahould naturally bo BBJB ixpeudod tor like purpoaradurlui: the ABJB) preaeut year and foranumberaof ycura (BBBaf jet to come. Much road wurklalm mediately riqulred lu thu wealrrn uud Koutheru pnrta of tliu county, and with. out It whole rcttlimouta will be lelt BJKBJ without wagon couimuulcatluu with B llnlr napecthe trading pulntaat the BBBJ crltlcnl tlmu when frmt goea out otthe BJH; ground nud which la generally ntcoui. BBJB1 allied by heavy ralui. Tutao uu. BJBBI. ploaru among thu trouiptect Wxpnjere BBBJi nud are vertiluly eutlilod to a fair BBBU rharu of the road work thu only ihar BBHil uittrof utlla Improvement which BBBJ it nru directly beneficial to them, Kcon-BJB;H Kcon-BJB;H umy pronipta thu uplulou that all road BBBu nuu bridge work ahould be of thu moid BBBJI lermnuent clmraclcr, which Inuana BBBJI gnater exeiiau ut thu time but icon BJJn nmy lu tho cud. Aa rapidly na wooden MjJI brlogea or out, tiny Hliuiil J bo ro IBBj ' Idxid Mth Inn alruuturei tulldud BJJMJB iiou alone liutlreiue, BJBJ) Thu nppioprlutloDa for rondi nud BJBjBJ BW' tor ' U.l'?ft7 BBBBi )un ioaul BBBB uri , . aiiwisi BBfl "rM .. 87,;jji,j BJBBJI vr I a..... ....... , i,II4I7 B Total U7,t:rTl HH Thu utxt (ropceltlon lobucuu.ldered BJBHn and onu which thu county court bo BJBJBn lluvoato be uf gnat luuceru, and lu BJBBJj't fact iriiramouut to all otuui, li tho BJBBJf t Vxtot j'urui, BJBBJ'I Thu pntuut county poor faun com ptlaea Ion acre, and from tlnetvatlon and Investigation the county court bellevn tliat there la noocuaalou for any largtr acreage. Tlio luinalea of thu Infirmary, both male and female, when not Incapacitated by age and lufliinltlcaforniiriual libor, lealltlni; lliut they are county chari, Invarla. bly flndexcute fur reluilngtiipeifnrm the llghteat of farm oik. Iteiuo we Ixlieve thai no raalorlol uood cancome from any Incioaaca In the acreage of the jor fatm for farming purpveea. However, wo reallfe that aui'imr the Drat couiideratlona of the good citizen la tn provide for the Infirm poor, aud m well at food, clothing nud elielter, to furnlah labor or the menu of employment employ-ment for audi of the Inmttea of tlio boor homo aa am ludiirlrloualy ln cllntd; but we d? believe that the prca vut pour farm of ten acrca la ami la to aupply all audi Willi opportunities to aatlify thilr needa nnddeaiiu In thla dlrrcilon. On the other hand, tho lie-ceulty lie-ceulty for aJdltloual bulMlnga la Indeed In-deed lmiratlve. 1) illng the part two mouthe, tho (oor lieuae liaa been crowded to overlloalng. With twelve aleotliiii roomr, at tlmea thore haa litenna uiauy aa forly-aovon Inmatea (ntlde from tlio hired nttan Inul-) com po-cd of ttilrty.flvu malea aud twelve fomalea.aomu oil and Infirm, aome deaf, otheta blind, aomo crippled aud alill olhera who arc comtant aullcrera from chronlo aud Incurable illn aea. Thu general hwa maku no provlalon for tho le arato care of Imbecile nud Idiotic iireonr, and, aa a matter of course, many of tula character aru among the Inmatea. In aomeof the rooma there aru aa many aaflvecnta. ()lirrooni,',lml7ftut, contnlna Ufa cote, being tho elteplng department of live femilef. Attimeathe Iiallwaya have done duly aa aleeplug roomi', aoch living liv-ing tho caan nan llbu wumiereJ that the October grand Jury, after examining examin-ing thu poor houne, refilled to thu dlatrlct court ua followil "lhetoniu thirty-eight Inmatea, a larger number than tho pn-ent build-IngaahouU build-IngaahouU be luiulred tu accomino-dale, accomino-dale, crowding ttm capacity to thu utmoat, Theru weru foun I In aome of the rooma, 11x17 feet In aire, aa many aaflvoperrona occupying bed, which la crowding them loo cloae. In the udgmoiitof your committee, thuprea cut accommodations are inlirily Inaderiuale, and a larm rutnprlilug not lea than 100 aoreaahoull bu prulilej and buildings comtruclid tueiton, for thu proper comfortot Ihu.uiihforluuatu people. The couuty of Hilt J.ako hna incruaaed 'materially In ki ulatloti aluco thu erection of thu reiunt bull J-tugr, J-tugr, and yt ur committee cannot realat strongly recorumeiidlng that early action bo taken In thu procuring or ample grouud aud thuoouetiucllou of moJern hullllnga, to bo well ventl. lated, with proiur piovlalou for warda for the cate of thuelck. Vourcommlt-mtltee Vourcommlt-mtltee la Informed that iulte n number of cottages aru Mited In the city, owing ow-ing to the limited uuiiru-ra at the larm, for the neeJy, and pruvlaloua liavu to bo. purchaaej for tiietn, all of which Huatalnalhoargumunl that thla noble work could bu carried on In a nioio tatlitactory manner nuj Willi lets ex. tiuuto to tho county, If all cculd be looilcd nt the poor farm." In thla uMiiutcllou the February, 1S01, grand Jury on thu 2d of ti.o pri'wnl month rrporttd to the dlatrlct court aa follows: Tho couuty poor houte, although very much crowded, waa found to be clean and wull taken care of. The food furhhthid thu Inmates Is plnln bill good, and the luppllia wernfmnil to boot good rpiallly. iVu aru lulurmed that an aduilloii to tho hulMlog la con-teni con-teni lated, which should not hello-layud, hello-layud, ua wo found each of thu slevjdug rooms occupied by Iroui lime to flfu persoia. Wo aru Informed that Indigent Indi-gent persons havn been given orders on stores for food which havo In-en use I olherwliu. Wu would auggeat thut aomu cheap cotlagos bu built on tho poor farm and to pieveiitlmpiMllou such eitona ahould be supjllnd wltn food by tliu superintendent of the or-houao. or-houao. "l'nerunre nlaoa mimli.r of county patluuls al the hospital; also mor famllleathat aru being provided for by thu county, that could lu kept at thu poor-hoiibu at leaa expeuau It pro tr bulldluga weru to tw comtriiole I." Itcan reality be rteu from thla that the poor houte, aside from being wholly iuadiijualo for the uccotumo. ilatlou of thu aged vnii Infirm, tne irinpieu, imueciiuauu luioiiu luraocv, atlords no jauilble room for thu pauicr alck. Aa a conaiqiieuoe, from Iwclvo to tweutydnur persons acutely alck, arunlmoal constautly lualnlalued al thu various city hospitals utlhuioiiii-I utlhuioiiii-I j 'a eiensi', which lor tlm year lbOj, amounted to $1,301,41, and lull thrtu-fouriha thrtu-fouriha ol thla amount could havo been aaved had there Um proper iiuiirlem at the poor homo lor their no-Loniiuodatlou. no-Loniiuodatlou. Ill nddlllon lu thla, much uld la glveiiln Hie waj of fuel, supplies mid liouae rent t peraona lu vailoua purla of thu county, many uf whom ahould properly be In tliu pour houae, and would be theru were It poa-slblu poa-slblu to llud rojni for them. Of this claaa of penalouerslhriuhai Unix many as nintj-twontonu time. Many tenons may orslbly think that the above a Momenta are colored, but to all huch wu pa)! tlo extinluo Hie condition. .Sour It Is propoiud by thu County court to make no liieuaao In thuaercaKu of tho toor farm, but tu erect buildings of tuuveilmit, and sullidilu atrangemenl, and sultublu and nmplo for thu accniumodatluii of nil who May provrly become county charges, bulldliigs arraugut fur tliu separation of the aexevi lu dlllereut wards, np)oluled ao na to furuhh iiccommodatlons for sued aa riiilru hospital treatment, an I to thu fullest extunt, placu walls bctwiuu thu alck and thu well and pruvlju leparalu apirtmenls for thoau uf aiund uiludna iiiulradlslluct from Imbeollu uud I Hullo peraous, so that It may becomo au Inllnuary lu fait aa well aa lu uamo. However, Die court has very recently recent-ly been ndvliod by compete ill nuthur-Ity nuthur-Ity that pro i r saultallou ultliupreieut poor home tile Is tuih ni In pruclude tho advisability of erictlng additional building tlicrcou; and If tlieau oiuJI tlouauiuiound to exist upon examlua-lion examlua-lion and repmt of reputablo ph) aa laus aud experts oil drainage, the County coutt would tortnlnly nfiuo to iriot additional I ulldlnga iiu 1 Improvemenla at Hie present location, and would not he-rltatu to iirchMu other sultablo ground', Tliu appropriations for the pauper and iiisine uul Inllrmary acccuuls wen i I'orlwH I 10,191 01 rr insi M u,w n KlW 11,111 IH turlHH ..-...-. -.... 17.JII31 lorltUi..--- . va.iw M A lout la His jfoara or.. ....! 71,71 W lly way of lllCAMTULAUON we oatlnmteanil lietnlze tne ilcmanda lliut will bu laced tiou the bobda, If Ibeir l-ui- benuili r . I, na miIjws: l ln)Rlnr, fornl.iiing and riutilnjr llialnul tui dm, luiiirovinf ho atree!i,lall audalouuda ILoruvt IMetliar vrlth Ids teallai aol ltahllnxlilant, rannoll In Uan lTttS77 Ad I Ifuaaf Inflrnarr taildiar ind furitivhins . J.oiowi lload. aad erldzea (or iv t foo-i ro I'au) er and Inaaao ao oast .... pi.c-M" Coaetv'a indakladaeaa... M .... ,li a; Total i 1 1 ii I' II la certainly not deslranlo ai tula time lo Increaau the lax levy, aud yot II would eiom Impossible ti inert llio current ex.eutea with tho present revenue; and in addition lo till', mctt tho extraordinary demands In irorc-culliu irorc-culliu wnrlt in tlm Joint lulldlnft, In-cteaalngacconiniodailonaiMr In-cteaalngacconiniodailonaiMr tho oor and lu maintaining tho public highways. high-ways. Aa a matter of courr, lu au emergency audi as thlr, the county can borrow money on lliuopen mirktt, or Ifiuo warrante, which the county attorney deteriulues nru Intern I bear-log, bear-log, but wu do bellovu that thu moat satlaractory aolullon of ll.o problem Is In bonilln,; thu county, and to this end hnve aiibmllled the cjm-atlon for your consideration. Till! memia that the payment fur the-o Impruviiuoiitn shall boixteiidcdover a period of not lea thnu ten nor moru thou twenty yonrr, a, that those who emmunller uatoun-Joy uatoun-Joy andbobenellleilby tliuiu ahall a', least iliaru lu thu burden. In conclusion wo would ad I that Salt Lake county has no bonded In-doblodneiw-,and llioventof un fclllrmi-tlvo fclllrmi-tlvo votu un the prosltlou at this lltiio no further bonding of tliu county Is ermlMalilu under the Uw until tlieau Iwuda are fully pal I ol). Ill thla connection wu would rail ultentlon to section 1 uf chapter Rl of thu etlou law nt lft 92, which reads as follow: "No secund of ubeuent loun and lasue of bonds rnndu to secure the same shall be made or authorised by aald couuty court aa above provided, to long as the flrat loan and bond, rlncl-ul rlncl-ul and Interest, made, uuuur thu provisions of till act, shall remain unpaid." Whatever shall be tho result of this bond election, work mud Inf continued on thu lolnt building, additional build-Inge build-Inge for the oor limit ho erected and certain highway woik mutt bo done, lienor, Which do Ilia nple rrcfoi? To tiond thu county mil pay o per centum In leu or l elyo eare, or havu tho cnuuly Imrrnw luuds and Isiuu warranta aa needed and pay thereon 7 or 8 or cent? As n matter of oun tho;u bonds, If voted, will only bu lieued from time to time na needed. Jacoii II. Ilr.A i ti, ChalrniMii oi County Court. Jonre V. t'Aiiixi.v, Sea!. UntUAN llAailiriiuru, Jutfl'lt II, Muuniii, Hi'liotmru. Atteal: II, V. Ml M-v. Cuuuty Clerk, Caustkn llitow.ii:, J n., l)euty. Halt Imi.i: Cnv, Utah, Match "Hi, HO i |
