Show CITY FREE FROM FLOATING DEBT the seventh quarterly report oe the auditor ending oct ast 1st shows that present city government paid off in 21 months and decreased the city tax levy 5 mills on the dollar and advanced for property holders on paving contracts city council proceedings no increase of calary at the adjourned meeting of the coun il last evening councilman powers waa w aa nude president pro tern in place ot president driver who was absent the kc corder lead the following communication irom the mayor in reference to the auditors report to the president and members ot city council butali gentlemen I 1 submit herewith the seventh quarterly report of the auditor under the present administration in making comparison I 1 use the previous administration as is done by all city governments the total receipts tor the time we have been in office twenty ono months from january let 1002 up to october ast 1st 1003 exclusive of paving tax were the total disbursements for the same ono months are showing a net surplus over and above and debts paid of the total receipts for the came twenty one months under mayor brownings administration lea the paving tax were the disbursements for the same awen tyone ty one months under browning were this bhola a deficiency in brownings Brown ingi administration for twenty one months of while we show a earplug of which was used to pay off a judgment against the city or in other words we make a better showing for the same twenty one months after paying all expenses and debts by it will be seen that our receipts are more than under the browning administration even making allowance for that we have a surplus of over after paying the floating debt we as fumed the browning administration had about in merchants license which we have lost because the merchants license law has been repealed the cause of our increase in revenue a he faithful execution of the law by our city officials in showing no favors protecting no criminals having no pets and treating all alike the prompt and con lamous arrests of gamblers the heavy lines an increased tc venue and have kept gamblers restraint and in many instances permanently ed them the true progress of this ion shows up best in comparing the debt of the city on october ast 1st 1001 under mayor browning Hr owning there were warrants and floating debts including water judgment ot the city outstanding and unpaid less cash in all sinking and general funds the sum of there was outstanding at the same time under this administration less cash in all funds on october ast 1st 1003 the sum of 10 this shows that at the close ot E the first seven quarters or ono months we have wiped out a debt ot and this too after paying t alie cites share of the street paving truly this Is a remarkable showing in of all the extraordinary improve 11 mants made in other words the brown ipg administration owed after twenty one montels in onice while wo only owe at the end of tho name twenty one months ot our term after paying off the big debt left over by alie last administration there is due the city which is delinquent on the paving and guttering tax and the city lias paid to tho contractors and but for the city advancing ahli money to oell loiero would not today bo a fringle warrant outstanding I 1 also call to your attention that the auditor mates that by a mistake was deposited in the bank to the credit bif liquor license instead of the general fund and that actually rc ai not included in the total ret in the auditore Au ditora report the money advanced on the paving tax 11 and the cash on hand but in wrong fund will show the debt wiped out and cash on hand combined aio unta to as alie savings and reduction of the public debt for twenty ono months the following shows the warrants outstanding on october ast 1st of each year for the past BIX years less all cash in sinking and other funds and speaks for itself october ast 1st 1808 october ast 1st 1899 october ast 1st 1904 october ast 1st 1001 october ast 1st 1902 october ast 1st 1003 the lait amount would be wiped out entirely but for the tact that was advanced by the city for alie property holders on the paving tax which will bo paid to the city this coming month no part of this years tabea lias been paid into our city treasury anil the sum of is due the city for the tabea of 1903 which will pay all the expenses for the last three months of our term and leave us a nice cash balance on hand on january ast 1st 1904 with all the floating debts paid it will be the first time in twenty years that alie city of ogden will be arce from floating debts or warrants outstanding at the end ot the year when a new city government was installed gentlemen the chowing and record of this administration is truly man clous and a great part of the glory is due to the police department fire department street department and the board of health you will also discover that tho mayor has not hai one dollar as a con fund this may be the last auditors report I 1 shall have the honor to submit to you as the next mayor elect will review the auditors report due on january ast 1st 1904 therefore in conclusion I 1 desire to say that in working with the for alie twenty one months I 1 have striven to do what 1 believed to bo right in my 1 have seen fit to veto your action at times and in spite of such vetoes 1 have remained on kindly terms with each of you and without discussing the question as to who was right when wo had cause to differ I 1 desire to go on record ns saying that the present city council has been the most earnest and hardworking lot of men ever seated in tho council chambers binca I 1 have been ogden no body of men could have accod more or better work than you have done you also represent the council ir years against whom no charge of boodle grafting or rake off has been presented no taint or stain has been cast upon you until an envious politician for partisan gain prostitutes prostituted iii already doubtful standing in this community by making wholesale esala charges of irregularities against you which I 1 believe tho 1 voters will resent by returning you to i the council by an overwhelming majority other mayors and councils for some I 1 reason could not differ and at alie time work together probably that it why they did not make as good a record as you have made again I 1 congratulate you upon your faithful work you have done your duty well very respectfully submitted WILLIAM GLASMANN mayor in reference to the communication councilman hendershot haid that it is true that tho of tho council hao from liuia to time found fault with the mayor and the mayor has found fault with the members of the council and he aid that he had differences of opinion aa much a any ono with the mayor but ho believed that GLisn finn ii tho bat mayor that ogden ever bad when tho mayor differed with us ho said it waa not a difference us of individuals but he took hii stand for the part of the city avs ho his heart ia for add hla whole action is in the interest of alie city I 1 have alie farat time to hear from him because wo have turned down any of his vetoes coun alman closed by congratulate ing all on alie general harmony iia believed eliat after the election the peo cje would tind that william glasmann is to he continued at the head of the municipal government councilman craig said eliat he hoped i aeo wlliam Clama iiii elected reelected re bald he while he may differ with in ie lias react rey ct for ua and our opinions councilman cowerd said that he had found ilanor giesmann GI asmann honest and a gentleman 1 I know of no other man in ogden that could tako his place no other man fla capable the communication was accepted and a motion was passed requesting the newspapers to publish it free of cost the city presented a caf ual estin rite for ali curbing and guttering of the street intersections on adaena and twenty fifth and adams and twenty fourth as follows both estimate wro the eaic each one being f for work done to date 1200 iss 15 per ceat la 18 total amount now due 1020 that makes due in the two du the for th of the walk at the corner of twenty third and lincoln let to louia L bucher the price is CO cents for filling and 13 cents per square foot for paving A petition for a estreet light at thirtieth and adams waa granted on the motion of councilman nye the pay roll of the committee on public buildings and ground for two weeks ending october amounting to 83 was allowed on motion ot kandall the matter of removing the mail box from the middle of the crosswalk cross walk at third and washington was referred to the sidewalk committee the council then went inlo the committee of the whole to consider some important matters after sonna discussion alio committee arose without a report the question of salaries was not mentioned and the herald as usual is wrong in its report last night before the council meeting the salary ordinances as proposed by mr was discussed informally it was found that a number ot other city applied for increase of and it was decided mat the present ordinance should not be changed the colin citroen cil roen as well as the some of the council think are really entitled to more pay the councilmen are working for 20 a month and the siador is petting but 50 the mayor however has not applied for an increase of salary |