Show I LOOKING BACK A AFEW AFEW FEW YEARS The Jest best testimonial to the worth Of C the Republican candIdate for ma mayor mayorIs or It Is hits his record as ma mayor ot for years ears Glasmann when he took office the tin time e found Cue city In debt approxImately That Thal Is to say sar lint the cH city ha hind In iii additIon to Its bonded indebtedness ness of a floating debt of and Jut but little money In the tho treasur treasury Warrants were selling at a discount and the credIt was greatly impaired end of hIs four years rears In office two Floating debt was wiped out an and a surplus of above all Indebtedness other than the loft left In Iii Inthe the tho city treasury The Democratic administration fol following lowing loing the Glasmann on request had be books bools audited by special auditors who con the financial statement which disclosed this record of excellence Gasmann took charge charse of city nf af affairs fairs when not a department of ho City was organized on a business basis and nd from of a condition or of chaos he brought order and ami system The fIrst campaign for In tho wa way of sidewalls sidewalks bettor streets sewer extensions etc ns as inaugurated inaugurated rated b by the present Republican can for tor mayor although at the tho tIme lime there was some somo opposition to what was deemed to be an unnecessary In Innovation Innovation novation Toda Today the tho property o owners thank him for his firm stand in favor of improvements Warrants for years had been dealt In and a profit made out of tho t financial dIstress One of the most persistent fights made mCle b by Mayor Glas Glasmann mann was directed at this system of discounting warrants But what ho he accomplished during his four years was lost within a short time lime after his retirement for warrants were agaIn at a dIscount and soon the city was oh once e more heavily In debt even he be the ability or of the tho city to pa pay Today the floating debt of Ogden after deducting mono money In the tho treasury In all funds anti and that which Is due duc the funds will aggregate many thou thousand thousand sand dollars bo beyond ond the debt limit and a crisis In the s affairs may come at an any time If the credit or of the city Is questioned Before that crIsis hi reached the tho citizens of Ogden should act flint hat certainly Is a radical change l in the tho four rears years sindo o WillIam GIns mann was nH mayor or These facts are familiar to all prop property ert erty owners who have closely followed the affairs of Ogden City I |