Show TELL OF F FINANCE J 3 Minority of Council Committee Makes a n Report I i CASTIGATED I I SCATHING ARRAIGNMENT OF SLACK METHODS MB Ia La Last t of or the city coun councI cI i as a by T a report from the thee e C ri fl ri ty of the committee on Oft th monetary eo ot of U the th city F K rom and nd who ww l the I e report In it nine v r v Od A d for turning down the submitted by Robertson Uber On n i b be beha tM ha haf f rf rC f the majority at t the ther r ir meeting eUa me Th TIT reading oC of the report w wita Hs t n 11 a U t with cloie cluse attention on both botA d M s f the chamber When it wa a tin fin tinh h 11 d 1 moved that when the thenn theIn nn In ii adjourned t adjourn to meet 1011 jIl n on n mm Friday night ht to both th II h It 1101 an minority as all 11 as dS a a ft statement nt promised by Au iI r Keiser on 1 the condition of the j ii rii fund Time The report fol foi foil 1 l The Minority I n II i lake Lae ke city Utah h Oct 30 39 isoo T or T th ri Hon flon President and ami City Council Counell We the minority of o your oj Iu it iI a on un Hn n i beg t leave leeve to report rep rt It 4 11 I J r tA to the resolution introduced l I 10 rn H requesting a aUK aI UK I I statement from frem the committee on ont oni t the majority t has ho seen lit to In i 11 ft c report not tn In IG with wll h the th resolution Ut nor flU A cm i Tat it m lit for the th Information ll ri of o f this l h n r ha hotly body of the t city present e 1 1 bat evading the main ques tk r ht MI i They take up a ii newspaper light lightf i I f It t th h minority of oC the he t committee on oni i 1 i in fl have hae ha ye been en c lIed to make this thin I for tor several reasons roon ns Kirst we wei w wi i i i not lint been heen invited sod and were not par por parn ir U n the tho t ht report until loot last Tuesday c as s the council will remember hu hi I a a U pur ur regular booting m tf fir fr rh I mur of t booing heiring JI the r lengthy r cl that thit Ing the lint fir we saw MW of t It Iti i l I 1 n nl l the tile report port does not chow h th Ih thi i I nor are rc the I fig 11 rO omit fl rn us as wilt he seen by b our re reo rein repy py II in minority of or o the committee oft nit i i K f that such fluch reports report port are ar un LII I and amid ini l to any city goY gov rim it In lit the 40 an on attempt i IM l to II besmirch the former city ity ad 4 n by making faille alae lab and I comparisons luu tumid said ad tid ii i rr vin ml 11 n I t ration a t with wild wl extravagance Kin l the fi reds t are ar that an com corn comi cornI i n between n nine months of 0 last year y P 01 nine months of f this thie year shows the 1 ThiM bin expenditures to Sept 30 G the lite of I f thin thie report are aNt i K 1 ears expenditures were went a i difference nf CC C ThIs ears overdraft in the banks Sept a s L Lt t vear cars overdraft was The 0 in ht the blinks banks is today I Lt jear on tO the tb same lame date dat it was wae 18 t 47 44 C r a difference e of oC Extravagance of Administration of It ti this thill 70 to should be bt tie de U du tel in favor of this the years ears expenses eXIen f tr fr r alter iter although a great fI al r t mooney was wac expended last year for fort forth ih th t tm purport as tie uncovering the PI i in I city l Ity Creek k buying a land in Par 1 10 m nI nn n and lid a large portion of the MiRin work w rk was w paid out of the f n mirL rul fund se o it If i the Uti former adminis administration was Wi what shall this i rat Ion be term iother attempt Is l to show that t Ib it this h ha i some seine of f the i r ex eXIn expenses s T TK T Tr rp r K s of nt fl the ci cl show that there th rE rEI Ifs I is unpaid d a Ml claims agai ap e o or 1 r nn wn this 88 tI its It roo than Ihan thee lisa has h bt ben Mell ii for te l last nt i IK lit ars f Th fh majority i j ty report re rt failed to state that Ih last lat Republican n administration of ofir i ur lIr irs r rs ago atto which was wa aw by the balt II l Laka Iak ik Tribune n RIO as ai al ap utter disgrace tp t I this hi left to the th nonpar t and Democratic n nar ar arI 1 I ly oO of I C judgment and unpaid for fur that administration to t settle nettle up 1 And nd the Ihl that t tIe le tatter latter part t f th tb I h last lat administration was wittily tx cx x Is nothing but a falsehood The Th minute of the proceedings J in of the II council of or l re le 12 IL 1 will wilt show wh a hr re that e e comes in Eight nine hundred dollars were d to o g a G H St Griffin for f sprinkling II Radcliffe i and nd Nettle Nellie B 13 Erickson i 7 h red 1 t IP and nd tl U respectively for image l suite lulu incurred d during the former f c ministration Why le nut not the tilt majority I T nr tir enough to state Mate these t facts in Jus ma Just Ju t tP 5 t I to all au concerned because that money Wit as t charged ha to that administration a as Gives No Wo Information We s the th minority believe lIeve th thai t the kind f a report which the th majority hat has ha made will a II nt ii in any degree inform or bt It ri I for its It future guirt guid 1 ro i To Tn the contrary in our opinion it t j 4 i di to this council to adopt re te tep Jn p fl e Iol object mil to be t tt It 11 wr r what whal it terms torms t rm yellow nl 1 that hat I the blue majority report has hate eunk n t I tO the lo st level of oC any vellow n ever bed for lor its twisted t I misleading ml and deliberately untrue unum v it m nt III ort of these assertions we the S 1111 yr it f C the th committee on finance e 1 g 1 ae it vp to call alII your to a few Ow nn In itt the portion cf ci cirt f I I r rt port rt referring to the engineering g as al a matter of on Ii t rIt Oa says ays that in 18 1 were t i while lor lur or the nine nille mouths months of 11 t rt r only 1648 ha been expelled ex a i i the Hit truth of the th matter is in I that of o t nine sin nill months month of this year which the Ill 4 I ar r nr book 1 show chow o ork sigi non nas nasi 1 i tnt nt ftc for Identically the p s rne cl class s rit rk a as al compared Om a with 1899 I In lot lotu I S vcr the th payrolls payroll MOO mind vouchers of tit i ii they show chow a most extra ext iii Men are todd 1141 H I Itic all cc 1750 to PW per day r and tn Lon n x 1 r expensive board Some Sonie Remarkable Figures l J 11 i tiM I th P t and irrigation departments dt t r oI 1 1 ing remarkable figuring occurs occur s for tt r 97 JS l li t s for l 04 V i x II n nt ne e of o land and water siner a department for forT T 1 it II t expanse for 1900 99 9 A K r per mouth month for forne f forro M A ro oath for forI iii I I ne We agree with the Iraa ex IX wr ncr 1 month for the th year Tear l Ime of 7 t 1 h lie ft per r month ml nt r i tar ar iT of J 1109 w we e find to be 4 14 In nr T r he lie J of f the tM ar at ow ve r C has hax h been done don through th h I r to we Wt will S I the th majority of the t ho committee no nfl n 11 S io explain it shows hows t S that Thuit department dt alone aloni N S T S r i been n expended per month than undoubtedly this is largely hi In n i by I the th creation of oC the he th land and S t r department I 5 I burden to the tbt city ty is III the sewer sewerS t S 1 5 the 5 expenses expense of which should j t t I S d t Ir fri r n y ed 1 bj the property owners own re id the th line of catenation which he 1 1 ts 5 plainly show sh w The engineer is Ic S I I j on to estimate fIUt the t t approximate Sf f this which he does dOf but his tta U r I r no so Inaccurate and so far be i a Thc h i actual cost coot that the thO deficiency It til tl r 5 amounts to from 30 J to 7 I I S which the city has hall to pay payout out of 5 ral taxation No N Check on Expenditures Expenditure T 7 r ri i yit at pat past history will win not relieve reI e S 1 from trum T Its P present tt financial condi condl t V We w wish lb to lo in alt all your our attention n to fa a tnt that fl for the tbt t time U In tn liS S r thre 1 hr Is I no cheek check or limit placed c j a 11 v a to its ti t r c n l those bow In ln cn charge re of the th de ie dei I t m f feel 1 no longi by the r 1 th the Previous council t and this thia I i stratton has Mi failed al to adopt o any r h r with t regard K rd d to mIJ v x of f the several sevel depart fn p 1 and In ll our opinion H It I l Ia this that l lr ii ed the tt deplorable condition of r 10 more than anything thing 1 tt that tto I Is 5 that hat seers seem m right very often ca 1 the I I rolIM o a r t the names nane of oC those who jl Iv Payment for from eighteen teen to 15 lity t r fo two laor To we ne Itt le I ste I be ta t to In a that wilt WIll oar ox 1 within the boundary bodary of our In tn S lJ t Which kh it JUts OMS not lo tin tu tul UI l iH ds th h un UI t in the banks of C this thiv t neaka for or itself I Money v In Funds I Another r Important matter math is that ac PC acCt cording Ct to tJ law ait ra th Ih treasurer mut mul I UM t money f i cd d into it I funds I v which cro r make a cery serous 1 ue U the arts arto a io o J how h to meet mett anti irl a pHI tr of oC the general generd fund A As AI the tre th auditor Is to re cc report fund fundan U 1 that particular port pori vs lM on n fl an and 1 It t condItion we deter defer further com corn r uX uOn n the same amI evident and nd that i W is that that I One ne thing I la Is dt rt ex must be cut down and our OU In Income come it possible increased tn rEald and we wc fear tear that th the nerea ine of our Income ta W a 8 teat areat extent red r bj by officialS bi d s uty di should be to aid and uphold 1 those who ar are In charge or of the collection or of our revenues In conclusion We wish h to t that w while the president f of t this council and the chairman of the thc on boldly baldly stated dated tat at lit the first that meeting heid by Ste thi council that the majority assumed ad the responsibility of this h I t flea w we time the minority In l justice us to the r do already t II 7 demand d that me rn e char that tactics be Inaugurated than Un has baa ha this t council in the MUIthi of ot the meeting a In Itt the earlier part communication was waa read from the city auditor lie H 11 hart had been instructed to tomake tomake tomake make a report at ut last nights meeting which hick would show the actual condition of the a eral e fund what expenses expenses are areto areto areto to be met from it during the balance of or orthe the year and what accessions to it ma maybe may maybe be expected Reiser Heiser pleaded howver how ver that he M had not I id 11 time to prepare pr pare the report He promised to have It ready without fan fall by Friday tight night I I The communication was Has ordered re rei 1 i I calved and nd tiled died Itt |