| Show A few solid reasons why the county seat should be moved to park city what park city proposes to give the people for the honor of being named as the county seat facts and figures that should appeal to the wisdom and economical judgment of every man THE n broseo coarr disc I 1 he people of park city desire the county seat removed from coalville Co alville to this city and realize that to secure that boon good and sufficient reasons must be advanced why it la to the best inter eats of the people that the removal should take place and also that they must give a perfect bond as a guaran tee that any promises given by them will be carried out to the letter to that end the careful attention of all citizens Is invited to the following rea sons aly the county beat should be moved to park city and the proof that our people are thoroughly prepared to make good every promise the county seit should be removed ast 1st because 80 per cent of the lation of the county reside east and south of Van ship and 2nd because 00 i er cent of the taxes exclusive of railroads are paid east and south of ard 3rd because lark city has almost two thirds of the population 0 tie county and pays two tl ards of the taxes exclusive of the railroads ath bee luse pirk city is tl e corn mercial center ot tl e county affording almost the only market for the farmers and therefore the most convenient place for them to transact county bus anesi ath because under statehood four terms of court ft be held each year ID the county seat and the expense of providing a suitable court house and offices and maintaining the aanal must be met and 11 can be done far cheaper at park city than at coalville Co alville ath because park city will furnish 90 per cent of the litigation and of course 90 per cent of the litigants and witnesses it will also furnish two thirds of the jurors ai d mileage tees will be saved the taxpayers ath rhe county tax now is three mills the limit allowed ly law as the following section 2008 session laws 1890 plainly shows there Is hereby levied and directed to be assessed and collected collic ted annually beginning with the ear an ad valoree valorem tax on all taxable property in the territory of utah as follows awo mills on the dollar tor ferritor lal purposes three mills ou the collir for district school purposes such sums aa tl e county courts of tl e sever il counties may designate for district school purposes lit such coun ties not to exceed two mills on the dol lar and such sums as tl e county courts of the several counties coay for county purposes not to exceed bhae mills on the doll ir it is pitin pi tin therefore that the pres ent rate of taxation 3 mills does no more thin py present running ex benses consequently the increased coat of keeping the county seat at w ill be the ine ing of building up A debt upon which interest will have to be paid and the new constitution limits debt making as follow B bee 3 art cle it lodest in excess of the fixes tor the current year shall be created by any county or subdivision hereof or by any school district therein or by any city town or village or any vision thereof in this bbate unless the I 1 reposition to create such debt shall have been submitted to a vote of such fled electors as shall have a property tax therein in tl e year pre ceding such election and a majority of those voting thereon shall have voted in favor of incurring such debt ath because lark city offers to erect and give to the county a building suitable for purposes to cost not lens than and the money is la the ilist rational bank of lark city aa the following will show firt babi park city utah oct I 1 hereby certify that upon the demov al of tl e county seat from coalville Co alville to lark city drafts of the I 1 isaaca om of alie citizens of I 1 ark city will be honored to the amount of the bank now secured 11 DEVIO sat cashier D rhe structure that 1 ark city pro poses to erect proposes to loro and turn over to 11 e county is fairly represented by the t lue prints that have been scattered broadcast through the county and besides containing an abundance of room for all purposes for which it will be used will be a credit to the importance of county and grow to be the pride of its people it will be two stories high with basement and has been planned with an eye to convenience and growing necessities the basement will be full size and adapted to any use the county may see fit to make of it the first floor mil contain offices for the county clerk as sessor ana collector recorder and sher iff suitable and commodious vaults attica ed a meeting room for the county selectmen and another for witnesses and other uses of that nature all being most convenient in location and well lighted the second boor will contain a court feet a jury room and judee B chamber all be ing in keeping with the needs of the hour fhe building will be first class in every particular and free of cost to the bointy J II 11 J C chairman I 1 A V KICK L W ignance Il nance committee |
