Show 7 REPORT it n T OF 4 C COMMITTEE MCI TEE report ol of committee appointed to attend the fhe ate unS cipal league held at prove jovo utah dee dec 2930 1908 we your t catul committee battee bit tee appointed to attend tha thal state league held jr at utah lutah dee 2930 1908 beg leave art follows W a kil al the meetings of the league and feel that thia league will iff be a gr great eat benetto benn tto ta the municipalities ties of thia taij we the interests of IQ in these meetings matters of vast interest to th the citizens are discussed publia do dorcia riia public health pd jid public uti lUiea the greatest Bra tet consideration I 1 in the fhe convention jost farrer president pret ident of the provo C commercial club welcomed d us uses as guests of at the club and in invited vi lidd us cordially to inake ourselves right at home in the of the club in which we held our meetings 2 mayor decar 0 of provo in a verv orv zeat neat speece speech a h ji of velco mr estan dod to all ot us the ire freedom 1 e ia 0 m 1 of tho the oar barden city barg urged d us aih tomake aab every want known I 1 and a assured 63 urca p us that hat all alk that could be done dona would to anso ua comfortable 44 E W bobinska Bobin soa briefly re yewed ahk th 0 ili history story of iha league and predicted that it would soon become a groat in q t state and ared ed tho the mec necessity essit of ft a diffort aftret in all the 11 to 0 uplift wio abia conditions in in utan he favored tho the idea of keeping municipal artirp out of politics and making the betterment of the people the sole duato to be considered in the selection of municipal officers on the roll being called the following cities and towne were represented at the first ili meeting abc america rican fork 4 beaver 2 brigham cil bilyj E ephraem 2 Fount fountain alfi arcen 1 farmington 2 heber 3 Ks kays sy ville villa 1 lohi lehi 3 logan 9 lewiston 1 moroni 2 mt alt pleasant 2 mapleton Map lolon 5 2 mand 3 midway I 1 nowton newton 1 13 payson 1 4 salt laloo lake 2 the attendance atten danco was larger than in ill anspro anny pre year and there were promises that on the morrow there would be further increase in the attendance W B BJ lourk bayor of adanti gave a very interesting talk on the duties of cities iu in forbidding the circulation and posting of suggestive pic pictures tures and literature ile he said in brief that tile alio city 6 officers wore the guardians of the people and n d should do everything to remove every obstacle from the path of pro greis citizenship I 1 and manhood ife he advocat ed tile the passage and of laws and ordinances forbidding obscene indecent suggestive literature litora tuio from being circulated and bills of such nature front from being in the cities towne and public highways ile he pointed to different nt cities that have taken a firm stand in this dire direction cion and of tile the good results following special stress was placed on the demoralizing effect upon tile the minus of our young caused by the indiscriminate posting of buch pictures therol the following in solution was unanimously adopted after a general discussion h be t 1 reso resolved ived that we the representatives dative tv of tile the municipalities hero here assembled pledge ourselves to the passage of such resolutions and ordinances ordinance a that shall make it unlawful to place upon the 0 bill ill boards of sitios or towns town s or to present such pictures as shall inthe in the judgement jud gement of 0 tile the proper municipal officers bo be deemed immoral or detrimental welfare of tile tho community in mhd evening at at the stake tabernacle tabo macle prof geo 11 Brim Bail gave an interest interesting ieng lecture on public service by private citizens some of the im duties of private citizens mentioned are 1 our duty to give to the public in our own person a strong healthy physical man a by treating our bodies besin in ace oriance with tho the rules of health b by refraining from taking into our system those things which we know tend to weaken our physical bod oa es our mental strength and oar moral turpitude such ns as liquor tobacco a anil no drugs 2 to give unto our neighbor a square deal a by obeying tile laws of health b by obeying tile thu laws of cloat illness c by not misusing public thoroughfares 9 li fares d by riot not inis misusing our own property pio perty 1 to austi ain titi our cervantes public ollic officers erts in the administration of tho lava by obeying tile ito laws ourselves abby b by rendering honest service asi grois c B tendering rendering honest service as witnesses nes cs d fly by lending our moral support to the laws ile ho certainly gave us soine good instructions as aa to our duties as aa citizens und and encouraged a truo true spirit cf patriotism wednesday dec at lOam 10 a mth tho 0 convention conven tien ro convened with quito quite tin on increase in attendance dr T 13 beatty state health cor discus discussed hed the question what cities havo and what they should have hao in relation tu to sanitation among the things we do havo have 1 more days of sunshine in the year than nearl nearly yany any other locality 2 tile the best and purest air of nearly 1 y any section of country 3 the best soil and local surround ings from a sanitary standpoint the natural advant advantages agee have been greatly abused and misused by tho popple of utah during 1008 we have hao had bad 1200 deaths which wore were ly unnecessary it proper precautions lind been taken in living up lip to tho the rules laid down doon by tho law and health boards ile he took nil ill for example typhoid fever this dreaded di disease sensa cannot possibly originate directly from rubbish heaps manure war ture piles decay decaying I 1 garbage or vege ration it must annl tin can only come from tile the excretions of a person who lias has tile tho disease tile tho i from which tin disease may originate inato may maybe bo car ried in the water in milk or other food it is carried to a considerable extent by tile tho fly hence tile the great necessity for hauling off all filth such na as manure decaying cay iti r animals vegetation etc to tho the b reeding of flies I 1 if f alio llio rules of health requiring tile burning and of nil all excretions from aiom the sick room in typhoid were strictly observed this dreaded disease could be completely stamped out it is a form forin of murder to disobey these rules when wo we know the result sonic things wo we need are a tile tho enforcement of our hoalt health laws by tile tho officers and the people b the selection of the very bent health officers oil lears n r the improvement of our water and drainage systems d the improvement of our buildings from tile the standpoint of sanitation 0 o 0 bettor better ventilation in our public buildings and residences f the putting down of private ito convenience and the putting up ull of the public health dr beatty showed tile great inconsistency sis tency of ox expending pending largo su sums ins of money lor or tho preservation of animals such as cattle and sheep and the comparative para tive neglect of thi health of tile people A resolution was passed favoring tile the appointment of f a rint national ional health beard and recommending tho the next to tako tak 0 tile the matter up with wilh congress and our congressional delegation judge jolin john E booth in tho of wm win 11 II king discussed tho the question should utah have local option and he showed in I 1 r a very forceful argument that wo we should ask the ineat next for a local option law ile ho said briefly that tile the people should havo have a voice I 1 it in i tho the matter and it if they expressed jy by their veto that they were in favor or of closing tile saloons and putting rig down tho the liquor gramc it could bo be done but it if tile tho legislature should piss alss a prohibition law it would bo be dillI difficult cult to enforce it unless tho the sentiment of the people favored tile the law I 1 aw after n lively discussion sion the matter was left to a committee tile the same mine to repart tit the afternoon acos ses ion at tile the afternoon session ifie committee reported tho the following resolution Ln the same having been amma am mended be it resolved that we the representatives of the municipalities of utah in convention assembled recommend to tile the legislature of utah the passage ut of a n local option ia law w tu t apply to tile the slat county city town and precinct and submitting tho matter to a vote ote of tile the people tit t the earliest possible date that a i copy of thia resolution bo forwarded warded a to tile the legislature of tl tho to state ometah oU Utah tho cities and towns on the public utilities owned and apor 1 1 abed by the alun municipalities i and in every cas caad a tile following facts wore acison demonstrated st 1 that the people were greatly beno bene by bythe the installation in and maintenance of such utilities uti litins 2 that these proving to tho the municipalities 3 3 blat the public ownership greatly thio cost coat of light and water to tile the co 4 that it is a great mistake io to allow such things thing to pass out ol of tho the hands of tho 10 people 1 on the hie queston yu eston of awatar works the following facts wore brought out 1 that tile installation of ofu afu il water vator works system greatly increased the sup I 1 ply ot of water 2 that it greatly promoted tho the heal balth hi of tho the people 3 that it increased tho ile control of elie diun municipalities ici puli ties over tho the sources of supply 4 that wooden pipe should in no caso be used 5 that no mains should bo be less lesa that than nur four feet under tinder ground to keep the tem per aturo down in summer and prevent freezing in winter tho the organization was then pro candea with i ir IF frisby or of provo was elected as aa president mayor A L dark clark 0 of farmington vice president james Monson iid vice president christensen Christens cn of eld ird vice president the selection of secretary tary and treasurer was left to the president lobrin was selected agthe as tho place of ing the next meeting and tho the timo time is ia to bo be fixed liy by your committee visited of provo and ascertained tho following in reference grading and paving practically nil ill tile tho main streets in it provo uro tire graded and tile gravel has been hauled in at great ex expense penso there aro are about 25 2 miles of raved paved sidewalks pido they are bostl mostly y about 4 feet wide I 1 an anal I 1 4 inches thick 1 3 inches isma d doof gravil sand and cement cancro con cro I 1 inch on ali is ia mado of sand and itlie tile cot of grading gradin gand and paving is about 65 cents por per running foot font 4 foot feet wide vido mixture 0 o of f concrete 1 part eci cement nent 21 parts fi parts gravel or I 1 bag of cement 2 2 10 cu ft sand still and 4 cil feet gravel tho rho sand must beotha bt bv so otha that not n 0 t moro more than one half of it will go t through a sieve 20 to the ho inch tho gravel grael must ile bo angular or broken gravel tile tho round creek wash gravel will not do mixture for top ore ono liala inh 1 part coment cement 2 parts sand as de described above the gravel must be fine enough to pas ass through a seive havica bavine a 2 inch mesh and bo be retained in a sieve of 14 1 4 inch the mesh respectfully submitted I 1 0 A murdock I 1 C P harris eo |