Show i WANTED IN OTHER 1 7 Provo and Ogden Business Men A a Inquiring About New Plan r MEETING G OF COMMITTEE ii i i The file Prominent Lawyers La s Are Arc Appoint Appoint- t 1 c II ed l to Draft New Charter to o II He Be j Submitted to tu Legislature i 1 J Tho The new charter for Salt Lake City to to bo be presented to the next legislature I. I I was cont considered i at nt u a n meeting of or the thc w ways s an and 1 means committee of the c civic Improvement league learue at the Un Y M. M r. r C. C A. A last nl night hl This committee l has as submitted the Die plan to many of the members of the thc league and ami in allcas all all' cas cases cs It Il has been supported ported tJ by them Tho The committee at its meeting last night had before It a great Icat man many charters char chu tern from flom the larger larSer cities cHIc in the tho l- l East last ast and JUHl West upon the good g points of which they will wm be guided In the draftIng draftIng draftIng draft- draft Ing o of Salt Sail IM I Lakes Lake's eM new charter Amon Among the chatters charters which were wen before the Uw o were ere tho those thoc e of New Nt York CIl City Baltimore Denver Minneapolis I Cleveland and many others In general cn ral tho rho plan of or the league I Is Js to organize the city to be he controlled f b by a board of oC commissioners and anda a a. a comptroller to be bc elected at nt alternate alter alter- nn note nate city elections The rhe comptroller It ItIs r Is fi planned will have ji 1 g general sup sup- 1 c of 01 the acts of the com com- Within thin the power powel of f these o it is planned to have them appoint tin the other cither necessary city r officers for or example the thc attorney the 1 i treasurer the recorder the auditor and the supervisors up of departments It Itis i is also planned t to cu cut the mla salary list and to tn retain the greater number of appointees by br reason on of their ability to discharge e th the affairs of their a and not apt J lt to change C them at every C election c for I rot for political reasons In tho the various I d departments of lC the city as th the t P police olice l lire r water Ui and l street departments it itIs Is planned to have the tho employment t I and maintenance of these departments under uncle a civil service rule It Is hr I nl also alo o within the he plans of t the committee to tn todo I do owa away with the tho practice of or elective e officers discharging ng their duties through deputies and to have havo the appointees ap ap- J J es actually work for fOI their liv lIv- ill ing which Is Js considered b by the league t- t l I as as' is' is ant all an innovation that hat should be ap- ap l lJ by iy taxpayer J V Other Cities t I. I 1 Out Outside of Salt T Lake City CIl other 1 cities cHiC's of nC tin the second 1 class 9 are me waking up to the admirable provisions of tho then 1 plan and amI already communications ha have been received from flom influential busin business businessmen ss men mn of or O Ogden llen nn and 1 Provo asking that the league ue figure on them them- when they present ent the bill to tho the tate state legislature r If H cities of or tho the second 1 class should he be Included under the plan 1 It t would r moan mean that Provo o Ogden den Logan and find lull Murray come comae in fn under the new regime res The A he drafting of or the new charter charIer k r. r I has been left In the hands of or four foul om able lawyers a associated 1 with Frank Frnnk B. B Stephens as ai president of the he 1 league I Iu u They are ure Bonnor Benner l X Smith William lIlIum II Jr King E. E B. B Critchlow and GEO George GeorgeN I II I N K Lawrence This committee will ull meet coon oon to 10 consider their thell wor work an and will have ha the charter ready within thirty days daM for presentation to th the league JU members to citizens generall generally and to representative business men o n othe of th the city it Il being planned to have r n a meeting of or the these c citizens m and the mom moat bets bers of or the Ir legislature c after the charter charlo charloIs charterIs Is drafted for 01 the purpose of or presenting present present- In big ing the plan to them flutter of Franchises A feature of the proposed 1 charter I Is the tho provision t to be ma mado regarding J In Inthe the granting of valuable franchises franchise 1 to corporations In Tn matters of this kind whenever N a tl franchise o of any con con- proportion is asked aled for b ba hy by bya a a. corporation the nutz nuttier er will be bc submitted submitted sub sub- milled to the popular vote of th the taxpayers in a special franchise eloc elec- lion tion The result of the vote will rill determine do de- termine the thc matter finally In smaller small an and 1 less important franchises cs th the power to grant them will bo be within the powers of the board of three comI com com- missioners I |