The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-13
WHAT AMERICAN
PARTY IS DOING
Review of Work Accomplished by
Various City Departments
Gratifying.
COMPARISONS MADE
FOR SIX MONTHS WORK
Present Administration Of Street
Department Makes Unusual
Iy Fine Showing.

The members OF the City Council met
informally in the Office Of the Mayor
Thursday afternoon for the purpose OF
reviewing the work that has been ac-
complished by the various city depart
ments for the six months ending June
80, and comparing the work accom-
plished and the amounts expended with
the corresponding period OF 1905. The
work OF the Street department was
gone over In detail, and the conclusions
drawn from the figures furnished by
the City Auditor and the report OF the
amount of work accomplished by the
department were more than gratifying
to the members OF the Council.
What the Figures Show.
The figures furnished by the Auditor
show the expenditures of the depart
ment for the six months TO be s37, 259,
as against S3S, 500 for the corresponding
period of 1905 or a difference IN favor
of the present administration of Sl24l.
In going over the figures for the
month OF January OF this year II was
found that the expenditures Of the
Street department were SS1l962, While
in the month of February they were
but S2206.46. An inquiry into the cause
of this great contrast showed that
during the first half of the month or
January the Holdover Supervisor, S.
M, =. sheldon, was in charge OF the
department, and a further inquiry into
details showed that the expenditures
for the last half OF the month, when
the present Supervisor, j. T. Raleigh,
took charge under the American admin
istratlon. amounted TO only Sl400. Thus
at least $500 of the expenditures of the
department are chargeable to the for
mer administration,
Great Showing for People.
Another Item that was considered was
that the department has been COM
PEELED 10 expend 5000 more for new
equipment than was expended by the
department In the first six months OF
1905. Adding these amounts, $124l, $500
and $4,000, the very gratifying result
was obtained that, In the matter Of
cash alone. the expenditures of the de-
partment are S7441 less under the pres
enJ administration than they were un-
der the former administration for the
same period of time,
Although this saving Is a great credit
to the administration, the members OF
the Committee on Streets of the Coun-
ell and the Street Supervisor are of the
opinion that. II the amount OF work ac-
complished by the department were
considered and value of the work put
into figures the amount TO be placed
on the credit side OF the ledger for the
half year Just completed would more
than double the amount represented In
the s7441 which represents the saving
In expenditures.
In the matter of street sprinkling
alone. the department has been undel
much greater expense than ever before
in taking care OF the new territory that
was added TO the city this year. The
street sprinkling OF the new section re-
quires the attention of four sprinklers,
at an expense OF $40 a month.
Never before In the history of the
city have there been as may public
improvements in progress as at the
present time. In the neighborhood of
100 miles OF sidewalks are being laid,
new water mains and sewers are be-
ing Installed In many parts of the city,
curbing and guttering is In progress in
many section. All Of these improve
ments entail additional work for the
Street department, and the additional
work is entailing an expense that, were
II not necessary. would enable the de-
partment to present even better show
ing than the excellent one that the
Council was confronted with.