Show WILLING TO SPEND MONEY OF OTHERS Patriots in Council Want Bonds But Others Pay Taxes I T. T R. R BLACK CANT CAN'T VOTE Contributions to Treasury Are I Asked by Small Men Men- I in Power I I The patriot members ot of the city I council are arc mighty might anxious to lo have havethe havethe havethe the taxpayers hand hant over more to get the administration out of ot the I hole It is now in The assessment rolls I show that the they pa pay only a small proportion proportion pro pro- portion of ot the taxes themselves es All I the he patrIot councilmen put together I pay less than tenth one-tenth of what tho the opposition members who said laid little but who are arc opposed to the bond issue contribute to the city treasury The fhe total amount In taxes paid by the he nine nille American 4 members is only The total paid by the six opposition members Is r Black JUnek Cant Can't Vote ote At least one of or the councilmen on he time American side will III have ha no vote vole on the bond issue The Tile assessment rolls oils for 1907 the lists which are aro to lo lie be used show that Thomas U. U Black Dlack he tile burl burly councilman front from the Fifth Firth sara vard contributed nothing to the tile city's income In that year ear He lie therefore has hns no flO say 1 as to whether there shall be he a further urther bond Issue sue This Tilts hOeS does not prevent Black rom ht being one of or the strongest advocates ad- ad s 's tf Or the policy of further hut bur thening the tho cit cliv with debt for tor tile tho benefit benefit bene- bene fit it of th the gang Had Ibid the tho election been held on lists nade up Ui on this 1115 years year's a assessment he might night have fared as well veil as ns somo of Ills hIs en col colleagues for he was as assessed for tor 1908 on ott IGO personal property t I Oti Oth Others mei ls Dont Don't l ln lil y I Stewart who Vilo stole the tho mayors mayor's letter let ter tel and und kicked up tho the fracas In iii his hla patty party recently over tho the Devine ap up- appointment aspires to be bo a leader header among the patriots lie paid In taxes In 1907 just 8 on Oil somo some office furniture loud oud mouthed an anti and belligerent ent and and amon among tho the of or those holc who broke to the tho or Isel Is la lavery el very anxious to J see HOC C a bond hond I Issue su lie ito paid Jn lit 1907 Into tho the city treasury Wood lod another o of tho the ph pledge break Uj L J sJ L' L i t 1 H l Jt r. r HlO IlO cIt C t to u I tilt tc K fent un of 68 an uli Qin office turn furniture lure J In Ill 1 the bl blOck 9 T rt ls io further r. r j. j M ana nsf 1 lalit Ilas hos no taxpayers who up- up th Eti Ed C. C lt th h Is ro- ro I ut cl to b be well fixed d pas pays ni nl The genial Irishman from row the Second I Is stron strong on the tile bond Issue Georgo II 1 tho tue man with he tilt thin squeaky voice olce and a colI col- col I of oC ODonnell O'Donnell In the Second Is Js Isho the ho the heaviest taxpayer cr In Ill the lilY bunch of or patriots Ho lIo Is credited with having na paid in Ill 1907 W. W Mont Ferry tile the handsome lead head or 11 r of tile the patriots Is often otten referred to tos fig 08 s one of the hea heavy taxpayers le Ho lie Is nut lot by an any means menns among the big ones of oC f tho the city in ill that respect as ns his total taxes axes on both hoth real meal anti and personal prop- prop ort orty only amount to 1109 Mark probably pays more mOIo with wih his tax of ot The Tho total amount of or contributions to o the tile cly city's taxes by bv these ardent patriots pa- pa riots Is therefore Opposition P Pays lays s 's Much More for e are Je six members member In the op- op position in tho the city council councIl The total ot of f their contributions is n. n Of or cour course ourse the biggest taxpayer In the tile city council counci is J. J D. D Murdoch who Is opposed op- op posed to the bond issue I sue His taxes In n 1907 90 amounted Leaving Lea Murdoch out of ot the count I he other five fl art not so far behind the he entire entre nine of ot the patriots The Tile taxes axes of ot the five members of or tho the opposition op- op position without Murdoch amounted to 5 which is not so far behind paid by all aU of ot the patriots The Tile taxes of the opposition In 1907 were vere- Cowburn 3 2839 2889 2 8 8 9 Hole Holley 2488 Hal Hall 49 Hodgson Fernstrom ernstrom and Murdoch The two heaviest iest taxpayers ers ersIn In iii n the tile city council counci are therefore and amId Hodgson on who are both opposed to the tile issuing of ot moro more bonds This Is 18 on Oil a line lne with the quality or of f those who have been doln doing the tile hardest boosting for the tile bone bond bone Isue Issue George eorge It H. Hancock Hancoc who was chairman chairman chair chair- I man of ot a n meeting In favor tavor of or the tho thoI I issue me n It ft few w nights ago will not be beable beable able to vote on tho the issue one of ot the tile Frank Frnnk R. R Christensen pays 3 73 73 enough to be an nn American and and and San Pete Arm- Arm trong another speaker paid patti on only 54 1 Cf Gr A A. few rew more cents added can cnn not uirt mn these men much They are taxed I n n a fl t little lite personal pro property pert which ili 1 scarcely be affected There Thore are arc many man more moro of or the American Amen Ameri can spenders rs who are assuming to sa say a that hat the city should plunge deeper in debt who ct pay little or 01 I nothing themselves them them- selves elves toward running tho the elt city and paying aying the expenses though they share In th the spoils Many of or them will 1 not have ha c a ote vote |