The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-28
LEGACIES UNPAID,

The report of Mr.. Edmunds on the
water and sewer bond funds gave the
Morris administration q jolt from which
they Will not recover for some time.
The opposition has howled itself hoarse
about the American party wasting the
city funds by all kinds of extravaganza.
The Morris newspapers dare not publish
the figures IN honest comparison for the
first six months of 1905 and for the
same period Of 1906.
The City Auditors statement of bal
ances for Juno 30, 1905, shows that the
general funds OF the city were over
drawn at that date $93,7T0,56 and that
the special funds were oyerdrawn at
same date $19, 300, IL, making an actual
overdraft of all funds $ll3,079.67.
On January J., 1906, when the Amer
lcan party came into power, the follow
ing accounts were overdrawn at the
bank
Water supply, general fund IS $500 33
Street paving, special fund. ,..., 7s,603 80
Sidewalk extensions, special fund. 9,17G.s2
Or n total overdraft OF tho funds
named .....-.....-.... 91,lT1. So
Tribune readers will recall that when
the people who paid this money into
the special funds for the purpose OF
making improvements asked that the
work be done or the money refunded
Mayor Morris said the money could not
be refunded because the books did not
show who paid the money IN, and there
fore he could not tell who was entitled
60 it. The fact is the Morris crowd
had spent SS7,719.22 of the special paw
ing and sidewalk money, and they did
not have the money on hand.
That the whole effort of Morris and
his gang was to have all the money pos
slble January ! can be shown in many
ways.
Made Treasurer Life a Burden.
This great anxiety TO make a good
showing on January l was developed
after the November election. Morris
made life a burden for the County
Treasurer on the collection of the gen
eral taxes of 1905. The tax levy for
1903 was something over S436,000. The |
books show that, the city collected an
even 100000 of this sum before De- |
cember 81, 1905, leaving uncollected q
fraction over $4,000 for the present
administration 70 collect. In addition |
to the tax of 1905 they collected of the |
1904 general tax levy over $l05,0 900. In |
fact, they rushed collections from DOS
sible sources in the later months of 1905 |
IN order to have a big balance on hand |
TO turn over to Mayor Thompson.
Failed to Pay Bill.
While the Morris crowd rushed col |
lections they also failed to pay bills !
that they should have paid. and failed |
to make transfers for the city's portion |
of paving and sidewalks that should |
have been made in December, 1905. To |
the everlasting credit of the former
Auditor he asked that these transfers
be made III December, 1905, and they
were not ordered for the simple reason
that II they had been made then the
gneral funds would have looked |
(" sick.D
Left For Americans to PAY.
Attention IS invited to the following
debts that, were contracted in 1905 and |
left Tor the present administration to
pay:
Assessment on East Jordan canal
Transfer from special funds to ''i ~
street, paving and sidewalks. 477O7ls
Total ......-- .----.-......s5o,42 ,421 oA
This sum the Morris gang should have
paid or adjusted before they cad |
Journed."
Il the transfer above noted had been
made at the proper time the street fund
a balance on hand OF s12,219.sS instead !
s59. 5S e27.oSS. a6S@'en' handsome balance of
Nor is this all. The interest on the
500, 100000 bond issue, $4,000, had to
be met this year from general fund.
The American party has not only paid
all these items, but they have had other @
burdens' provided by Morris and |
gang. The Juvenile court was created
and on that account the present adj
has had to pay since Janu-
ary ! the sum of $469S.01
Empty Store House Found.
On January the American partv
found another legacy In the form Of an
empty store house for the water works
department. From January l to June
80, 1906, this administration has bought
and paid for store-house supplies |
S65S1.94 This department is the most
important OF all the city and the Amer
1can party is keeping 1T up to date and
will continue TO do so,