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Show 1 UNWILLING TAX- PAYER SPEAKS. What on Earth is Done With All the ; Money. I; NEW WAY TO MANAGE CITY AFFAIRS. Let the Management of riunlclpal , Affairs to tho Highest Re-k Re-k sponsible Bidder. '; ,, Cedar City, Sept. 10, 1003. ? Mm Editou: It is proverbial Hint there Is nothing' sure in tills uncertain j " world of ours but death and taxes. ' . And few people are found who have any " fault to II nd with the association of the 5 tax evil with the great loveler of our race, iib tin illustration of that which is sure to overtake us. Of tho two inovit- fc , able evils, however, taxes seems to be rapidly forging to the front In the way ' of severity in this locality. Tho present year's levy, including i1 . city tax, Is nearly three cents on the i ,J yi dollar, 'over one third of whlchjjis for i " V 4v city purposes. To the uninitiated it Is "" & question what on earth is dune with . the money, for with the exception of tho distribution of tho mud for culiuary f . purposes, and a dribblo once in a while for irrigation, there are no other bene. t fits in Bight. It may bo said thaj, a considerable sum is expended in keeping the peace iand administering justice, but there aro many villages in the state where these things are done equally well with, out the aid of n city govorLincut. If there is one industry in our state nnd city that is run on up-to date lines it is this tax business. Talk about trusts, but wnrre can you find a combination mora resolutely set upon squeezing- tho public than these tax fiends. ,, . I dou't iiie&n '.Uu: -lxor,ftJlov.f vvl'u lf.jfr . ''"" ' have to collect them; they ure'tlio.least V , ' culpable of the lot, but thu chaps who t'' authorize their collection, and who 'k make the laws to enforce it. It does flr seem that ns soon as men arc put into Jr - x office by the people they at once bo fif. conic aflllctcd with a desire to fumble ju the pockets of their constituents and- S' show their authority by lawfully tnk- mjjt, t inp their cash, and what Is even worse, ML compelling them in case thc-y have no '"lSl? money to "dig it up,' from somewhere, vfc ' regardless of cost. It would be a most k :" excellent idea to let the city govern- ' j, ment business out on contract to the '"" f?; lowest responsible bidder, specifying iiZ what wo want done and bonding the poC contractor to tho fullhful cbhervnnco of P his agreement by agoodand sufilclent ' Ty bond. We would then know what to r"i depend on nnd tho price we mut pKy s ' right on the start, and my word for it, J. t men could bo fouud who would do it ' for half Us present cost, give better v satisfaction nnd make money on It le aides. Let us have tho thing run on up-to-date principles , Now Mr. Kdltor, 1 have read your j . . paper ever since it was started, I don't aay I have always been a subscriber! and 1 think you owe it to tne to do all vow can to push this suggehtlon. Awaiting your notion before renewing renew-ing my subscription, I am AN UNWILLING TAXPAYER. |