Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-25

...r before has an administration
,,eh money at its disposal ane
s,,,r before has such a deficit been
-..,sa The taxes this year amounted
,ssoooa an increase OF $4,000
49, last year. The licenses and de-
s.rsneptal receipts viii reach SSse'-
80 for the year, an increase OF
,ss ooo over last year. The water
,,,ss will amount 10 S125.ooO this
,,,r which is an increase Of $4,000
over lsst year.
with this amount Of money available
,he hoard OF estimate and apporuon-
neot set TO work to satisfy the greedy
.,leicans They based the expenses on
n. previous year The budget Of 1905
allowed s751,Ig2.27 for departmental
,rpeudlures. AT the end Of that year
,hs funds showed a deficit. With the
,,psrience Of former years in the
.,IDd the members OF the board
trimmed the budget down for the DC
rrtment to ST5S,02t50, a modest m
lresse Of $1,000.
pesplte The fact that the "Ameri-
cans had obtained 100000 from a
hond issue 70 expend ON sewers ana
water works. and the taxes set aside
for these funds transferred 10 the con-
.neent fund. something went decided
II wrong. The citys fnancies became
= involved that the surplus Of SlIO,-
100 IN funds. had disapT cared The
hoard met IN July 10 adjust matters
tutihlngs could not be easily adjusted.
When Ire board finished IT'S work IL
lad added sSS-9ea~te- -tlae- department
al Expenditures making a total Of
yNasI.50. or an Increase Of $43,-
1854 over the expenses m the de-
parimenk Of a year ago.
RAISING THE EsrINiATEs.
In The ifsi pllcc. Jake Raleigh. street
Superintendent, wanted an increase IN
Dis salary He asked for sl12 $3.50 on
Which to operate his Department, which
is about ySo00 less than Il cost a year
ago Jake succeeded ia getting his
salary raised but N July il was found
cot By the board that about two-thirds
q This money had been spent IN the
inst five months Il was necessary to
allow the street department $4,000
more which brings the total to more
ihan last year
the SAME thing occurred in the po-
" department. About $4,000 was add
q 10 the budget for salaries. In the
eaT denartments an the way from
Ivy 70 500 had TO be added TO carry
lem through the year.
NoF L Is apparent that something
te has gone wrong with the city's
iaances' The last report Of the city
uv'snrnr showed that the deficit
tnoanted 10 $4,000.
NEEDED FOR INTEREST.
me city had to meet interest on
.Ylas last July which amounted 10
..'yv IN order TO meet this ana ear
W me Guys government and public
..pV1ehehls the bond issue OF $500. goo
, T. necessary. Il was raised under the
..eAl 'hat IL was NEEDED to build
''eeis and water mains. but instead II
~ NE ADMINISTRATION an Opportunity
Salaries. ''N'e"S' AZ
me sum OF tho cxtrasapancas ~ H.
Nevnt administration In the dcnart-
sr' -,'' expenditure win be "A matter OF
nm gn unul the end OF the year.
md, uthclt OF $4,000 now in the
,. .,el, ule administration has two more
~. r.. (" 90 II is costing on an aver
M NJ" u $4,000 a month 20 run the
8, gg' o, The entire receipts Of nisO.-
svr..s. board sci aside si22. $50. 20 10 he
mi. 'a lof public improvements. or
,isit's 1olni sot apart, Approximately
al ~ va sneut 10 paw FOR contracts
m s Work which had been ordered
III 'l before ana not fully maid 'rlis
ma l,lioAimaicly S26s 600 To NJ ~.
49,, TOT public improvements or
eoa.a.. y,lf-hiih of The entire revenue
'''led in one year. "''
INCREASE IN SALARIES.
e.i.ms,ssoe ul8t report OF the board ~
ana and apporiioniuonf ~ 40, "a,
t-l6a Na round that am incr.ssN M
h. 49, available funds was aae,,,..l
~ e,., lfdilon felt in nno festhe@
o. es .AiaFagant thing thnf N.e
a.. ,ft 20 make ana increase Al $50
Arns y, .l amounted t0 ST.. 0OO "a vesr
hA '"a. Nho received an iue.,.s.
ID ~ raleigh street supor,isor
IA, an lslants. Frank Naftbc,,,,
hbAav A''l commissioner Thomas
lnri p rllnlpndent OF wat ,.,,nrt,s
tnfd III ..i iHtcnfcn, aCorntars ~ 49,
hans ~ tuDNo works Then IN. III,
fsa,ir'l ~ lle seaier of weiaets ~.
Nos 49, ana ihe plumbing inan.et',e
Aioa i,N increases ln their .,i,,i,''
ouy 49, the rontagion eprcal 49,,
sh o. iintnt ln the CIV ana f IT,
q rss l'llth ana clerks vere 60.
Of d.fsri,.. .a.aIy. Some 81 No 6e,as
"a M asked Tor oxtra eler,-.,
etf0 y ~. iutsi WAS granted M
ALLEGED M, Fff appointed ana a ~
~ ofir. y. lNe amount SEQ ansrt 49,,
he prnls, ~ was divided ut, enone
"a E0rk ~ lplules Dor DOING M, 80
Heasl IN ~, only petition for An ~
eoaI rae lall which Was t,,,.,',
Hiy and oal OF ihe lanitors in nv
hino 0f N ,,'Nhly building M ~ w.
Of fl0 d no,. y no asked for an incfe.te
ma Ia M ihh ana they war1 Nv aai,
u.os. @'''''Ns Who deserved h.
wv "o'l SPECIAL AuDnons
Though lRe special au5,,,..
revived w Az wy a'fpurfs ana ih.y t,J
c'al0lsret ~ iqr Their uofL ''n
Nas 10 s.t., me method eefabii.b.s
.aly H. ,,... AfaFaut Ia Vac ',,'l,'
iNIoa m,, LICENSE dara 49,, $500
tlod man ~ pan. where bel,.. ~. n
handled the license ac-