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

lue bloSmdnn administration consist
cd Of
10 blocks of asphalt paving.
% blocks OF macadamizcd streets.
As IL blocks OF cement sidewalks
n 12 blocks OF stone and cement
curb and cutters.
% street intersections paved with
either rock. stone or asphalt, and
38 blocks of sewer pipes laid.
The extraordinary Improvements
made by the GlaSmann admnistra-
ton. outside OF all other city cXpend-
itures. cost S492. 1922. practically
half million dollars or this
amount the obutting property owners
were assessed SS42 600 and the city
OF ogden paid out OF the general
fund Sl50,7S2I92. This latter sum
was paid by the city as its share OF
the extraordinary improvements.
showing the citys share TO be al
most oue-third OF the total cost
| have repeatedly been asked.
Where did the city get this large
sum OF money!" We did nos in
crease the tax levy; VIC did not bond
for the city's share OF the public I'M
provements; we had no source OF rev
enue not open TO each city govern
ment of the past, I believe We col
lected every dollar due US and eco
nomically expended It, Think OF 1t.
when Mayor Brewer wanted $1l5.00O
TO buy the waterworks he doubled
your taxes. while Glasmann saved
over Sl50,000 10 pay for the clty's
share OF the improvements without
increasing the tax one cent
When ! retired from Office | caused
TO be set aside $500 10 audit my ac-
counts and requested my Democratic
successor 10 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 q
Democrat as one OF the auditors-B 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 worc plac.
ed in tho 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
oyerpaid 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. l knew that every cent
had been paid openly and above board
and whenever you do business so that
the whole people can see It done, YOU
VIII find II done just about right.
Every ninety days ! caused to be
published In the newspapers a com
plete report OF the city's business.
Somehow I was always anxious TO
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 a
number OF times before we get a
chance TO see them,
Now thon you have heard briefly
explained 10 you the record OF Will
liam Glasmann, the Republican candi-
date for Mayor / challenge my en-
emies TO disproye single statement
! have made as 10 my record. / took
the city in debt. I turned IL over TO
my successor with $4,000 In cash in
the bank and paid for the citys share
Of a half million in improvements OF
which the city'S share amounted TO
over Sl500O0. without a single cent
increase Of taxes.
hold In my hands tho city audi
tors report OF June Both, 1893. and
I find that at that date the present
city government had over $15S. 600 In
checks or warrants outstanding draw
ing 6 per cent interest against the
general fund of Ogden, with S34 900
In cash in the treasury, or a net debt
OF Sl24 900 Where did this debt
como from? What hayo You TO show
for a.? Look at your streets OF Og-
den. The county roads are 100 per
cent botter than the city streets OF
ogden. The sidewalks, paving and
curbinG was paid for by the property
holders by special assessment. Many
Of the street intersections which
w
paved In the new paving districts are
Vet TO be paid for and will greatly
increase tho floating debt II IS true
the taxes will be paid this fnll. but
tho total taxes VIII only amount TO
$4,000. or not enough 10 pay of tho
present outstanding warrants. and
then there are six months running ex-
penses OF ogden City 10 be paid.
from June Goth 10 January 1st II
shows plainly that Mayor Brewers 3
financial policy viii leave ogden CITY
In the hole anywhere between 800. 600
and 100000, after all the taxes arc
collected.
How arc YOU going to meet this
debt7 Do You want TO have your taxes
doubled next year? II so. vote for
Alex Brewer.
I charge without fear OF success
fuI contradiction that tho present city
administration is the most extraya-
CANT and reckless city government Og.
den ever had.
But on looking further into the
City Auditors report I find that the
SPECIAL FUNDS Of Ogden CITY arc
overdravn over $4,000 with some
thing like $4,000 in the treasury. All
the funds OF Ogden City overdrawn.
according 10 the official report. ag-
grogato just exactly $2S5.031 81.
Think of our wise and busincss-liko
mayor who owes S2S5 900 and has
/ $4,000 In special funds in the bank