Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-19
TRANSPORT MAKES
PLEA FOR REFORM
,,oual Message Of City's ExeCu-
five suggests Civic Service
For Inspectors.
BETTER FIRE PROTECTION.
would Have Department In
.,crt buildings and Order Dan-
r,rous Features Improved.

,.. annual message Of Mayor John
pansford, presented 10 the city
-,H last night contains many re-
,,,spdations which show the writer
n, progressive. in his Ideas of what
.eutes municipal government. and
s.t tbo council is Of the same belief
~ .bovn by the fact that nifty copies
,sro ordered printed
The commentator made that all
..bno buildings should be protected
'r,,nst dre, through abuse or care
,..sress by fire department inspection,
ors that will commend itself 90 the
.orrhtful. and the proposition 10 in
.-,3uee civil service reform into the
.,r1u,t OF municipal affairs to the
.ytsnf that inspectors of the board OF
cublIc works should pass an eNamina-
.,n as TO fitness, will be commended
nv the public spirited.
Arother feature of the message which
rm be appreciated by many proper
t,boIders who have objected 60 pay
~ for the paving of streets with im-
HllHfNN NINNINNNAlf WA NANkA NhANAN' NAA' iN
.onmeudation which calls for the
,boroueh and careful test Of the Utah
product
lions made by the city's chief cXecu-
tre. all of which appear iu tho message
which follows ia fun
To The Honorable President and Mem
hars of the city Council:
Gouuemen-At this the beginning Of
neu year. ] greet you. The revolution
or the wheel OF time has closed the year
i0g and brought to as the beginning
Of another AID one that Is very promis-
mg for the people of this city
You win perhaps recall the fact that
IN my former message J took occasion
"a refer 90 the financial and commercial
conditions prevailing at that time con-
saouaut upon the widespread indus
triaI depression with which our country
asafHicted: at the same time express
ine the hope that this unfortunate CON
dfon would be but temporary. and
that a year OF growth and activity
awaited our city, such AS has not been
Witnessed heretofore in its history This
hone has been fully realized; the COM
faerlal stamatiou which seemed 10
threaten us disappeared before the
alortness. the strength of character and
the uncomfortable energy of an classes
Of our citizens, and as result we
have developed 90 "a point that every
one must admire Ia the progress Of a
city
ID Is unnecessary that should pass
m survey am that has been accomplish
ed You have had from the heads u
the various departments statements
fs.... ~ rf
committed 10 their care. nom time 20
time. ana Of the expansion OF the bust
ness and commercial interests Of our
city.
Therefore I feel justified, Boz view
of these achievements. in saying that
feeling of pride nils the heart Of
every man and OF every woman in our
city who has les interests and its well
fare at heart.
I'm no line OF Improvement possibly,
have our people shown a more marked
desire 90 progress than in that of the
many special improvements for which
applications have been made; and while
CREST number OF these have been "a p
V0aby acted upon by your honorable
body 10 has been unap oidahly necessary
90 reject, or at least defer. action upon
others And this for reasons that are
known Ga but a few Of the persons who
make such applications
THE STATE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
And the reason is the erroneous i'm
preston which many people entertain
in regard 90 the manner In which the
cost of these special improvements are
m.t Under the law relative 10 the
construction of sidewalks, the paving
and macadamizing OF streets. approx
maiclY 2l pen cent of tho cost of these
Improvements has 20 bc paid down from
thc general funds OF the city; whereas.
ihe property owner labors under the
Impression that the total cost is paid boy
NE owner of property abutting on the
street sought 10 Doe improved, and this
Impression Is very often the result oi
Toe various statements which appear i'm
some of the nowspa pers.
During the year 1908 the cost 10 tho
ol} iof the classes of improvements just
mentioned which have been constructed
Of are u course of construction, amount
% al to the sum ~ $3.50 ,08i9i which
clearly demonstrates that thu city is dos
mg 's FUN snare of The work OF im-
poFement along these lines.
Too most cities of this country the enc
llre cost Of such improvements is borne
W iaa property owners and this Il
WOULD seem 90 me Is an equitable mode
procedure in such matters. which
We consider that except as Il affords q
hlmuh 20 contiguous owners OF proper
3 lo so and DO likewise an improve
menu in the form of "a sidewalk n one
p''tnH of the city. cannot Doe c0usid.