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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-29
BREWERS WATER COMMITTEE
REPORT.

The committee appointed by Mayor
Brewer 10 investigate the water re.
port, which Mr. Glasmann said was
false and misleading. lot the Brewer
bunch down gently. The committee
men say that SCI 900 was the net
earnings OF the waterworkS, but that
1t was put back In the system
That is just what Mr. Glasmann
claimed.
Then tho committeeman hit tho
Brewer bunch n hard ono when they
say the warrant for S10.125 issued TO
the Pingree National bank was au.
thorized by the city council on June
2sth' which the Brewer people said
was illegally drawn by the auditor and
was not approved by the city council
or the mayor.
That was a body blow to the Brew.
critics.
But solar pleXus blow came when
the committee reported that the CITY.
auditors books show that the water
works fund was ovcrdrawu sa3o.ee.
That is what MI Glasmanu claimed,
and the Brewerites denied
Another such a yindIcation for
Brewer VIII prove his uudoing.
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J den can truthfully say. and most Of
them have said. time and again. "Glas-
mann Is always hustler for Ogden,
We wish we had moro men like
him" Yet VIC find a committee ap.
pointed by one OF the leading political
parties OF Ogden Instructed TO abuse.
misrepresent and lie about him and
10 publish their stuff by paid ad.
yertiscnents in the Examiner or ped
ding ii by hired workers from house
to house.
Two prominent business men were
talking yesterday and ono said 10
the other, "Bill Is a darncd fool for
giving two-thirds OF his time for the
benefit OF Ogden year after year,
only TO be abused as he has been IN
this campaign"
"Ob, I don't know" said the other
Practically cvcry man lighting Glas-
mann failed TO make as good a record
as he did, and through jealousy seeks
TO pull him down Bill Will be elected
and that will be his reward and what
viii the men have who abused him"
But is an election TO an empty
honor worth IT all7
Who wants to be Ogdcns booster
after thIS7
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-29
THERE WAS a WATER FUND
SHORTAGE.

The Brewer committee appointed
by Brewer himself to investigate him.
self, reported that.
I'VE also find the following an.
proval In the general cash books OF
the waterworks department:
This Is to certify that | have au.
dited the books OF the waterworks de.
partment of Ogden City corporation
for the period OF January 1st TO June
5oth. 1909, and find them accurate and
correct, and that the cash shows an
overdraft OF s23OGe on June 80. 1909
FLORENCE o. STANFORD.
"'City Auditor
By Wallace FoulGer. Assistant
Auditor Sept. 25. 1909
That is also what Mr.. Glasmann
said 10 be the truth.
Who said the auditors books
showed s9Saa cash on hand. The
Breweritcs did.
How do YOU like The above from
Brewers own committee?
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HE FIGHTS FOR OGDEN.

while the Brewerites were busy
Yesterday all over the city with VII.
hanons abuse of William Glasmanu.
.nc latter gentleman was before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
making fight for lower railroad rates
for Ogden.
Do the people know that the second
h'enest authority on the -rato.mak.
ing power in the United States. the
interstate Commerce Commission held
court In Ogden yesterday? That ia a
fact.
The Four-state Fair manager con.
ciuded somo time ago that It was I'M
iair lor the railroads TO Give Salt
Lake City a single prlce railway
rate from the inter-mountain country
and to deny that rate TO Ogden Mr.
Giasmann appealed TO A. r. Heywood
president OF the Weber club. for holm
Tint gentleman In turn asked the
Weber club directors for authority
10 assist the fair ofIlccr. Here We
ma a. 4 Haywood and William
Giasmann leading and making th,
light for all Ogden. while a part @
mo Ogden people wero going abou
ab'ning the latter.
every honest business man In Og
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CAN HE FOOL THE PEOPLE
AGAIN.

Mr.. Brewer, your committee defeat.
ed the Republican candidate for may
or two years ago by sending hired
workers from house 10 house Sian
dering and mlsreprosenting him. Your
committee is trying TO win the cleo
lion that way this year. Bnt you
cannot fool the people this year on
that question
Mr. Brewer, You know you played
the role of Jekyll and Hyde last cleo
lion and by so doing defeated Mt
Craig. To tae reform people yon
were DR.. Jekyll and TO the other ele.
ment you were the very opposition
and so obligated yourself
What caused Rev. Elderkin to
preach the sermon Brewers Alliance
With He'll
On May Is last Rev. Eldcrkin, In a
sermon In tho Congregational church,
road what he termed pulpit ed!-
torial." taking as his subject, Mayor
Brewers Alliance With He'll" from
which the following arc extracts:
Men in ancient Jerusalem made
agreements with hell. They made
agreements with heaven also. So has
Mayor Brewer. So far as / know he
has made only two agreements with
the neither regions.
Tho Pamhlor4 l-,,au. arao't MI
fellows They make good homes.
They keep their lawns cut. They ap.
provo OF churches and Christians as.
sociadons In community. They arc
generous. The Salvation Army cap.
tain would rather tackle gambler
than a preacher. They hate misery.
But then the personal charm OF the
gambler isn't the issue
We must set aside, too. the whole
some character of our gambling
houses. The newspapers persist In
calling these "dens of vice" | dis
Ike the phrase They are not "dens.'' -
! pretend TO only limited observation
But ] have never seen hero in Ogden
any unfair advantage taken OF the
TOOLS who haunt their precincts, have
never heard OF stacked deck OF a
n1ed wheel or a loaded dice In the
Elysian gardens.
Mayor Brewer (or his city council
or his police force) has told these law.
oresSers-decent and generous as
they are-that the law isn't supreme.
He has told them that for S299 they
may defy the authority of the state.
county and city. He has told them
that money and only money-not their
charming character or tho high ideals
OF honor which dominate their estab,
lishments-will purchase silence from
the law'enforcing body of our munich.
pality
To openly agree with this weaken.
ing element Is the very thing Mayor
Brewer has done. That is the agree
ment which gals,
1T Will be recalled that before
brewer was elected TO Office he oblI.
gated himself 10 Rev Elderloin and
others to immediately wipe out gam.
ohng He disregarded that obligation
until Just before election. lis he more
a politician than anything else? Rev.
Elderkin evidently classes him as
purely politician.
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is BREWER RESPONSIBLE

Mayor Brewer now wants II under
stood that he Is not responsible for
the attacks of his friends and COM
mittees on the Republican candidate
for mayor Brewer says that so long
as he does not personally sign the
ISLANDERS uttered against GlaSmann OF
say them himself. he is not respon-
siblc.
Is that right? Let us see. Brewers
closest friend and adviser, Charles
Smurthwaitc, Is made chairman Of
Brewers convention Smurthwaite
charges Mr.. GlaSnann with dishones-
ty and ridicules him and praises Brew
er extrayagantly, all in Brewers pres
cnce and with the latter's approval
Unless Brewer repudiates the re-
marks mado by Smurthwaite, Brewer
Is responsible. because they are made
for him and In his behalf
Again. this same friend Of Brewer.
this man Smurthwaite, makes the
most dastardly and cowardly attack
ever made on man, striking even
the innocent members OF Mr.. Glas-
mann's family. and causes this at
tack TO be published In the Morning
Examiner IN support Of Brewer. The
latter did not have thes manhood 10
repudiate the cowardly attack and Mr.
Glasmann had TO deposit $1,000 IN
the First National bank TO challenge
Smurthwaite TO furnish the proof be.
fore the fellow confessed that he did
not mean what the people who read
his charges understood them to mean.
Is Brewer responsible for such
ISLANDERS put out for him, In his inter.
est and by his bosom friend? We'll,
We should say, yes.
Again. Brewer places his campaign
In the hands Of Charles Humphris and
the Democratic committee. That COM
mittee causes to be published every
morning. In the Morning Examiner, In
Brewers interest and for his advance
ment lying. slanderous statements.
Is Brewer responsible for his com.
mitteo's action? Well, we should say
yes
Again, Brewers committee and can.
didstes have hired men aud women.
paving them from 50 to 50 per day
10 abuse and slander the Republican
candidate for mayor Can Brewer
escape responsibility No, indeed ho
cannot
Mr, Glasmann must assume respon-
sibility for the action of Geo. j Kelly
as chairman. and his committee. or
repudiate their action. Likewise, Mr..
Brewer must assume responsibility
for the action OF his chairman and his
committee until he repudiates the
same.
Again, continued story has been
published In the Examiner intended
to slander people. Brewers commit
tee authorized It's preparation and
publication and Yet Brewer is angry
because we hold him responsible. and
because We answer these attacks.
with as much eigor and IN the same
spirit
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Extracts Of Speech OF William GIas-
mann, Delivered at Weber Stake
Academy, Oct. Fl, 1909.

He charged that the auditors books
showed an oyerdraft on the water ac-
count of $230.66. while the Brewer
people claimed they had cash on hand
of $9,S94
He charged that warrant for S10,-
125 WAS Issued in June, but had not
been paid at the bank; that if that
warrant was deducted from the So
Se4. there would be a shortage of
cash; that the disbursements of Brew
er's water report does not show this
warrant
There YOU are Instead of having
S9,S94-00 In cash in the water depart,
II you have $4,000 in a bank and
You give an order or. check TO anoth-
er man for that $4,000 1t is yours no
longer. How much money will you
have on hand II you have $4,000 in
the bank and YOU give l. L. Clark
a check for $4,000 and Mr.. Ablos here
a check for $1,000 Nothing, OF
course.
This is the model, high-toned busi-
ness administration OF Mayor Brew
er, They have $9,S94 In the bank
and they give Jim Pingrce a check
for S10,l25, and still have $9,S94 In
the bank
ALL OF THE ABOVE IS PROVEN
CORRECT BY THE COMMITTEE.
Read the committee report In the
adjoining column.
Mr., Glasmann admitted that $21 900
was expended on the water system,
but denied that II was all received
from water rentals.
THAT ALSO is PROVEN COR.
RECT BY THE COMMITTEE RE-
PORT. READ 1T.
Continuing, Mr.. Glasmanns speech
says:
Il present herewith the actual cash
receipts and expenses as found them
at the city hall.
Receipts Of Waterworks for Six
Months, Not Including Original
Purchase Price, Which
Was $555, 400.
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auditor June 2Gth, approved by the
city council June 2Sth. This warrant
however, was not due, presented or
paid until July 2nd.'
That is just what Mr. Glasmann
said Think OF it, The Brewer peo
pie put a paid advertisement in the
Morning Examiner. saying that the
above warrant No. 26O. for s10,l25
which Mr Glasmann discovered, had
not been authorized by the city coun
Gil and mayor.
Brewers own committee says II
was approved.
That Is what Brewer calls a yindica
ton
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THAT S10,125 WARRANT
WAS LEGAL.

The Brewer committee appointed by
Brewer himself TO investigate his own
acts reported that:
we also find cash on hand in the
Pinsree National bank June 80. 1909.
slO.O2336. unpaid vouchers on hand.
S653.O4, or net cash of s9.37O,82 cash
on hand June 30lh deposited in the
Pingree National bank July LIST,
s62iO3. making total cash OF 80.
S9i5' against which warrant No. geo
for slo'l2S.0o was issued by the city
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DON'T BELIEVE THEM.

The Brewerites are now telling
false stories about the Republican
candidate which they repeat only to
Mormons, In an effort TO make the
Mormon people diseruntled What
next will they do? Do they sing ono
song to the Mormons. another to the
Methodists. another TO the Catholics.
another to the Hebrews. etc. etc?
Surely the voters cannot be fooled by
tSeSe campaign stories.
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HOW MUCH is $40 FROM se9

When Brewer has $9.Sei in the wa.
ter fund and issues seven checks for
$40. 1864, he claims he still has mon
cy i'll the bank The Standard will
pay the first 10 boys over 10 years old
who will tell how Brewer can honest
ly perform that act 81 each. Rcmem-
ber II is easy-according to the Brew
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-29
GLASMANN'S RECORD AS
MAYOR

Retired from office with all
floating debts paid and money in
the treasury.
Invited his Democratic success
sor to audit the City accounts
Mayor Conroy appointed the aud
iting committee and it reported
all funds properly accounted for.
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Net earnings ..,

Which has all been expended on
the water system. as claimed by Mr.
Glasmanu.
The above report of the special
committee appointed by Brewer, as
far as II goes. absolutely proves Mr..
Glasmann's every charge.
The committee does not say any
thing about Brewer using $l0,125 spc-
cial tax money In the water DEPART
mcnt, neither does It say anything
about the tool shed which cost $3,OSO.
The statement In the next column.
showing the water system spent
s14.l09,1S more than the receipts, IS
absolutely correct.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-29
PEOPLE ALONG NOVA SCOTIA
COAST SEARCH FOR BODIES

Yarmouth, n s.. Oct 2S.-Along the
Nova Scotia coast OF the Bay of Fundy
little groups OF fishermen and others
kept vigilant watch today for bodies
from the steamer Hestia, wrecked
across the BAY on the lodges off Grand
Mnnan island. The bodies of four vic.
tins had been cast up In two life.
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boats by wind and tide when tho
search was resumed today.
So far as can be learned only two
life boats left the Hestia. one OF which
floated off with u single occupant and
the other containing Captain Newman
and tweDty-seyen other persons. For
ty-one persons are known TO have
been on the Hestia when she struck
on the lodges. and as six Of these wero
rescued tho dead and missing numbe,
thirty-fiye.
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The Brcwcritcs arc preaching vlr-
tue on the bench and arc pouring
their "slush fund" into Twenty-f1ftb
street and that section OF tho city
What beautiful reform, This du-
plicity cannot win, If the people are
not wholly unaware OF what is going
on
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Chairman Kolly OF the Republican
committee says the story cmanatlng
from Brewers camp that the Rcpub-
licsns had received $500 from liquor
dealers Is not true; that he has not
received n dollar from that source
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STREET SPRINKLING.

Brewer has street sprinkler
Supervisor c. II Martin. who re.
ceives $500 per month as Super
visor and $4.G0 per day for his
team.
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BREWER WATER COMMITTEE
SUSTAINS VIM. GLASMANN

Every ParcuaGlasmanns Speech Committee Report
Side by Side-Read Both Convnced-Brewer
Claims Exonerated-Just Is-Jus Review MIR.
Glasmann Figures and Find Them Proven Positively Correct
Good Reading for the Voters
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RECORD OF THE
TWO MAYORS
BREWERS s RECORD.
GLASMANN,s RECORD.

receipts general receipts
Glasmann's year. year, 190S 1920 4491
1905 $1S9 226S6.
Brewer received $3 900 than Gasmann Why has Brew
the debt when Mr. Gasmann with less paid
off big debt and left money the treasury Voters
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Under Gasmnnn's last Under Brewer for 1908
1905 cost only $1520623. $23y60930.
Why Brewer 30 the fire depart
parment7 Voters
THE STREET DEPARTMENT. THE STREET DEPARTMENT
Under Glasmanns last year Under Mayor Brewer for 1908
1905 cost $29 9S01 3595913
Why does cost Mayor Brewer So conduct
streets of Ogden than it did for the 1905 under Gasmann
Look and then the
1905 Sam Thomas chairman
Mayor Glasmann's salary Mayor Brewers salary
$4,000 per month. $4,000 per month
Should Brewer do better double salary
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
For the 1905 under Gas Under Brewer for the
cost 81 26766 $521617.
Why did 1t Brewer almost thousand than it
did Glasmann
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he Report Of The Brewer Committee

he Report OF the Brewer Committee,
Ogden, Utah. Oct. %. 1909
|. To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers OF the City Council Ogden City.
Utah.
Gentlemen:
We. the committee. appointed by
Mayor A. L. Brewer. and your honor
able body 10 investigate the financial
statements of the waterworks depart
ment from January LIST 10 June 80,
1909, beg leave to report as follows:
We have examined and checked the
general balance sheet for six months
ending June Goth. 1903
Statement OF gross earnings and
operating expenses for six months
ending June 30, 1909.
The statement Of gross earnings
and operating expenses was taken up.
item by item and checked with the
ledger OF the waterworks department,
showing items enumerated TO agree
with the ledger The committee also
finds the net earnings. amounting TO
s21 239.20 as shown. TO be correct.
and that this amount with other re-
ceipts less accounts, good but uncol-
lected. has been expended in improve
ments and extensions of the water;
works department and not used for
running expenses.
We also find the following approx
nj In the general cash book OF the
waterworks department.
This is to certify that have aud
tied the books Of the waterworks de-
partment OF Ogden City Corporation
for the period OF January 1st to June
S0th. 1909. and find them accurate
and correct, and that the cash shows
an overdraft of s23066 on June 30.
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The foregoing figures taken from the records the City
Hall Anybody The foregoing of
the two candidates Mayor 1t the record for
to inspect Please note the receipts Brewers 1908
TO S310 than Gasmauus 1905
pungcs the debt while Gamann off
debt.
VOTERS STUDY THE ABOVE AND THEN VOTE
Why don't Brewer this?
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sS9,165 7e
Operating Expenses

Office salaries and expenses,
lin In d ing transferring
books. etc) ..... ..S 1850. 70
Foreman and inspectors sal
aries observation-disclosures. 1,5lS.O0
Maintenance $500. .."...... 1.9l4.62
Tapping water mains--labor 14200
Repairs TO street sprinklers
(stand pipes) . 4.76
Tapping materials ....... 221,20
Stationery and printing new
books and stationery . 571 so
Horse and wagon expenses. 423.53
Legal expenses CTaylor can
yon litigatioD) ..... 10000
Telephone rentals ... S7.45
Repairs and setting meters 1870
Rent OF Office and shop .... $4,000
Interest on bonds due July ..
1909 ....'..s..,,...... 15,125.00
S17,932 Sd
Net earnings ..........,.s3 s31 .2SS 20
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Net floating debt on
juno 30th. 1909. 1928. .33s. .o1
He appoints committee himself
to investigate his own water re.
port
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Interest and premiums ..S 1.25625
Water rentals -. ........ 31,194.95
Surplus from special tax
last year ............ 10.14495
Tapping service .......... S41S9
Water for building .. 1850
Miscellaneous receipts. $50. 1000
Sale OF old iron. ....... 29.75
Turning water off and on. 300
Deposit for meters. ...... 10000
Total cash receipts for six
months ....s...... .,,,.,s S43, 49.o9
Deduct money received from
special taxes ............ lO,144.95
Leaves waterworks net re-
ceipts ..............,.,. 1888, A
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Waterworks Department, Ogden
City Corporation.
Statement of gross earnings and
operating expenses for the six months
ending June 80. 1909.
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Total excess Of expcndi
lures over receipts for six
months .. ... sl4,1091S
Il personally voucb for this state
ment 10 be true as taken from the
city records made by the Brewer wa
terwoTks administration. here show
that the waterworks ran behind S14,-
lo9.lS. when the Brewer ring claim
over $4,000 In cash on hand and net
earning or profit OF S21 900 / concedo
that S21 900 was spent on the system
which should have been spent before
the system was purchased and that
$4,000 OF this $4,000 may have been
for the extension Of water mains.
Judge Agce says that $i.SS4 for the
Gill land was paid twice. ! show that
they used over $4,000 special taxes
10 make a showing. and even after
taking this 10000 special tax money,
they had to leave out of the expense
account items amounting to over S1O..
600 to show 80 900 on hand. What do
you think OF such work?
The Standard will again tomorrow
publish Mr. Glasmann's speech. de-
llyered at the Weber Stake academy
hall on October 81 After having al
lowed Mr.. Brewer and his ring to
disprove his statements. Mr., GlRd
mann stands by his first speech, and
the Standard will wager any man
from 500 TO $1,000 that so much of
the speech as refers to the water
works is correct
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Rated Water Rem
tails ,...... SIG, ,429.S3
Less Rebates . 2s91 26,Ss9.s2
Metered water rentals .... 4,79o 03
Tapping services ....,..:. S41.S9
Water for building pur-
poses .............. 1850
Miscellaneous revenue. .... 20.0O
Sale of old iron n4.......- 29,75
Turning water off and on .. 900
Due from Ogden City for 124
fire bydrants to Juno so.
1909 ....... - 2.o79.6O
Due for meter accounts and
other consumers 10 June
80. 1909 ................ 4.SSs.21
Due from Ogden street de-
partment ............ +76
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BREWER S RECORD AS
MAYOR

June Both, 1909. over
draft on general
fund .... D.. -. .$15S. .249.7S
Cash IN general fund, 34,91l.77
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Disbursements OF waterworks for
six months ending June Goth. 1909.
not including original purchase price.
which was $3.50, 400
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The total receipts of the general
fund for Glasmann s last year,
1905, was $1S9,226.S6.
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Leaves deficit, loss. short
age OF money. or excess of
expenses over receipts of s11 1.o2S.95
Add waterworks tool shed
and store house. paid out
OF city general fund ..... 3.0S0.23
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S1O.547.39

The earnings and operating ex
penses of the waterworks department
for the six months ending June 80