Show ww QUESTIONS FOR MR M R CRAIG CRAI Several Reasons Seasons Why Voters Decline to Support Republican Nominee for Mayor Among the many other things which the Democrats of Ogden have called upon William Craig the Republican candidate for mayor nayor to explain in n examining Into his hs record is jg his is action regarding r the re ro rebuilding rebuilding building of a bridge at the mouth of Ogden canyon to replace the one washed out by the spring floods In support of ot their argument that Craig Is not a safe man to elect to he the position of mayor the Democrats set forth the following follo facts On Jan 5 Ii of this year a flood floDd occurred The rhe heavy rush of water coming down do Jl the Ogden river did much to private private vate ate property as well as it h t the streets street and bridges of the city Among Amon the bridges damaged was the one across the Ogden liver at th mouth of Ogden canyon At thIs hug point also the t e river elver broke through a adam adam adam dam and changed its course washing wn out outa a Ii large larte stretch of f the road to t the west we t of the sanitarium It known that tin the of the officers of the city Is to repair and i keep in repair roads and bridges belong belon belonging belonging ing to the municipality It is set et forth however that instead of keeping this trust Mr Craig as president of the city council worked against the proposition It ItIs ItIs itIs Is a matter of record that he opposed most strenuously any and all nil plans rianS pro rented for the immediate repairing s t I the bridge at a minimum nse to the tax taxpayers taxpayers payers Ht lit at all times advocated a plan which destroyed for ono year Yeal at least leas the only drive the citizens of had ani thereby cut off from the I people n a revenue aggregating many man thousand nd dol dot dollars dollars lars That this injury has been b en great cannot be gainsaid and Is proven by tho fact that the travel of tourists to the he canyon canon during the past season was oreath ly h decreased owing to the roundabout way In which people were forced fore tc to travel In reaching this greatest attraction attraction tion On the other hand Mr Craig has A aho vo plans which are arc ar now being carried cut out which h will mean the useless expendi expenditure expenditure ture tur tit of f many more thousands of the peo peoples peoples ples money Local engineers hole hok that the tile bridge that was partially destroyed by bythe bythe the flood could have been repaired at a n acost cst cost not exceeding 1000 in such a way that it would have been safe to In travel over for many man years to It is also held that the tle road could have been filled in at nt a nominal expenditure and It if necessary sary the dam could have been recon reconstructed n con and md that the total trtat expense un under under under der this plan would have been b en than the cost under Mr MI Craigs Ideas Idea that are being now worked out Also that the rond road and bridge could have hll been een put ut ir a n passable condition by the first of Nay May ast astIn astIn In furthering his plans Mr Craig to totally totally I tally tall ignored the petitions of heavy tax taxpayers ta tapa taxpayers payers pa rs fruit growers and gardeners It ItIs ItIs Itis Is claimed that this thie ignoring of petitions was as simply for the purpose of gratifying some petty pelt and whimsical action of his ns and without regard for tUl forthe forthe the wishes of the citizens or the money mone of the tho taxpayers In this connection the question cu is asked Can the th i il of ot Ogden afford to trust for tor tha th next two their public business In II the hands handsor of or one who has such Indifference e and contempt for their wishes Among Amon the other things which the peo po people popie pIe of at Ogden would be glad to o have Mr AIr Ir Craig explain is why b he ho advocated the 1 letting of contracts for or sidewalks at 17 I cents per toot foot len the same Imme work ork has hRs been done by b contractors for individual property owners for 11 cents a It foot root Again Itis asked why Mr Craig atho advocated advocated the purchase by bv the city of a so called water power site for at Wit Wll lard when a real power site could have been heen secured near the city for a morn meru bagatelle These are a few of the things that the people of Ogden are asking of Mr Craig Crat who Is now seeking their support for tor his election to the mayoralty There are arc sUit still others I |