Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-08-09 | Page 11 | Be Square

Be Sq Square are I It It does not not not- require the the services es of a mathematician or an ran ac accountant to see where the city commission gets its figures for the proposed work in Parleys Parley's canyon That much money is a available to them hem only when they completely absorb alL all the money available available lable from the sale of bonds Donds a and d abandon completely certain promises promis s made to the people 1 in 1919 forgetting all aIr p public lic improvements that are still uncompleted ted It is a Serious matter when public officials resort to to feeding reeding the public misinformation misinformation- to conceal their O own inefficiencies e It it is something I that demands demands demands de de- de- de mands the attention n n of civic organizations which can and should make independent in in- in I I WI When en officials who are are re supposed to be serving the public cannot or 01 will witt not give I th the public the full truth on vital matters it itis is is time that took look drastic to someone steps remedy remedy remedy rem rem- edy the evil Why didn't the city commission I Isay say that thai the available for work at at Mountain Dell completely dissipated d the bond issues issues' Why didn't they tell ell the public that if this money mon were diverted there thee would be beno 10 no money left to spend for improvements I authorized in Liberty park including the zoo building Why didn't they ther say that it would also eliminate certain sewer and sidewalk improvements improvements improvements im im- im- im I as well as curb and and- gutter improvements improvements im im- im- im which the public five years ago thought would be completed before th this thi S time In the existing water crisis the city commission commission commis commis- sion may be r required quire t t to task ask th the public for considerable aid It cannot have the public confidence if it does not lay all of its cards on the table I I