The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-30
Ir. Glasmann spoke as follows:

by their works ye shall Know
them" William Glasmanu did not
/ seek the Office but the Republican
! party has nominated him because of
his record as mayor made four TO
eight years ago. Therefore, we have
two men running on their records
What is the record of William GlaS-
mann? Let us see,
He took hold of Ogden City with
Il floating debt OF sS6 S46.65. There
was some cash on hand which | i'm
mediately used TO reduce this debt
When he left the office and turned It
over TO his success. he turned over
S64,410.57. of which S22 354.66 was in
the general funds of the city and with
unpaid warrants outstanding amount
Ing TO S3.99S.00. or net cash on hand
above all floating debt of over $4,000.
There you have Glasmann record
He assumes debt of $S6,000 and
goes out OF Office with $4,000 more
cash on hand than was necessary to
pay all floating debts of the city.
That Is not all During Mr.. Glas-
mann's term of Office 1892. 900 worth
of improvements were made, over and
above the regular expenses OF run
ming the city government. Tho eX-
traordinary improvements made by
the GlasmaDn administration consist
ed Of
10 blocks OF asphalt paving
2S blocks Of macadamiZed streets.
45 1-2 blocks Of cement sidewalks.
II 1-2 blocks of stone and cement
curb and cutters.
% street intersections paved with
either rock, stone or asphalt, and
IS blocks OF sewer pipes laid.
The extraordinary improvements
made by the Glasmann administra-
itures. cost S492, 1922, practically
amount the abuttlng property owners
We're assessed $4,000 and the city
OF ogden paid out of the general
fund $3.50. .732.92 This latter sum
was paid by the city as its share OF
The extraordinary improvements.
showing the city's share to be al
most onc.third of the total cost.
have repeatedly been asked.
Where did the city get this large
sum OF money! We did not in
crease the tax levy; we did not bond
for the city's share of the public I'M
provements; we had no source of rev
enue not open 10 each city govern
ment OF the past ! believe we col
lected every dollar due us and eco
nomically expended il Think of it.
when Mayor Brewer wanted S1l5 900
TO buy the waterworkS he doubled
your taxes. while Glasmann saved
over sl50000 TO pay for the city's
share of the Improvements without
increasing the tax one cent
When J retired from Office | caused
TO be set aside $500 10 audit my ac-
counts and requested my Democratic
successor to appoint the auditor.
Show me another man who has been
mayor OF ogden who requested his
accounts 10 be inspected and audited
by his enemies. There is not one
other. Mayor Conroy appointed a
Democrat as one OF the audtors-Ber,
Harris, one OF my strongest political
enemies. He dug into the city rec
ords for weeks and finally reported
that several of the papers were plac-
ed III the wrong pigeon hole and that
the Western Union had received one
dollar In advance for setting the
clock and that Geo. A. Lowe had been
oycrpaid eight cents. | challenge any
man who has served a term as MAYOR
OF Ogden TO let his political opponent
audit his accounts You had never
heard Of man doing it before, had
you? Why did / do it? Because |
knew there was not a dollar spent
by the city but what was first acted
upon in the open council by ten men
and then was published in the news.
papers and then investigated by me
as mayor. | knew that every cent
had been paid openly and above board
and whenever you do business 80 that
the whole people can see it done. YOU
will find it done just about right
Every ninety days caused to be
published In the newspapers a COM
plete report Of the city's business
Somehow l was always anxious 10
give the newspapers all the inside
workings of the city. The present
city government tries to keep every
thing away from the newspapers. You
that read the Evening Standard will
! remember that we have 10 call for the
city reports, through the papers Il
number OF times before we get
chance to see them.
Now then you have heard briefly
/ explained 10 you lne record OI VIII
liam Glasmann, the Republican candi-
, date for Mayor | challenge my en-
emies TO disprove a single statement
! ] have made as TO my record | took
| the city In debt. turned 1t over TO
my successor with $4,000 In cash in
the bank and paid for the city's share
Of half million In improvements OF
, which the city's share amounted to
over $l50,000, without single cent
increase Of taxes
hold in my hands the city audi
tors report Of June Both. 1899, and
! find that at that date the present
city government had over $15S, 900 In
checks or warrants outstanding draw
ing per cent interest against the
general fund of Ogden. with S34 .090
In cash In the treasury. or net debt
of S124,000 Where did this debt
come from? What have You 10 show
for it? Look at your streets of Og-
den. The county roads are 100 per
cent better than the city streets Of
ogden. The sidewalks. paving and
ourbing was paid for BY the property
holders by special assessment. Many
of the street intersections which
cost about $4,000 TO 81 900 each 10 be
paved IN the new paving districts ere
yet 10 be paid for and will greatly
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