The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-28

That there should he no discrimina-
tion on the part of the legislature be-
tween cities of the first and second
class and towns in the matter of pro
hibition measures. was the keynote or
resolution adopted at the State Munic-
ipal convention late Friday afternoon
n Sandy after A. L. Clark OF Farm
ineion had attempted to defend it by
procIaiming that there should be pro
hibi;ion in every municipality and that
4 resolution should be adopted to that
effect
j. W. Cahoon of Murray also found
fault with the resolution. However,
Judge Ferdinand Erickson. chairman of
the special committee which drew up
the paper. poured oil upon tho troubled
waters by going over the proposed doc
ument thoroughly, defining each part
carefully. following which there was
no opposition. the adoption being unan
imous The resolution as read states
that from bills introduced in the leg
Islature there is possibility of a law
being enacted which will prohibit
towns from granting liquor licenses and
thas deprive them Of source of reve
nue..
1t was pointed out that the law now
limits the power of taxation 10 two
and one half mills. unless authorized by
vote Of the people at special election,
lii which event the tax levy shall not
exceed D mills. And, inasmuch as the
revenue derived from such tax levy IS
lnsufhclent 10 meet the necessary ex
penses incident TO the maintenance of
town corporation. IL was resolved
unanimously that the league, as
whole, favor that in the pending leg
isiation mpon the liquor question there
be no distinction in the powers and
privileges granted TO cities of any class
and those granted to towns
Amendment Proposed.
The resolution also provides that on
account of the low revenue derived BY
towns because of the small rate OF tax
levy as now prescribed by law, that
an amendment to the present town
chArter empower towns to levy a
tax to the amount of l per cent of all
assessable property within the town;
and that upon majority vote of the
qualified taxpayers the authority be
conferred to levy an additional tax not
20 exceed 5 mills,
The business Of the mornine sessio,
consisted chiefly of addresses along mn.
nlripal lines and the adoption Of the
resolution pertaining TO the enactment
OF law whereby cities of the state
may have the privilege of voting upon
adopting the commission form of gov.
ernment. practically the same as the
Des MONIES plan. 4 request was made
that certified copy of this resolution
be placed before the governor by Mon.
day next
The selection of the place of meet
ing IN 1912 and the election of officers
came next Only two towns were out
for the honor of entertaining / f
Diehl explained that Mammoth was de-
sirous of entertaining the visitors next
year: Mayor Fl F. Jorgenson of Salina
pointed with pride TO that pivot of
the universe A standing vote was
taken, all but four out of the seventy.
five delegates being for Salina. Jorgen.
son was then named president, The
election of the other officers was by
unanimous vote. The secretary and ex.
ecutive committee will be named by
the head of the league later, Before
adjournment. Mayor Phil Bentz, of Muir
ray. read resolution thanking the cit
Izens OF Sandy. the volunteer FIRE de.
part,nent, United States smelter. ,Jor.
dan high school and Representatives of
the press for the many courtesies which
had been shown during the time the
convention had been in session. Several
interesting topics regarding the conven.
ton In next January were taken IN
Judge Erickson asked that Juvenile de.
!inQuencv be considered next wear. 9th