Show MAW APPEALS TO UTAH CITIES TO COOPERATE Dont Raid Treasury Governor Tells Municipal League Men in charge of governmental affairs in Utah cities and towns Thursday were urged by Governor Herbert B. B Maw to refrain from asking the state legislature to raid our treasury by seeking funds to carry carryon on certain programs pro pro- grams The governor a keynote speaker at the opening general session of the annual convention of the Utah Municipal league at the Hotel Utah also appealed to the nearly delegates for full cooperation with the state government in helping helpIng helping help help- ing to solve some problems which he termed unfair democracy The state can do a lot in the future to help you establish industries industries industries indus indus- tries in your own districts which will keep leep your people at home asserted the chief executive I 1 urge you to cooperate with us in our efforts to help you promote what you have Dont Don't Raid Treasury I 1 urge you not to ask the state legislature to raid our treasury If you take from us we have to increase taxes to get the money back This doesn't help you a bit Instead you people can take the attitude of cooperating with us usand usand usand and let us establish something permanent permanent permanent per per- manent which will induce your people people peo pea pie to stay in local communities and get permanent benefits We Ve Vean can an do this without increasing taxes in the state one dollar We want to help you keep your people at homeI home D I also think it is unfair where children in one section of the state get a better education than those in another area asserted Governor Governor Gover Gayer nor Maw Under the financial setup it is impossible to do differ differ- It is not fair democracy It also isn't fair for th the people in one area to have a much better standard of living than those else else- where Together these are the problems problems problems lems we must work out he con con- Heads of municipalities were called upon by Vern B. B Muir league president and Logan city commissioner to curtail expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures not essential to the war effort He said plans should be adopted by each city and town for ha having ving postwar projects to relieve the impact after the conflict The war effort by December 1 will cost the nation a month he said Each city should place it itself elf in a position to strengthen the tha federal government because it can be no stronger than each local unit Delegates to the two-day two convention convention convention con con- are registering from every section of Utah Some early arrivals arrivals arrivals ar ar- ar- ar rivals are Mayors W. W W. W Clyde Springville D. D C. C Watson St. St George and J. J A A. Taylor Boun Boun- Drafting Resolutions A number of resolutions are being being being be be- ing considered for presentation to the general Friday afternoon ses ses- sion Among them are To ask the state legislature to consider legislation which will give cities and towns a portion of the profits made by state liquor stores The league legislative committee is to consider this move To make the same request regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding the sale of gasoline The legislative committee also to consider consider consider con con- sider proper legislation to amend the law to permit salary increases for city commissioners and mayors Also to allow cities towns and counties to set up their own civilIan civilian civilian civil civil- ian defense program curtail as much as possible building programs programs programs pro pro- grams to save the material for the war effort inaugurate proper planning in municipal improve improve- ments Seek legislation to ma make e it illegal to register an automobile in any other place than where the car owner lives and to study a recent opinion by the state attorney attorney attorney ney general to the effect that cities and towns must make water and sewerage connections to schools free and if so 50 that legislation be besought besought besought sought canceling such procedure A number of sectional luncheon meetings were held with a speaker at each Ora Bundy director for water resources for Utah and a representative of the state department department department depart depart- ment of publicity and industrial development stressed the need for revising Utah's water development program so that industrial expansion expansion expansion sion can go forward Fridays Friday's session will open at a. a m m. I Early Arrivals at Convention of Town Officials 9 i iu f f 1 y r r r r K r i 1 ya s sol F S Y rf Yr r P PS S r ri r p Tk A o y r rp y ra a f fM r 3 M Y n dYr u u. u J err f r rJ J rw a d rY 1 j w. w 3 CITY FATHERS INSPECT SAVING MONEY-SAVING DEVICE Vern ern B. B Muir left l Mayors ors W. W W. W CI Clyde de D. D C. C Watson and J. J A A. A Taylor |