Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-02
NTN|CIPAL CONVENTION
s,pfss BY SHAW AND RICHARDSON


.,,r,polis. pee. This was 'ne
i'i.in'p !, the sixth national confer
y '' ~. dood cRy Government
-" T.. spe,ches were confined 10
p'f.. "a ,helr discussion A paper
Tr.r as, ,w.rt shaw OF New York on
y W .,,y In the Unhed states-the
~ wv ". a., It's Actively" was
ND, II g Dcming Of New ps',sa.,.
~ fharIcs ftcbardsoh .. ..>,n.,rtn,i
,ssd a paper entitleu
Z i,l,ss" lie said IN par,i 49,.
-. comusitee on munlvlp po
unanufnus In shc op',on 80
~ should h. free 20 onoVs 49,.
h.ie,en tint policy OF l.'-h "
- ~. or u retaining ana vpera.
80, e,r its own benent W NY
y 80 and should be clgtheu WI
~. 'soper Tor acquiring any NV"
s..,,rr pubye properuen. ..,
- Committed q hfp o"uN,'.."
~ bsen demonstrated by abun.
~ I AZ .xpef,tncc that IN the interest,"
~, subilo when the cty gran"
~. 10 = private corporation. ~
ll - or lnAlvldDil, the term OF such
-" ,sould be limited TO a DEFINITE
-, - exceeding twenty-cne years;
.,i,'oo 10 any other FORM OF COM
.,,ss Inc grantee should pay the
,sreef.ase Of the gross receipts
* exer.gse " 4he franchise; al
- ~ ths period the plant OF N.
49, .hould become the property OF
~ N the latsor 20 desire. either
49, further compensation than tht
.sI sunt, OF, Il additional com
...,,., b paid. u should not IN any
'.eiuss or be based upon any vni-
-. n or allowance for the franchise
- vhlfh a. the termination OF the
80 ,A.suH Ip0 Facio revert to the
-, every grant OF "a franchise
go c,ntan ample provision. en-
,...,his hy forfeiture az the grant. or
.,...,,s II secure efficient public ser
=. n fsaonshie rates; every gran,"e
y, "A !. OBLIGED n render 60 the city
--si,,s accounts Of IS financial con-
~ including It's receipts from all
NO., and .,s expenditures for all pur.
-, sueh account to he public
.,,i,. he books and accounts of the
rriss should be at all reasonable
-, 6psn u she examination of the
- fiscal officer or his representa-
va
b. Nber, shaw Of New York. q
-l-hsf % the commitfe- 81 municipal
rrtn read paper entitled The
a. lt the United Statcs-ihe proper
NJ u Is actlviucr." He said IN
er.
1, : the unanimous Opinion Of the
s-nree that the matn outlines OF a
-1strii system should he uniform
crsEAoui All the towns % a state. AMI
eil there u no particular reason when
iiifly workable American ryoem
rcl ~, tend. at least apprOxima lcly.
WI somc;hinR like uniformity
s'xhcu, the whole country.
men 4 comes b. the question what
. more or less uniformly organised
y apii corporations shall do from
rsA 20 Month and year 90 year
~, nrvlcen they shall render 90 the
rriurnts or che elements OF the
- apal coriomtion-sS " the oIsnion
& Tg eommlttec--as We believe u N
= niigrc opinion. founded upsn ex-
rfrs. of municipal admlnlatratov
stNAlu, the world-that nobody can
ti a we'll a. che individual munich
~ A5E far II Will carry It's activities
~ . shat variety Of ways IN detail
an make itself servicubie % ,ts
anna
W ac ~, FOR a nnment ndvocat-
= edI extreme Innovations. nor are
y iiailailng any prudential chesg %
ltr'fal nature that may he found In
a.'frnce 20 work uaeful.t. We are
~ onisnding for the main PROPOSE
'Aai the elites may well be left TO
~ eN their own desdnlca upon the
- y very broad liberty as respects
cps Of their functions"
~ eiles c1ntes,ing for she next
selttuon were ~. Paul, Detroit,
tilelfe and Columbus.
~ tVwlve committee VIII have
-, .ining on the gfxs convention cNy,
- may DS; report az this time.
A,,''lgnns OF cond0lence ON che
" OIL George u. Warirg Jr., Of
~, nsik; were also appropriately
oi nrnihg.