Show SHOULD PUBLISH STATEMENT sec the city auditor or recorder shall prepare and publish on or before the first monday bonday in february of each year in some newspaper having a I 1 ral al circulation iu in the city a dem A 1 statement of the financial condi condition tinn of the city including all receipts wis vid expenditures for previous year e g dec etc so reads a section sealon ot of our statutes regarding cities ot of our class this pr provision 0 ot of our law has been disregarded tor for several years by our city officials and as a result citizens have not LO a a comprehensive statement ot of the financial condition tor for some n makers undoubtedly reit provision as essential they have passed and so BO long as it Is a law beig t irie a 0 be no glod good reison why it winked at or disregard han ban any other law it cular time their would diore than ever necessity ir I 1 g such a statement the ally knows that the cites are in rather a strained con coa ut as to details it knows thing in order that cit appreciate the true siti therefore be in a frame corp readily operate cooperate co y officials rials to relieve those they should be advised he publication of the red statement just the true moreover for their own protection liv ht new administration should want facts before the public it is no it t that the retiring on w went ent to the limit in the ex n of funds and that about all that la is left tor for the new ad administration mints to do is to to 4 pay the bills T TIMES has absolutely no critic a of expenditures which were made so far as we know of them on the contrary we have only commendation tor for the progressive attitude taken by the retiring administration and tor for the splendid improvements which have resulted but when another two years shall have expired it if there evidence ot of so many improve rents cents r having been made and it is very doubtful if there can bethen the public should understand why A published statement now to compare with one two years hence should be the best explanation |