Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-19
He Says They Are the Worst
Thing a City Can
Have.
TO APPOINT POLICE CHIEF.
New Executive Seeking for An
Efficient and Honest Man Re-
CARELESS of Politics.
Has Desirable Names In Mind But Is
Not Sure Yet That He Can
Secure An Acceptance

Il am for a live town. and l don't
want to see the town have any more
bad friends than can help"
This is the way Mayor John S.
Bransford expressed himself today as
he sat in the mayors chair, with his
hands resting on the mayors table,
where he soon Will be expected to
place his signature after an order
naming new chief of police.
When asked whom he had in mind
for the place Mayor Bransford said he
YVES looking for capable. honest and
efficient man, and when he found
such man his religion, his politics,
and his relationship to obligations
any party or clique had to hand the
office to any particular person, would
count all alike at about zero.
Il think I will be able to tell You
whom ! shall name by tonight" he
said. There are some people | have
in mind but j don't know whether
they will accept. and until find out 1
can't quite tell you who will be chos-
on"
SEVERAL POSSIBILITIES.
Mayor Bransford is not a big man
in stature. but he probably has more
hackers and we'll wishers than any
other man could possibly have from
among the possibilities" who we're
mentioned when he was named for the
place. Today he was salSed If he ap-
proved the religious fight made against
one church by political party, and
ne said he was for live town, and
then he added, "A live town is Salt
Lakes right and It's coming, If Salt
Lake will only let it. The papers can
work for it. They do in part, but if
they were all expanding all the energy
they waste in these petty quarrels,
Just pulling for q live town and big
one they would do better Now 1 don't
want to tell you papers you are kill
ing the town--it wouldn't look nice for
me to be quoted on a thing like that
but If Salt Lake doesn't get what's
due the only influence that keeps il
away is the press, and every boost
Tor the live town counts In the right
direction"
FOR BIGGER TOWN.
Mayor Bransford was assured that
ne had the hearty support OF the
News" in every movement calculated
to build up Salt Lake, and he assured
the papers representative in turn that
he wac not likely to have any motive
other than this In any of his actions.
of course" he added. the American
party elected me to the place and to
them l owe some consideration.
SECOND STREET PAVING.
The second street paving was mem
toned, and Mayor Bransford said he
had ridden over the street, round 1t
nice APPEARING, and thought the
people were getting about as good n
road as they paid for. He modified his
approval, however, by saying he had
not closely studied the specifications
nor the way in which they We're car
ried out, and by the further fact that
:. lie Loo ta haf Ia, t. ,af
the best paving material for cities with
heavy grades.
FOR ASPHALT.
Suppose" he said, that a cloud
burst comes and flood of water rush.
es down this road, with Its steep grades
here and there All this macadam
would wash out. and so would any dirt
or gravel road. on the other hand, as
phalt would be as good after the storm
as before, but you must remember as
phalt costs s11 per foot and this road
cost $3.50. / spoke from casual OBJ
servation, but / think the people are
getting a good road for the money, and
one that would pack as hard as the
floor IN this room. and last about as
long rs any other similar road.
CITY BONDS.
The matter OF the tax levy OF 3;S
mills TO pay interest on the million
lpllhI ifAiAl ltN - N'N-' st4~Nt@'S''sf
gether with the clause In the original
calling for the application of the net
revenue from the water system TO be
applied 70 paying interest and creating
a sinking fund 10 meet the bonds.
Mayor Bransford said that the new
tax levy was necessary because there
was no net revenue from any water sys-
TEN growing out OF the building of the
conduit This Big Cottonwoo water"
he said. comes directly into the gem
trail mains, and / don't sea how any
net revenue from It's existence can be
figured" It It had been used to create
separate system OF mains, things
would be different. and there would DO
"A distinctive revenue that could go 70
such n fund. "As Il 10 ! think the
thing Is fair 20 all, for the water goes
into tho mains for the whole city. and
the whole city pays the interest and tho
sinking fund"
WILL NAME MAN TONIGHT.
The matter OF a successor 10 Chief
Sheets win be settled tonight. when IL
Is anticipated that Mayor Bransford
viii send n a name for the city council
to conHi1er.
Francis Hall 10 said TO have the en-
dorsemcnt OF the American" party die
tntors who came 10 such sudden grief
when they held a caucus on tho mayor
atty vacancy without consulting Moran,
Davis and Crabiroe, He may be named.
but Mayor Bransford would not indi-
cato today that this would be the case.