The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-09
IT SHOOK THEM UP.
OF GEDDES' BILL
AWAKENs THE POLITICIANS.
All Agree The Herald Is Right in
This Fight-A Few More Cold
Facts for the County Court to
Ponder Over.

The publication of last months bill
of Selectman Geddes, in yesterday
issue of The Herald, created a sensa-
ton among the members of the party
who are making an effort to convince
the people of this county that econ
omy is being practiced by officials of
the e. o. p.
Il have read The Herald for d long
time" declared one man to a reporter,
but 1 have thought up to this time
it was only making campaign material
out OF whole cloth when ii referred 10
the extravaganza of the selectmen.
The publication of this account, how
ever, convinces me that something has
got to be done 10 call d halt. The idea
of a member of the county court pilinS
up an expense account of 5000 in one
month is preposterOus; and the entries
ne makes gives him dead away, too.
To think that on July Fourth, even,
he succeeded in earning 81. l wish he
would be man enough TO tell us when
and where he earned it, and who, if
anyone save himself, got the benefit.
The charges for mileage are prepos-
ferrous. 1t is 2 matter which should
jury A man who will conduct him
self in this manner ought to be in
dicted There surely is some manner in
which the taxpayers can be assured Of
protection. Ordinarily | have not much
use for a Lem ocratic paper; ordinarily
l believe in standing by the acts OF
my party. but in this case / am with
The HaraIi and l hope it will succeed
in calling a halt. The payment of all
oh hn
the courts and the members of the
county court compelled to state how
they can accumulate such tremendous
accounts"
1t is stated that one member of the
court has arrived at the conclusion
that he will not be party TO any more
of the money making schemes. Two
members of the court took trip some
where Yesterday What the scheme Is,
no one knows. but the result will be
announced when the bills come in.
Instances without number of reck-
less extravaganza can be cited. Take
Geddes' bill, for instance, and turn 10
that trip to Bingham canyon, 80 miles
and regular per diem charged up.
That is, If all three attended, and 1t IS
fair to presume they did, although
Roberts system of making out ana
swearing to illegal accounts IS Such
that one cannot tell what his services
are rendered for, where or when. But,
presuming he was there on the occa-
sion mentioned; So for the court reg
ular COMPENSATION and $3.50 for mile
age: S31.S0 for inspection" OF roads.
That much money. properly lald out,
would keep a good stretch IN repair
for A season; and his is only an lsola-
ted instance. This KIND OIL work IS 20
ing on every day. Jones dam in Cot
tonwocd seems tc worry the court a
whole lot. Jones has ag- eed to make
a new road to replace the one whlch
will be abandoned after the water is
turned into the reservoir. He is doing
the work all right and there is no need
to lock at it until he gets through ana
declares he is ready to accept the
members decision as to whether 1t IS
ali right or not. But this paper has it
from the men who are employed there
that the court makes frequent trips 10
the spot and INDUCES in many wise
look at the ipb, for all Of which the
county pays the bill. o4to.
The shaIe beds are another matter
Now there is shale enough there 10
last this court until it gets through
and is reelected, land that means Ihat
eternity will bid the world good morn
ing ere the supply runs out. But this
deposit has to be inspected every
once in awhile, and for all TINS the
cndnty pays the bill.
when this court came into power
1t was understood that Geddes would
have the paupers to attend to while
the other members would rustic
around and look after the balance OF
the county work; but Geddes was toXy
enough to get on the committee on
roads and great has been the expense
since then. -.
road supervisors are for. Ii they can
not be trusted to do a little work mere
and there on the thoroughfares IN
their respective districts. why should
thew he retained? But it is fact cr
common repetition among those who
are interested that one Of these officials
does not dare do anything, no matter
how slight. without first having con-
suited the court. which consultation IS
by IN official inspection"
for all OF which the county pays
1t would be a grand, good thing for
the people of this county if an expert
could be appointed to go over the &C
counts of the present court and show
lust where all the money has been
experded. He would have a task. to
be sure. and much oral testimony
would be required to get at the bottom
acts in the matter. because all these
little "pauper mileage trims would
have to be explained by the pauper
care-taker and that would consume a
great deal of time.
But p reckoning will come by and
by The Herald predicts this, and
when it does come there will he rat
tlire among the dry bones which will
make the erring ones howl.