Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-28
MAYORS ARR MEETING.
MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS ARE CONSIDERED.



coIuihpus' sept. 2e'-Ihe Hrst @I'hu-
nj conference of the mayors ana couh-
cilmen OF tile U. s., cahaqR ana Mex
leo was called to order this morning
ly Mavot- Hammock of this DIV about
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io0 resuiariE accreui'eu Ne'es"''9 We
me present.
Gov bushnell delivered the address
of ,,a,,on,, 10 soia +bc rnuy,rg, r,n-
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stess would lnaugurate aholhti epoch'
While municipal officials for centuries
had deoIt with "munIcinal probiems O."
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even III iohS tiileu heius' "'oueih 'he'A-
DDS and careful husbandry can be
made to produce bountiful harvosts,
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lhuniclpai oflcers could eject Ifultiul
results by the elaboration of the sue
ceedlng days.
tJa cnrtir,,od. "-rbe c,oec or tho
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tioh "hich presents US H'unS innings
to be done in our cities and towns as
there was at the time of the founda-
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Va
NO city Is now so rich IN excellent
wealth In TINT wav. Each urban COM
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Ai"iti'S mas IT'S NSNa'''i'o en- 10 t''"'
each nus some natural ulluculty 10
overcome. even IN the FORM ana hleth3u
OF lts government or III oDJects TO pc
accomplished Tor the dement, OF health,
economy and utility.
1t Is not my purpose nor is II my
province to discuss, even In a general
way the various reforms Mhlch are
presently constantly TO our eyes Mine
is the TASK OF expressing liltlhs WEI
COME 10 our VISITORS TO the capltai
city
mayor e A. Conner OF Atlanta, ga,
responded for the visitors presenting
the importance of good municipal gov
ernfneut with great force an tioQuence'
MS address was received WIN ehthu-
slasuc applause -,--,... ...
mayor 3laCk was maui eIltt'l nun "
the convention ana hdltor Ioruoh VI
the city government, seCrethrS'
STREET LIGHTING, HOW TO DO
IT
Nayor NIacVicnr of Des MOines read
n ,,n,cr entitled "Street lighting; BY
rotrnct rnunicInal control. or munici-
nal ownership, which?"
He said when he undertook to in
vcstipate the question of municipal
oIynershIn he about as well informed
mon the subject as was the farmers
good wife who asked her husband
ia hiring home some electric plants
that they might by raising their own
lights save Kerosene. The. local com
nar,ies made a vigorous campaign to
defeat the proposition authorizing
municipal ownership in Des NIoines.
Money and political influence was free
lv rsed hut the vote was favorable
Nv nearly three to one. The plant is
not Vet built owing to suits threat
enpd by prominent taxpayers under the
direction and advice of the attorneys
of the local companies.
"While we now generally concede the
Justice of municipal ownership of
wntnrworks. and are about ready to
endorse municipal street lighting, we
hesitate at going further and declar-
ing for city ownership of such natural
monopolies as gas and street railways.
However. we are rapidly coming to
believe i'm the soundnoss of this prin-
cinle Our newspapers and periodl-
Gals are teeming with Intelligent in
formation ON the subject of municipal
ownership. No sentiment should be al
lowed 10 stand in the way of utilizing