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Show WHY THE CITY CANNOT SPRINKLE. The financial statement of Ogden City for the month of Iay shows a deficit of over $16,000. With those figures before us, we how understand why the city commissioners are driven to economize in every direction, even in the matter of sprinkling the streets. Confronted with a deficit so large, there is no alternative but to economize, and the people must be patient and endure the inconvenience to which they are put, uu-less uu-less they are willing to submit to higher taxes. The city's revenue has dwindled to small proportions and were it not for the heavy tax on water, which yields a big revenue, the municipality would be in desperate straits for money and credit MTtli which to meet the fixed expenditures. Complaints are pouring into this office, requesting the Standard to protest against the deficient sprinkling. After going over the city's last monthly statement, we do not feel justified m offering criticism. |