The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-07

Salt Lake City. after Jan. l. 1908. will 7
be governed by a board OF trustees. !
after the Galveston idea.
The Benner " Smith bills providing
for the adoption by Salt Lake of the
so-called Galveston idea of municipal
government were unanimously recon- |
mended for passage by the Joint senate
committees on judiciary and city and
| county corporations yesterday after
noon.
The Salt Lake members of the senate
and house in caucus yesterday agreed
TO stand by the Smith bill. and the
country members will undoubtedly ac-
cede TO their wishes.
The senate is expected to pass the
measure promptly and the house. il is
believed. VIII follow suit without de-
lay. Speaker Joseph will champion the
bill in the house The governor is un-
/ derstood to be not averse to signing the
/ bill.
/ A board of three trustees. elected
/ from the city at large, will therefore.
/ next January assume all the duties,
I powers and prerogatives now possessed
/ by the mayor. city council and board OF
public works.
The report of the senate committee
will be made today when the bills will
be read for the second time The third
reading will take place tomorrow, when
the final vote will be taken. The SEN
I ate seems to be unanimous in its ad-
vocacy of the measures.
House Is Favorable.
Up to recently it has been expected
that serious opposition would be forth
coming when the bills reached the
house but the warning factions We're
cOnciliated at caucuses of the Salt
Lake county delegation held Tuesday
a nd urQf IN sIrax~
ing. when the whole question was dis
oussed and it was unanimously agreed
TO stand by the Smith bills. The coun-
try members are willing to vote for
the measures as il does not affect them
I'm the least and the agreement reached
by the Salt Lake members will be ia
ken by them to mean that the people
of the Utah metropolis want the change
made.
Asked whether he thought the house
would approve of his bills Senator Ben
ner X. Smith said
Il am positive that they viii pass the
lower house"
This would indicate that everything
but the mere routine OF passing the
acts is "cut and dried"
At the committee meeting yesterday
! all were enthusiastic over the idea Of
lettering the government of Salt Lake.
[ Senator Gardner. or Spanish Fork
Sdiu III iGltItitt 10 IL only WISH
we could have that form Of govern
ment in our town. ] hope that the
/ measures go through and that Salt
: Lake will as a result become a model
: municipality"
Walton FaVors 1t.
Senator Wesley X. Walton was
5 equally enthusiastic. Municipal GOT
: eminent should be centralized and di-
: vcrced from politics as much as pos
= sible,' he said. and 1 believe that this
a scheme will be more effective towards
/ that end than anything else that could
: be done. am glad the salaries of the
e trustees are fixed at $4,000 a year. for
this will insure securing good men. and
: viii also insure better and more faith
{ full work. for a man with big salary
e will not be so inclined to graft and
= play favorites because he knows that
e the people will rise against him and
j he will be out of job at the next
: election
S Senator Hularski. of Ogden. although
! favOTing the measures. wanted to as
J. sure himself that they did not apply
: to ogden before he gave his consent.
c eve don't need any change in Ogden,
he said. but if the Salt Lake delega-
ton wants TO change the government
/, here 1 won't object to the bill in the
Il least AS a matter of fact ! think il
! an excellent one"
Explained by Smith.
9 AT the meeting Senator Benner Y
Smith explained i'm detail the provis-
ions of his measures. In the first place
the mayor. city councilmen. members
a of the board of public works and ali
other city officials will be legislated
= out of office. At the fall election the
= people will elect three trustees and ar
It auditor from the. city at large. These
: officials will take office the first Mon
4. day In January. 1908. and assume al
e the powers now exercised by those in
* charge of municipal affairs. The trus-
IS tees will appoint a city attorney. city
+ recorder anG all other necessary Off
10 Gals They will make all contracts
, and in every manner carry out the
= functions of government vested in the
Is mayor, city council and board OF pub.
ID lie works by the chart r. If d vacancy
r. occurs i'm their number they have the
; power TO fill the unexpired term. Il
: this is not done within thirty days. the
- auditor. the only other official elected
" by the people will act as the thirC