Show PROGRESS OF affo mayor JOHN E BOOTHS retirement from the bead of our city golem beut closed a most pros perona administration of municipal affairs and duty demands that wo make brief mention of a few matters with his career the past two years it will be remembered how before the election certain cliques bought to deter his election A sa called citizens ticket was placed in the field headed by the name of tha present mayor which resulted in making many dubious as to the fitness of JOHN E BOOTH for the position nor wad this strong sentiment against him the only difficulty he bad to encounter the election being conducted under an old law caused four aldermen to be declared not elected which left new material to compose the new council all said it was a weak city government and deplored tho position the city raa in it coon became evident however that mayor BOOTS was equal to the task and man suan material aa he had to work with he commenced an era of progress while he served the city he had the pleasure of seeing the dark streets at night lighted with electric arc lampsi a street railway such as it is was built a fire organized and the first fire engine purchased street grades were established establish ad and a first class waterworks water works system put in in short brov put off her short and donned the cresy of a modest young maiden she aud dently was transformed from an overgrown country village to a brisk lettla city she quietly left behind nephi and other small towns that vied with her in importance and became associated in fame with salt lake and ogden her elder sisters man of means begab to notice und admire her natural beauty and sho at once seemed in a fair way to receive more rich suitors than her salt lake was lending herself to of adame arvo was and virtuous no brothels bewitched our young men no human beasts made it unsafe for our young women to walk the ji during the shades of evening thus aid thieves found provo unprofitable for undertaking briefly stated provo enjoyed dair ing the time mentioned unparalleled prosperity in the history of the city more handsome residence more public improvements havy been made during tb mayor wa at tha bead of the city government than during any previous two those who witnessed these rapid barido Bi rido forgot the burlesque pictures of a man with short pants and a small cottage they saw in mayor BOOTS hotl aag small or niggardly but they were forced to confess that he had the attributes of a statesman today to day hs has not only conquered adverse aliments but is ulso deservedly popular with the public our fondest hope is that taft prosperity so wall commenced in provo may continue with the pre administration and to that end THE el mcball esares its beat party jealousy sh nil not uy from giving due credit for all the HL tha democrats may accomplish aba fc present council is a mora abl one than that labors ere jost ended and we ought to auve a wiser ud A |