Show f II i THE tt r x I DURING LRI T G the five years the Tribune has been beel in control of the city government there has D been wasted more than three millions of dollars of the peoples money over and above Ii a 1 the tho necessary expense of maintaining the city government and making the improvements i V it punts points to t so boastfully pos as its full justification for robbing the taxpayers During the five years of Tribune rule in m this city that party has increased the general genera city ily taxes per cent and the bonded indebtedness s of the city 60 per cent and has made the excuse that an increase of 37 per cent in population is responsible for it During the five years yeara of Tribune rule it has sold water to the people at a profit of per 1 cent yet it had the colossal impudence last la st et year to increase the rates 15 per cent c t and i declare that it was necessary to do so to provide pure water I During the five years of Tribune rule it has bas collected in general city taxes is more than was ever collected in a similar period of the history During the five years ears of Tribune rule it has hus increased the indebtedness of the tho city to toi i which is more than it was when that party took charge of the city 1 government in January 1906 r During DUling the tho five years of Tribune rule it has collected mills of general city tax tag in V excess of what was ever collected before in five years of the history During the five years of Tribune rule it has collected 1000 more each day in city taxes than did any of the preceding administrations and it has placed each day dap on the gent gen general t eral indebtedness of the city During the five years of Tribune rule it has exceeded ex its budget several hundred thou thousand sand dollars each year and each aach year it has added to the already large amount in outstanding warrants ts During During the tho five years years y of Tribune rule it has taken in much of the money paid in by r abutting property owners for city improvements has spent the money for other purposes z and has issued scrip to the contractors upon which the taxpayers have to pay interest f Do you rou enjoy it Mr Taxpayer Taxpayers |