Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-01-12 | Page 16 | Warm Springs Baths May be Taken by City

WARM SPRINGS BATHS MAY BE TAKEN BY CITY It is likely that Salt Lake will take takeover takeover takeover over the Warm Springs when the present lease expires April 1 1916 There is a feeling in the city commission commission commission commis commis- sion that the time has arrived for such action n and that the place should be turned into rote a public bathing resort There There're are re people now in Salt Lake who have come here in order that they may bathe in the medicinal waters waters' of ot Warm Springs Properly advertised equipped and handled Warm Springs should should be be one of the greatest assets that Lake has With this end in view the members rs of the city commission commis commis- clod sion j a acting t ng as ns a budget committee are paring g estimates of appropriations from the different departments of the city government to the bone Pare as they may and making allowances for what must be expended this year a sufficient amount cannot be laid by to cover the improvement It is estimated that about must be expended on the baths if it the resort is to be placed on a a apar par with similar ones at other points through the country The city is empowered to levy a tax for baths not to exceed 3 36 6 mills on the dollar Such a tax has never been levied If It the new assessment increases Ses the valuation of ot the tax levy correspondingly correspondingly correspondingly corre corre- a levy s sufficient to get a municipal bath structure might be imposed im im- posed