The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-17
O|SCRED|TED MEN
ASSA|L OFFICIALS
Norris Administration Bills
Are the Cause of Big
Payments.
GAMBLERS CUSTER
STOPS GAMBLING TAX
Old Crowd Refused to Pay Their
Bills and for Their
Work.

Those who were attempting to discredit
the financial record of the American ad-
ministration, tho Herald In particular,
have attempted to make 1t appear that
IN comparison with the Morris adminis-
tratlon tho Americans have slgnally
f0iled.
Figures have been jumblcd in support OF
this contention to show that the failing
of of revenues Is due TO mismanagement
and that increased expenditures Is charge
able to eXtravagance.
The fact OF the matter is that the col
lection OF general taxes rs not made oy
the city officials. but by the County
Treasurer, and II there Is any crlticlsm
TO como from this cause II is charseaole
not 10 an American city Irensurei' pul
10 d Republican County Treasurer,
1t Is probable that as much eltotl hdS
been mndo by the County treasurer 10
collect outstanding taxes since inc Ino At,ear lnHar
the administration OF the motifs Dttioe-
racy. 1t is silly, TO say the least TO at
tempt TO make u point OF TINS ma.tea,
December 81, 1904 there was outstana-
ing taxes for the year 1894 amounting TO
Sll4,sS275. or this sum there was collect
ed during the year 1905 $le0,Ssi.%o
The Collections.
On December 81, 1896. the taxes out
standing amounted to but S5o,oel ~ ol
which sum there was collected uuIlns inc
1irst four months OF this year SA. .Ess. Al
Analysis OF this particular matter VIII
show that while the Motifs tdmlhis@tIa- @
ton during the first four months OF lsl5,
collected Ay7.6S2.T7 back taxes out OF
sum due amounting to $ll49S275. that the
American administration had only $50 osl.So
10 draw from and got S2i, ,2o9.ll OIL thlS'
The result OF this Is especially interest
ing when 1t Will be seen that the Morris
adunnistration's revenues from PACK
ceeded those OF the first four months OF
Tho American administration by Si3, S.Sb
The Herald may take day OF and eN-
plain what they did with the money
No Gamblers Tax
There was another falling off in re-
celpts under the American control
The Herald looks at 1t with the glee OF
the ghoul There was collected from fines
and forfeitures during tho first Tour
months OF the Morris administration
SlS, 2oo.Q5 During the first four months of
the American administration there was
collected on account of tines ana torieiI-
ures only s4S26.5o or a falling on OF N4SS:
What does this mean? 1t means simply
that the gamblers have been driven out
OF Salt Lake and are no longer contriout-
ing their ill-SotIen gains through the sys-
TEN of blackmail enforced by the MOTIFS
administration, and which the Herald de-
fends
The driving OF the gamblers out of town,
q thing which the Morrsites dcplore. VIII
reduce tho city'S revenues about $4,000 a
year. But no reputable citizen Is likely
TO question the net benefits to the general
public. The collecting OF this sum was no
more nor less than the condoninE OF
grave crime, The receiving of these lines
and forfeitures from the blacklegs OF SALT
Lake, who were encouraged ana protected
by Mayor Morriss police department and
comforted by the Herald was to all In
tents and purposes the receiving OF stolen
goods Those who were the victims OF tho
blackle2s and their hired vampires how
ever, are now better prepared to support
their families. The rascals who robbed
them have been forced to leave the State,
What Was Turned Over.
The Herald has defended the shameful
financial record of the Morris administra-
ton from the gift of $4,000 from the Wa
ter fund TO the East Jordan Canal COM
pany to the Ignoring OF claims Tor cur
rent obligations In order 10 saddle debt
upon the incoming administration. and
thus be able to say that Morriss admin
1stration turned over 10 the Americans
vast cash balances.
a large sum OF cash TO the American ad-
ministraton, but 1t likewise transferred
a tremendous Indebtedness, among which
was S24T, ,62l Is In outstanding warrants
Let tho Herald explain why these war
rants were not paid.
Let II also explain why II was that al
though the Morris administration city
Auditor recommended 4 transfer Of s4S.
09359 from the street fund to the pay
ment of street paving extensions that
This WAS lBnOTeq Dy the MoTIlb COUNCIL,
thus making 1t obligatory upon the Amer
lean administration TO make this trans
fer.
1t was so clearly the purpose OF the
Morris administration 10 shift the re-
Bponslblity of it's own indebtedness TO Its
successor in this as in many other cases,
that 1T Is a little bit cheeky on the part
of the Herald to call attention to the e&-
travagance Of the Americans.
Records in Bad Condition.
The City Recorders office was in such
QuIred practically the entire time OF the
new Recorder and his assistant TO
suaighten out the tangles. The valuable
records wcre kept in Buch q reckless man.
ner as to be almost criminal. Ono of the
first things that Recorder Moreton did was
TO re-organiZe this office, provide suitable
places for tho keeping of the records and
files Although this was done at the ex-
pense OF S14So those who have seen the Of
nee since Its reorganization and rejuycna-
ton defend the expenditure and immcas-
ureably criticize the loose methods of
Recorder Moretons predecessor.
Refused to Pay Bills.
Although Morriss administration had
the money, It would not pay bills that
were due. but carried them over for the
Americans TO pay. 1t was the baldest
effort to bolster up rotten financial
record that was ever attempted In Sal,
Lake. and The Tribune promises to show
within a short time that the Morris graft
crs squandcred the peoples money In
Investigation by a grand jury and fear-
less prosecution in the courts would re.
suit In such exposures as would forever
drive the Morristes to cover.
Humors feed on humors-the sooner