The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18
CITY AFFAIRS.

The Mormon press tries very hard to estab-
lish that since the Gentiles went into power,
ten months ago, the city has been rapidly going
to the dogs, its morals greatly contaminated,
taxation has grown excessively Tribune.
The press opposed to Liberalism in this
city has been far more moderate in its
criticism of the city government than the
organ which makes the above complaint.
That organ has called the councilmen hood
lers, has denounced the police, has COM
pared the moral condition of this city to a
foul stream overlooking its banks.
Two non Mormon Indignation meetings
test against the vice and crime that dis
gust and terrorize the people.
AS to excessive taxation, the only CUES
ton is, whether trebling the taxes in one
year is excessive and, above all, in year
at the commencement Of which there was
found in the treasury three times more
than the total revenue of any previous
year had amounted to. If expenses six
times greater this year than the year pre-
vious are not excessive" we shall be glad
to learn the proper adjective with which to
express the idea more correctly.
With the election of August, 1889, it became
reasonably apparent that the city government
in the succeeding February would pass into
Gentle hands. That made rush here. There
was tremendous boom.
The trouble with this theory is that a
boom of several years. growth began to
collapse as soon as the Liberals carried the
city election. Hundreds of men could have
sold to much better advantage a year ago
was a setback, but of course it could not
neutralize the natural advantages of this,
the finest city in the inter mountain region.
Prior to that, there was not half water
supply.
| Prior to that there was greater water
supply per head than in any other city in
the United States; and to this supply no;
drop has been added, not stream has
been purchased, not successful well ever
has been sunk mote those failures at Lib
erty park by the Liberal city council. The
greatest outrage over perpetra!ed on city
was the squan6ering of third Of a million
dollars, i'll the treasury when they came in
by the present council instead of forever
solving the water problem with it.
There was not a decent schoolhouse in town
AS there is not schoolhouse now in towr
except those built or the contracts let fol-
their erection, prior to the election of thu
present school board, it will be seen wha
an infinite liar is the shameless organ VIZ
quote from.
The only sewers ever laid were begun for tn,
purpose of colonizing this city with voters.
Then why were they continued? TIL,
main sewer and over half of the lateral
were laid before the Liberals stole int
power.
There was no protection to life or property
There were more defalcations thai
can be found anywhere else on earth in Cit
and county government.
Life and property were perfectly secur
till the present city council came in; sine
then two citizens have been murdered b.
highwaymen, people OF houses are ROBBIE
every night, and the whole population
now Notwithstanding never befor
: known in the history Of this city. Their
were no defalcations.
The Liberals have been in power ten months
they have graded more streets than wer
graded in forty previous years
2 Quote the mileage of streets graded
dear sir, and you will find that the Pee
: pies party graded more streets in 1Se
/ than the Liberals did in 1890. OF course
r we do not mean to say that the Liberals hav
2 not expended as much money on the street:
Y but we say that in mileage OF street
4 graded they have fallen below the previ
, Gus years record.
I They have got the schools on a modern basi
9 and have begun to build schoolhouses.
: The Liberals have neither introduced th
present school system, nor have they bui
t single schoolhouse in this city.
S They have doubled the efficiency of the fiji
e department, and every dollar they have spel
q is TO be seen on their books.
Y We are pleased to learn that the none
t spent can be found on the books, for it Cd
i be found nowhere else. AS to the fire d
It psrtment, more property was last yes
: destroyed by fire than in three years prev
}. ously, while the shocking inefficiency
e the fire chief especially, is the talk of I'll
e town, though some of his men do GOO
It work.
J. Now, neighbor, try again; we are alway
o ready for you, and we state only facts.
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