| Show DEADLOCK IN CITY AFFAIRS AFF IRS IRSA A majority of or the prop on Main street between South f and Fourth South streets defeated the proposal to resurface Main street at atthe atthe atthe the expense of the abutting property and they defeated d it because it was ob oh obviously obviously an attempt to shoulder on them the properly chargeable to the general funds An at attempt t tempt was made to have bave it appear appear that the Mormon church was behind the op opposition opposition opposition position when as a matter m of record some of the most conspicuous opponents opponents opponents were prominent Americans and their opposition was based on common notions of or Justice The church might as well have been held responsible for fo last weeks or the decline in the price of wool Now that the scheme to provide a comfortable Job for Moran on Main street at private expense has failed the city administration might as well wen fill fillup up Iii the holes it has made for effect in inthe inthe inthe the Main street paving The holes were designed t show the traveling public how badly the tho street needed resurfacing resurfacing resurfacing facing but the only purpose they the served was to convince the public that the council counell was more than ordinarily stupid Two dozen wheelbarrows of ot asphalt under unde judicious management would resurface resurfaces the excavations and unless the repairs are made at once about all the city will get out of ot them will be a damage suit or two and amI the tho undying dislike of every citizen who drives a vehicle on Main street Another development of Mondays council proceedings was the mayors admission that the city has no money for or its share of or public improvements He vetoed one ordinance and the tho veto was sustained because he said the city could not pay pa its proportion of or the cost He might truthfully have added that the city is not in position to pay its ordinary operating expenses and will not be unless a complaisant public votes bonds enough to replace the 2 OOOO tidbit deficit from last year yeara eara a deficit due to reckless expenditure of or public funds and coun disregard of financial considerations in the manage management management ment mont of or municipal affairs The councils proceedings showed very ver clearly that the oits business has about reached the deadlock stage st ge it only remains for the time to come far for fixing the th annual tax levy lev to show what has tins been suspected for fo months 1 i that the treasury Is h hopelessly short of funds with no prospect of better con conditions conditions even when the maximum tax rate is imposed as it will he ho Viewing this unpleasant certainty one recalls the platform assertion of or orthe the American party lust last fall faIt that the finances are in far better bett l j condition c than when the he American merlc n I party Darty took charge harge |
