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Show Mayor Gurney Elected Third Vice President Stale .Municipal League At .Mnnjl Transmit Much Important lln.-ness lln.-ness of Ink-res) t All the 'Itii i the Slate. Mayor W. F. Gurney, W. S- Wv"3 and Win. Wing attended the State Convention or Municipal Leagues at Muiitl this week. Lehl was honored with the election of Mayor Gurney (ih Third Vice President for the ensuing en-suing year. These gentlemen report, the convention a great success, and voted Muiitl tho greatest entcrlalii-eis entcrlalii-eis In the state. Thursday was devoted largely to preliminary business, the annual addons ad-dons by the president and tho yearly report of tho secretary. There was a talk on municipal ownership by Henry Ulood of Knycsvillo and several sev-eral iuubIcoI numbers. There were two bcsbioiis eriuay, when "filiform City Ordinances," Meter and Flat Rates for Water and Lights," "Granting of Franchises" and "Deadjustmeiit or Taxes" were taken up and discussed. Saturday was n short session, when prospective state legislation wan discussed, dis-cussed, tho next meeting plr.co was selected and tho new olllcors elected. Tho state convention went on record re-cord as favoring state wide prohibition. prohibi-tion. It decided to ask certain changes In state laws, penult ting a bonded Indobtedncsn or cities large enough lo build municipal power plants and install water works. Thoro was wldo discussion on municipal muni-cipal ownership of electric power plants. Somo cities wero highly sue: cossfull whllo others, as Murray, lost lots or money In trying out the venture. ven-ture. Tho convention voted ns being In favor of all tho cities having unl-or unl-or tho ordinances, and a general thought to bo possible In 85 per cent or tho ordinance, and a general Bchcmo could bo followed In tho bal-nnco bal-nnco of tho cases. A commlttco was appointed to mako tho preparations. Tho commlttco on revision of city ordinances or-dinances consists of two lawyers and two el'y councilman. Tho Commlttco voted to ask tho leglBlnturo to rc-cs-tnbllsh tho old poll tax law. Thero was u gonorr.l contlmont In favor of taxing public corvlco Institutions for tho granting or fniuchlseu In the future Thoro wore about 75 delegates to tho convontlon, who wore met at the dopot with automobiles by tho Miinti citizens nnd taken to tho hotels. Tuesday evening tho Commercial club gave a complimentary entertainment and luncheon to tho delegates. Friday Fri-day tho Mantl National Guard gave a Hag hoisting and naluto of exhibition and the public school children gave a drill and salute to tho ling. In the evening there was a bamiuet given by the Mantl High School, and a municipal mu-nicipal League Hall In the Armada following. Mayor Decker was chosen as the now prcHldout, and Provo was select-i select-i ed as the uel meeting place o |