The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-11
DES MONIES PLAN
PASSES SENATE
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Senators Marks and X. w. Sevy vot.
ing in the negative.
Reading OF the bills began yester.
day morning, but II was late in the af-
ternon before the task was completed.
They were amended considerably be-
lore the vote was taken. The initia-
tive, referendum and recall provisions
were stricken out, and the civil SER
vice clause, which was in the bill in
troduced two wears ago, is also lack.
ing.
In his speech in support of the bills
Senator Smith said he regretted that
there was no recall provision in the
proposed acts, but that two years
hence he will make an effort to have
the feature Incorporated in the law.
Deplores Recall Absence.
81 think these features should be in
the bills" said Senator Smith, be
cause municipal government is. or
should be, strictly business PROPOSE
ton. No corporation would think of
hiring a general manager, give him au-
thority and power over property,
without come string on him to haul
him back If he should go too far. A
city is corporation and its affairs
should be handled as such, so that
when he have officers, or servants, FIR
that is what they are, who do not do
their duty, we can say to them You
come back Then there is the matter
of franchises. Before franchises are
considered they should go before the
people for their sanction or rejection.
But even without these provisions
these bills will go a long way to take
municipal government out of poll.
tics"
Senator Carl A. Badger spoke in IA
vor of the bills, declaring that in cit
les where primary elections are had
no attempts have been made to repeal
the law.
Il visited Des Moines," said Sena.
tor Badger" as a member of tho civ
ic Improvement commission, and
found the plan of commission form of
government most satisfactory. The
plan has been continued with increas-
ed popularity. SO far as primary cleo.
tons are concerned, they come as a
breath of fresh air, and | have never
heard of that law being repealed. 1t
has proved satisfactory Wherever it
has been tried, and 1t has been adopt
ed in about 200 cities. These measures
will do much to take municipal affairs
out of partizan politics and | would
like to see party lines in Salt Lake
City oblterated and ills is our op,
portunity to bring about this result.
Election in Fall.
II the bills become law 1t will mean
that next fall the voters viii elect a
commission of five men and one man
rs auditor. The different political par
ties may place their candidates in the
field and have judges at the eiec.
ton. An auditor is to be elected. One
member of the commission will act as
mayor and each Of the members will
have charge ofw various departments
in the government of the city, acting
as superintendent of department
The salaries of the commission is
placed at $500.
Members OF the commission are pro.
hibited from accepting free transpor.
tation from railway companies, or
franks from telegraph companies and
perquisites in general are barred The
city is to pay for the bonds furnished
by the commissioners. This provision
was inserted, as Senator smith ex-
planned, so that no member of the
governing body will in any way be un-
der obligation to anyone, and will be
free to handle the affairs OF the city
without any strings attached to them.
Senator S. J. Stookey was opposed
to the clause prohibiting ths accepting
OF passes and moved that 1t be strick-
en- out, but the motion failed to carry
Immediately after the bills were