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Show - - Taxpayers Will Decide Courthouse Question Friday Special Bond Election To Be e HeldThroughout HeldThroughout Held HeldThroughout Throughout Grand County TomorrowProposal Tomorrow TomorrowProposal Proposal to Incur Indebte Indebtedness ness of S30,000 S30000 $30,000 30000 $30,400 30400 $ , to Erect $60,000 60000 $60,004 60004 $60,000Building $60,004Building $60,000Building 60000Building $ , Building Through P ' W 'V V A Grant Will Wtll be beSettled beSettled beSettled Settled at Polls Tomorrow . Shall Grand county issue bonds in the sum of $30,000 30000 $30,000in 30000in $30,000m $ , m In Older to utilize a federal PV P \ W \V V A grant for the construction constructionof of a 60.000 60000 60OOO X60,000 X60000 ? , . , county , courthous courthousp courthouse ? This question will be de- de decIded decided de decided - - cided specialbond by the ta taxpayers payers tomorrow ( Friday ) at a special bond election . All arrangements for the election have been completed . Although completed.Although completedAlthough the courthouse bond question has been very brief brief- briefly briefly briefly - ly dI discussed cussed throughout the county , , it is expected that a a . a.sizeable asizeable . . sizeable vote will be cabt cast . . Under the law , , only those regis regis- registered registered registered - tered voters who paid a property ta tax tae ' ( in 111 1n . , the year last preced preced- preceding preceding - ing , , the election are qualified quahfied to vote . . In other words , a per per- person person person - son can vote if he is properly registered and if he paid a . a-property a property - . property tax during durmg the year 1935 . Lists of all citizens cltizens of the county countywho countyl who ho are eligible el1gIble to vote at tomor tomor- tomorrow tomorrows tomorrows - - row rows s election have been prepared preparedby preparedby by the county clerk and treasurer treasurerand , , and will w1ll be in m to the hands of the theelectlOn theelectron theelection electlOn electron judges at the opening of ofthe ofthe ofthe the polls Friday Fnday morning Elections ElectionsWlll Electionswill Electionswill Wlll will be held In the two Moab dis- dis districts districts dis districts - - tricts at Richardson Thompsons Thompson ThompsonsSego , , Sego , Elgin Elgm and CiscoThose CiscoThose Cisco CiscoThose Those who are net not familiar famlhar with withthe withthe withthe the courthouse proposition propositlon are re- re remmded reminded re reminded - - minded mmded that the county has filed filedan filedan filedan an application apphcation for a P W A grantof grant grantof . of 45 ' per 'Per cent ct of its cost which WhlCh ap- ap apI applIcation application ap application - I plication has been tentatively tentatlvely ap- ap approved approved ap approved - - proved by the government The Thegrant Thegrant Thegrant grant will wJ1l amount to $27,000 27000 $ , , The Thecounty Thecounty Thecounty county s share of the cost of the theproposed theproposed theproposed proposed new building will Wlli be $33- $33 33 $33000 $33000 $33-000 $33 33 000 $ , , - 000 $30 30 $30000 30000 $ 000 of which WhlCh will Wlll be made madeavailable madeavailable madeavailable available by the sale of bonds and and$3000 and3000 $3000 3000 $ from current funds Plans for forthe forthe forthe the new building buildmg have been drawn drawnand , and call for a modem county build bUlld- bUlld build- building bUllding building - ing and jail Jall . , all under the same sameroof sameroof sameroof roof Scctt Scott & Welch , the architects architectswho architectswho who designed deslgned the Moab schoolbuilding school schoolbuildmg schoolbuilding buildmg building have prepared the plansArguments plansArguments plans plansArguments Arguments for the approval of ofthe ofthe ofthe the bond issue at tomorrows tomcrrow tomorrow s poll pollas pollas pollas as advanc advanced d by local citizens cltizens in- in include include in include - clude the following 1 The present courthouse courthouseand courthouseand courthouseand and jail arc are obsolete and sadly sadlyin In need of repairs repl1rs : , which WIll WIllC willcfast willcost C cfast st not less than $5000 5000 $ and andprobably andprobably andprobably probably $10,000 10000 $ , , . . Even if re- re repaIred repaired re repaired - - paired , , , the buildings bwldmgs would re- re remam remain re remain - - main mam obsolete and madequate inadequate madequateand inadequateand inadequateand and would have to be replaced replacedby replacedby replacedby by a new building bulldmg within 10 01 or or15 ' 15 years 2 By takmg taking takm ? advantage of the thepresent thepresent thepresent present opportunity opportumty , . Gnnd Grand Gnndcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county can obtain obtam a new build bwld- bwld build- bwlding building building - ing costing costin ? S60O $60,000 60000 $ , , ( } { ) for $3300 3300 $33,000 33000 $33,000The $3300The $ S33.VOOThe S33VOOThe , . " The cost oost to the average tax- tax taxpayer taxpayer tax taxpayer - payer would be scarcely noth noth- nothmg nothing nothing - - ing mg Probably ncTer never . again a.ga1D aga1D will willthe willthe willthe the county be able to bmid bwld build a acourthouse acourthouse acoorthouse courthouse under such favorable favor favor- favorable favorable - able terms . . 3 Grand county can well weU af- af afford afford af afford - - ford this tlus new bwldmg building bmldm ? The pre- pre present pre present - . sent road bonds are rapidly be- be being being be being - ing paid d3 dt cLT : and ' within 'WIthm WIthm fouryears four fouryears fouryears years mil will be completely re- re retared retired re retired - - tired tared . The courthouse bond bondJSSue bondissue bondissue JSSue issue will mil not raise the county countybond countybond countybond bond interest mterest and sinking sinJung ? fund fundtax fundtax fondtax tax levies abwe abOve the figure thatpas that thathas pas as prevailed prevalled Cor 1\01 1 01 for \ ' the last five fiveyears fiveyears fiveyears years There will be no Increase increasein Increasem m in taxes as a result of the thecourthouse thecourthouse thecourthouso courthouse bonds . . . 4 . 4 . . The prop proposition Jtlon simmers simmersItself simmersitself simmersitself Itself down to this tms : : Shall Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county at this tune , , by avail avall- avall avail- avallmg availing availing - ing mg ' itself ) of 1)f 1f the P W I9 A . A , . erect erecta a $60,000 60000 S60O $ , , ( ) { courthouse at a cost of ofS33,000 of$33,000 of33000 S33,000 S33000 533,000 533000 $ , , or shall we wait a few fewyears fewyears fewyears years and be compelled compclJed to tobuUd tobuild tobuild buUd build a courthouse at 100 per percent percent percent cent cost to the aounty county countyThe ? The courthouse bonds , , , l if ap- ap approved approved ap approved - - proved by the voters will carry carry3 334 3 4 per cent interest , and will besold be besold besold sold at par and accrued Interest to toEdward toEdward toEdward Edward L Burton & Co of ot Salt Lake City They will carry the Jow- Jow low- low JowI Jowest lowest low lowest - I est rate of interest of any securi secur1- secur1 seeurt- seeurt secur1ties seeurtties securities - ties ever sold seld by the county . |
