The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-03
GITYS SORRY PLIGHT
RanubIican Reign Of EXtraya-
oarce Exhausts Treasury.
ciyVOT PAY OUT A CENT
--.v RE FORCED TO SELL THE
PIONEER SQUARE.

a4r chickens are corning nome ~
zach individual member of the
rs- hears the brand stamped On Il
d.. tn. Herald weeks ago. When the
r-=r EXPOSES OF the real CONDITION OF
,r. rf+r.s finances. with special reIef-
.rae Ja the general expense Iuhtr were
4H. fr The Herald. IL was charged
- OBJ. notifications were untrue ana
- -r.t were made for campaign
w every statement made. every
ssrr. preferred. IS being borne out by
.ra record For the first time IN tEe
history of this city. the elective OF
r.els failed Co draw their pay Oh the
a.sr Ear of the month for labor per
s.~raa during the preceding month
-rr.asr5rer. attorney. auditor. mayor,
.-f.r sH were turned down No
-...-r,rf. could Dee issued by the auditor
r.-aua. There were no funds with
which ro redeem them
Forty Thousand Hung Up.
Kills ra The amount of somewhere
r.-gaar $4,000 and $50. 600 which
r,s-. hem ordered paid by the council
Turing the last TWO or three weeks are
nuns aD for the same reason In this
r.f4r are many small accounts due TO
-r.-.bsnt- and others for materials and
.r-1Ifa- furnished the city. One item
+. $4,000 due t1 u. j. Moran on one of
Efs af+r contracts The last named
sum was appropriated by the council
some weeks ago
s., Isborar.s pay has been held back
from MIN So far. Neither has the pay
.f any fireman OF policeman or any
.fbar city employee aside from cleo
rtra officers. But the day of reckoning
IS near al hand. The payrOlIs VIII be
submitted tU the council by Auditor
Ffisfr next Tuesday night Some of
Them viii he for half a month. some
t.r q fuW month. With the pGyrOlls
vH GU % communication from the
auditor. iu which he VIII ask the cOun-
.I 90 devise some method for dischaTg-
H. vfH say that ne can issue no
warrants To- men whose pay comes out
Of The general expense fund Although
fh. work has been done, although the
Tabarrr is worthy of his hire. he viii
De- kept out of his money for a period
that Is haZiIy indefinite. Auditor
Ea.ser is suffering with the other city
officials but he says the amount held
40 now IS under $4,000. He has not
uaId himself nor VIII he pay himself
ar anybody else until he can be shown
that h+ has the right to issue warrants
Oh ID fund that has been exhausted.
81 am waiting for a decision from the
supreme court on the bond injunction
ease" said Mr.. Beiser last night Z
asa8uII that decision be adverse TO (
he city I don't know what can be done
10 discharge the pay rolls and other /.
ultstaI ling liabilities. Pioneer square I
or some other city property might be /.
sold bat aside from that / know OF nc /
method for raising funds. I viii draw /
The warrants Cheerfully if anybody can 4
shows me that J have the right, but I'M /
Oh then ] must refuse TO issue any at /
all
Depends Upon Decision.
Should the decision of the supreme /
court De in favor a. the city a sum
exceeding SSo00a which has been taken /
cut of the general fund and which (
property belongs to the water bond /
expenses. viii De made available f)r
The payment of outstanding warrants. {
Z believe tLat iu such d con ingency it (
would Doe possible for the city to meet I
IFS obIga tluHs.
No payrolls have been held up as /
yet but the city officers have not been /
paid as they usually are o. the first
NJ the month, and the payrOIls which .
go into the council Oh Tuesday night !
must be- held up until some money is I
obtained from some source or other 1 /
don't wish to Dee stubborn in this mat
Ter but I feel that I must act within
Che law as l construe il. If il can be
shown Jo me that my construction of
The law is not proper, l viii be glad TO
change my position
But even If the supreme courts de-
cISiul is il favor of the city. and even
Mr. Eejser's contention that such a
decision would enable he city 10 meet !
ls obligations is correct. there must /
DE- several weeks of delay in paying
honest men for honest work. honest
merchants for honest goods. The writ .
OF injunction viii be argued before the
supreme court today. The suit il viii
D. remembered, was brought by W. 2.
u..sara TO test the validity of the
water bond issue
Attorneys ou both sides Will have
.-eT say and then the court will take
me question under advisement All
precedent is against a decision under
.a1-- cor four weeks. The judges must
-''A uH their authorities and prepare
written opinion covering all the de-
rus "- Che case Thus in all pToba-
.-lE 10 viii be- from two weeks to "A
-.-la before II is known whether or
lll The bond issue IS legal
IL The meanwhile not a fireman. not (
I'a.enan not a single employee of
--7 '--s other than those i'm the va
,.."'.sS- streets. cemetery and one or
'.. .sA-E departments for which S0e- /
-.1- FUNDS are provided. viii draw
s--s- cent ni paw. He viii not even I
e-."ai 90 discount his warrant. !
.- -- VI. have Do warrant TO. dis
,.e-- None viii be issued by the /
-- -.- -hIl The decision of the court /
-s handed down
-.zA accepting Mr. ReiseT's figures
--s'.-.4ly correct, the situation is
. enough. From other sources. how
-- .-- learned that the actual :
.-a. appropriated iu the last few
-..-g zt N..- up by the auditor is