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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-27

Up 10 juno so, 1906. there had been spent
on this account $50. .354.S1, which included
the payment Of S2225 TO Mr.. Moses w
Taylor for his services In securing the
water rights This leaves the amount
expended $30,353.S1 Tor over GO per cent?
In excess OF the estimated cost.
On January II, 1906. a warrant for $1,000
was Issued 10 the secretary OF the East
Jordan Irrigation company, being for as
sessmeut on the 1900 shares in that COM
pany purchased by the city In September,
1906 at a cost OF $40 900 and charged TO
the bond fund. and on January 30, 1906,
a warrant was given TO the East Jordan
Irrigation company for S1.50. being for
advertising the delinquent assessment.
These amounts have not been charged 10
the bond fund, and the writer rs uncer-
tain II they properly belong there. II
the stock was purchased subject 10 this
assessment 1t would seem as II the bond
fund should be charged With the amount (;
II not. then II Is probably correct 10
treat tho assessment warrants as the
City Auditor has treated the charges for
the maintenance and operation OF the
fifth pump at Utah lake, that is, charg-
ing IL TO accounts other than those per
tanning TO the water and sewer bonds.
In conclusion. the writer begs TO state
that appendix ID" represents the clerical
errors, pro and con, discovered by him
In the bond fund accounts during the
course OF the present investigation. These
are principally errors OF omission and
make a total OF S2255.52 to be charged
TO the bond fund on the City Auditor
books. IT is respectfully suggested that
the Auditor be directed TO make the nee
essary transfers, in order TO reconcile
his books with this report, / have the
honor to remain. yours very truly.
J. WILLIAM EDMUNDS, Accountant.
Salt Lake City, Utah. July IS, 1906.
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SALTA|R ROAD
BROKE ITS RECORD
EcIipsed Former Efforts of
Crushing Humanity Onto
Its Cars.

The Saltair Beach Railroad company
broke its own unenviable record for
crowding humanity onto its trains last
night. Not an inch Of available space
was left when the 10 p. m. train pulled
out, but the real honor Of the record,
with all its concomitant dangers, be-
longs to the train which should have
left at ] p. M, but did not depart until
thirty minutes after that hour.
On that train fifteen young men rode
on the tender of the engine.
The first car. all told carried $50
passengers, and il is seated for eighty
people The others were jammed and
crushed TO the same extent. Heaven
knows how they made that perilous
will ever recollect 1T as memorable
event.
Women Had Set-to.
Huddled on the platforms were Young
men and young women. crowding into
the doors of the cars. Squatted on the
floor in all kinds of understandable nosi.
the entrances TO the cars, and jumbled
in with them were lunch baskets, baby
buggies and all the other paraphernalia
pertaining to a family outing. Down
the sisles the people thronged, iostlinp
and crowding, elbowing and showing,
Two women had difference over
who should occupy a certain seat, and
brief engagement in fsticuffs ensued
And after those hundreds of human
beings-pleasure seekers, forsooth-had a
been jammed into those cars, ths train
was kept. standing at the beach thirty
minutes before it was started to the
city. Just TO make the torture more en-.
during AS specimen of refined cruel.
ty 1t was par excellent. This DELAY was
occasioned because the management
deemed 1t advisable to hold the train
mere mere untlt I'M another from the city had
stead of having them pass at the switch
as heretofore. So for over an hour hun,
dreds endured intense SUFFERING az .
reeompense for spending an hour or two
rible cost2 Vne 'er-
And, in all humility, the suggestion
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Slb6, 90. I'D
Adding this hgure 10 the amount OF
bond fund warrants issued prior TO jan
uary l. 1908, S1S8 344,7s We have total
of 1857 0S073. The amount paid on con-
tracts from January I to June 80, 1906.
was sl53 ,2s6 80; deducting thie from the
unpaid balance OF contracts, as shown on
page 10. 1919, 2.56, we have an unpaid
balance on contracts Of S226'306.26; add
ing this to the above total, 1851, ,os0.I3, we
have a grand total OF paid and unpaid
Indebtedness on account of the bond
fund, up to and including June 80, 1906.
OF sSS3,3S699, Deducting this from the
original receipts. 81 LOIS 100. an available
balance Of bond funds is left on July l.,
1906. of 431.7130l.
Morris Lost City Money,
The interest paid and unpaid on the
bond Issue 10 June 80. 1906, after de-
ductipg interest received by the city on
the bond money, amounts to $50, ,5a3.39.
AS the unused balance OF bond funds on
deposit without drawing interest) on
July |, 1906. was $702. .3S2.5e. and as 1t Is
probable that s400, 900 will be still un-
used on December 81. 1906. It will readily
| be seen that the city has lost money
through selling the whole issue of the
| bonds before there was a necessity of
| raising the funds.
Had s250,o00 Of these bonds been sold
| Ou July II iopo duu SSOvfVuU ou oduu6Iy Il
| 1906. the interest on the bonds so sold
| 10 July !, 1906. would have been $4,000
while the city would have had $500. 00C
water and sewer bonds in It's treasury
and a balance to its credit IN the local
banks of over 100000 on account OF the
| bonds Issued. AS we have seen, the inter
est on the bond Issue. up TO July l. 1906
was $50, ,59339, making loss to the city
up TO that date, OF 15.5e3.S9 for unneces-
| Sary interaSt maid on tha ho0d lGaOe ind
With interest accumulating. at the rate OF
Per cent per annum, on $500. 900 bonds
| superfluously Issued,
In the address issued to the property
taxpayers OF Salt Lake City by the City
Council, under date OF December IA, 1904
the estimated cost of money considera.
tion in exchange OF water" was $50 900
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Distribution a. Forced One.

The writer has exhausted every source
Of information at his disposal. even TO
examining the field notes OF the Engl-
neering department, In an earnest eTort
TO ascertain the correctness OF the above
distribution and, as result Is toFced
10 the unavoidable conclusion that the
distribution Is arbitrary and imaginative
and irreconcilable with any detail on
record The distribution In both the City
Auditors and City Engineers depart
uents being evidently forced. II was I'm
possible TO give the details OF the various
accounts so distributed and II therefore
became necessary TO make a red!stribu-
tion from the original entries. This the
writer has endeavored TO do in the ap-
pended schedules, as far as the insult
hcient and unsatisfactory information OBJ
tainable would permit.
1t is singular that the Engineering de-
partment has In thirty instances fsee
Appendix "A'D charged employees time
10 Utah Lake Improvements" when tn }
records OF the department show distinct
~ that the time so charged was
employed on other work; so distinct
ly, in fact, that II is difficult to believe
the transposltion OF charges was acci-
dental or unintentional. This list Of er-
roneous charges is probably not as COM
plete as 1t might be, owing 10 the fact
that the engineering daily time-slips for
sequently impossible to check In detail
some OF the charges made against the
bond fund. from the general engineering
payroll. The total amount shown on
Appendix "A is s72115 and the Auditor
should be instructed TO reverse the en-
tries by crediting the bond fund and
charging the expense account OF the En-
gineering department With the various
amounts making the sum total.
More Irregular Circumstances.
Another irregular circumstance in con-
nection with the bond fund is that In
twenty instances (see Appendix 90 the
Engineering department has charged the
account with Instruments. etc. when. az
q matter OF fact. the articles so charged
with very few exceptions) have not beer
used at all for that purpose. This ap-
plies only to the items particularized ir
Appendix "B." The numerous charge:
to the fund during 1904 and 1905. under
the headings of "Office Supplies" anc
"sundry Expenses appear TO the writer
20 be disproportionate and excessive, bu
he has no means Of ascertaining the cor
rect segregation. The total amount o
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loinl 9ieo'p'sN- -
Az the above distribution does not
correspond with the City Auditors rec
ords, the following explanation IS neces-
sary:
In anticipation OF the funds, for tho
purpose OF increasing the water supply OF
Salt Lake City. TO be received from the
sale OF bonds, preliminary work was be-
gun by the City Engineering department
during June. 1904. For considerable
period subsequent to June. 1904. the Engl-
neeripg department charged oil expendi-
lures pertaining TO the proposed in
creased water supply TO Utah lake I'M
provements," ar obviously incorrect
heading, las 1t does not appear that the
Engineering department did any work at
all at Utah lake. 1t is to be regretted
that the City Auditor did not. at the in
ception of the account, insist upon
detailed distribution Of tho charges hand
ed into his ONCE, under the heading OF
Utah lake Improvements; his fall
ure to do this at the proper time makes
an absolutely correct distribution at this
date an utter impossioility'
The account was carried OH the records
OF the Engineering department, under the
above heading, until It reached the sum
Of S2l, 40, when on November II. 1905.
the Engineering department made the
following distribution of the sum-
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singing old German songs. Der Rheln'
Der Danube Walls" and the Beer
Corners" were among the most familiar
aire sung in the German tongue oy the
club. They received much applause
Everybody Danced.
After the songs the programme changed
TO a big dance for all and until the last
train. which left at 10:30, German whirls
20 German airs were enjoyed by every
body. The day passed without anything
In the way of a m!shap TO mar the sue.
cess Of the outing and the enjoyment OF
the crowd. The railway handled the
crowds without crowding. There we're
seats for everybody. The new rules pro-
hIbitipg anyone from riding on the plat
forms was inaugurated. The committee
responsible for the days entertainment
was composed OF C. E. Hahn, chairman;
Paul Dockendorf and Matt Domm.
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item of s222 90 is correct, but il Is notice
able that the interest on S260000, at per
cent per ennum, from October to De-
cember 8, 1905, amounts TO sls06.b5. while
the city only received sl667.27 leaving
difference still TO be explained, in this
item, of S13S.2S Tho writer has been
unable to discover any records which nf-
ford tho least solution of this disparity
IN figures. and though the City Auditor
has recently addressed two communica-
tlons TO the United States Mortgage and
Trust company asking for an itemized
statement showing how they arrived at
the amount OF accrued Interest paid by
them to the city, he is al this date with
out an answer to his question.
The premium tSI5.100) paid for tho en-
tire Issue Of the bonds has been credited
TO the sewer fund, but the sewer fund
has never been charged with It's proper
tion OF the expenses In bond elections,
sale of bonds. advertising, etc,
Disbursements.
AS per attached schedules, the war
rants issued on account of the bond
fund, UP to and including December 81.
amount to $lSs s.344,7s. distributed as fol-
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The warrants issued against the water
and sewer bond fund up to and including
December 81, 1905, have all been paid,
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Union Dental
M South Xslh
Honest Work. Homes!
Painless Extraction Of Teeth n
All Work Positively 0uarantss6
Bell. ll2z-X: Ind-. uA

is made to the management 70
from the cars the notice whk1
Passengers are forbidden to 4
ride on the platforms of the al
climb onto the cars while thaJ|
motion. Signed. ]. E. Lanafat
cause IL is a farce and jcka Z
ing almost with death.
Of course, it is needless to p
the danger. Everyone pre1s1t
il. The train which left The q
o. m. broke in two. The erfz!
portion of the train had trsydH
siderable distance before y 2
served that the accident bad
and part OF the load was leii
When the train snapped Wy
the brakes set and stop the ~
the air at fault again. o. dld I
TO make the connections tap}
IL p. m. train had broken u n
is certain that those, or soma
on the platform would n
thrown under the wheels -
whati Let the management q
Investigation Not Ccncluf'
Manager j. E. Langiord s31
Tribune representative last y
the investigation into fae
TUESDAYS Collision had not
concluded. but 1t is expec,ea
this afternoon. Many Who
facts of the collision are ousy
got scattered, SO that .fney
vet been able to secure tnem (
reason set forth, to the etfec' y
one jerked the air braks g 4
loose after the train LETT sns
not plausible, because II tnss
done then the severlng OF !l'
would have stopped the tran.
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% q
With reference 10 the item F. s. Rich
ards. $500, It may be observed that
in Mr.. Richards's bill. calling for this
amount, he says, amongst other mat
ters: ALSO making trip to New York,
and, ALSO preparing brief and arguing
case OF the State OF Utah. ex rel.
George e, Ellerbeck vs. Salt Lake City.
establishing the validity
OF the city's water and sewer bonds"
1t will be noted however, In the Items
given above that Mr., Richards received
a separate warrant for $3.50 for "Trip 10
New York" and that the Mutual Life
Insurance company received a warrant
for s540 for Attorneys fee In case
George E. Ellerbeck vs. Salt Lake City"
Mr. Ricbards's explanation. with refer
ence to the above mentioned warrant
for $3.50. is that this sum represented
his expenses to New York, while the
Item In his bill was for his services to
Salt Lake City. Regarding the warrant
issued for s540 to the Mutual Life In
surance company. for Attorneys fee in
case George E. Ellerbeck vs. Salt Lake
city" Mr.. Richards states that he
has no personal knowledge OF this
item, but presumes that II was for the
services OF the attorney opposing the
city. and since he. Mr.. Richards, was
on the other side OF the case, the Item
has no connection with the charges In
his bill TO the city. II Mr., Richards Is
correct in this surmise. IL would appear
that the city of Salt Lake was paying
not only for special legal services to
defend lt-in addition TO the City At
torney and his assistants-but was also
paying for the services OF the attorney
attacking II.
Warrants Paid.
The warrants issued against the water
and sewer bond fund up to and including
December 81. 1905, have all been paid,
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Sheepshearers In SEN

BUTTE, Mont, July 2s.-IM
Machine Sheepshearers anpss
tlon is In session in this city p
gates being present from
Utah, Colorado. Wyomirs'
Idaho and Nevada, ana s'p
membership OF about 'l'Oo sa, 4
one-third OF the shearers 2,
states. There is little llkelp
present scale for shearlng 0'''
at this meeting, aIt-
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Big Trust Changes J

MINNEAPOLIS. July 2S'-i'
can Mailing company, = q q I.
Trust" capitalized at s%%f1 n
greatest corporation OF ~ ~
predominant in the barley
United States, Will remove Y
purchasing headquarters -
10 Minneapolis about AusW
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with the exception of No. 90 .d94. for 5000.
Issued In favor of n, b. Bltner. for "eI-
changing waters of Big Cottonwood creek,
for other waters" This warrant la at
present In the vault of tho City Auditor.
Mr. Bitner having refused acceptance of
same.
The contracts entered Into by the city.
on account OF the water and sewer bonds.
TO December 81, 1906, amount TO S4A4,-
S31, 49, and are as follows:
1905
August 40, tho Salt Lake Hard,
wnro company, conduit .-.ss.3 s,ll0.3s
September 8, p. j. Moran, con.
September IL, the Salt Lake
Hardware company. sewer. 5lT5oo
October 4, j. Kennedy, bowcr. l4S,35o,oo
October O, Silver Bros, conduit. $4,000
October 9, j. Kennedy, sewer 20,ldo0o
canal ....'. .."e........... 1862 90
supply 90, sewer ..~......,, I.72o.75
sa44,asI.1a
These figures are based on engineers
estimates and are subject to variation.
Up TO December 81. 1905, the follow
Ing amounts had been paid on the above
contracts.
Tho Salt Lake Hardware company. 6,oo5.o2
| Jamcs kennedy .......,..... 2,415.45
se4,7as.57
| Deducting these payments from the
| total amount of contracts, IN unpaid
balance is left OF 1919 .592,56, adding to
| this the warrants issued against the bond
fund tc December 81, 1905. $lsS.3i47S,
! and also adding the amounts paid In
| January and February. 1906, on account
of indebtedness incurred prior to Decem-
! Der 81. 1905, as per Appendix &c"
! $4393 IL. we have total OF $572, $50 ,46,
| Deducting this amount from the sum re-
| ceived from the sale of the bonds, ST.
| OIL 100. we have IN available balance left
| on January l, 1906 OF S442,7 ,76954.
! Sewer Fund Overdrawn.
The sewer fund was overdrawu on De-
| cember 81. 1905. to tho extent OF S22,-
| 906.10. as follows;
| James Kcnnedy, contract ..... s1as. $50. 90
| James Kennedy contract .s..... 29,1ao.0o
| The Salt Lako Hardware company.
contract -. ..........'.... 5,176.oo
Utah Mining Machinery md Sup.
ply company. contract ....., 1,72o.75
| Warrants drawn account Of
on contracts .,..........,.. e,o72.9d
1905, paid in January, 1905 sac OIL
s1ss, ooe.7o
0'soit soid o' Low %. .CU'' "O"' sI5o,o
Premium 1000
s22 .9o67o
Arount OverdraWu
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Amount Overdrawn.

The total amount OF warrants drawn
against the water and sewer bond fund
from January l TO June 80 1906, inclu-
siye was s166,735.a5, distributed as
follows.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
SLATt WINS GETS KILLED
Seattle Woman Victim of
 Italians Gun Trap

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskanl
 Seattle, Sep. 5-Mrs. Emma Early, proprietor of the Louvre hotel, opened the trunk of an Italian lodger last night through curiosity. The lodger had placed a gun in the trunk with a string attached to the trigger in way as to discharge it in the event of the trunks being opened. The raising of the trunk lid set of the gun and the woman was shot through the heart The Italian had set the gun-trap to prevent his trunk from being footed.
 The charge of murder will probably be made against the man who set the trap.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
ON YUKON
Three River Steamers Com
 ing to WhitehOrse

Whitehorse, Sep. 5-Coming up stream, the Whitehorse was at Tanth- Jus at 8 a m, the Victorian at Big Sal- mon at 3:3O a. ID. and the Bonanza King at Tantslus at s p m. The Victorian should arrive this eveniGg and the Whitehorse tomorrow morning.
 The SelkIrk sailed at $50 D. u. yes- terday with PIT tons of freight and r passengers. She passed Lower Labarge at S:3O a. m.
 Going down stream the Canadian was at Tantalus at a. m and the Dawson ct Yukon Crossing at a. n.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
Seattle Republicans Nom
 mate Courthouse Slate

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 Seattle, Sept, 5The republican county convention yesterday nominated the court house slate without break,
 The convention endorsed the propos- ed primary election law which it is believed will be passed by the next legislature. It was stated by several speakers that it is believed the present will be the last republican county con- ventiou that ever w.ll be held in this country.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05

[Speclal Dispatch to Daily AlaSkan)
 Chicago, Sep, 5-WilIism J. Bryan was banquetted by the Iroquois club last night, and made one of the most notable speeches he has delivered since returning from abroad. He gave his reasons for favoripg the government ownership of railroads at length. He said they are the most corrupt of all
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskanl
 Havana, Sep. 5-The rebels have made definite announcement of their program in the event of the success of the revolution that is now being press ed, which has been gaining strength almost from the beginning. They pro-
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
RESULTS PLEASE
 MINING MAN

W. J. Hall, president of the Pine Creek Power Co.,, Atlin's big hydraulic concern, arrived from Atlin yesterday and left on the Dolphin for the south on his way to Cincinnati. Mir. Hall says the Pine Creek Power Company is in the midst of very profitable sea sons work. Its out put will be entire ly satisfactory to the companys stock holders.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
MGccabses VI i'll Give a Dance.

The Ladies yi the Msccsbees decided last night to give dance next Friday evening at their hall on Sixth avenue and State street. There will be re- treatments served ard a good time is promised those who attend.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
CUBAN REELS PROPOSE A
 PEACEFUL PROGRAM
Insurgents Would Have Senators of 19O2-4 Act as Congress and Have Them Gall Elec
 tion Which Would be airly Conducted

pose that the senators elected in 1902 and 1904 shall form a congress and elect Adduintrim president and that there be call made for a new general election at once. They offer to guarantee a vote to every citizen of the republic whether a sympathizer Of the revolution or the government.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05

rations. He said he is always seeking
 favors for corporations and corruptiug politicians. He said, in so many words, that since Sullivan controlled the late democratic state convention he spurn- ed it's endorsement. He said the dem ocratic party does not deserve victory if it cannot spew such men as Sullivan, whom, he says, would asphyxiate the voters of Illinois. He says that nc
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05

the American institutions, He says they illegally influence legislation, cor rupt the elections, dictating the cleo tion of governors and state legislatures as well as senators and members of congress.
 Mir. Bryan gave considerable atten- tion to Roger c. Sullivan and the Illin- ois democracy. He srraignsd Sullivan as the corrupt tool of corrupt corpo-
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
RAILROADS ARE WORST OF ALL
Bryan favors government ownership of railroads be- cause they are most crrrupt of all American nstitu tions Democratic leader castigates Sullivan and upbraids Illinois democrats

man running on the ticket endorsed by Sullivan's convention has any right to expect votes.
 In discussing the trusts Mir. Bryan said that when one state permits trust to organize, it is the duty of the other states to refuse to allow 1t Ito do business outside of the state in which 1t is organized, thus permitting 1t to die or eat up the state originating 1t.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
CRUISER BOSTON HAS SIX
 HOLES IN BOTTOM
American Man ot War Torn Up by Puget Sound Rocks-Tug4 Keep Her Afoat and
 Tugs Take Her to Bremerton Dry Dock

in tow of tugs, has started on the trip to Bremerton where she will be docked at the earliest possible moment. The vessel will probably be saved without great difficulty, though 1t will take con- siderable time to repair her again.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05

Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskanl
 Bellingham, Sep. 5-Diyers have located six big, ragged holes in the bottom of the United States cruiser
 Boston, which is being kept afoat by the use Of steam pumps. The vessel,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
PRINCESS MAY
 DUf TONIGHT

The Princess May will be due to ar rive from the south tonight or early tomorrow morning. She sailed from Vancouver for Skagway Sunday night st midnight, just one hour late. She will have 70 passengers, 100 tons oi freight and two days mail for Skag- way md the interior.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-09-05
H. D. CEnrk's Ranch

Headquarters for Alaska grown pro- auctions wholesale and retail, cabba ge, celery, etc. Good new early Ohio potatoes at g. D per loo lbs. phone l3l