Show THE INCREASED TAX RATE BE REPUBLICAN REPUBLIC L PLATFORM pr has lias a plank THE T I praising tho the present city auditor for instituting a modern system by bJ which any all citizen at any time can obtain intelligible information in concerning the reve iee revenues flues and expenditures of the city The methods and systems in the tho auditors office were planned by Douglas Swan Democratic candidate for auditor bon whon he had charge carge of the tho office Iu Iii II a report 4 to t tho the city cit council counci dated Dec Dee 12 1890 Mr M Swan called attention to the of the system s stem then thon in use and the tha recommendations he made were adopted by br his sue suc successor su cessor coor cosor Mr Reiser as far ar as Risers limited limite knowledge of accounts would permit The very ver forms now in use by Raiser Reiser were borrowed from froni George Wood V the Demo Democratic Demorat DemoA A cratic rat comity c uty u ty auditor Further Further Auditor Reiser has ha demonstrated that a good system is of no honest honet value in incompetent hands Take Tako for pr instance his summary of the city financial condition on Oct Oc 1 It shows S Sewers and drain fund S 2405 SO SC Public library fund 14 Waterworks fund und 09 69 Vat r bond fund 89 so 51 Special und Lund 90 11 I 4 a i are arc w Contingent expense fund OG 06 Streets Str and sidewalks fund une 06 04 O Irrigation et and water supply fund fud 41 51 Iii 1 Excess Ex ss of or balances b balau lal Q as over deficits o 04 9 None Nono t tiE bE tiro tl funds on o hand arc available for or Qui cur current ur rent so The Tho average taxpayer would woud suppose from this thi i 0 statement of that the city had over with which to t meet operating expenses whereas there thero is is a 3 shortage ge of close coso to in the te fund from which all salaries interest and aud public service serice generally are aro paid The Tho excess of balances over deficits is a ruse ruso as us inspection in of f the accounts account will wi show There is now 10 il in hal h t statement of trust funds fund of which 05 6 only can be used for general city expenses Al Allowing Allowing Allowing lowing for fortis this the city ct was short on Oct 1 over oer 00 00 and ad it has h s since had to pay interest besides I rolls oIls city ity salaries and the police and fire fre department pay payrolls I Take just one item of goldbrick statement I fo f for or assay Ho lie Te shows as an asset a special fund fud of One Oue would suppose this was wa cash avail available t able ble for running expenses The truth is that it is alt all t pledged in il advance and must mut be spent for specific pur purposes l poses pos oses or returned to the owners of the tho money This special at fund is composed compo ed of th the thi following items Jail J 1 ai au and crematory cremator fund S 05 Second South street paving 37 ai Third South street paving 07 0 Premium I refunding bonds bond of Jan 1 belongs to contingent expense ex fund 22 Premium i refunding bonds bond of July 1 belongs to t contingent expense fund 1290 00 Oquirrh school sewer 63 Guarantee Gu C deposit refunding re bonds Jan J un 1 1 07 Guarantee C deposit refunding re bonds bond July Tuly 1 1 00 09 Water Vatar 1 motor meter motel deposits 50 Sewer extensions 54 5 Sidewalk extensions 1563 1503 36 Water Vater W 1 atei main Dui extensions 09 Total 90 DO DOThe The premiums on bonds bond will wi go into the general gene nl fund und when whan the bond deals dc ls are closed but the balance erf o f this special fund fud is pledged absolutely and can no nomore o more nore be used for running expenses than if i it were in the Russian exchequer 1 Tho The taxpayers are entitled to exact information as asto asto aso to o tho the ct s financial condition They The do not get it There is not ota member of Theo a the council a banker or a apri ariato private I te citizen who can find out from irom Auditor Reiser what runt the city owes what warrants arc are out and unpaid what debts arc are outstanding or how much the tho ex cx expenses e I exceed its revenues This much however every taxpayer has discovered from his assessment notice The city cit rate rte of taxation has Lisa been raised for the first time timo in eight years 7 to 8 mills mil and this in addition to an increase in property values alues And the bonded debt of the city has ha been 1 increased In the tho face of these tee facts the claim clai that the t Thompson administration has been economical is a preposterous farce I n |