Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-25


~ permit him 10 b. employed 10 another division
Under su,h in art corporations AMI uolf
luaffy and if.rfHn Hf trrrch auartufstd tn 49,
nud those ffuihiHI and confidential H.umuuleh.
tons bstwevf ii.Al. tui 4rIaa'ulautas which
resifaintl 900 male unaHfnL Zoo Iu.ufs tha
ruth ~ must ur Iu Willing HUN futHIurI copies
kept, hnI Though Che employer mW peter i1 snA
noihlnE D. aust else rNuu b. utuna nu de'
maud, ur forever keep silence. 10 ths empllgef
aHiuiiacs nn cuplnyre ifgm one division OF its
service. even fof SHOWN dishonesty. % fIf care.
iosinvgs Nc incumpetoncy Involving the lives n
Others it must not prevent be fu-rup l1Nmrut IN
smother branch ~ iia buiiuess inrft afe laws
against Islander and hhal and che law should
ucn whenever his Interests demand &c. Honest
capable employees DO NOT need protection 10 ihc
which mskei the truth eulnahln ~ which g.
quifes 10 tu DO In writing. could be- enforced.
see many fea'on. fpf not approving the act.
anu none Tor approving 70 hs u stands
thu uoNr HuLE ntI-
Tho Legislature adopted memorial 10
Congress urging tho passage of tho bill la
tfuduccd in tho Senate aud House VI Repre-
sontntives entitled. "a bill for the local
government ~ Utah Territory. ana To pro-
vide Tor tho election ~ certain officers In
said Territory" Tho memorial was sub
uitted % me and returned Il without ap.
prevail
Here follows tho Home Rule mentioned.
and the veto Of Il BY tho Governor.
unvERENESr OF METROPOLITAN CITIES.
Tho Legislature In IT, memorial has fo-
feffcd 60 ny veto % tho "Att providing for
the government " cltlus" There are SOW
urnl matters that should DO considered in
connection With tho action OF the Governor
aud the legislature salt Lake city has
very excellent FORM OF government There
IL 10 complaint made by the citizens c1u.
corning H. II has aud exercises complete
authority ovef the liquor traffic. aul pus-
SCISSORS tho puWur to CONTROL regulate aud
suppress the different forms ~ vlco common
% cities. ~ the Legislative session % 1900
b very carefully prepared act was passed
creating Board ut Public Works. aud pro-
Nldlng Tor "a comprehensive system oi pub
lic improvements. IL was found that this
act was In some respects detective, but
those were remodiod In isn1. The clty bias
authority % establish Police, Water aud
Fire Departments, and has done ~. 10 has
tho power 20 borrow money Tor public put-
poses, aud has done M. 10 has an excellent
system 81 public schools. In short Il has
boon vested with the usual power enjoyed
BY municipal corporations.
This was tho municipal condition when
the act consisting NJ ninety printed pages
aud providing n radical change lu tho f1rm
of Government " salt Lake was Submitted
/ 10 ne,
/ do not hesitate q say that tho act was
/ framed IN too expensive basis Tor city
OF 10000 people. Tho great elites ~ the
c0untry have not been siyeu more clmbur-
some aud complicated acts than II was pro-
| posed 70 give o. Salt Lake CITY. rhr act
contained many special provisions which
were very Objectionable. IL destroyed the
/ comity which tho public Interest requires
should exist between the different depart
meuta OF city government, ycstiug in some
/ unusual powers At the expense " others IL
I lad luH ~ lea
municipal officers ~ tho Clty Council aud
| thon by subsequont provisions made the
/ creature greater thnn tho creator. The
/ Mayor, though the chief executive odlcor ~
tho city, wac practically derived VI the
/ prorog Atlycs Of bis Office, and would have
| been Mayor In name only,
The act bore evidence of having boon
| taken bodily FROM the charter OF some other
city which had suffered by the dishonesty
/ Of tho Mayor mud Council and tho charter Of
/ which had been 20 amended rs ~ give Co
| other officers the usual powers exercised by
| a mayor and council.
Many leading citizens opposed tho APP
| ptoyal " the act aud viewed 70 with aiarmj
Tor those roA-sna returned the act un.
approved.
MrcnAsio's uES
! Tho Importance " the law "io secure
/ Hons to mechanics and others" led rue "a
| carefully cuusidor ita provisions, aud to
I
subject 80 covers NJ the limited tltno al my
| disposal, at tbe time the bill was before mo,
/ would permit.
Tho prescott law sublocts tho ownors q
/ property 20 Hens Tor improvements 10 tho
amount and extent 60 which the owner Il
/ indebted TO a contractor NJ tho tilhu VI no.
/ toe Of the demand aud liUn claimed BY a
/ sub-ountraotuF or material man. Thls l.
] found 10 be lu accordance with tho general
scope ~ the best considered aud most usual
| legislation on the suhloct la this cOunuo-
tion rctor to Phillips on Mcchau-
les Liona, section o.. Ia which Il
10 said. ''the system most generally
adopted tor the security d sub-oontract1rs
aud material men Il that which confines the
right ~ recovery 20 tho smuunt due 10 the
contractor by tho owner ut tho time " no.
tlce % the latter" mi. s1ums lust 10 all
parties, and Il In accordance WITH tho idea
that one man should not Dc obliged u pro-
toct 20 his own dotrlmont contracts butwoun
] uthora, 90 which he has no knowledge boz
You'd the amount In his hands At the timo
no has notice OF tho contract aud debt A.
an original proposition II would be difficult
10 shuw why an owner should protect mater
fat mon or mechanics in their contracts
] with Third parties, To any greater tktunt
than all creditors arc protected by law, or
| why such "a class uf creditors shUuld DO
favored more than nlhVr., or why they
/ ahould not cNofcise the Same caro- iu giving
payment that other creditors must exercise
aud require However, thls may be-, IL has
Tor u long timo beun supposed that reason
ablo extra security 20 these UlAssrs tends 10
/ encourage tho improvement NJ real estate,
aud Ia tho on1 10 tho general touoat VI the
public. aud this idca has boon acted upon 10
long that It may be safely acted upon to tho
extent named
Tho provisions u tho act won't fur beyond
the limits of huy lust rule aud woro glar-
ingly unjust 10 tho owner, ~ real property.
IL would have boon Au obstruction ~ Inn
proyomcuta, aud while II would have bena-
hted few mon, aud wealthy contractors,
II would have iniured mechanic, and all
that class % contractors WIN have lit,ie
capital or credit, and wbo rely on thelr ln-
dustry and Skin ~ sut cuutractA la short
tuu act amounted Co class legislation fur tho
benefit ~ q foY Whu least med protection.
IL provided that gu material men, mo-
chnuics, lnbufers and contractors down 10
the thlrd degree from She owner
| should have Hon uu tho prop
Orty ut tho uWnur 10 thu fuil
amount VI Tho contract price 90 DO paid Tor
any Improvement by tho owner nUtwith-
standing he dli not contract tho debt,
might be ignorant ~ tho claim. had nu
notice OF It, aud In accordance with his con-
tract with bis Immediate contractor may
have paid Tho fan contract price. An Illus.
trntiun viii better show what would have
been the OBJECT of such d law a, A. owner,
contract, with II Tor che erection ut "a build
Ing aud agrees topay us the work Progresses,
aud does no, until lt ia completed.
then phy- In lull, having mo- notice, Other
personal or constructive, that any other
persons hnvu claims against u, tho ciu-
tractor Within SIXTY days ntter tho com.
: ploton ~ tho work g, u aud tho whole
alphabet muy lilo notice ~ a lion aud give