Show I. I CONDITION Of CITY LITY FINANCES ES ISi IS i t S STARTLING EXPOSE OF MISRULE j 4 4 Id 1 I At End of Two Years at Present Rate Reform Crowd Will fill Have Piled up Deficit of Nearly Quarter Million DollarsON Dollars r ON SURE ROAD TO MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY 1 4 1 i lt j V Reckless Scattering of City's Money oney Results in Balance on r v Wrong Side of Ledger A Against WI Which ith li Increased r Taxes Makes Light Showing t Scattering CH t the tho h cil s money f lj 13 1 and mul pursuing a It C course 1 to urd bankruptcy I tin f r. r American l reform I F 17 III shatter till the credit of Sail alt iI ula J. J 4 al at end lIll of two n Jean t J At the 1111 of ili tilt the tits lU of lr If mis mise miser r i. i rule the Ihl i lIc 1 IlI IlIS i ha t S I up u against Salt Sail Lake Lula II Uy n zi I 1 If f If S 1 I ii in iii the lie K I 5 01 J. J i L I If Jf 1 the lilt of present rat rate mh I Is i kept up III for i mother jear tar Salt ill vill III face fac a l l' l of lr if ne a U I J of a si million mil dollars 1 i After ApI weeks of or work over o tile lie hooks I n Ii the he various arious departments of the city nent nt the city auditors auditor's force foice to h lia h. iii lher a l ma mas- mas w of or fig fig- Jr landing of Salt Sail L t f r ll z g. g In hi the tilt eon con f r hicl j r. r Y d an Jl i t othi lini r ti the h six ix lx of I this h Is year ear year iota ija Qa o of 1905 the t the and they their U h own conviction of If the rv rieke rickle ckles n abandon with which the lit I l 5 b p by N th the present a c r i 1 bt Much UI Than n Mori-Is Mori Did Uhf 1 There arc eiO 1 excuses to male make for tor oi- oi oio o- o oth th the liw o Morris 2 n ad ln ministration because e the lie 7 does s' s not ot show up Well ell under oi t tho o limelight ht but u as s bad a as were wele tho the f conditions lJ lust last year they the are Ul c pre eni m orse ear ar f I IO I I if l n I 1 r a. a i Tl t r 1 hut th that lt the ct a 1 S I. I Vas v as replenished d w th Iho lev n e that that I e accrued from coin the fall tall collection of lIe S taxes 1 At the outset el of the present admin admin- f I Jun Jan 1 1905 1915 the reform crowd In lh the city r M 1 3 hIJi hat has faded away under tinder OJ fHe speedy of dispensing cash I I I I ami al at the en end l of or the first six months a n. of had plied piled UI up How lIow much this shortage will grow grow- before the end Ild of the year em can only be le surmised but It ma may b be he stated staled that the thC present administration has lies hasso so far adopted no policy of retrenchment retrench retrench- melt ment and It Is reasonable to assume that the deficiency will vill be greater despite the Increased re revenue nue from the fall payment of taxes At the he end of June JunC the lie net overdraft draft in the general fund fun l was GC G. G At the end of the first six months this year It amounted l to 10 98 9 1 OG 06 or fin fi I thousand dollars more mun than III II last t jear ar The appended report shows the finances s of the cIty In Iii an nn alarming condition It U shows hows at least 1 I more more was spent In a 0 single fund this year car than last with absolutely nothing noth ing to show for it it Il Slum Alarming Condition Tin Tin- alarming shortage o Is the subJect sub sub- jeet of or reform apologists and tile they theys s av say say thy y have been paving la last t years year's bills M so I fa fait t 1 that thill they 1111 cannot keep bis bi's r lS of C this years lars demands Iemand They pitr Interest Sl on the theater lie ater water and ands s bonds JIS bonds it from Crom one fund to l W 1 ld 1 It sh should oil ild Id have been paid ta ministration The rhe Interest l as j t due lue until this year ear and ant the folly foly 61 f that hat claim Is baldly b apparent apparent They rhey paid some seine other bills which tile they charge that tile the Morris rolls administration incurred Without Ih ut attempting to 10 make makein an in apology for fOI the past tra- tra ton lon ion which lit Js 1 by lW no means a record to o boa boast t of it It should be stated staled d that bills bIls Ills of or on one year eul CUL are arc paid In the next Just as ns regularly r as the tho New Year rolls rols around The Tho ln beginning and close of or a aQil t year has hS nothing at nil all ni to do 10 with wih JL a J i u if f 0 C L 1 lot la 1 I t n 09 meolo n or f J I ti hf The Tho consistent Inconsistency o othe of the tho claim o of tho the American reform fC a administration administration ad ad- ministration la is not ll by the tho financial statement of the city I audi audI- tor or The report repOt Is given gi cn in full fun below It is indictment of If the thi I I a scathing Ir I present of f misrule I rr IT Lull and HII I Disbursements i hU Ia Inn an ii to 10 July TIlI I 1110 1111 With Wih Receipts Disbursements Balances es GENERAL FU FUNDS FUNDS- OS Balances Jan 1 lt tJ to Jon Jan 1 1805 10 June J ne 20 20 2 4 0 Jan I 1 1 lO June Jun 9 to Juno 30 DOG DOG- 31 lO ter H supply u 3 I y wor ks a trets hIS 1 i. i z 5 H. H e i.- i. er f. f f. f lacci I t J 3 l 0 on hand balances w g general Sl c. c kJ oJ 1 overdrawn wn balances s i t f general funds f I t V e i t it t. t str s I. I i rv Net Nt NIt totals general funds l lT I. I i t 9 1 t t 1 U l DS rk SPECIAL 4 i J S t paving paving- extensions CUO 0 2167 2161 77 3 r S 5 54 I S r emson 1361 v. v Waler ralI Vat r male main n V I ut r meter deposits 62 k I- I AVater bond bon fund unil 7 1100 eVl extension reserve r o Sewer t WOI bond fund 15 12 41 1 L' L 4 path 15 Ko 27 SI 80 00 and guttering f 1 r a on Oil bond gul t 9 4 60 sti r 2 Sp rl 19 t i t r r r 7 I. I 4 7 v on Ott balances C I t gt special funds 8 r t tY S. e Toun overdrawn bal balances J J t V V J t 1 cc f. f 1 4 f 1 f lt r l-r Net total t t ts special p la funds U. S s t i G rand Int all al funds 1 FIgUrs FIgUr's u Figures with wil Kt stir ir r Indicate amount over overdrawn rawn t i t J J 1 and Ja Fan II t lo to I 0 i d With Wih Balances r f l j. j Receipts Disbursements Balances H 1 GENERAL FUNDS FUNDS- Balances Jan 1 1 l to Jan 1 I. I 1905 10 to June 30 3 t Jan 1 1 1901 June 30 I 1905 1303 Juno 0 13 1003 Contingent ContInent lO 3 1 37 J It c sf 1 supply o. o r. r t S. S works works- cz 17 2 r Streets treoS 1733 r r 7 t. t 1 75 i i y Itry Of 16 2 2 S 7 5 51 t hand balances on i 1 pods funds C balances V general funil C 1 U. U t t I I t 12 t et total general generl funds ous I J i SPECIAL FUNDS I i 1 t.- t. 4 r r treel treet paving g extensions lons H. H t t 9 f- f Sidewalk O V t Sll e extensions t 1 O. O l i Water Ver d main intuit extensions 11 S c x 1 r af deposits 71 1 tm l I H r reserve fi rm rIL rILL mw 7 i y SIM L o. o path 10 L JT Cottonwood r r. r I r U BIg u rr I L S t I Pr I 1 orl op lol bond fund Cund l C i re 10 1 on wat water watery r I deposit k i J Ji y and i U er C r bun bond Lund d 10 O s. s c l V. V JJ J- J i balances I J it SL crt crt- f J. J 1 f L cl l funds fUlls S to I 1 f. f I f i F 1 I 81 o lt lal funds awn balances u C I IJ J f t olal funds Ll S SIO 3 i 1193 19 11 11 i 4 f ti i J drant rad Ji J.- J. totals nil all fun fund 3 T. T J ft V 1 Note Tot wih h star Indicate amount overdrawn overdrawn |