Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-14 | Page 16 | Oath of Office is Taken by Newman

OATH OF OFFICE IS TAKEN BY NEWMAN New Member of City Commission Also Files Bond and Partici- pates in Proceedings. j j Shortlv after the city commission met ; at 10 o'clock yesterday morning1, Stephen ; B. Newman, newly appointed to succeed j W. H. Shearman, qualified and was ad- I mitted to participation in proceedings of ! the meeting. Commissioner Newman expressed brief- : ly his appreciation, of the honor that had i been done him in his appointment and ; said that he would prove by his service 1 t hat. the confidence of those who had chosen him had not been misplaced. His bond was accomplished by transfer of the $20,000 bond on file from the National Surety company for Commissioner Shearman. Shear-man. Routine matters occupied the attention of the commission throughout a ehort session. A resolution was parsed prodding pro-dding lor the opening of a street In High- ; land park, over the oM city canal right 1 of way. A letter from the Salt Lake Real ; Kstate association asking that steps -be taken to protect the water of Parley's ', canjon from pollution was filed, the qnes- j tion of protection of the stream already beinf? under consideration. i Sixty days' extension of time was al- ' lowed the Lynch -Cannon company In j which to complete the building of the new j sewer pumping station in the northwest- j ern part of the city.