The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-24
'C|TY'S FINANCIAL
CONDITION IS GOOD
Approved Report of Deputy
City Auditor Shows a
Credit Balance.
COUNCILMEN PLEASED
Question of Telephone Con-
solidation Arrangements
Laid Over.
COUNCILMEN PLEASED

Instead of being more than 100000
e,.crdrsyyn AZ tho end OF the present year.
as indicated by the reports presented BY
,h, ny auditors office two weeks ago.
,b.,s will be a balance OF sSf.ieS."1 TO
~. .ood according to IA new report pre-
so,ted TO the city council last night b.
r..n,,ty CITY Auditor c. II. Stevens. This
docs uo, include the sinking fund and
Tho unexpendcd balance OF the library
,mnd for the reason that these funds
ara not available for revenue purposes
;Iowever with these iunds ssoy 'uG,lafG; cNanfSy
with what amount the city should bc
rr,.di,eS. Inc balance at the end of the
wear will amount 10 Sl@i.ot"2'.
Showing Is Excellent.
This Is conceded 10 be q splendid show
ing and is evidence OF the fact that To-
day Salt Lake CITY IS in a far better
financial condition than it he's been Tor
several years past, despite claims TO
the contrary. With perhaps more i'm
provemen1s under way at the present
time than during any previous year In
the history of the city. the year VIII b"
ended with al Improvements paid tor.
With good balance, showing that even
with the reduced tax levy there are more
than ample available funds TO run the
CITY as II has never been run before.
The report presented by Deputy Stev-
ems last night. which was really a re-
y
weeks ago. WAS confirmed by the treas
urcrs office and the finance committee
OF the city council, which has had the
matter under iuVcStiga tion FOR the last
couple OF weeks All OF the citys books
have been carefully investigated, and
the members OF the council last night
were delighted with the good showing
made. Tho statement presented hy Mr.
stevens was nomizcd In detail. showing
all expenditures, appropriate tions aud rcvo-
pues.
Difference of System.
Councilman NJ. L. Nulvcy in emphatic
terms declared that he Was proud of the
showing and was glad that the audi
tors office and tho trcasurcr's office had
gotten together and raiehtened the mat
ter out TO the satisfaction of all con-
cemed. The CHIEF difficulty and cause
tor the mistake In the last report APP
pears 10 have been due TO the fact that.
The system of bookkeeping In tho two
offices differs somewhat IN that they
have 10. figure from n different Stand-
point. After the savings from the vari-
Gus depa rtments have como in. however,
and all the work has been finally finished
up. it j. estimated that the present sd-
fairs with practically 100000 10 tho
good. not counting those funds which
arc not available for revenue purposes.
The resolution presented by the mu-
niclpsl laws committee. providing that
the Mountain States Telephone & Telc-
graph company may have the use Of tho
properties OF the OlO InOfD'nnfnl COM
psny under It's old franchise unit! such
reasonable time az may bc necessary for
the consolidation and unifcation OF the
[ ~" systems WIS read and laid over. 10
come up with all other matters pertain
ing to tho telephone company, for two
weeks. when they will bc taken up for
consideration By the city council as a
special order of business.
Chief OF Police :. NJ Barlow was given
To appoint f1fty-fve special po-
lice officers FOR The primary election to
day and sl6o was appropriated for this
purpose.
Tho complaints OF alleged faulty work
done by the Gillis Construction company
on the Seventh East curb and gutter
extension will be taken UP bv tho CITY
council in the committee OF the whole
next Thursday night.