Show THE COUNTY 18 DEBT the investigations of the now new county court of salt bait lake county and the conclusions of law reached by the county attorney have prevented presented sinew anew to the taxpayers a very unsatisfactory condition of af affair faire the opinion furnished the court by attorney whittemore appears to state the came cage clearly the county bail baa exceeded its lawful indebtedness indebted nebb upwards of 98 through the iset tance of warrants by the old county court months agog ago the NEWS pointed out what was belac beings done in that direction but it was wae not to be expected that those then in officer office would heed the he suggestion they were not dot operating that way now how ever wat that a clean and lawful administration tra lloil la Is to be anticipated the new dew incumbents cum bents are impelled to present the facts before the public and have bare doner done so HO in a plain otate statement ment tb the history af the recent ion of nf county affairs may be told in brief without undue reference to alleged extras gance and improper expenditures vendi tures turoa the old court spent toe the county funds up to the limit and baked the taxpayers to boad baad the county that it might have a broader swing owing with the cash to be borrowed the voters however said bald in effect no y you ou are am getti getting bit all the money we want yow to ta spend and we object to go going ng in debt to supply you with more 11 the band were not issued but the admonition given in we the refusal to vote them was wa u unheeded debts were contracted and the taxpayers were plead with and ana urged a second time to borrow borro vr again they refused to vote the bonds thus giving a second and more emphatic notice to the selectmen that hat the contracting of debts was waa die approved of and should be ito stop pred j but again the will of the people was wan disregarded and the figures show the result now the demand comes from cortale quarters fora for a renewal of the bonding proposition one of the ex selectmen declared when the second refusal of the tal taxpayers payers wits was recorded well make thew them bon bendl dl this seems to be in about the position the county Is in now placed with the new selectmen cally without funds to proceed and with a heavy deu bangi Oft over them tor or honest obligations must be me no thereof be thought or of in this situation brought about by an extravagance the present officials well way may to the public a full fall and fair exhibit of the financial conditions that the blame way may go where it properly belongs and the new administration be gian n such support as snail be deemed consistent and expedient under the circumstances As to bonding the county the proposition to do so hardly can be said have UD unqualified qualified approval even in the pros pres mil edt emergency when former experiences are taken into con ider atlon perhaps confidence to in the now new administration way may outweigh we the ever aver ioa riols to incurring further debts but bus it ai shoe strout toot reasons mue buet t be presented for such a step the territory la Is now heavily burdened salt lake city Is in almost hopelessly plunged into debt the city school district bike bb all it oai cut carry are the taxpayers tax in a humor to place the county in a similar oltha tion and increase their a ready already grievous load there will be some serious t agitations before an affirmative reply in ia given mortgaging every thing that can be offered an aa a security for borrowed mo ey |