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Show H HOW ABOUT LOGAN7 H The Pocotollo Tribune uuinmentB on the com- H mission form of government in Salt Lake City, un- H dcr tlio caption "Economy and the Commission HH Form" as follows; H That particular slogan "economy which is bo H dear to the tax payers and upon which demogn- H gues so often work tho changes, was ono of the H chief reasons why Salt Lnko City adopted tho H commission form ot government. Tho saddening H expense ot that city has been that after a year's trial It hns been conclusively proven that "not only Is It not an economical form of government,' H but on tho contrary Is decidedly high priced and H extravagant." s Tho quotation Is from resolutions submitted H to a mass meeting ot citizens recently held in H tho Utah capital. H According to reports from various depart- H. monts in tho commission government there, tho H chief result of its adoption hag been an Increase H in tho expenditures In practically every depart- H ment, whllo elllcleiicy fell to tho lowest ebb. H Salt Lake during tho year of 1911 was under H tho aldcrmanlc system of government. In 1912 H it went over to tho commission form. Let us H exnmlno the concroto results. H Comparison an n basis of warrants actually H drawn shows thru during 1912 Salt Lnko City's H. outlay was $137,000.02 mora than in 1911. Of H this iucrcuso $84,814.17 Is In salaries alone, and H represents that change In the city's pay roll, M During 1911 tho cliy paid out $94,301.01 for H public iinprovcmentB, this representing the city's H portion of tho improvementa made. In 1912 tho H city paid out $3!i,127..iri for like purposes, n do- H crenso of $59,233. CG. H lucrciiBu ot pay roll warrants $84,814.17 HHb ' Increase of general warrants, excluding 1 thrco largo items ub previously shown 02,095.85 Add oxccsh of city's portion for 1911 H over 1912 59,233.00 Increase as Bhown by tho abovo factH $190,743. 08 This stntcment is lnmecl on comparative) ba- bcs of tho 1911 administration. Tho Increase ot H nctual warrants drawn is $84,814.17, minus $10,- H 233.19, or $08,580.98. If tho administration ot 1912 had used just B as much for city's portion for special Improve- ) ments ns 1911, then tho Increaso InoCxpondlturoB M would bo $08,580.98 plus $59,233. CG which is M Is that economy? H Is that cfflclrncy? Tho question, liow about I.ogan, would seem B ' pertinent at thin tlmo. |