The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-22

control of the unsIghtly stretches Of real
estate extending from the sidewalks TO the
curblnS In the paved districts. These areas
will be parked and maintained properly and
Will be beautiful instead OF an eye-sore.
When improvements are to be made, the
abutting property owners are taxed. Often
| the cost Of these improvements is less than
the estimates In such cases the property
| owner Is entitled 10 the rebate. Heretofors
this has not generally been given. The ad-
| mnistration Is arranging 10 make these just
rebates as soon as the data can be COM
| piled.
The great improvements and amount of
public work which have been done and are
| In process OF construction are most worthy OF
There are now over 1000 men employed on
city work. More than s2,Ooo.ooo worth Of
IS planned. During, the eight months Of
this year three and one-quarter miles Of
asphalt paving have been laid or contracted
for: a corresponding period last year shows
but one aud one-half miles We have also
contracted for Ave miles OF macadam In
addition. We have to ouT~credit nipety,hve
Ing the eight months OF 1905. We have TWEEN
ty-three miles OF sewers against nine miles;
fifteen miles OF water mains against four
miles, Thus the record reads But IT will
be said much OF this Is being done by special
tax. True; yet 1t is a significant fact that
this movement for civic betterment began
with the advent OF the American party
! which was an assurance that our city had
taken It's place In the march Of progress.
II is interesting TO note in connection With
| these vast improvements that under the pres
was but 3o6 per cent, while under the former
administration IL was S.s5 per cent. or nearly
three times as much.
In building there has been tremendous
increase. During the frst eight months OF
1908 the building permits numbered Ssi and
the value Of the work was ss2l, 900 During
as sssd 81 a01s sad tss s vu. Rs''s hs i%
| nearly twice as much. These things point
unerripgly to the material progress OF our
people and to their confidence IN the future
of our city undcr wise control. Give US
| control Of this county-give us control OF
| this State, and men, women and capital will
come to US from the four corners of the
| earth.
Now word about the financial question.
| The administration increased the tax levy
one mill. or about $4,000 This additional
| bond Issue OF sl,Oo0.oOo which the people
themselves voted. We will also provide q
sinking fund with which 20 pay our bonded
| indebtedness when II matures-a step which
has heretofore never been taken.
| We are told that the expenses OF this ad-
| miristratiou have been excesslve-that gross
see. Wages are higher. material is higher,
yet from the general fund we have spent
s6os. 900 the last eight months, The last ad-
ministration spent eSaa,oo during cores
But, my friends, In addition to our ordinary
| expenses, We have had legacy OF debt and
ScS Sna U nay
up Of many items, among which I will only
| mention interest on water and sewer bonds,
expenses OF Juvenile court wGserWorks'
election expenses of last fall; So thai, 1t
appears we have been, not extravasant. but
My friends, these facts aud figures can be
| verified by an examination OF the city g
books. They arc given, not as an apology;
,,,o M IN Al an nnrI IyrNpr raj
administration. They are given to you that
you may know your interests are being safe
guarded; that you may be L sure your trust rust
surely gain tho county-soon the State with
its lmitless possibilities will be ours. But
work for II, men and women. work for 1t
Music by Ladies QuRrtette.
At the close of Mr.. Ferry's address,
| Mrs. Kate B. Anderson g quartette was
called upon, and gave splendid rendi-
ton of Columbia, the audience join
ing in the chorus. An encore was de-
manded, and in response the ladies
| sang "In Old Madrid
Judge Maloney Heard.
Chairman Black then introduced
Judge Thomas Maloney Of Ogden, the
party's nominee for the Supreme bench,
| Judge Maloney was received with a
storm Of applause and delivered brief
| address. He said:
| Ladies and Gentlemen:-In tho fall OF 1895
| could see n roason, though not very dis
| tinct one, why was placed on the Demo-
cratic ticket for the Office for which have
been nominated today. ] could see then
that, as there were three judges on tse
bench. that thore was geographical reason
| why a lawyer from ogden should be placed
| on tho ticket, but for my life cannot SEQ
why was placed on the ticket on this &C.
| caslou, did not seek it. but like it vas
during tho great. struggle of 1sel-65; when
| I thought that all young men should enlist
| and did what ] could. being called upon
| that ! should 60 ahead and do what can