Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-27

Of the water fund that S76,2sg6i had
been expended on the Big Cottonwood
conduit prior TO the time the Morris
administration retired. Engineering
expenses for the same period. says he,
amounted to .l70e6.i2, or 1871 per cent
Of the total cost Of the work. Usually,
he alleges. the engineering cost OF such
work IL only per cent Other engin-
GERS say il VIII usually average from
10 10 Is per cent
on a basis Of per cent. however. j.
William. states that instead Of being
Sl7,066l2 for the period mentioned, the
engineering cost should have been S.
60l25, an alleged oyercharge OF sll,-
1881
The total contract for the conduit, he
points out. was i2i6.274.3S This was be-
fore the American party added s75-
0oQ In extras" 10 that sum. The en-
cheering charges up 10 Dec. 81. 1905. he
charges. would have amounted to 6s99
per cent Of the total contract, regard
less Of subsequent engineering charges.
on the entire contract he alleges. the
engineering cost should have been but
NS5o9l, whereas u they had contin-
ne dat the rate set by the Morris adj
ministration they would amount 10
Sjj05iOi.
BOOST FOR AMERICANS"
AZ this point sx-bookkeeper ]. vii.
Ham, ETC., proceeds 10 earn his mod.
est Zee OF 81 0J0 by throwing a bunch OF
roses al the present administration and
show how economical the American
administration has been
Thank God for the American party
city administration"
The report says that during ne
first Elk months 0f the American ad-
minlstration the amount expended on
the conduit contracts was Slj6.4253J.
and the engineering expenses were only
S.@l.sS, or 1863 per cent as against
223il under the Morris administration,
The engineering cost on the amount az
pended under the Democrats adminls-
tiation he declares. should have been
h,O20S instead u 81 .066 -, exclusive
y the first cost Of preparing the plans.
IL figures up that the cost Of engineer
ms for given amount Of work was 20
per cent greater under the Democratic
administration than under the Amer
ican' administration He admits.
Democratic engineers once may have
been Improperly charged against the
water and sewer bond fund.
ATTACK oN ATTY. RICHARDS.
The great 5000 report winds UP
with an attack on Hon. Franklin :.
Richards. who was engaged as special
counsel for the city. because Mr. Rich
ards was paid for legal services. J.
William critlcises the former admins
traton because George y. Ellerbeck
was paid $3.50 for bringing a suit
against the cliy 10 test the validity If
the wafer bonds. but he Oycrlooks the
fact that such "A suit had 10 be brought,
The expert says that on Jan. l,
i906, after deducing al expenses paid
and contracted FOR, there shll remained
in the fund the sum Of Sac. 1885 All
Of this had not been paid out, however
and on july /. there was on deposit In
the fund 500. $50 %, none OF which was
drawing interest as II did under the
former administrator. The expert"
says there win still be 800 900 available
Dec, a.. this year, and he concludes
with a final attack on the Morris sd-
minlstration for not delaying the sale
OF the bonds until such a time as the
entire fund was needed.
And for this campaign document; this
attack on the former administration:
this big boost for the present eXtrava-
eant reform party, 1900 Is paid out
Of the treasury.
Verify. Thank God for the American
party city administration