Show itt at the last monthly meeting ot of the ogden chapter of 0 the american association ot of engineers the committee on oil legislative matters reported in favor ot of a civil service law tor for the state arid and its subdivision and a zoning law for the cities gitles the chapter ratified the report and authorized the committee to confer with other engineering bodies ot of the stale in order to draft bills tor for the purpose sept of enactment into alawat th the next meeting ot of the fegl slature both ot of these laws laves are ara needed and many 0 ot k the states have them the civil service law should cover the employment ot of the technical arid and clerical employees ot of the state and provide tor for similar laws or ordinances in counties and cities As matters now stand the spoils system is in effect ability energy and integrity are often placed secondary to political favoritism when one party employs this method the other la is competed compel cd to do likewise this method has no defense except that of personal and party selfishness it results to a large extent in public extravagance no employee has has any incentive to do his best work when he knows that a change of party dominance will result in his dismissal to put under civil civi I 1 service those positions requiring technical education will have many beneficial results it will result in n a greater number of high class men seeking public employment when the length of employment does not depend upon partisan politics a man will endeavor to do his hia best in order to hold his job the tone of public morals will improve when immoral methods are displaced the cost of doing public business will decrease when men once well trained are retained instead of breaking in a new new crew of untrained men at short intervals I 1 t no big business likes frequent ire frequent quent turn overs ot of employees tor for the reason that i it t is costly there is no good reason why the public business should not bo be conducted upon the same principles it Is realized that there la Is a large section ot of the public in that backward state ot of mind that takes the opposite vie view w but an effort will be made to enlighten them and in an appeal will be made to the more progressive ele ments the zoning law Is especially needed in the cities of 0 ogden and salt lake city it is understood that salt lake city tried to get a zoning bill passed but tailed failed owing to rural influence this is probably due to lack of 0 understanding with no zoning regulations property owners have redress for certain injuries A good residence district way may be spoiled by the establishment ot of some shop or industry which should be confined to othir other districts there should be restrictions that will confine certain activities 10 to lo certain districts this is related to city planning which shou should id be recognized anda chance gly r enar antor the bisp display I 1 ay of 0 palde advertisement |