The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19

counts of the city to be made by compe-
tent accountants and publish the result
of such examination in the manner pro-
vded for monthly statements.
Heads Of Departments.
At the first regular meeting after the
board assumes its duties IL must delegate.
by a majority vote. one commissioners
TO be superintendent Of each Of the fol-
i. Department of public affairs and
finance.
2: Department of water supply and
8. Department of public safety thealth.
fire and police).
4. Department of streets and public
s Department Of parks and public
property.
hpesH that the II publc 3 e sefvce epf W be- sRereby
benefited. Tho board will determine the
powers and duties of each OF said su-
perintendcnts and OF all officers and en-
ployees and may assign any particular
member. officer or employee to one or
more departments or may require mem
ber, officer or employee to perform du--
may make such other rules and regula-
tlons as may be necessary or proper for
the efficient and economical conduct OF
the business OF the city.
In addition to the board OF commits
sioners there will be elected an auditor
with a salary Of $4,000 per annum.
Other officers Appointed.
The city attorney, city recorder, treas
urer, all whom are now elected, and nl'
other subordinate officers and en-
aries fixed by the board.
Commissioners In ciues. OF the firs'
and second class must each give a bond
In In the the sunni of Of and Honds s Of auatS snS
ordinate officers will be as fixed by tho
commissioners.
Election.
The city election will be as now. bien-
nially. the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November, Next November
Salt Lake City will select an auditor
whose term of office will be two years;
two commissioners for Il two-year term
and mayor commissioner and two other
commissioners for a four-year term.
Every two years thereafter there will be
elected an auditor for term of two
years and two commissioners for term
OF four years and every four years there
after there will be elected a mayor com
missioner and two commissioner for >
term OF four years. so that there Will
be at all times, either. two. or three.
first all will hold office for four years.
Primaries and Elections.
A radical change is made in the man
ner of nomination and election OF city
officers. The Des Moines primary cleo
tion law is adopted.
city election primary election Will be
held. The judges appointed for the gen
eral election Will be the judges at tn,
primary election and the primary cleo
tion Will be held as far as possible in the
same place and the polls will be opened
and closed at the same hoW. as at the
general election
Any person desiring TO he a candidate
for mayor, commissioner or auditor shall
at least ten days prior to the primary
election flo with the city recorder z
statement OF his candidacy and n re.
quest that his name be printed upon the
official primary ballot for nomination
This statement must be accompanied
with petition OF at least 100 qualified
voters requesting such candidacy. Form
OF statement and petition is provided IL
the act.
Publication Of Names of Candidates.
Immediately upon the expiration of tn,
time OF filing the statement and petition
for candidates. the city recorder mus
publish for three successive days in al
OF the daily newspapers published in tn,
city the names OF the persons as the!
are to appear upon the primary balo
and II there be no daily papers then II
two Issues OF two other papers and mus
at once cause the primary ballots TO b,
printed authenticated with n fac-simile
Of his signature. Upon the ballot tn,
names OF the candidates for mayor ar
ranged alphabetically are first placed
with square at the left Of each name
and Immediately below the words ''Vot'
for one" Following these names VIII ap
pear the names OF the candidates TO