The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-26
NEXT CONVENTION
MEETS At SANDY
Little Salt Lake County Town
Gets Next Municipal
League Meet.
CLOSING DAY AT LOGAN
is AN INTERESTING ONE
Mayor BransfOrd and DR..
Beatty of Salt Lake the
Principal Speakers.

Special to The Tribune,
| LOGAN, JAM 25.-There was heavy
attendance today at the Municipal League
convention, all cities OF this county be-
Ing we'll represented. The morning meet
ing was held at the Agricultural college.
and 1t was perhaps the most interesting
session OF the convention. Prof. ]. H
Paul OF the University Of Utah dellv-
cred an excellent address on the "Rcla-
ton Of the Public Servant to the Private
Citizen" In which he asserted that the
kind of public servants most needed now
are those who give themselves wholly
to the duties of their position. Instead
| of merely performing the routine oblsa-
| tions of It. Leaders and reforTners are
needed at the head Of municipalities now
| The greatest necessity in all cities OF
Utah at present Is system OF proper
sanitation He thought that men who
| use their offices to interfere with the
rights OF those subordinate to them as
| to the expression of their Views on pub
| lie matters were traitors to the highest
| ideals OF our government
| Mayor John S. Bransford of Salt Lake
City discussed the Des Molnes plan OF
municipal government. taking very strong
grounds against It. After reading his
address, he made brief speech, explain
Ing in some detail the manner in which
| the government Of Salt Lake City Is ad-
ministered, and in conclusion paid his
|
as having said that he would give $4,000
| for the privilege OF holding the office OF
city purchasing agent. Fle said: That
may be that mans idea OF the RESPONSE
constituents There was more interest
evinced In Mayor Bransford's address
than anything else on the programme to-
At 4he conclusion of Mayor Brans-
fords address' the the entire @ party nEr was vas
,1n,,f Ind 1o1 fn,. OH nal ~
| Ices. The meeting was turned over 10
the league and brief addresses were
| made by Mayor A. L. Clark of Farming
ton. Mayor John S. Bransford of Salt
Lake City and DR.. 7. B. Beatty. sec
retary OF the state board of health, Fol-
lowing the adjournment luncheon was
served by the domestic arts department
of the college.
Afternoon Session.
AT the afternoon session. which was
| held In the rooms OF the Boosters club.
DIR. Beatty delivered an address on
Public sanitation. which drew forth
the mayors of the different cities to see
| that more legislation on health matters
was placed upon the statute books and
that the laws already there be more rig
| idly enforced, Using typhoid fever as an
| example, he illustrated how contagious
diseases are carried from the system Of
pointing out that with proper care such
diseases can be absolutely prevented. He
urged the passage of ordinances requiring
| all outhouses to be kept tightly closed:
so as to prevent flies coming In contact
| with their contents. Also that the state
law which requires that no well shall be
strictly enforced: Manure piles, he said
| were the great breeding places for files,
and he urged that all such piles within
| the cities be incIosed In some manner
so as to prevent the Hies getting to them,
DR.. Beatty's address aroused much dis
ouss!on. and he consumed more time in
answering questions than he did In treat
ing the subject himself. At the conclu
sion OF his address. Chairman George
Thomas of the special committee ap-
pointed yesterday TO look into the mat
The resolution in substance states that
whereas statistics prove that not to eX-
erty Is assessed as against 40 per cent
OF the real property, and that this bur-
den on realty is constantly increasing:
therefore be II
The Resolution.
Resolved. by the Municipal league of
petitions his eXcellency. the governor of
Utah 10 appoint q committee Of seven
to investigate all matters pertaining TO
taxation in the state OF Utah, both as
TO the method OF administration and like
wise as to the sources of taxation; and,
be 1t further
OF Utah to require the said committee to
report on or before December 10. 1910,
and ask him to furnish the president OF
this league with ten copies of the report.
to be used a basis for discussion at
the next session of this body,
This resolution was unanimously
adopted,
A change was made in the constitu-
ton OF the league by which county Of
ficials as we'll as those Of the city were
made eligible to membership.
When 1t came to the matter Of select
Ing place to hold the convention next
year three cities were named. Sandy. Mt |
Pleasant and Manti. The vote stood
Sandy, %: Mt. Pleasant. s, Manti .. and
the next meeting OF the Municipal league |
will therefore be held In Sandy next
January. In accordance with agree |
ment reached before that the officers |
should come from the city where the |
next convention was to be held Mayor |
w, d. Kuhre OF Sandy WAS elected pres |
ldent, Mayor Edward Southwaite OF Jehi. |
first vice-presidcnt; Mayor Ferdinand |
Erickson OF Mt, Pleasant. second Vice |
president; Mayor Phil Bentz OF Murray. |
third vice president.
The president was authorized to name |
an executive committee OF five members. |
Mayor Kuhre was then introduced and |
made a brief speech, A resolution was |
passed extending the thanks OF the !
league to the citizens. colleges and Boost |
ers' club for the courtesies shown It's |
members. After this about half an hour |
was spent In listening to reports from |
the various mayors as to the size equip |
ment, cost. etc. OF their respective water |
systems. Tonight the visitors were en- |
tertained at ball In the Logan pavi- |
lion