The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-04
Mayors Message Contains
Many important Suggestions

flee OF license collector should be passed
AND "A responsible person placed in charge
under such bond ss might be deemed ad-
Nisaoic TO properly safeguard the inter
cSts OF the city. Under the present sys-
tenn the city treasurer is the collector OF
dog taxes and tho supervisor OF streets
the collector OF poll taxes. In tile .evcnt
OF the creation of the department OF IL
ccnsc. such department should assume the
functions OF tho treasurer and street su-
pervisor SO far as e applies to the coll
lection Of licenses.
Purchasing Department.
The purchasing OF supplies FOR the
various departments of the citv govern
ment Is frcighted with a large degree OF
responsibility. so much so, IN fact. that
~ would seem 10 me TO be advisable that
thls function. in order that IL might he
conducted on a proper business basis. and
therefore more efficiently handled. that
IT should be placed under capable and I'M
telliGent control Experience has taught
corporations. both large and small. that
the only proper and efficient method OF
conducting this part OF the business IS
TO nave II takcn care of under separate
and distinct head thereby cnectins n
saving OF time and money. I should there
lore recommend the organization OF such
a department. and il is my conviction
Tint an honest and fair trial will demou-
strHtc IL TO be n valuable adjunct To our
municipal government.
In my annual message of one year
ago l called attention 10 tho fact that
there should he a city stable and store
department centrally located TO meet the
requirement and needs or the city In
this respect | am more convinced than
ever that this should be done. and would
again respectfully submit The matter for
your consideration.
''At the close oil each year and more
particularly at the close of an adminls-
tration. there should he a very careful
auditing OF the books aud accounts OF all
the new system inaueuratcd In keeping
the accounts in the sevcra! departments.
little time should be consumed in this
work. | would recommend that some one
he designated 80 carefully go over all the
department books and report their lind
inGs al as carly a date as possible.
Health Department.
1T is impossible to overcstimate the
value 10 the community OF II thoroughly
organized and efficiently handled health
administration 10 carefully safeguard the
health and 10 promote the comfort OF the
people. II. therefore. becomes necessary
in conducting 10 these ends. That the in
spection of food be carefully carried out.
much care should be exercised in secur-
ing men properly qualified for this class
OF work.
Needless 10 say that ALI rules and
regulations looking towards the promot-
| ing of wholesome healthy surroundings
should hc vigorously enforced and that
proper sewer connections should he made,
In this connection ! should deem II eT-
pedient TO say that our citizens should,
as far as possible. assist this department
bY strict compliance with the provisions
OF The law applicable to the department
under consideration
tho matter of The inspection of food
products, meats and tho like. has been
such as 10 commend itself TO the highest
regard Of the community.
Garbage.
"Onc item regarding The preservation
| a he.,liI of ll1r prnnla uslIC In
should not bc under"stimatcd is the re-
moYal of garbage and its proper disposl-
OF the city ! have given this subject my
careful and thorough consideration. and
l have reached the conclusion That tho
hauling of the garbage should he placed
under iha control OF the street depart
mcnt by reason Of the fact that this dc
| partmcnt has deputies i'm all parts Of the
city. thcy can the moro carefully observe
! the conditions attaching to the collection
Of refuse and lis disposition; and In many
Instances ashes and cindcrs might be used
/ by the street department wherever large
| fills are being made. Gv placing tho
hauling or the garbage under the care OF
/ the street department. better opnDriuni-
ties will Lc secured for giving closer
Inspection Of premises where garbage Is
! collected In large quantities. Should the
| change herein suggested he instituted.
would further suggest that teams used
in this work hc pal q per diem instead
OF by weight as At present am thor
oushly cony nced that tho proposed
| change will Eccure better sanitary condi
| tions, and recommend that IL be effected
Public Comfort Stations.
"Onc OF thc Improvements OF q modern
| city and ono which ! would suggest
should receive vour best consideration is
that Of public comfort stations or la
| yatorics Public health conditions and
| n du" regard for tl" cnnveucnc" and
comfort oi our citizens and the travel
| ing public. coming here in ever incrcas-
| ing numbers every. year have created
demand for these institutions
1T may be true that up 10 the present
! time few cities ar" possessed 81 thes"