Show mayor of second class cities I 1 the law passed by the last le legia bif i lature making the office of mayor separate from the council Conn cil an and d investing win him with the veto power maybe a good law for cities of the first class but it is a n bad law in cities of the second d class here in provo we find the municipal business of a nature generally requiring the operation cooperation co of the b mayor with the co council uncil it would be well for him to be in attendance at each session but the present I 1 law aw seems to contemplate that he sho aronld ald remain in some white house by him gelfand self sel fand and in a cleveland like manner give his hia sanction or veto to the ordinances din ances passed by the council 1 passing ordinances and revising or amending them is really a small part of the work of a council I 1 and ought to be less as the age of a city increases one good set of ordinances ought to last a city a long time if such a as the revised ordinances din ances of provo city the council should not be merely a law or or denance making body but outside of that work a mayor of a second class city in utah has little of im por haa aas the appoint t mont ment of officers it is but that work 19 is mainly confined to thu lo be ginning of his term and ami then li bis I 1 party usually assists him hila iu in that light task after this ii done the office of a ma mayor in provo under und r the present law becomes s more an ornament rn than an office e of inee and just enst now the city cannot well afford such a luxury THE ENQUIRER believes the lp law W ought to le ie amended making the I 1 mayor of second class cities president of the council imd and f ao aa active worker of that body bod y it would tasa t 1 place the mayor where his services are most As ag it now stands provo can very well get along malonff without the office of mayor so bo far ai the practical usefulness useful of the office is concerned of course arse the mayor even under the present law could not entirely be dispensed u iab because that would be spoiling a beautiful democratic idea of centralization of power let us dispense with his veto power and malce maka the office more democratic |