Gilpin observer., 1909-04-29

Again the Register sees fit to
make false statements for the pur-
pose Of misleading the citizens. Last
week in critcizing the city admin
stration because of increased indebt-
edness the paper through Ignorance
or malice (most likely both) put the
indebtedness at $4,000 more than
it is. It was unfair with the public.
and did not act in accord with the
customs of reliable newspapers, which
when commenting unfavorably upon
the report of an official, make that
comment in the issue of the paper
in which the report is printed SO
that reference to the same can be
made.
The Register falsely stated that
the indebtedness of the city is above
$se 900. No subtraction from this
amount Of the sum in excess of $10,-
900 on hand was made. Our con-
temporary in calling attention to the
debt increase during the two years
the city administration has been DEM
ocratic (something like $1s,o ,ooo) does
not tell for what purpose this in
debtedness was incurred No, that
would have been bordering on fair
ness. The paper does tell, though,
what the indebtedness was when the
Republicans turned the city govern
ment over to the Demoerats-$61,o 900.
With the observing citizen the as
sertion will not be questioned that
the present administration has more
to show in substantial and lasting
improvements for the money spent
during the two years while in power,
than the preceding administration
could show at the expiration Of its
six or eight years Of continuous con-
troll Of the city government
cratic and Republican administra-
tions is useless, when the expendi-
ture Of money and the value received
for that money, is considered. In
the past two years, putting it in
round numbers, $4,000 has been
spent on the water system and $685.
900 on city Improvements. The wat
er fund was spent in the purchase
and laying Of two miles Of s-ineh
cast iron pipe 600 tons) from the
Eureka street reservoir to the city
ranches. This pipe had to be run
from the source of supply as the a.
inch wooden pipe line had decayed
and rotted SO that the water which
passed through It was polluted and
Furthermore in its wornout condition
would barely carry enough water to
suppl, the city. Had this pipe not
been replaced with new when it
was the city within less than a
years time would not have had suf-
ficient water for domestic use.
The city improvements consisted
in the main in rebuilding the fiume.
This work was done in a most SUBJ
startiaI manner. Stone was used un-
der the business buildings and Main
street, and red wood where there
was less weight. Like the water sys-
tenn, this also had been neglected
and the flume was rebuilt because it !
was waste of money to continue to
do patch work. 1t was unsafe and
life and property were endangered.
Nov let's see what the Republicans
have to offer for the main part Of |
that S61 ,ooo-the indebtedness turn
ec over to the Democrats. To begin |
with, after spending the funds Of the
city with a lavish hand, they left the
flume, streets and water system in
a c. rdition which required immediate
attention and the money that has
since been spent In making the i'm
provements mentioned above. As a |
to their reckIessness and |
they left a big hole in
the ground west Of town which
wouldn't hold beet pulp, much less
water. For this eye-sore upwards Of
100000 was expended. They next
gave a demonstration Of their flagrart
expenditure Of the peoples money in
their useless work at James Peak.
.lere they stuffed off $1,000 and all
they have to show for this amount
o. money is ditch four feet wide,
sixty feet long, four 24-inoh cast
iron pipe and pile Of Cherry creek
sand which blows into Central and
fills the eyes Of the citizens every