The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-28
Three Members of Commission
Tender Their designations
to Mayor BransfOrd.
PURPOSE is TO LEAVE
MAYOR FREE TO ACT
At Meeting Held Monday, All
thority Is Given for Several
Park Improvements.

A Fred Wey. chairman, and IS. :.
Redman ant G.. il. Griffin, members Of
the board of park commissioners. have
rendered their designations TO Mayor
Bransford. This action was taken at
meeting of the board in the office Of
the city recorder Monday afternoon,
through the adoption of a resolution.
A copy Of the resolution will be pre-
sented TO the mayor for his cousidera-
ton The three who rendered their
resi- ignations were the only members of
| the board present The remaining mem
bers are former Governor Heber NJ.
Wells and former Mayor r. p Morris,
Governor Wells is in the city, but Mr..
| Morris is i'll in California.
This action oil the part of the major.
| ity of the board is not intended to nm
ply lack Of interest on their part or
any dissemination 10 serve III the ca
pacity which they have heretofore held.
| As the city's executive becomes an ex-
officio and active member Of the
board under the new law ( was felt
that the action taken was only courtesy
to the mayor in order to leave him en-
tirely free in the choosing of those with
whom he would work for the betterment
and Improvement Of parks in this city.
Plans Left for Future.
| In view Of the fact that the mayor
might or might not decide to reappoint
the present members of the commission.
| il was decided to leave in abeyancc
consideration Of any plans of magni-
tude relating TO the future improve
ment of the parks. only those phases
of the question upon which agreement
had heretofore been practically reached
being passed upon.
The superintendent Of parks was au.
thorized at once to begin the construc-
! tion of shelter houses at Pioneer PARK.
These structures will be modern, com.
| approximately $500. Work will be
nushed and the improvements. it is con
fidently expected. will be made before
! the opening of the outing season,
Authority was also conferred to Pre-
! ,eed at once with the construction OF
the new pavilion on the south side of
the lake at Liberty park. This will he
of rustic design, Will be completed with.
in sixty days and will represent an out
av Of $4,000
Because of the improvements now
under way at Liberty park the gates
will be closed until further notice and
! because of the many thefts of material
which has lately been placed on the
grounds the board will ask the coun'
ell to allow three special policemen, to
he employed by tho park board, TO pa
troll the grounds henceforth.
May Par Canyon Road.
Favorable action was taken upon the
| petition of about 200 residents of the
| Canyon Road section of the city, which
was presented to the city council two
weeks ago and referred to the park
board The commission viii advise the
council that as soon as the city had
the section in question, which lies on
Canyon Road between Second and
Fourth avenues, curbed and gutteTed,
| the commission would authorize the
parking as petitloned,
| Another phase of the question that
cannot fail to be of interest to all pub
| Ilic.spirIted citizens lies In the oppor-
tunitv that is to be afforded TO give a
nation wide circulation 10 information
concerning the parks of Salt Lake.
Collier s magazine is soon to publish
general story on the parks of the
country, and its compiler, Courtney Ry-
| lev Cooper, Of Kansas City, has written
! the Salt Lake park commission asking
! for original photographs of the various
lefty parks and Of 'fbefore and after
pictures showing the work that has been
done in the beautifying Of the various
pleasure resorts and vacant spots, also
requesting a full description of present
accomplishments and future plans.
These will be furnished by William
Schoppe. acting clerk Of the board, who
takes keen interest in every move
ment that tends toward the beautify-
i ing of the city's public places.
The new law under which the park
| commission will work, and which will
place at its disposal after this year.
not less than $40, 900 per year, was
| signed by the governor March is. II
| is to take effect sixty days from date
of approval and it is cxpe ted that long
before that time the mayor will make
| his appointments and plans for tho
great work will begin to mature.