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Show FROM CITY COUNCIL, PROPOSED SEWAGE SYSTEM To the Citizens of St. George: Representation has been made to the City Council that the health conditions con-ditions in the City require the construction con-struction of a sewer to take care of the waste in the vicinity of the schools and hotels, and the business district generally. The State Board of Health has called this matter to the attention of the City Council a number of times, and has pointed out that the overflowing cesspools are a source of serious danger, and especially espec-ially at the ushering in of the fly season. sea-son. With this condition in view, the City, Council published notice of its intention to construct a sewer from the Court House Corner, at the intersection of First North and First East Streets, running west along First North to Main Street, and thence South on Main Street to Fourth South Street, and continuing from that point south a short distance to a proposed pro-posed septic tank; and to include within the proposed sewer district al?. property within a half block on either I side of the proposed line of the sewer. A public meeting was called at which i the proposed improvement was. considered, con-sidered, but at the close of the meeting meet-ing there seemed to be some opposi-1 opposi-1 tion on the part of some people in ! the proposed district. The Engineer's Engin-eer's estimate of the cost of the main sewer and the septic tank was $15,-000.00; $15,-000.00; of which amount it was proposed pro-posed that the City should contribute $5,000.00 and the balance of $10,-000.00 $10,-000.00 should he raised by a special tax on the property of the District. Inasmuch as the need for the sewer was greater in the business district, and the valuation of property was higher, and the sewer in that part must needs be deeper and more expensive, ex-pensive, it was proposed to assess the property at a higher rate in the part ( of the district north of First South Street, than the property in the part south of that point. In other words: j it was thought that a tax of $100 per front foot in the business district, and j 50(( per square rod area tax and a ! tax of 40(! per front foot and 20(J i area tax in the residence district might raise the necessary funds from the district, allowing 4 rods exemption exemp-tion at each corner on the frontage tax. Many people were dissatisfied with this proposed tax levy, and many protests were received by the City I Council against the creation of the proposed district. The protests received re-ceived were not sufficient to legally prevent the City Council from going ahead and declaring the District, but they were so numerous that the City Council thought it unwise to proceed without further consideration of the mater, and therefore action on the matter was postponed to April 30th at one o'clock p. m. In the meantime, mean-time, it was hoped that the people in the District might get together and agree upon some plan or method of distributing the tax which to them might appear more equitable. The City Council, or its Committee having hav-ing this matter directly in charge has invited the protestants to meet with said Committee, or to appoint a com-miy.ee com-miy.ee to so meet, and endeavor to reach an agreement as to just how the matter can best be handled. It 's. of course, understood that the $15,000.00 will only be sufficient to construct the main sewer line, and hat the side lines running out the streets east and west will have to be constructed from additional funds to be provided later. It is thought that the City may be able to provide funds fr that purpose partly from fees which will be charged for sewer connection, con-nection, and partly from a general !" on the City. It is felt by the City Council that the sewer problem is 0,10 that concerns the City as a whole vory definitely, and not the people j who reside in the district only. If an outbreak of typhoid fever or some j other dread malady should result from overflowing cesspools, and the carrying of the germs therefrom by "'os, all the people are endangered, 1 '"'d the children attending the public schools in that vicinity especially so. Bl't inasmuch as the people in the ""mediate district will be especially ! bonefitted. it is felt that a special' tax : should be levied on the district to Provide a part of the funds. Vlii-"lattfly. Vlii-"lattfly. it is- probable that at least one lalf the expense will come out of the general taxes, and the cost will prob-i prob-i llbly be borne about half by the Distil Dist-il "ct and half by the City at large. c 'his policy prevails, it is probable at w'ien other parts of the city find " nessary to install a sewer system, that they will be taxed in turn for a par of the cost of the system. Commitee on Sewers, William Brooks, James McArthur, John T. Woodbury, |