Show THE THE MAIN QUESTION Taking official figures for it the city administration administration has has ha now an overdraft in ip the general funds ml amounting to over and nd this does not include any part of oC time the outstanding indebted indebtedness Indebtedness ness ness due Moran and other contractors for which no o warrants have yet et been issued Against the overdraft the ad administration administration administration ministration claims an offset of about held in lit special funds These funds belong to the property owners who ho have paid them as assessments for sidewalks and other public work Every dollar of the money is pledged to pay pa for the work when completed not one cent of oC it is available for tor city cli expenses and it represents Just that much of a burden laid upon the prop property property I erty owner In addition to his regular taxes for city purposes With ith of oC this years ears taxes al already already already ready spent with probably another which will be required to pay outstanding indebtedness and with two months of the year ear yet et to be paid for forthe forthe forthe the taxes now being collected will be e exhausted as fast as aa they are paid About more has been spent spent for water and sewer purposes which has to be met in hi some way vay way The Jl 1 raised for tor this purpose has been exhausted and in addition expenses have been Incurred to the amount of oC which have to be b provided for Inevitably this will come from the gen general eral funds unless the administration has bas the temerity to propose another bond issue which is No matter who Is elected or what Is done between now and the first of the year the finances are In bad shape and the tha utmost care will be need needed needed ed to meet the most economical re tJ 9 Jb t two a Whether the men who are responsible for this condition shall be entrusted en rusted with the finances for another two years or not is Js to be decided by the voters next Tuesday Tu If the people are aready ready ady to face another an ther raise in the tax levy evy if Jl they believe the Americans and their platform of extravagance de deserve deserve serve sene a vote yote of confidence they will vote ote for tOr Bransford If they sincerely wish to set their house in order finan financially financially daIly and have the expenditures e lim him limited limIted to the amount derived from tax taxation taxation taxation they will vote yote v ote for Morris and the Democratic ticket That Is the main maln question to be set settled tied and It ought to have serious con consideration consideration consideration at the hands of every voter |