The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-31

the point OF forbearance. 1t is
not enough for the evening
p to resort to barefaced false
hood in it's attacks to win a local
political victory but it must employ
outrageous methods to injure the city's
credit and depreciate the value Of war;
rants. 1t would mako the city govern
mont appear as bankrupt when there is
money in all the funds and a large GER
tificate of deposit drawing seven per
cent interest. Not only this, but it fall
sites figures in a way to deceive every
citizen who did not read the official list
Of expenditures as published in y%ester-
days INDEPENDENT.
The expenses under the present adj
ministration we're larger. Why: Be-
cause the necessities were greater and
for these there are assets to show IN
every direction involving expense.
The mayor was hardly in the. chair
before he signed warrants authorized by
the previous administration in the sum
OF more then $4,000. This included a
payment on the auditorium, for the
cutting down of Lawrence street, all as
sets for which value is shown, besides
several other bills for which the Klein
schmidt administration is responsible.
Other payments for the auditorium and
the hose house in the Sixth ward came
and are to be treated as assets as shown
by the figures. Read them again.
The increased expenses Of the street
department have been fully and salts
factorily explained. At the request of
leading citizens the mayor and council
placed a large number of men at work
during the fall for the double purpose
Of securing votes for the capital and
completing unusual work on the streets.
Right here let us nail a bunch of Herald
Misrepresentation. 1t says there is no
proof that a dozen of these men voted
for Helena. Tho total vote in this city
last fall for Helena for the capital was
3,508. The registration last evening
complete was 1928, the registration, re-
member, compared with the vote. Now.
then, how is this difference of 300 votes
or more than that for the vote on Mon
day will Of course fall off, explained if
it it was not an extra capital vote?
All these men were obliged to show
registration certificates and all were
employed until Nov. 10. The charge
that any were discharged on
Nov. l is absolutely false; on
election morning they were at
work and were taken to the polls to
vote. The charge that a large number
we're locked for specialstreet tax is also
false. just fourteen we're docked and
the sum of S34.5O was reimbursed. A
large amount of work on the streets was
accomplished and can he inspected in
particular on Chaucer, Beattie, Warren
streets and Helena avenue, while extern.
sive and costly repairs were made on the
big fume and the Davis street hume
Again, as the engineers figures in an
other column show the expenses in the
street department included more than
$4,000 for the cutting down of Law.
rene street. This work was done by the
city instead Of letting it out by contract
and thus a large sum of money was
saved. In this way the street depart.
ment was managed SO as to produce the
best and most satisfactory results with
the money expended.
Why was there an increase in the OK
I pendituras of tho engineering depart
) ment? Because the paving of Mai,
f, street was under way at n cost Of SOD,
! 500. Tho city government was to Sc
that the contractors work was we'll don
, and the way to do this was to emplo
competent men to watch it. This wa
J done at the extra expense and thus tn
contractors work was accepted as sat
/ isfactory and the citizens and city wer
protected.
= AS shown in another column the CON
. p%arison between the expenditures Of tn
: police departments was fulsitied.
Now will the Herald specify it's falls
: and glittering charges of "proiligacy an
waste" or cease stultifying itself?