| Show O vii viv government PUBLIC improvements n passing the tild new city prison lately who I 1 is s being erected at the rear of the city hall we noticed that it is being rapidly pushed forward to completion we had mid somia curiosity to know its provable vabie vable cost and were informed that the contract had been let for a little rising of thirty thousand dollars upwards of one third of which amount has already been bean paid to Aless diess rs john sharp S ac C cram the contractors our attention was called to the improve improvements me ants which have been made in the city by the corporation and though fa familiar illar lilar with the city and the unobtrusive manner an in which our city fathers have purs pursued aed their work wo we were sur surprised j atthe alle aile large amounts which have been ax expended ended if our community were split up into political factions and the offices of mayor aldermen and councillors councilors counci lors were the objects of political strife then the public would have been fully advised of the feats of economy which the party in in power rower had accomplished out of such results any amount of capital would have been manufactured by party journals and the arty party accomplishing them would have 9 been en lauded to the skies and the members been held up as models for other city of racers officers to imitate but there has been no necessity here for giving 1 suc sue sueh such h matters publicity the have seen the improvements in progress and being lightly taxed have given themselves no concern as to how the means means to make them has hag been obtained direct taxation has not furnished ji that means that is readily perceived when it Is recollected that one half of one per cent is the city tax such sueh a tax fax would not build an elegant city hall that would not disgrace any cley city at a cost of upwards of sixty thousand dollars it would not build such a prison pilson as is now in course of ere erection erection etton nor such a bath house and outside improvements improve improvements prove ments which amount in the aggregate to upwards of twenty five thousand dollars noi no r such an acque dubi duct at a cost of nearly twenty nive live thousand dollars as now furnishes a safe and abid beautiful outlet for the waters of bf city creek crnek such buch a tax would scarcely pay the police expenses alone of this city without mentioning the current expenses of the city the repairing n g of the streets which is no inconsiderable sid erable enable item in the city expenses the management of the water the fencing and improving of the three three public squares u upon on which considerably more t than ten thousand tousand dollars have already been en expended there have been some mutterings rings of discontent not by old residents of the city or by persons who have come here to reside and who have desired to see good order maintained about the tax which has been put on liquor and the high rates at which liquor saloon licenses have been charged in this city attempts have been made to create prejudice in the east and at washing ion against our people because great salt lake olty government has ke kept t the liquor business in its own han hands Ts but these attempts have failed the policy pursued by the city council in this matter has vindicated itself every man of means in the community must give the city authorities credit for good management and must acquiesce in their policy when he sees an efficient police force maintained and the various works of public improvement progressing on every hand without his having to pay heavy taxes or the city being involved in debt there are very few if any who are fond of paying heavy taxes yet every public spirited man is proud of good streets fine public improvements and an orderly quiet city if our streets are not yet as good as they will be we have reason reason to le proud of our public improvements ments and the good order and peace that are maintained here and particularly of the fact that the city is 1 not encumbered r ed with debt if th the e city council accomplishes these results by limiting the sale of li liquor quor quon to a few saloons and charging them high rates of license ie or by taxing liquor in any for form in we do not think there is is any reasonable person who would entertain the least objection to their theirl policy it lightens taxation and checks the consumption of liquors two results very greatly to be desired we think we are justified in sayin paying k that there is not another city on the continent the finances of which have been managed with such economy and prudence uden ceas as those orthis of this city of great it lake our city Cou council nellas as a body have ave from the beginning maintained an ir irreproachable reproach able abie character they have not been kept in check by political opponents acting as spies upon their pro proceedings ce edings and criticising criticizing critic ising every act but they have carried with them into the council chamber the same high sense of honor and conscientious regard for duty that ought to characterize the business dealings of honorable men in private life being a public body has not pot dept deprived ived them of individual sivility lity or private honor |
