Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-10-23 | Page 3 | Council Puzzled over Its Finances

COUNCIL PUZZLED OVER ITS FINANCES Meeting Tonight May Bring to Light an Analysis of pf the Condition Conditio n of Treasur Treasury Y Further discussion of the financial embarrassment into Inlo the American American Ameri Ameri- can party administration has gotten the cit city Is scheduled to occupy the attention attention atten atten- tion ton of oC the city council at its meeting th this Is I Pursuant Pursuant to to a motion passed by the council Its Us at meeting last Monday Mond-ii nl night the tho auditor and treasurer have been working on a a detailed report showing tho the tl figures ures for the expenditures expendi expendi- tures tureH and antI receipts of the city from the beginning of ot the year ear and it is hoped that these ma may help to elucidate the tan tangle Je and enable the councilmen to determine tic dc- termine the exact financial St status of the thc treasury sury The rhe auditor announced Saturday that his Ills r report port would be ready by Monday londa right night and that so far tar as he could see sec It would not show any an material change chango In ln the tho report submitted by him more titan than a week ago The treasure on the other hand declares de- de de declares clar clares S that he win will be ba able to show lIow a Plis of or abut JUt 1 Instead of as indicated by his hlf report repent last Jast Monday night But the treasurers treasurer's report shows sinking Milking ru js water department funds rot zot properly erl belonging to available a finances Jc water rents wl ich he Is figuring figuring- as collectible and other Items that the auditor contends are aie not properly s1 as a available revenues and aid not so shown shown shown-in In his tate tate- statement ment nt of finances Councilman J. J W. W has a special resolution intended as a substitute su substitute sti- sti tute for the tho other resolutions now pending pending pend pend- In ing before the council which is Iii desi de- de sl si ned ne to subunit submit to the Mountain States Telephone Ts TeJe Telegraph raph company a proposition to sign an agreement with the thc city not to raise telephone rates at any time except upon consent of the city in return for being permit permitted tell to continue using the Independent ent company's eon com pany's pans property ty until such time OR os the theo thet t o o 0 systems s c can n be unified and arid the two telephone nuisance nuts nce be abolished