Show UTAH PARK PIK COMMISSIONERS ML HAVE BILL TO Jo PROVIDE FUNDS FOR BEAUTIFYING CITIES A bill that thit promises much for the beautIfying of cIU cities of the first class clas in tn this state has been boen Introduced In tn the house b by Representative Clande Y Rus Rus- sell MIl The bill is the r of several meetings between the hoard board ot of park commissioners of this cU city and Ogden Ogden Ogden Og- Og den and Is 15 saM said to have tho the Indorsement of the mayor of ot Logan LOin and a number of prominent business men of other cHI cities of the the- state te In a general the bill contains many ny of th tb Ui provisions of the tha bill hili which was Introduced in tho the legislature two y years ar ago and sod which failed to pass pasa One of the he main provisions of ot the billis bill Is that which gives to the boards of park through the city councils authority to assess Ie levy and collect as asare asare are other r special l taxes a tax on curb borders and aud Intersections after uch such IntentIons Intentions In tn In- In have h been pl c placed d bet before re the property owners owner In such parking districts as ns may be created d In tn accordance with the present law This special tax ol of coUrtW will de depend nd on whether or not nol tho pro property erty owners owner object to such Im Ira Ira- I It I Is said In tn this connection that the tax X on such Auch Improvements ments will willbe willbe be so lIO trivial as to cause little or no ob objection ob b by tho the property owners throughout through through- out th the thA city This tax will be levied In proportion to the linear foot frontage and will wUl become delinquent In sixty days after tho the date of tho the levy and win will carry In Interest interest tn in- terest at the rate of or 8 p per r c cent nt per annum an num to be collected as 88 are other special tax taxes This provision In tn the bill will dedde de- de cl cido e a. a lon question and will give the tho board authority to compel the disinterested disinterested ted property owner owner- to place in tn lawn the curb border horder In front of ot his hIs' house May Improve Own VU Strip At th the thA pre present ent time the beauty of ot the city suffers putters greatly from the tho lack of in interact In- In tor st shown by the residents resident along many curb borders which are overgrown with weeds weed and nd covered with refuse and rubbish rubbish- The bill however 1 provides s that thai permission will be given gt to any property property prop prop- erty owner to trade UMe and main main- ti tAl tain under the supervision of the board bord his own lawn and the own owner r In tn turn will willbe willbe be released ed from the special tax in ques tion Uon In this connection It I In Is pointed out to to property owners and particularly tho those o who vho havo havn no lawns lal but contemplate seedIng seedIng seed seed- Ing their curb borders borden that the waterworks waterworks water water- works department of or Salt Lake ke City furnishes furnishes fur tUI nl hes water free of ch charge charRo r e for tho the pur- pur pore nose of sprinkling such Ruch la lawns ns This will brim bring to the property owner only the question of or first cost Bond Machinery Provided Another provision pro of or t tho to o bill is 1 that providing for tho the sale sa-Je of or bonds b by the commissioners for or the tho purpose of or purchasing ing lands for or parks boulevards or other parking parkins purposes p This clause of the bill however contains contain a strong prohibitory tory too section inasmuch as it requires a n petition signed d by electors who must be property holders holder equal In number to one- one I tenth of ot tho the electors voting oUng at the last general election of or the city and the bill further provides that the tho question shall then thon be put to a vote ote of or tho the electors of ot tho the city at the next general election It Is hardly probable that in the event of ot the 1 hill bill 11 passing the tho citizens ns of ot Salt Lake or O Ogden en will wm be bo called upon to vote ote upon the Issuance of or bonds bonde for the purpose of ot an any purchase of ot land within the tho next few years as ILS both cities clUes are arc fortunate in tn possessing in much property suitable for parking and boulevard purposes pur pur- poses Provides Special Fund At the present time cities dUel of the first tilst class In tn the state of Utah are arc dependent ent upon their respective e city councils for tor any and all moneys which they thoy may i reed eed for tor the maintenance of t their parks The proposed bill b does not change tho the provisions provisions provis provis- ions tons as aa at pre present nt exist but states that t the councils shall annually levy assess and collect for the tho purpose of or e lag Ing the park fund not more than one and one half mills on the dollar doUar of or all the taxable property In such cities dUes This money appropriated by the tho city council Is to be bo deposited in the city treasury to the credit of the park funds and shall shan be kept separate and apart from other city funds as es at present but at the end endor of or the fiscal year it tt shall lI not bo possible to convert crt it tt into the tho general fund as Isnow is ts isnow now the custom This clause however is not mandatory In tn the tho sense that city councils are axe compelled to levy as much muchas as one and one half mills on the dollar but they may levy all or any part of or that Bum Brim Other Provisions Other than the above features the bill contains man many of or the 1 provisions ro of ot theone the tho one now on the tho statutes inasmuch as It provides for the employing of the various vail vari Otis ous officers necessary to such a board The new nev bill provides provide for tor the tho appointing of or six commissioners Instead of or live as asat asat at pr presentS present and they shall serve erve 0 one one- ohe- ohe has 0 half bait for two yea years and one half for four years they will wm bo ho appointed by the mayor maor and enter Into a Pond nond In tn the sum of 2500 each and no member of the commission wit wll bo be permitted to be 00 in interested In- In directly or indirectly o. o In any contract or business which racy may become In n an any way connected with the commis commis- slon sion At the expiration of or tho the terms of ot the n respective members the tho remaining members are empowered to choose tho the new members of tho the board beard This provision provision provision pro pro- vision will w assure asure the city tho the services of ot mm men and arid citizens who will bo be known for tor or their ability and public spirit |