Show 1 0 I MAKE STUDY TUDY S OF C CHARTER HARTER AMENDMENT l ORGANIZATION IS FORMED TO lOOK INTO PROPOSAL Amendment If Adopted Permits Cities to Frame OVll Charters With Without Any Outside Interference Decision to lo form Corm a permanent organization or or- to study the tho merits o of th tho proposed amendment to the state constitution con con- which would permit Incorporated Incorporated cities to frame their own charter charters char char- ter was vias reached at a meeting of citizens citi clU- Zeus zens in tho the council chamber of the City and Count County building last night Further study of ot the the proposed amendment in regard to the powers power which it would dele delegate atc to the municipalities municipalities must be bc m made mado do before tho the committee committee com corn o of fUt fifty can indorse 1 It according accordIng accord accord- ing lug to the time opinion expressed by several persons at the time meeting To 10 formulate organization plans and anti andreport andreport report at It the tho next meet meeting ins a a. commit committee tee of five he members was elected ejected Members Members Mem Mem- embers bers are Harden Bennion James Wolfe Mrs A. A J Gorham Otto E. E Asbridge and Nephi L. L Morris lorrI Power was also delegated to this committee to call the next meeting of the committee of fifty Mayor E. E A Bock called the meeting g- g to order last night nig Ho lie was ns a member member mem mom ber bar of or the original committee appointed to further the thc city charter project with C. C Clarence R. R N N. Youn Young W W. II H. Folland and W. W Mont font Jerry Ferry nor Amendment W. W v. v H. H Folland city attorney ex explained ex- ex the thc proposed amendment to the tIme constitution as ns a measure which will give Ive the city legislative power Ter direct from the tho people of ot the state instead of through the tho legislature He expressed the thc opinion that practically lly every cry city first second or third class In the tho state favors the amend amendment merit A resolution offered by Fred Goodcell Goodcell Goodcell Good- Good cell that tho time meeting resolve Itself Into lint a permanent organization to work fur for tho adoption of or the proposed amendment amendment amend amend- ment was as replaced replace by a a. sub substitute mo motion tion by C. C Clarence that a committee committee com corn of ot rive five be appointed to plan an nit ui organization to study the amendment b before foro Indorsing Vote I la Is Stephen L. L Richards moved to table the tho substitute motion but the motion failed ailed to carr carry Mr Ir Richards explained his motion n with time the statement that Mr r motion inferred that after stud study the amendment would be adopted I The Theote vote rote In favor or of appointing a committee of or organization was practically unanimous Members of ot the thc committee suggested that th the organization committee should Imme Immediately get into communication with officials of or the cities where home rule Is pern permitted and charters arc are In Inc c effect ct to tn soc see whether the system is COllI considered con COll- I sl u n success W. W II it Folland stated stated stat stat- ed cd that similar provisions are contained con con- t in iii the tho constitutions of or at least t fourteen states of or the union among which are arc California Wisconsin Wis Wis- cousin and Colorado |