The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-28
PARK Commission !
RESIGNS IN A BODY
Tender Made to Mayor.Ele,t
Samuel G. Park, Effective
January ;.
ACTION IS UNANIMOUS.
Desire Not to Embarrass ths
New Administration
Is the Cause.

That The new CITY commission need M.
bc cmba IRA ssed or Handicapped IN N.
work. ~ u result Of friction With 1be
board OF park commissioner. appointed
by tho present administration the nen. Il
bers oi tho board decided unanimously ia
resign as a body ~ n meeting held In lie
othcc OF Mayor John = Bransford ycs
tcrdIy afternoon. The resignation Of tho
commission is effective January 3. laIe.
and Is rendered 10 MAJ eioct Samuel c.
Park.
The action "l tn" board Was the result,
cf Il prolonged discussion among tho
various members. aud in that thorc il
an evident conflict between the ccmmis-
siou law and tho park law and The com.
mission has named George II. kcyser as
the head nT tho parks and public grounds
department "f the city gov ernmcnl the
b"ard could Sc" that Mr.. kcEaer'' duties
would interfere with the jurisdiction OF
the park commission. Previously Tie
board had decided TO take the matter into
lthc courts, II necessary, TO ASCERTAIN its
powers ana rights. hut Jeeminc tina, Il
would he an uuwisc step 81 tlIis time To- I
start s controversy with tho new cit,
commission tn" board members thought,
| that the most advisable move would be
| 10 step out oi their offices ana ict tie
commission nam i new board vi psrR
| commissioners II IL desired lp do &c.
Griffin Makes Motion.
The motion TO rcsigu Has made b. e.
! H. Griffin. whU stated that hc understood
| that Commissioner George -, hcysec had
| already been seeking information from
| Park Superintendent %icbolls Bynowcr
| He said thai he thought the wiScsi step
| would he TO give tn" city commissICu
! FREQ rein. At FIRST L. +. Rcdman was
not jI sympathy With the move. declaring
| tina, II tho park law was good the PARK
| board should nave tie whole authority.
| Chairman Fred Wcy said that be had
cbauged mis- mind from several weeks
| ago and was In accord WtE Mr.. Giillns
| motion. lie declared that Richard. p.
! Morris. who is one of the city commis.
SioncCs and who was also "a member o.
/ tho park board bad led him TO bebcvc
! that tic city commission Intended 10 20
| arrange III" departments that uc park
| board would not be inlertercd with. IN
| view OF the naming OF Mr.. Rcyscr. how
ever. as commissioner Of parks and pun
| lie grounds, hc was OF tho opinion that
tho best step would be TO resign and give
| The city commission !, clean swing
| Mr.. EcdmaD said that before r"siSnins
! he thought the board should ascertain
| whether or not the law is good. at least.
| lie declared that there vas a princlple
! involved as 10 whether or not the PARK
! board was right or wrong. Upon "A roll
| cal vote on the proposition of reslsu,ns.
| Mr. Redmau was the only ono voting IN
| the negative. but nc later changed his
vote, making it unanimous.
Money Is Returned,
| Early In the meeting tho matter Of
transferring the 100000 representing 'he
tax levy. which II was coptended the
| board had promised TO pay back 10 the
| city treasury if the levy was made, was
laid over to come up WITH unbnisneu
business, but the board decided 10 resign
| hof This ICprbC1 This resulted
| In tho resignation being reconsidered
temporarily while the commission took up
the other matter The board decided
| that under tho circumstances the proper
thing would be TO pay the money back
! To the city. Mc WcY however, stated
| that he did not understand that the ioAro
back. AT the beginning of the year tbe,
, board was given an appropriation OF
| sf5.O00 and later under the new Law
levy OF one-half cent or $4,000.
| Mr. Wey declared that the board asked
FOR mill levy. or 100000 for. the entire
year. but owing TO the appropriation nay.
ing been made the mill levy would oe
ample, and that IL was agreed TO nay
| back tho difference between the combines
sum OF tho appropriation and leYy, or
s75. 900. and the amount of mil
| lew, or $4,000, This difference woua
amount 10 $1,000 However, The conn.
| eli appeared To- have = different UNDER
standing OF the matter. Hs did also "a,
city auditors office. and ccrtcndcl thai
tho board had promised 10 pay hack tne
$50 600 which constituted tl" levy. IN
| view OF the fact that fi1.Opo appvepH'
| alton alread" had bccu made.
Transfer Ordered.
! Mr.. Griffin said that he did not see
| why the board should pay the nenes
| back. but I'm that tho board was rensn
ing and things under the ncW adG'psi ~
board thought tho advisable thing 70 90
| was 10 pay back the money. nnd W,
transfer OF the $1,000 from The pan
! fund 10 the contingent funJ q! the e's
| treasury was ORDERED.
| The board unanimously adopted q Iss3,
lution recommending the services OF Ter
! Superintendent Nicholas byDower eIr I
also Of W u. scope. clerk OF the ps,s
board. TO the cit, commission 4 nunhs,
| Of matters which were pendlnS pesv.'
tie board we're referred 10 the ne, eoll.t. eflt
mission for action. Tho hcard uul Io''
4 meeting on tho afternoon OF lls.asn:
Januarr 2 TO 1niEh up a. litus r3u,uS
business after which the present poA" y,
Will pass out Of existence. hoenn.
not the city commission WI app0""
| now board is not yet known. -.
| The annual reports OF the PARK ospsinaS
| ments we're submitted TO the l.oaIo s,- S.
! adopted and the board decided 20 ,,.. ns
tho report 10 the new city V''''""
sion.
improvements Shown
Tho report shows a vast number 81 ~,
| provom at Liberty park ana d''
the other parks Of the city. -. :.
The total expenditures or the ooAip ooIp,r,
date in 1911. according 10 The iey al
wcTc sis.5Sl. The estimated 0Vs'
| maintenance for 1917 WAS SiS,t-S' IAN
| The park commissioners Ia tneIr AZ
| for next wear had Included an Csunlii" n.
| $50 900. which IL was cNrecteo Nvo'e am
used for tho parking Of city troes -ss,Ss
| Won. and the establishment ot rs,tIyy
park. Athletic park. Thirteenth La, .,yysrm
ground. Jordan playground ana
| Springs park. ,,...- I, de.
The annual report otter reciunE ~
| tail tho work which has been Iol" clty
| Liberty and Pioneer parks. AT lh9 the
| and county building Srounds sho =, ,d.
] Sixth East landscape. Twouth Enst ",S ,ys-
1 scapc. Federal Heights and ISleStntn, nm.
nue. contains the following star tcinenfi -
dey tho heading. General ConsldsIa'rIn, I,r.
| I'm the maintenance OF our pdtss5I has
| Ing the year jus, closed, great tr"uIip c..
lbecn experienced ou account OF w. Re.
/ ceptional hot summer, the drr sea.9" 4,
ing longer than for many wears Nr .-e,e
j a result Of this hot and dry speli nr;s. rrr
was a great shortage OF water anu .Tippoiy
| Killing and irrigation suffered accolu rark
| At all Of the parks and on INC sutcss pthat
] lngs extra labor had 10 PC n!su. ,,r~n
| proper care could be taken oi '''
| and flowers. -, ,,cis gt
| "Outside Of the above named i.co, .. ron,.
! feel that all the parks and proper .oart
! Ins, under the supervision OF tbs os al,