Show ELECT TUB TilE Some opponents of or the proposed Galveston plan of oC city government now un under er Investigation by hy tho the s state stale that the tho city attorney legislature have made the point should be elected under un er the proposed ed plan pIan although that Is not identical with the practice in Galveston It ItIs ItIs Is suggested that thai I If the three commissioners appoint the attorney he will wm be under obligation n to them anI and that some safeguard for the public will rill be bo lost Then elect the attorney i S There can be no 10 question that there thero Is reason renson Inthe inS inthe In Inthe S S the suggestion o of oi tho Galveston plans opponents In Inthis Inthis this respect There Thero mh might ht be times when it would be bex x necessary al for the attorney to stand as as- asa a n sort of oC arbiter between the tho commissioners and the auditor That om- om cial is expected to check the accounts of f the tho ad adz ad- ad If 11 tho the auditor should hould differ with will z S. tho the three commissioners loners and should shoud be bo unable to Ini in interpret In- In i 1 the law as the they do do then tho the attorney could be le J called in for or a reading that would bo ho binding on both loth and 5 s which would properly safeguard tho the Interests of ot the tho city c. c He Ito would not bo be under obligation to decide in favor o othe or of 5 t i the e commissioners' commissioners view 10 In fear o of losh losing his place lIace a as iTc liC he might If they 11 had d appointed himI him j I The Tho chief point Is to get the best government r hie bie Maybe Mabe the tle election of or an attorney Instead of or leavIng lea leav Ing ing his selection to tho the board boar would bo he best S. S Then there Is another point that has come como up in th the discussion Relative e to the tho proposed plan Some men have hav pointed out that the tho physical characteristics of ot Salt Lake Lak LakeS S arc different from that known In iii Galveston or an another any ther other town and the they see a difficulty In getting all th the varied Interests of ot the city represented with wHIt three men They hold that It would be helter belter for Salt Lake Lako to ob ob- ob- ob servo the thc present system o of establishment and have havo five o commissioners instead of or three e. e Wo We 0 do not understand that there thero Is Is' anything Is-anything nn sacred about tho the number three e. e even oven If It three men havo have proved successful In the govern govern- I I.- I. v X ti m f f ii V A mont ment of There arc are five live pretty prett well ell recognized divisions of the tho ell city cily of oe Salt Knit Jake I It might be well vell t to Increasing the preserve representation In all of them by number of or commissioners loners in the proposed board from rom three to five No matter more Important than this Is likely ely to be presented in the legislature It Is gratifying to note that the members ers of oC the legislature legislature legislature-In In both hath hoUs hoUsar houser hous- an are giving careful stud study to tho matter The They are arc re resolved resolved re- re solved sol that they the will act understandingly v And It may be that as ns n a result of the o stUd study tudy they S bestow the they may find t the H changes s we have ha mentioned will be desirable |