Show FOLLAND ADVOCATES ADVOCATES- CITY AND COUNTY UNION MARKING the opening opening- gun sun in a a. vigorous campaign to public pubU sentiment for tor the ordination co-ordination of or the tho Salt Lake City and county governments govern overn ments Cit City Attorney William H. H Folland spoke before more more than members of or the Salt Lake Commercial club at their weekly luncheon yesterday The City of or Salt Lake Lako is one of oC tho the largest Institutions in the tho sta state stae e and for tor Its fu future ture tune development as well 1 as JS Its present welfare It must be bo placed d on an ef efficient of- of like business s basis which can only be done through the ordination co-ordination of ot the city and county he said At the tho present time there Is an overlapping overlapping over over- lapping of ot work by the city and county county county coun coun- ty In many of tho the departments causing caus us ins ing largo large unnecessary sal expenses which require h heavier taxes than nee need nee be bo upon the people I Concentration of Pow Power Under this plan all activities will wm willbe willbe I be brought ht under ono ono head bringing Ing a a. concentration of or power and authority author author- It ity to avoid this unnecessary duplication duplication duplica duplica- tion of work at a a. greater expense continued Mr Ir Folland The present count county of oC Salt Lake need not be bo continued continued con con- d with the establishment of or this or co-or ordination co-ordination with tho the city as s that I would entail too much territory for tor forthe tho the present size of or Salt I Lake T The c boundary lines could be M established I wherever er desired and anti could be bo widened widened wid wid- I ened coed with in Iii proportion to tho the city's growth s Mr Folland declared that the pres present resent res- res I ent commission form of government although satisfactory could now not notI long continue to work effectively as I has been proven in numerous other older cities in the country Ho Ire cited i Denver as an Ideal form of oC eit city and I i county government and pointed out I many of or tho the beneficial results which I and followed tho the ordination co-ordination and the I adoption o of the home rule charter In this and man many other cities this has resulted in not only increased economy econ econ- omy orny and efficiency but has fostered a greater Teater civic pride among amons- the peo peo- pie The Tho people have taken a a. greater Interest in their cit city and Its development develop elop ment merit causing them then to work In a a. bod body and as a consequence It had experienced experienced experienced exper exper- a period of growth and prosperity pros pros- hitherto unknown in its his his- tory lie Ho spoke of ot tho the overlapping of or the I work worl of the city and county departments departments depart depart- ments meats of It safety making making- necessary to handle all criminal cases in several sO courts when two r three would be The interdepartmental l overl overlapping o a p p i n g a and n d j jealousy ealo e existing x sting among amons- the tho street and waterworks departments de do- under tho the present commission commission commis commis- sion slon form torm of or government in Salt Lake Illustrates the inefficiency of or the tho present present pres pres- ent nt system Tho The eit city Is heavily taxed for both city and and county governments g through this duplication o of govern govern- ment This also necessitates two Continued on pa page e H 14 I GIlT I AM AND URGED I Continued from pa page pago o 1 part 2 establishing establishIng establish establish- I tr treasury departments when ing It under a a. single head would handle the work ork at a large saving caving D Dy a Joint resolution tho the last state legislature ha has given Iven the tho city power to establish this ordination co and tho the thoI I people of or Salt lt Lake Lako should see sec its many advantages nd anti and tal tako o Immediate I action said Mr fr Folland If TI this combination can be effected d It will wU do more than any other thing thIns to bring the people of ot the city together tos to work ork for development of ot tho the community It will vill encourage e outside Industry and capital to rome dome Into tho valley and it takes no po prophet to foresee the unprecedented Unprecedented un un- which would pT development result I Parley Parlo P. P Jenson chairman of ot tho the program committee of ot tile tho club presided presided presided pre pre- sided and OIl d d the speaker Tho The time when a a. governments government's chief purpose purpose pur pur- pose poso is to furnish employment nt to citizens citizens citi citi- zens rens has passed he said and tho the city roust must be established upon a sound lastIng last last- InS fog economic and efficient basis |