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Show MR. SEDDON'S REPORT The report of Street Supervisor Sed-don Sed-don will certainly be a surprise to the taxpayers of this city. I' seems that he spent $ssl5.67 on the streets of the city during the month of November. Every one will marvel where and how he Speht It, and to what purpose. That sum of money should have had some appreciable effect In bettering the streets; but has it? He would be a bold man who would affirm it Besides the street cost proper, there was spent $2111.60 during the same month for street sprinkling. $2043 45 in Irrigation, and $1073 75 for flumes and bridges Altogether, the net cost of his department depart-ment aggregated $13,315.47 for the month, or at the rate of $164,085 64 per annum. It Is a ridiculous amount of money to spend for the work under Mr. Seddon. There Is practically nothing to show for It the city would be Just about as well off as it Is, were the department abolished abol-ished altog?ther. We trust and believe that under the now administration for the city, there will either be better results to show for the money, or else that far less will be spent. |