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Show ' spared, that the city waterworks would go to Halifax across lots. ' When it was suggested that the assistant might be replaced for less than $1,800, it was stated that the assistant to Mr. Kircher "was the practical man; he was the man that could repair the pipes, pet the water and knew just what to do at the proper time." So it seems the waterworks were bought for Kircher and his assistants not one of them could be spared or replaced without an earthquake swallowing up the whole system. Lou Zitzman said he would take the place of both Kircher and his assistant for the 6um of $1,800 per year. Kircher wants $4,800. Zitzman Zitz-man says he will give a bond in the sum of $25,000 that he will make good. Lou Zitzman is a master plumber. He understands the waterworks water-works situation from a practical standpoint. .He can make any repair re-pair needed on the system. Everybody in Ogden will admit Mr. Zitz-man's Zitz-man's ability as a mechanic. If he can handle the mechanical part of the water S3'stem, what is there that Mr. Kircher does that Mr. Zitzman cannot do? They say that Mr. Kircher watches the payment pay-ment of water rentals, but the city treasurer could take the water payments without additional cost to the city. For what, then, i3 Mr. Kircher to receive $1,800 for a practical assistant, if Mr. Lou Zitzman Zitz-man will take both jobs for $1,800 and give a $25,000 bond that he will make good? The people were promised a reduction of taxes if they would buy the waterworks. They are entitled to every dollar that can be saved from the system. This paper doe3 not believe any man on the present pres-ent water system a necessity. We do not believe that the sy3tem will be swallowed by an earthquake if the waterworks people are required re-quired to work for a reasonable salary. The same reason that big railroad companies make frequent changes of superintendents we believe be-lieve applies to city officials who get bumptious and who feel that the city cannot get along without them. Let Mr. Kircher get down to business or give Mr. Lou Zitzman a chance. The city wants all the profits of the waterworks and the taxpayers tax-payers are entitled to have the same applied as a reduction of taxes. THAT $3,000 SALARY AND LOU ZITZMAN. Did the people of Ogden tax themselves a year ago to buy the Ogden waterworks for the bencQt and personal advancement of Cha3. Kircher? Why must the city pay more for the management of the Ogden waterworks than did the old water company? We are informed in-formed that when Charles Kircher acted as manager of the waterworks water-works company for David Eccles and others he received for years only $1,800 per year, and in addition to acting as manager of the waterworks, he was secretary and bookkeeper for the Ogden & Northwestern North-western railway, bookkeeper for iu Hot Springs Resort, also acting secretary and bookkeeper of the Ogden Rapid Transit Co., also man-ager man-ager and bookkeeper of Glenwood Park Resort, also manager of the Baseball Park all for the salary of $1,800 per year and that for the last year or two he received for all such service's $2,100. Now, if all thi3 service is worth only $2,100 per year under private ownership, it should not be worth any more under city ownership. If Mr. Kircher could act as bookkeeper and general agent for five busi-ncss busi-ncss enterprises at the price of $1,800, or even $2,100 per year, he surely should not ask for more money to handle just one of the enterprises enter-prises David Eccles said, when he sold the waterworks, "If the city handles the waterworks as a private company would, it will be a good thing for the city. ' ' That is the key to the situation. The water system was not bought to give one man a life of ease. Mi. Kircher has some of the city councilmcn "buffaloed." He says, "I have been with the waterworks 18 years. My knowledge of the waterworks is worth a great deal to the city," and some of the councilmcn are so alarmed that Mr. Kircher may quit and take with him all the knowledge he possesses on the waterworks systems that they would pay him even $5,000 rather than take chances of losin-him. losin-him. , The knowledge Mr. Kircher has on waterworks wis paid for by tho old waterworks company and he has no right to ask the city to pay for that again. ' We find'Mr. Kircher's chief assistant demands a raise from $1,200 per year to $1,800 per year and says, unless he gets a raise, he will quit. When a suggestion is made that Mr. Kircher might be supplanted sup-planted by some othn- person, the cry goes up that he cannot be ! I |