The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-21


expenses over receipts OF Sl1 OPS 95
Add waterworks tool shed
and store house, paid out
Of city general fund. . 5,0S0.2S
Total excess of expendl-
lures over receipts for six
months s.-.-.s..s --.,.. S14, Jobs
Let me just moment call your at.
tention TO one more fact in addition
, 10 what ! have already said about
crooked waterworks transactions.
When Mayor Brewers gang discoy-
cred that the waterworks expenditures
were greater than the receipts, they
paid for several waterworks items
out of the city general fund
Referring to the auditors re-
port again, / find that they built q
tool shed and store room II cost
S3,0S0.2S, They paid that from tho
general fund OF the city. When T
asked why that was done, they said
that the city had decided to build the
shed and rent 1t 10 the waterworks
department of the city Think of the
city paying rent to itself How would
1t sound to say Mrs. Jones collected
$40 for herself for living in her own
home?
personally vouch for this state
ment to be true as taken from the
city records made by the Brewer wa.
terworks administration | here show
that the watesworks ran behind Sl4.
1O91S. when the Brewer ring claim
over $4,000 In cash on hand and net
earning or profit OF $2l 900. | concedc
that 2l,000 was spent on the system
which should have been spent before
the system was purchased, and that
$1,000 OF this $4,000 may have been
for the extension of water mains
Judge Agee says that $4.3Si for the
GIL land was paid twice show that
they used over $4,000 special taxes TO
make a showing. and even after taking
this $4,000 special tax money. they
had TO leave out of the expense ac-
count Items amounting TO over $4,000
to show $4,000 on hand. What do
you think of such work?
| challenge the Brewer ring 10 show
this statement wrong, Why. tho
Brewer administration Is nothing but
ring. Look at the report signed by
ilve Democrats and one Republican
Why did they appoint five Democrats
every Democrat in the councillor
the watcrworkS committed Why did
they put only one Republican on the
watcrworks commtttee2 Was il 10
give the committee reSpcetabllity?
And then the Brewer ring shouts,
vote for Honest Alex" Why, they
say in their own report there Is no
hope for any money for five years.
And Wm. Bostaph, one Of the great
est engineers in the whole west, says
in five years is Just about the time
when the waterworks trouble will be-
gin. So YOU had better get an hon.
est business administration TO handle
the waterworks,
This Brewer Inner circle" started
out TO Ignore the Republican council.
men. They appointed the Democrats
to run the waterworks. They wanted
to take all the glory. They thought
there would be money to throw at the
birds and now some of these Demo
cratic councllmen come to me and
say, BE careful how you handle this
waterworks business, Mr.. Glasmann.
There are five Republicans In the
council" | said, Yes, | know that,
but YOU Brewerites did not give the
Republicans a chance to handle the
waterworks. You turned II over TO
the Democrats with only one Repub,
lican on the committee and YOU ran
ovor him rough shod.
How about the Taylor CANYON land
deal. where over $4,000 was paid for
land that was bought with the water
works, as the records will show. and
was paiu for a second time? | tell
YOU things don't look right over at the
city hall, l don't care what the trou.
BILE Is. know this, that the great debt
piling upon this city and the irregular
waterworks report is enough to make
everybody desire change in the head
of the city government II you don'C
want me. then vote for the Socialist.
He seems TO be pretty fair sort Of
fellow. Or put up an independent
candidate. But mako a change and
do IL quickly. or YOU will suffer the
penalty with increased taxes. Give
mo new blood In the council Men
who are my enemies and are now
fighting me will not support me- Vote
the Republican ticket straight and I
promise you city government that
will suit the Democrats as well as the
Republicans.
j don't want to be elected II I can
not have city council that will work
In harmony with me- How can you
expect me TO accomplish anything II
you elect mo and q Democratic coun-
cil2 Honor bright. people. how do
you Ike the way the Democratic
mayor and Democratic water commit.
tee tried TO fool you into voting for
them in fixing up this misleading
water report? Just listen TO the first
words Of the Brewer Democratic plat
form. II says: 1.-THE Democratic
party in Ogden refuses to throw sand
in the eyes Of the people," No, they
don't. Read that water report and
then ask what they throw in your
eyes-is II dust or red pepper? II is
not sand, because they haven't any,
My friends. | have had all the hon
ors OF the office OF mayor. am proud
Of my record and so Is my party.
did not seek the Office. | did not