Show CITY OFFICIALS OFFICIALS' HAVE AUL TED Former Recorder Is 1 Is Short About 1400 1 in His Accounts BUILDING INSPECTOR ALSO F F. W WI Lewis Now Mow Deceased Turned All AI But Into Treasury Defalcations of ot two former Salt Lake City public officials camo to lo light bight yesterday c and ancl mor more will l foi follow 0 Ing Involving elected officers and appointees ap ap- of or administrations during the tho last eight years ear 4 J J. J 0 O. O who was city re recorder re- re order corder during the tho Thompson admin in 1000 1900 1901 1902 and 1003 Is short about 1100 to lo Mayor Bi U who ho made matle th the tho statement nt yesterday hits His charge charre- charre is ha based c upon a 3 report of th the special pecala a auditors who frisked tho the city's clys cly's noCo ao- ao ac Co It n is S The Time other defalcation occurred tj d during the Morris administration in inthe inthe the time of ot tho building bunding Inspector F. F F W V. Lewis This Timis shortage Is is A check for Cor that amount hn hums has been ien paid pall to the thc city b by the tho sUet company compan which was wn on Lowis's bond Lewis is Ig dead but that th t fact tact lid did ic not nol prevent lc the time city o from making the time announcement yesterday although the Ny short shortage ge was wasn n riot not t formally announced S Nj Friend Busy DuJ The friends o of joe roe havo tol taken en a hand Imand In the tho matter mater and 0 for I J Jome some echo time n negotiations have ha b been en In progress s for Cor tho settlement of of- tho the shortage It was confidently nt ex expected ex- ex that tha the time matter would be hR ll up this week weel but Mayor Bransford yesterday e saId ald Ic that he he not heard hear of nt any n money bel being paid to the thc city S enl R a Settlement nt IB is 11 made at at once there ro may bo he he a 3 pro prosecution cuton or nt at a n civil suit against t N and his hi men to recover the thO amount In iii F roc rho Tho hom shortage In ta h In re fees s anti and othor receipts pt nt of or the the city dt rca ro- 10 centers center's oct It I 1 said paid ll that thai money l Is ulso in involved All 11 but huit abot about t abo 1400 the ibo ho money received fit pe money by toy hl hiM pl 1 IT c the o l ty etty treasury I his h hd- hd 0 c been acc tl TA nr I r nf J i show tin tho anti and not until nn an WitS 1 aA th this the IS It lt has hO been becz CD known for tor hut J wa s ti rt and nt lint his friends vera trying try try- I ing an to lo settle the matter but tho the report made on tho the matter by Ihl special auditors lias hns S 11 been beon with with- ho d from Crom rain tho public l was S as appointed cf city re recorder r- r Ra In Jn corder I to succeed Ray flay November XO 1000 1900 Ho lEo was WS cJe elected In 1901 1001 I and nd or od 1 1902 90 and 1 1 J 1001 90 when J J. S. S was In J. J elected as OR his successor r H Fm Moreton was elected to tho and his first report showed no shortage In th the accounts of or Ws his h 4 predecessor 10 sor The rho cit city auditor and arid aridity 4 cU city ity treasurer ne never hinted nt at tho the i. i shortage ee C 0 HInd Black heft to 10 Tom Tout Mayor s said ri yesterday that repeated promises had be been n made to settle up the affair fat far none of oC them had hut but that so fa S Sa been licen hit kept Ho 10 sold said that that the matter mater referred v t tO time linw was a a. short hort ago nE Councilman T T. H. H lila Black lc who prof professed pro pro- be he h friend of at f tt to a n Councilman sel t hindu Black has ha had tho the matter In charge since that time and mater has done dono nothing nothing noth noth- results show so far a n as 10 It is confidently con con- In ing to straighten it I out I S will ho believed that there J more dev developments during the week shortage say s-ay a hi hIS hi S friend friends Is duo due to an nn excess of ot good fellowship Ho lie I is a young oung man o of oe good family 1 hut but while he was wn cl city recorder ho hue went tho the pace that that called for Cor em an aim expenditure of or money mone far be beyond hl his income Account Building I Inspectors Inspector's In Inspectors Inspector's Inspectors Inspector's in- in The he shortage c In the Iho building office amounts to 0 Time The special auditors who made mado tho the and city re recorder re- re report to tho lie mayor ma or corder present ent time Iho following statement state tate ment fluent of or receipts from March arch 10 1904 to January Januar 8 3 S. S 1906 Building p permit fees 50 Electric sign permit fees fees Total O Paid to lo ci city treasurer Shortage 5 Hl SO When this shortage was discovered discos discos' Yered Y- Y ered the time bondsmen of oC L Lewis wis were notified and after ne some pome dola delay they paid the amount of oC shortage c and the tho tho the ac account no- no account mone money has mis been heen credited to count of or building In inspector Tho The special auditors report th that t Lewis Is dead He lie d tiled died led In 1 1006 DO 6 It Is expected that within a short I the he city administration will bo ho time el forced to 0 divulge other scandals w which have been reported h by tho the u special auditors The These c defalcations s. s It Is Js said Mid Involve bivalVe olve In some somo American officials of- of during tho the Thompson adminis admin admin- is ration When hon the they aro are announced It I will certain officials were cro not shown wh why wimy cor ln J r reappointed h by Mayor Inor Bransford rn fo r v- v J |