The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-03
PARK CITY
Is DEMOCRATIC
Entire Ticket Will be Elected by
Good Majority.
RECORD is EXCELLENT
ENDORSEMENT CERTAIN OF
BEST ADMINISTRATION.

Park City, Nov. Park City is
again in the thrOes of a municipal cleo
ton, and there is much excitement as
TO the result; not as TO what party is
to win, as there IS not shadow of a
doubt but that the Democratic ticket
Will again be successful, but the prob
able maJoriCes OF the candidates is
causing discussion
Up to the election in the fall Of 1899
Park City had always been Republi-
can, and it had grown to be such a
sure thing for the G. o. p. to govern
the Park that they had given up the
idea that the people could or would
complain of anything.
That election resulted in an over
whelming defeat of the Republicans,
and on Jan. 1, 1900, the Democrats took
the reigns Of government in their
hands.
The judiciOus manner in which the
city was handled by the new council
was not only a surprise to Republicans
here, but it has left them absolutely
without ground to wage a campaign,
and it is only a question Of counting
the votes until they are defeated again
Previous to the administration of the
city by the Democrats its affairs had
been always managed in such u way
and all moneys spent for the public
benefit were always directed into tho
hands Of a few
The fact was, the people were taxed
to fatten the purses Of a few men. Just
a few examples may serve to illustrate:
A contract TO sprinkle the streets
was let each year Git had that name
at least), and bids were called for
Strange, one man always did the work
and satisfaction was never given, but
something like $3.50 each month was
paid out Of the city's treasury for
sprinkling.
Ownership of the city sprinkling
wagons, the Democratic council de-
cided, would be a money saver. Ac-
cordingly, a sprinkling cart was pur-
chased by the city with team, at a
total cost of $3.50. In the first year the
wagon not only paid for itself but it
gave universal satisfaction. The peo-
pie could see what they were paying
their money for.
The city teams were being fed by
citizens in the livery business here and
the outlay, though not 10 be called too
large, was very much on the plan of
renting a house at a monthly rental
when the same monthly amount might
be paid on the purchase of a house.
Park City now has a city barn and
is feeding and keeping its horses at I
very nominal cost. and owns it's own
stable.
The great fire Of 1898, which left so
many of Park City's people homeless.
failed to teach a lesson to the Repub-
lican council of the necessity of ade-
qUate fire protection. At the time the
present council took control Of affairs
we were in, if possible, a worse posi-
ton with regard to protection from
fire than we were in June, 1898.
The Democratic council, too, greatly
improved this state Of affairs They
appointed a fire chief and bought fire
fighting apparatus, together with fire
alarms until at this time Park City is
only second to Salt Lake and Ogden
from that standpoint
The taxes speak volumes. too, for
the present administration. They are
just one-half Of what they were under
the past administrations, and yet. dur
ing the past two years more sidewalks
and streets have been constructed than
during any other four years in the his
tory Of Park City.
Light and water, too, have not been
overlooked. In all, the peoples wants
have been carefully looked after.
The Democratic party OF Park City
go before the people with a stronger
ticket than ever. The party has kept
every pledge and indeed has done more
than it promised. so it. is safe to say
that Park City viii again be Democrat
ic, and this time by the greatest ma
jOrity in its history.