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Show oo TREASURER TOLD TO COLLECT TAXES Salt Lake,, March 26. Advice to proceed with tho rollection of the sidewalk tax in sidewalk extension 129, despite the ruling of the districl court that the tax could not.be collected col-lected because tho contract had been changed from the original specifications, specifica-tions, was given the city commission commis-sion yesterday by H. J. Dininny, city attorney. Tho advice was taken and the commission instructed tho city treasurer ta collect all payments when they fall due. Mr. Dininny declared it his firm conviction that the supreme court will reverse the district court when the case is appealed. ap-pealed. There remains uncollected on this improvement about 539,000, of which SG200 Is directly involved In the suit brought by Alexander Stott nnd others oth-ers against the city. The only prot-estants prot-estants are those who entered into the suit, but since the decision of the district court sustained their contention conten-tion it is feared thnt other property owners in the district will refuse to pay. However, they will be forced to pay, protest or no protest, the city i relying on its chances of victory in the supreme court. The attorney explained to the commission com-mission that in his opinion the die-1 die-1 trlct court relied solely on a techni-1 techni-1 callty in deciding against the city, and ho does not believe the supreme court will sustain the ruling. I It was shown at the trial of tho case that the sidewalks laid under the revised contract have proven as I good, if not better, than would have I been the case had the original speci-t speci-t flcations been followed. I The city will argue before the su-I su-I priie court that there waB no sub-I sub-I stantlal change in tho contract and I that the same materials wore used, ' though under slightly altered specify 1 cations. The general law on sucn 1 points, he said, is that a contract is j not violated ao long as the substance of it Is carried out. |