Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-31
nine members OF the council voting
against &. Carter was absent
CHARGES AGAINST RALEIGH.


CHARGES AGAINST RALEIGH.
Another interesting time was had
when Fernstrom made charges against
street Supervisor Raleigh that the lat.
ter was eXactlng campaign conliibu'
tons from his employees. Fernstrom's
charge was based upon letter writ
tel by William Jones, who was recently
discharged from the position OF fore
nan Of the street cleaning gang IN the
rsyed district OF the city.
Jones stated IN his letter that Releigh
told him 10 collect a 'uthing from
the men under him TO be used In tho
American campaign fund. lie says
that ne collected the money, and that
directly Afterwards Raleigh told him
to discharge all the Mormon 80
under him. Jones said he refused TO
discharge the men so soon after they
had contributed 70 the fund. and con-
seauently Raleigh discharged him. The
letter also stated that Releigh Is In
teIested In q saloon, and mat employees
of the street department are expected
20 patronize his place or be discharged.
WILL INVESTIGATE.
Raleigh was called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION and stated that he discharged
Jones because he was found drunk
while Oh duty ard because his wife
had complained that he had not been
home Tor four days.
AIulvey said that he was surprised
that Fernstrou should bring such a
matter up because he had always TAX
an contributions from the Democrats
employees for campaign purposes. Fem
strom denied that be had ever forced
employees to make contributions. II was
finally decided 10 refer the matter 20
e special committee for consideration.
The committee appointed was MulveY
Crabtree and Fernstrom.
TAX LEVY FIXED.
During the consideration Of the Ra-
leigh matter IL was noticed that Il was
nearly T. o'clock, and the tax levy had
10 be decided upon before midnight So
that matter was dropped for few min
utes while the tax levy was 1Xed. The
levy as agreed upon is IL mills, IN in
crease OF one mill over the levy for last
year. The levy IL segregated as fol-
lows: Contingent fund. mills; water
sources. :. Of Il MILL interest on water
bonds and sinking fund, = Of mill;
streets mills; sewer y q mill IL
brary fund. !. Of mill
Upon motion OF Ferry the levy OF y
mills was adopted by vote OF Il 10 2.
Barnes and Preece voting against II.
FERNsTRoM'S STRONG STATE.
MENT.
In connection with the tax levy and
" vA rits
the subject Of campaign contributions.
Fernstrom made the following strong
and pointed report:
As q member Of the finance commit
tee. ! wish 10 state for the Information
OF the council that we met last Thurs
day evening and discussed the financial
matters OF the city with the view ~ rec
ommending a tax levy; that our means
Of knowing the exact financial condi-
ton of the city was very meager be-
cause the auditor had failed to comply
with his sworn duty 70 furnish not
alone the finance committee but the
public with A full and complete state
ment. but 50 much was ascertalned as
TO show that the necessity Tor raising
our taxes Is unavoidable, and when
they are raised the street and contin.
gent funds viii be raised TO the full ex.
tent Of the law,
There will be a deficiency at the end
Of the year Of at least il50, 900 10 500 900
"a condition which has never before
confronted the city. And unless some
extraordinary means are adopted TO
meet this most serious condition, the
city's credit will be utterly destroyed.
The geatest cause for this condition
is undoubtedly the haSty raising Of
wages and the increase OF employees
IN the various departments.
The raising % wages does now appear
10 me as a conspiracy and a COLLISION
among the Leaders Of the American par.
~. as the following document will
clearly demonstrate. The laboring man
receiving the increase Of q cents per
day after he has paid his 10 per cent
or 'tithing' 10 the American party. Is
benefited BY this raise "a cents per
day. The teamster. who II was 50
earnestly advocated should have raise
because hay and grain we're so dlspro-
portionately high. Is benefited by this
raise" by cents per day and the
American party rakes OF out Of the
city treasury fund Is cents. and all en-
ployes who may object to the paying
Of this tithing are threatened with i'm
mediate discharge.
This Is so fagrantly unjust and cor
rupt that the courts OF this district
should have their attention called 10
the fact and see II there Is not law
covering this point. and a grand jury
should be impaneled 10 investigate and
indict the guilty parties, - as 70 break
up this most corrupt and damnsble
collision that ever encroached upon
the public treasury OF Salt Lake city.
That there Is a scheme OF raising a
campaign fund AT the city's expense
cannot be denied and that the money
which Is going 20 be secured rom the