Deseret Evening News | 1897-09-22 | Page 1 | [Untitled]

Even Worse Than New York To the Editor I believe New York has the credit of being ono of the mot corruptly I governed cities In tho world yet I find by their report for 1S35 the latest obtainable ob-tainable that ot their total ordinary expenditure for that about year 136 Oou 000 1103T40 man paid for Interest on the city debt or Ip per llnJr tile I whole Ye In Salt Lake I Had that jit the total ordinary expenditure for IMG amounting lo about 170000 S127 r 00 wa laild for Interest Oiv the city deb or about 714 pr cent nearly double that of New York I this shows anything I Is that Salt Lakes political politi-cal 1 machines have not been us good financiers even na the Nw York political politi-cal 1 machine nnd that It Is high time for a change for better anclerlng I hould add that In arriving ut the total ordinary expenses of the city I he thrown out semer and paving accounts its being extraordinary e Ine ANOfHUR FIEND OF THU REFORM RE-FORM MOVEMENT A 11