Show Recorder Moreton H Helps Tribune Steal President Bancroft of the Utah Light Railway company has formally notified Mayor Bransford that his company will not accept the franchise passed by the council recently and has sent a formal communication to the tile council refusing the tile franchise because of the sprinkling clause and the mile live 1 ve le limit for lot When the franchise was passed by the council Sept 17 City Recorder Moreton oreton rushed rushed rush rush- ed eti to the Tribune with it and had it printed TIe lie knew he was violating the law and making way for a palpable steal because the franchise could not become effective until the company had accepted it It was not a law when it was published was not worth the paper on which it was written The fhe tribune charging an exorbitant rate printed the franchise once a week for five weeks and is still printing it The total graft is estimated at When the council passes the franchise again agnin with the changes that are to be made before it will be le acceptable to both sides City Hecor Recorder oreto 1 will have to send it again to the Tribune for publication The city printing graft has been aided and abetted by hy the city recorder J. J B. B Moreton Moreton More More- ton until he lie was looked upon by the Tribune as a willing and servile tool at all times read ready to do the bidding of the earns outfit That ehat was the tile main reason why he lie was not opposed for by the inner circle With one exception he lit was the only city official who did not incur the ill will of the inner crowd Tie helped the Tribune steal steil of the peoples people's money on the franchise matter as he has helped in scores of other matters matteis making a constant graft that has helped to drag the city treasury into bankruptcy The city recorder J. J B. B Moreton l has violated the law openly brazenly and in full knowledge of all the facts He knew what the law was and he knew the franchise would not become a law until the other party to tl the e agreement had signed up RECORDER MORETON l WILL ITA RAVE HAVE VE TO GO HE llE HAS lIAS ASSISTED IN A A. GRAFT THAT STAMPS fPS HIM IU AS A DANGEROUS OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OF OF- AND A A. WILLING TILLING TOOL OF A 1 DISHONEST CLIQUE OF DEFAMING POLITICIANS I |