| Show THE TSE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL A NEW city council hns hag now been elected and the members elect will soon enter upon the duties of their offices the responsibilities devolving upon them are of an important character increasing as the city grows in population wealth aud importance khe i he council should have the support and assistance ass asa istance of all good citizens and criticism of its acts acta should be withheld until they are clearly understood in their entirety and intent it la Is onu ono of the easiest things in the world to find fault and small smail minds are always ready to impute evil motives to public men and to point out fancied daws dawa in public measures mea aures aurea the council whose functions are about to expire has had much to contend with in its endeavors to manage the affairs of the municipality nevertheless a great deal of good has been accomplished and ati all a its members mem berb bera from the mayor downwards are entitled to the thanks and confidence of the people and no truthful person acquainted with the facts will deny that they have labored faithfully honest honestly jy and much success sac cess during the administration of Feraz more inore little many praiseworthy measures have been inaugurated the ben fiets of which will be seen and felt feit in af aften after ter ten years sears prominent among them are the con construe tion of the jordan and salt bait lake city canal cana and the purchase and partial improvement of the grounds now known as libeth paric paris the benefits of the onnal canal are not yet fully enjoyed but in a very short time they will be admitted and praised raised by all the under undertaking taking was F large largo argo arge and expensive but the financial burden thereby imposed was BO so arranged that it has fallen very lightly on the taxpayers and the work has found employment for many laboring men of the community which in itself la Is a benefit in several ways while the construction of the canal relieves the public from that dread of drought which in recent years has dampened the ardor and threatened the prospects ecta of fruit growers and others in this city of orchards and gardens the value of an abundance of irrigating water cannot be computed in dollars or cents under the management of mayor little the work has been conducted with admirable prudence and strict economy the purchase of the locust groves in the southeastern part ol 01 the city for a public park was a stroke of policy which will always reflect credit upon mayor littles Litt iea lea administration tra tion the money value of those grounds will increase every year while the advantages that will accrue from such a pleasant place of resort so near to the centre of the city are beyond computation the extension of the water works is another good thing accomplished under mayor mayon littles direction if it were possible to extend them all over the city we have no doubt that sickness would be greatly diminished and the death rate be reduced to a remarkable degree what has been accomplished in this direction is a most excellent work another markot market the regulating mind of mayor little is the little jark park adjoining the city hall which from an unsightly open space on which rubbish was allowed to accumulate and teams to camp hab has haafeen been transformed into a pretty place of lawns lawn sand and walks with ornamental fountain fountai nall all nil substantially enclosed and pleasant to look upon A great deal of energy has been displayed in the improvement bf bdour our streets during the past four years and the change that has been wrought in filling up hollows and properly grading the tho roads is manifest to every baeser by and particularly to those who drive over the principal thoroughfares whether for business or pleasure but bat we have not space to enter into particulars of all ali a 11 the improvement that have been made in the city during the two terms which mayor little has server fervor in all that has been done he has had bad the coop co op aeration of the council without which of course he could not havo have accomplished anything we con alder aider that the people of or salt lake are ua under obligations to all the outgoing members as well as to the mayor in the new mayor william jennings the city will have a man of long experience and wonderful success in business he is one of salt lakes most sagacious and prosperous prop erous merc merchants hants avanof a man of gread great tact and foresight and general busl busi business nees qualifications ficat ions lons public spirited spirl ted progressive and withal conservative and cautious the fact that alre is no opposition to his election expresses more than anything than we can say the next council contains as it should all the time several of the old members this being necessary nece esary to the proper and facile continuation of the public business it is composed of men well known to the people pe and poa possessing qualifications i which fit them for their respective positions our municipal affairs have llave always been honestly administered and we have every assurance that they will be in the coming term the executive off omm meers officers to be voted for have served the public faithfully and efficiently and it is a wise thing to continue them in a office if all the cities in the union were as well onni officered as this there would be no stories of peculation and dishonor like those which every now and again startle the country and the united states would be a much better land to live in we wish the mayor members elect and officers success in their callings and bespeak for them the confidence support and good will of the general public |
