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Show ! D06 TAX Ml : UNDER SUSPICION i Upon the recommendation of tho '; city auditor, based upon disclosures J made by the city auditor, Dog Tax Jj Collector L. B Stewart, a colored man, jV was placed under arrest last evening ' under suspicion of hnvlng attempted ,' to defraud the city out of dog tax If. funds. The man was released under ! a bond of $100 until tho matter can bo fully Investigated Tho council should havo met last I night, but there not being a quorum ' present, regular business could not ' be transactod. A communication from tho mayor regarding tho dog tax col- ' lector was read to tho president of the J council, the city attorney and the . I members of tho law committee, and I t President Browning requested tho I t law committee and the city attorney ? to InvoBtigate the matter at the ear-i ear-i Hest possiblo moment and take such if legal action as might bo deemed nec-) nec-) J essary In the premises (1 'J It 1b claimed by the mayor and tho I'b city attorney, who have made some ft investigations regarding the transne-i transne-i tlons, that the report of tho city cro-jj cro-jj mator haB been changed by raising the t figures designating tho number of fy dogs that have been killed and turned 4 ;' over to tho cromatory for destruction, ii V the circumstances connected with the g it transaction being such as to warrant ij : the plnclng of suspicion on the dog tax "-i collector Following Is the mayor's communi- jfj cation. I December 1, 1911. To the Honorable President and Members Mem-bers of tho City Council, Ogden, Utah. Gentlemen: The city auditor reports re-ports to me somo Irregularitios In tho conduct of the dox tax collector. Somo one has changed the records of tho t number of dogs cremated In the office of tho city cremator, and ns tho only two persons having a key to the office are the city cremator, Ralph Douglas, and City Dog Tax Collector L. B. Stewart," It would appear that one of tho two parties changed the records, , and as Mr Douglas would have no ,-, i reason for changing the record, as the j i only beneficiary would bo the dog tax i collector, !t would appear that the dosr J, tax collector has changed tho records ij , I ask that a committee be appointed t to make an lmmedlato investigation I' of tho matter, and if It found to bo true that the dog tax collector has been guilty of violation of tho law, I j that he should be prosecuted, and also I that the bond company that furnished 5; his bonds bo notified Immediately of i this mattor, and In tho meantime I l; havo directed that the city auditor if hold ud a warrant of $SS that has J fy been allowed by the council to L. B. I 1 Stewart I ! To all of which I ask your Immc-fn Immc-fn f dlnte attention. Very "respectfully I il submitted. 0 WM GLASMANN. Mayor. h oo |