Show of T X antoine ney t hunt says public money mone cannot be used for pacing pit pin ate debts we are in receipt of the folloN following mg letter editor richfield reaper richfield Kich field utah deat deal sn sit in the last issue of the reaper vou nou publish as a nen new item an account of certain tax aaers of sewer sener district number I 1 appearing before the CA citi council to tk ask that a part of the special tax feied be assumed b the cit you then comment that the cit has a perfect right to to do this no bow I 1 belice that iou ou are nery iery much in error on th this is point it is ill opinion that t the he ci cit I 1 h has a absolutely a no right to assume as or pa if it did assume a single dollar of that special tax llie court in the seer case care did not sa an that the city could remit or assume that indebtedness what aas as said laid there I 1 is that if the court ila has to make the cat cita do a thins thing the catl cit has the right to to do it voluntarily harily under the pro provisions irions of section compiled laws las of utah the cit ila has no liability for special improvement taxes except to collect them and klep keep the accounts account bild nd ads ba b ang band and uben ih enthis this is lone done all further lia liability biliti hall cease therefore it if a local is made and tho the leral legal steps are taken im b the cit to establish such lucli district the contract is ig let the vork lone done and the le lei made such ruch le len becomes the private debt of the prop rit oune I 1 a as much as a bill of hiees atiee to plant on his side sidewalk alk or front ard and andar the pion ions of out oui constitution the cit 1 council nor cen the legislature of the state cannot appropriate public none to pay off such an obligation public nione mone cannot be used to pa cliate debts if the cit counell council should so fat fai disi oaid emid the oaths of office of its as ar to attempt to assume or pa foi the improvement in sewer seer district no 0 o 1 an taxpayer could b propel proceedings in tile the court have hae the tham ii restrained and I 1 dare say that such proceeding would hp he prompt tIN lv taken if the cit council eie to comply nith mith the owners request I 1 am yours truly I 1 T I 1 A hunt without debating the legal phase phare of the matter and xit without hout taking an side reg regarding aiding the pro and contra at this time we ve only anant ant to call mr hunts attention to the fact that 1 in I the article andel di discussion cushion the sentence ivsich bich the city has the right to do 10 is 19 not lot as ill hi hunt sas our comment on the petition of thoe seeking relief but a pait of the ment offered rei bi the petitioners petition ers |