Show OUR FINANCES every citizen of 0 brigham city should read carefully the financial statement which miss trieste box city recorder is publishing in this issue ot of the news the statement Is comprehensive can easily be understood by everybody and reveals some interesting facts acts in the first place it will be noted that at the end of 0 1921 the r receipts ece apts for the year overtopped over topped the disbursements by 02 and this too after all the sinking funds had been taken care of this is a remarkable record and proves the wisdom of our present form of government because of its high efficiency and therefore economical ono mical operation and also proves to the world that here is one city that is making a remarkable success of mu municipal ownership of public utilities in the waterworks water works department tor for instance the receipts show a total of 0 and as the disbursements total L 3 i leaving eating the city anet net balance for the year of pass on then to the electric light plant item and the receipts tor for the year show a tow total of with expenses or disbursements amounting to leaving the city a net credit balance ot of and mind you in the expense account ot of both these departments the interest on oil bonds and sinking fund for their redemption demp tion has been included the statement shows therefore that the city waterworks water works and electric light plant last year pro fitted brigham city a cool can anyone doubt the value of these two utilities to brigham city it must not be forgotten either that the rates charged in each of these departments ara are very reasonable indeed and much lower than the rates charged in many many cities of 0 the state we might go on and discuss the report at length but a careful study of it by any one gift bijl be fully as illuminating as our als discussion assion of it here in its entirety the statement fairly shouts argument bearing out the wisdom of the budget system the effi efficient clent managerial system and is a monumental tribute to the men and women who have had the conduct of the the affairs of brigham city during the past year just one more thought the statement makes us personally feel a greater pride in brigham city this Is s a wonderful community and nothing must ever be done to disturb the operation of the remarkable community machine whose parts are in reality every man woman and child within the community the parts are working smoothly and harmoniously at the present time and if we are are wise we will continue to bask in this splendid atmosphere and achieve even greater success than the past has witnessed we have every opportunity to carry on along this line |