The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-31

| City Recorders ONCE will show that
every dollar OF those expenditures was
an absolute necessity. n he had wanted
| TO make q fair statement he might have
told ue that the bid OF the Mutual Life
Insurance company was something like
| $50, 600 higher than the next highest bid
| der. And that IL would have been a
serat loss TO the city II said deal could
not have been consummated. He might
have told US that because marked copies
OF The Salt Lake Tribune were regularly
| mailed TO the New York headquarters,
| containing all kinds of false and mis-
| leading statements. such as that the
bond election was not properly or legally
| performed. and other such misleading
statements intended TO defeat the bond
deal. Communications now in the May
ors office will show that the infamous
work had so we'll succeeded that IL was
necessary TO delegate the Mayor, F. s.
Richards and r. S. Wells 10 proceed to
the main office and secure q definite rea-
son why tho money was not forthcoming
and also that II became necessary to
bring the matter before the Supreme
court TO establish the legality of the
bonds. The money which was expended
and the American party are responsible
for,
Tries to Shift Blame.
The next is n criticism because the
bond money was received and we had TO
pay interest on them before they were
actually needed. In explanation OF this
let MS state that the original plan was To
receive the money as the work prog
resscd and the money was needed. The
bonds were sold on February 2I, 1905
and part OF the payments were not to fall
due until December, thereby avoiding the
paying OF interest on unused money. bur
again, the opposition of The Salt Lake
Tribune and the leaders of the American
party delayed the work because II became
an uncertainty as to the bonds ever be-
Ing purchased. The consequence was that
when they were finally received. IL was
in the latter part of July. and as such
the work was necessarily delayed until
this time. Why did he not tell us then
that every dollar that was lost 10 the
city through idle money. The Tribune and
American party are responsible for?
II he intended TO be fair why did he
not state that the former administration
did the best they could by receiving in
terest on this money. which the City
Treasurer deposited In the banks?
his businessllke methods we re-
ceived per cent interest on the money.
Why did he not draw the comparison and
call attention to the fact that this same
money is still idle and that since this
administration, which he so foolshly
books Will show that the city has never
received cent in interest Again we
say is 10 fair TO pay money for docu-
ment that has not the decency to give
credit and commendation to whom It be-
longs and to critcise those who have |
deprived the city Of money. and are still |
and preventing the city from |
receiving interest on idle money, which |
We as matter Of justice should re-
GIVE?
Question of Water.
He might have called the attention OF |
he Council to the fact that In the bond |
ssue 100000 was set aside for the bet
ermcnt OF tho water system in the
ity. And as this administration has
'een in power for eight months nothing |
las been done to use the money for the
purpose for which IT WAS set aside, while
thousands of water users have been short
nd have been deprived OF sufficient
water, when millions OF gallons have
een running TO waste In our creeks, just
eoause this money has been lying idle
n the banks and not been used for the
urpose for which 1t was intended.
Then in conclusion be makes another
larlng misstatement In an attempt TO
how that the last administration did not
eep good faith In spending the bond
loney as they were pledged to do He
ays that about $50 900 more money was
pent in securing water rights than was
in said statement, That is not
rue. The $4,000 used for buying the
'ast Jordan Irrigation companys stock
as taken from the fund set apart for
ncreasinG our water rights In Utah
IKE, and the records In the City Re-
orders office will show this TO be the
lct.
From the above IL is plain TO see, we
llnk, that all the members Of this Coun-
II Will agree with me not TO recognize
1is document az an official report, nor
} pay any moneys out OF the City Treas
ry for its production. because II would,
/ the first place. be Illegal, for Mr.. Ed
funds was never legally employed by
,e city. and in the second place, he is
unfit to carry out the intention
the resolution, and then again. Il Is
ritten for no other purpose than TO
uild up and defend the American party.
would be crime 10 take money out
the City Treasury for any such pur-
ose- More SO on account OF the flnan-
al condition OF the city which confronts
> today. We therefor recommend that
lis communication be not received.
+. S. FERNSTRoM.