Show SENATOR SMITHS SMITH'S TWO BILLS BIll RELATE If TO Jo SAt SALT T LAKE CITY Similar to Measures Vetoed by Governor Spry at Last Legislature When tho the bills providing for the Des DesMoines s Moines plan o of municipal government go were introduced In lii tho the senate by Benner X Smith Senator Smith explained that the they were drawn drown especially especial with a II view to providing pro the this machinery for the commission commission com corn mission form orm of government In cities clUes 01 ot of the first cia class and that the provisions as asto asto asto to tho the number and salaries of or tho the commissioners com corn missioners missioner would not bo be applicable to cities of the second class Senator Kelly said laid that bills were being prepared providing providing pro pro- viding for the commission form torm orni of or government government gov gow- for cities of oC the second class and that th they would bo be introduced Inthe in inthe inthe the senate enate soon oon Among tho the provisions of the bill are area a partisan non board of or commissioners a primary election a 8 civil tI service commission com corn mission the initiative and referendum and the recall Tho The bills aro are similar in most respects to o tho the bills introduced two years ago b by Senator Smith Those These bills bUls passed bot both houses but were ere v vetoed toed bv by the governor The bills provide for tor tho the government of the city by a a. mayor maor and four commissioner commissioners com corn missioners missioner elected at largo large and abolish the offices of councilmen and other city offices elective under the pr present ent tern tem em with the exception of or that of auditor audi audi- tor or Tho The mayor and four commissioners shall constitute the city council with power ower to enact ordinances and provide for or their enforcement All of or tho the time of or the mayor and the four commissioners shall be devoted to the city and they shall hall receive a salary of or a a. year car Five Branches of Government The government is divided into live five branches branches' Public affairs and finance water supply and waterworks t public safety streets and public DubUc improvements and parks barks and public One of the he five members o of the Io body of or the city shall have charge of or each of these hese departments department The Tho board of commissioners has the power to appoint tho the city attorney the city ity recorder and tho the heads of the tho other subordinate departments Other employees employees em- em are aro aro to be nominated by 3 a- a public service commission which after ex- ex shall recommend to the tho board or of f commissioners twice the number of or names there are positions to bo be b filled tilled and nd from this list the board shall hall choose ho the employees of or the different depart depart- men ments ts Primary elections are arc for the nominations for mayor and the tho other commissioners and the city auditor Tho The two wo receiving the tho greatest number of ot votes otes for the office shall be declared to tobe toe I Ibe be e tho the nominees es and shall b be voted on ont on at t the city election No political tickets I are aro re to be placed in the field and the names are aro to be placed on the ballot without party designation The initiative and referendum Is provided pro pro- vided for certain franchises and ordinance ances nances which shall become effective only after fter a majority of or tho the voters have approved ap ap- proved roved them Tho The recall provision of the proposed bill empowers 25 per cent of or the voters who ho cast their ballot for tor mayor maor at the thelast thelast last ast preceding election to petition tho the board oard for tor a recall election on any elec- elec tive vo officer If I the tho board finds that the petition is signed by tho the requisite number number numer num- num ber er of qualified l voters a a. recall election shall sail be held and if a a. majority of the Electors vote for the removal from office th he the official shall bo bl removed The bill being prepared by the Ogden Osden people eople for or commission government for cities of the second class is similar to the he Smith bills except that It provides pro for or a government b by three commissioners of or five |