The Cordova daily times., 1914-12-23

TT HE city official newspaper" certainly earned its title
 and incidentally the monthly stipend drawn from the
 the coers of the municipal treasury for printing, by it's abored effort last evenings issue, under the caption of "City Council Again Makes Good" It mastery de- fense of the bosses who have conducted the affairs of Coova during the past eight months high handed reckless and exravagant manner the boderash of the Daily Alaskan to the contrary, notwithstanding.
 We told wherein the local legislators made good in fixing the tax rate for 1914 mills against mills for the proceeding On the surface this listen good but not to those who familiar with the affairs of the city As matter of fact there why there should have been any levy this year, the present body fell heir about GOO from their predecessors received nearly $00 in federal taxes from the district court besides other minor and practically all of this amount outside of what paid in salaries and the allowance for the schools fritted away some "hobby improvement Ill making good to particular councilman friend regardless of the interests of the community at large.
 And this is what the Alaskan calls economical and business ke administration lis true the valuations for tax aton reduced from $ 100000 to $ 00 and the tax fixed at six mills But this argues nothing What sion there for levy this year, None whatever Ii perenced and intelligent men had been at the head of affairs
 During the entire eXstance of this incorporated town there has been but two previous tax assessments and Tn both instances they necessary account of the large expenditure o money for improvements that of benefit to the muncpa ty
 The council took office with but $617 the treasury and left 1909 sinking fund for their to squan der Then again. the former council expended about $OOO in building walks to the dock and depot installing syst ot street lights which of the best advertising assets the city possesses painted the school house and city ha paid for
 
 city by the Townse Company and kept the streets generally in better repair thaNduring the past year
 In other words the former council has something to show for ten mill tax evy whereas the present council really had more money to spend during its regime 1t dd reduce the levy to six mills and what has accomplished There IS mud hole on Front street. where nearly $OO0 sunk and where substantial bulkhead will day have to be built cross street panked opening thoroughare to the restricted district Isn't hs.a record to be proud O and worthy the paudits of the ''offcial organ.'
 Personal prejudice has almost entirely guided the course of the majority council has been evidenced in practically all of their regarding public improvements Whenever any great expenditure of money made carried with it proviso that either Councilman Gooda or one ot the rings henchmen should reap some financial benefit
 This was particularly true in the one big improvement undertaken wit the building of bulkhead on Frst street. which was only unnecessary but also constructed Ill c manner that props brace it on private property and if ordered removed the work would for naught But then it afforded Councilman Gooda opportunity to draw $1O day to superntend the job while chairman of the Street Committee it was his duty the work gratis tbus rendering the same service his predecessors
 In our local will be found facts and figures which make an interesting study economy and after careful y persng them think the reader will be able to judge TOT himself whether or not the city council again makes good as our contemporary would lead you to believe The attempt of that paper it became the ocia organ to bolster p Boss Gooa and his pawns IS foolng no one but self as the motive purely selfish and mercaney and the nosoned arrows directed leading and representative czen of the town for refusing acquesce in the perue work o bee mediocre statesmen apt to do their most deadly work the rebound.