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Show Ogden has a system of isi uing building build-ing permits.1 One of the useful objects of this system is to keep a record of building improvements, so that it can be shown at a glanco how rapidly the city is growing, tho amount of money that is being invested, aud so on. Salt Lake should do tho same thing. This is a matter that naturally comes within tho jurisdiction of tho building Inspector. Inspec-tor. If thero is any such officer in Salt Lake, ho certainly performs no duties. The city council should provido somo means for the issuing of building permits. per-mits. It would be a great publio convenience, con-venience, and would annually furnish somo very valuable statistics. At pros-' ent whenever a newspaper wishes to present a statement regarding building improvements, it is obliged to employ several canvassers, at considerable -y pense, to secure a census of all the new buildings. This takes a great deal of time, aud oven then the record, is incomplete. |