The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-31
MUNICIPALITIES
LEAGUE At AUSTIN
LEAGUE AND NEWLY FORMED
MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL PUBLIC
UTILITY CONFERENCE WILL
DISCUSS MATTERS OF IMPORT
ANCE AT AUSTIN MEET.

ANCE AT AUSTIN MEET.
| The newly formed Minnesota NUM-
| cipal Public Utility Conference viii
hold its first annual meeting together
/ with the League of Minnesota NUM-
| cipalities at Austin, June Il, Is and Il
The conference viii meet jointly with
| the Minnesota Section Of the Ameri-
! can Water Works Association for
! round table discussions on the first
| and third days, and with the Lea
| que group on the second day of the
convention.
The discussion on Wednesday, June
| II, will be devoted to the subjects of
radio interference, Diesel engines,
merchandising of electrical appliances
and accounting methods. The speak
ers viii be d. r. Gotham, Northern
States Power Company, Minneapolis;
@. F. BaSom, superintendent of the
light plant. Fairmont, Minnesota; II.
N. Anderson, Fairbanks, Morse & Co.,
and T. G. Brooks, Busch-Sulzer Bros
Diesel Engine Company, st. Louis.
The Thursday session win meet to-
gether with the League for discussion
Of public utility regulation, water SUD-
plies, fire insurance rating, and sewage
disposal On Friday, June IA, the pub
lie utility groups viii again meet
separately. The subjects viii include
Some Financial Aspects of Water and
Sewage Systems" by Arthur s. Mill
nowsH, consulting engineer, st. Paul;
and How Meters Reduce Water Con-
SUMPTION" by NJ G. Bright, superin-
tendent OF the water, light and steam
plant, Buhl, Minnesota.
r. M. Finch, Minneapolis, is secre-
tary-treasurer Of the Minnesota Sec
ton Of the American Water Works AS
ISOLATION. w. D. Mckay, secretary Of
the water and light board, Brainerc,
is chairman of a special committee on
organization Of the Municipal Pub
lie Utility Conference.
Discussion of several problems of
current interest to Minnesota city and
village officials viii be featured on the
program of the sixteenth annual con-
vention Of the League of Minnesota
Municipalities, which viii meet ar
Austin for the three days commencing
June IL. Problems of public utility
regulation, coming, fire insurance
rating, apprehension of criminals,
radio interference, and schools and
conferences for public service, will be
among the principal subjects consid-
cred
An entire session will be devoted to
the consideration of the many phases
OF the public utility situation, with
several men Of national reputation in
this field scheduled to speak. Martin
G. Glaeser, professor of economics at
the University of Wisconsin, viii pre-
sent Some Present-Day Issues in
Public Utility Regulation" Edward T.
Morehouse, managing editor, Journal
OF Land Economies and Public UtiIi-
ties, Northwestern University, viii
speak on Present and Possible Flu
ture OF Municipal Ownership of Elec-
tr1c Plants" A discussion Of "Franch-
ises and Contracts" viii be offered BY
Frederic B. Carver, professor of econo-
mics at the University of Minnesota.
r. F. Pack, vice-preSident and general
! manager, Northern States Power Co.,
Minneapolis, will discuss the subject
Rate Making lationships of Public
Utility Corporations to Municipalities. =
A great deal of interest has already
been shown by municipal officials in
the matter of coming, now made posi-
BILE for all cities and villages in Min
nesota since the passage of the zon-
ing enabling act at the recent session
OF the legislature. L. W. Luetje, alder
man, Winona, chairman of the Lea
que Committee on Zoning which gave
effective support to the coming bill, win
report on the history of the law and
explain its application. In addition.
the legal aspects of coming and the
various steps and procedure in passing
coming ordinance will be presented
through discussions led by A. c. God
ward, executive engineer, Minneapolis
Committee; Frederic Bass, professor of
municipal engineering, University of
Minnesota; George Herrold, city plan
ming engineer, st. Paul; and Herman
Olson, city planning engineer, Min
neapolis.
General Walter F. Rhinow of the
State Bureau for Criminal Apprehen-
sion, viii speak on the Relationship
Between State and Municipalities In
Connection with the Apprehension of
Criminals" Other police problems win
be discussed in connection with the
proposed organization Of a Minnesota
Police Conference. The many factors
that are considered in the grading of
municipalities to determine fire insur-
ance classes viii be explained by @. q
Holmes of the General Inspection Bur-
eau, Minneapolis. Harry Phinney, city
attorney, Morris, Minnesota, yice-pres-
ldent Of the League, and chairman.
League committee on fire insurance,
viii report on the successful fight for
reduction Of fire insurance rates spon-
sored by the League last fall.
The discussion on problems of radio
interference viii be conducted nv n p
Cottam, Northern States Power Conn
pany, Minneapolis, and John P. Dali
eel, League counsel The outstanding
accomplishments Of various munich
palities in different fields OF activity
viii be presented by representatives of
these communities Reports win be
made together with announcements of
future plans for the several schools
and conferences for municipal officials
sponsored or supported by the League.
Reports OF League officers and League
committees win also be given during
this session.