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Show B1AYOE, BRANSFORD'S MESSAGE. The message of Mayor Brausford to tho City Council is a straightforward, alert, business document. The Mayor has complete command of tho situation; situa-tion; ho touches every point of any importance, and tho Council caunot fail to find tho message an important help in its work. Tho Mayor adverts with much satisfaction satis-faction to the expansion aud phenomenal phenome-nal growth of the city. He refers to the mnny improvements instituted, and to tho increase of the expenses of tho various departments; and 3'ct the finances havo becu so well administered adminis-tered that the city is in very good condition. He rocommonds tho continuance con-tinuance of the improvements, and hopes for a chnnge in tho law that will put the expense of them entirely upon tho property that, is bonofitod. This is proper, and doubtless tho Council will be ready to recommend this at the next session of the Legislature. Stroct lighting is referred to, and tho condition of the city with respect to it is fairly pointed out. In connection connec-tion with the suggestion of a municipal power plant nt the outlet of tho Big Cottonwood conduit, tho Mayor suggests sug-gests the advisibility of putting in such a plant and shows that tho cost of it would be saved to tho city within with-in a few years. Tho liconsing department shows distinct dis-tinct advance in collections, much to the benefit of tho public treasury. This showing is a satisfactory ono, and tho Mayor expresses his gratification upon tho good showing. Tho Mayor suggests tho organization of ji mirrtlinsinr dnn.irt.mont. and rein forces his suggestion with good reasons. rea-sons. Ho also recommends again the providing of a cit' stablo and storo dopartmont centrally located to meet the requirements and needs of tho city. no directs attention to tho importance import-ance of the careful auditing of the books and accounts of all dopartmonls, and urgos tho appointment of somo propor person to go over all tho department de-partment books and report his findings at as early a date as possible. Tho Mayor dwells upon the importance impor-tance of a well organizod and eflicicnt health department, and asks tho people peo-ple of tho city to assist tho department 1)3 a strict complianco with the provisions provi-sions of tho law applicable to (he handling hand-ling of everything- necessary to enforce tho best health condirioqs. He also commends the activity of the department, depart-ment, regulation of food products, both as to quality and the securing of full weights. In this connection the garbage gar-bage question comes up, and the Mayor May-or recommends more efficiency, and suggests a change in tho matter of payment pay-ment of teams employed that would lead to better sanitarj conditions. The Mayor is strong in his recommendation recom-mendation for public comfort stations and for tho improvement and enlargement enlarge-ment of our public parks and the providing pro-viding for play-grounds, all being directly di-rectly in line with the best modern ideas of providing for the necessities and comforts of metropolitan lifo. Tho Mayor rocommonds improvements improve-ments and enlargements in the city jnil, and tho installation of additional colls. Ho commends the work of the police department, and urges that it should havo tho requisite number of rrten to deal efficiently with tho requirements re-quirements of the city and the defensb of the public against crime. Tho fire department is commended for its work, and tho Mayor directs attention atten-tion to the necessity for the highest standard of oxccllcnco in equipment and apparatus. The work of tho street department increases all the timo, and the Mayor shows that with the increase of mileage of streets caused by tho annexation of contiguous settlements, additional work must be done. The opening of a surplus canal is recommended, and the proper provision for handling high water is urged. An important feature of tha message is that pnragraph relating to franchises, in which tho Mayor c6mincnds to the attention of the Council the careful scrutiny of all applications for franchises, fran-chises, with a view to proper control of operations under them, and also that proper compensation bo given tho Citj for such privileges as the franchise grants confer. Another important matter is tho revision re-vision of ordinances. The Mayor recommends rec-ommends a new revision, the last having hav-ing been made six j-cars ago. There havo been mnny new ordinances, and many amendments " to old ordinances, since that time. It is difficult for the officials who are entrusted with tho enforcement en-forcement of the city legislation to find out precisely what thoir duties and powers pow-ers arc, and what they aro expected to do in tho present scattered condition of the provisions applying to their separate separ-ate offices. It would certainly be ad vantagcous to the public, and, in fact, .a necessity to the officials in tho different dif-ferent departments to havo this rovi- iilUIl IIIUIJU. Tho salaries of tho different officials, tho Mayor "sets- forth, aro unduly low compared with tho increased cost of living; liv-ing; and his judgmont is that an adjustment ad-justment of salaries and wages corresponding corre-sponding with the increased cost of living liv-ing should bo made. The Mayor expresses his gratification gratifica-tion at tho excellent water system and the abundant supply of pure water, and ho urges that every effort .should be directed di-rected to extending the wntor -service to such parts of the city as may iiov be deficient in snppl', . Concluding, the Mayor urges tho Council to inako ovory effort to meet the requirements of the growing conditions condi-tions of this city and to earn the approbation ap-probation of the peoplo "by proper action. ac-tion. He trusts that the mcmbors elect will nobly respond to tho confidence placed in their intogrlfj' by the electors elec-tors of this city and' -he -expresses his feeling that in commencing their work and undertaking the duties which will dovolvo upon thorn, their action will bo directed for tho advancement aud prosperity pros-perity of the city. Ho closes with tho hopo that the relation between tho various branches of tho city government govern-ment will bo harmonious and that all will strivcfor tho growth and upbuilding upbuild-ing of the city. Tho message is a right good one, sensiblo and conservative as well as 7rogrossivo aud admirablo from the business standpoint. We aro suro that, all tho people of tho city can consistently consis-tently and properly commend it, whilo the Council will, of course, be hand in glove with tho Maj'or in all tho good things which ho proposes. |