Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-30 | Page 4 | As Written for Salt Lake

AS FOR SALT SAIli LAKE The Boston BOlton Transcript In its of Dec Deo 24 J reproduces part of or a n l com communication of o the finance commission dated April 9 l OS in which the situa situation situation tion in the Hub HI as fiS relating to the tho go r of or the city was wal faithfully described Does Docs not the picture fit lit oth other other other er cities clUes too Here Hero It Is The w work ork of the tho last eight months has satisfied the commission that there Is II no need nee of or increased taxes or addi add additional additional income Inc mo from any source In order to meet tho the legitimate expenditures of or orthe the city The commission found o nd tho the city gov government government In a state of or demoralization Intelligent administration almost who wholly ly iy lacking for too many ronny S salaries excessive and anti politics polities taking the tho place of o business methods The Th result Is that much of or the city work is poorly done that fraudulent fra dul nt methods many of ot them petty potty In itt character but expensive in the aggregate have crept Into the tho administration that the cost of the work Is lb generally often orten two or three times what wha It would bo be in private hands hand and that in the thelast last years ears tho the tax t x rate has hils risen neon from 13 to sir IG on om the time thousand and the tho debt has hill increased four times as fast as tho the wealth and seven leven times as fast as ns the tho population of ot tho the city This burden of or taxation and mis 1 Is 5 borne 1 by the entire community through Increased rents and higher prices J s for or thC th of life lifo and unless lightened will bring the community Into a state of 0 civic and industrial stagnation Tho The Finance Commission has no iYo doubt d that If Ir the various arlous departments of the city are aro properly proper y Intelligent methods o of 01 administration Introduced 1 and misappropriate n stopped moro mora work can be done at itt less cost than now and tho present taxes and revenue ore are nr ample for tor all aU the legitimate needs of ot tho the city 0 Suppose an nn honest and competent commission were ere to inquire into tho the conditions prevailing In Jn our City dur during durIng ing log American misrule Would not such o commission be Justified In copy copyIng copy Ing mg this almost verbatim v ba m Talk about n out high prices It Is Js tho the A Ameri American erl can government for which time the citi zone zen A pay