Show I thy CITY BOARD WILL LOSE JK ITS POWERS Two Bills to Chasten Board of Public Works Are Prepared SENATE WILL GET THEM Legislative Party Returns from T Trip rip to Green River Rivers Two bills for tor curb curbing InS InS- tho the powers of ot the tho board of or public works of ot Salt alt Lake have been lIeen drawn and will likely be bo Introduced In the Senate this afternoon b by b- bW W W. X N. Williams The bills have been drawn partly at the suggestion of ot L L. L C C. Kelsey Keisey city en engineer who wants the tho city inspection shifted from rom the board to his department Owing to the series of ot scandals which have been uncovered In the board of ot works through tho the lax methods methods meth meth- In the inspection system the Salt Lake dele delegation In the Senate te Is much in favor of ot tho measures one of which will take taka tho the inspection from time the board and the tho other will place It under th the supervision of ot the city engineer er of ot cities of ot the first class Senator Carl A. A Badger is against the board of ot works and the inspection system as a result of ot tho work of ot thc these e emen men in supervising the laying of ot ce cement cement ce- ce ment mont walks In the thc southeastern part of ot Salt Lake In what Is known as sidewalk extension lOS and will wUl probably probably abl ably lead the fight right for the abolishment of ot the present s system slem As now conducted conducted con con- ducted the time inspection is done by memi men who know nothing of ot the work they are nrc supervising directed d b by Mike Fitz- Fitz j Fitz-j r-atrick r chief chic inspector It will wili be bo tIme thol pl plan n to have examinations by tho the city before these men can be bo employed em em- as Inspectors for tOl the purpose of having men mon qualified to handle the i different classes of or public improve improve- m am n t Curtails Po Poster r of ot Board Under tho the new bills the board of works will wll have power mer merely h to advertise advertise ad ad- vertise for tor and accept bids for tor public work subject to tho the approval of the city council All inspection will be taken from the board and Chairman n H H. G G. G McMillan's McMillans rule i In this matter will come to an end in supervising tho the work vork and overlooking faults In tn the carrying out 01 of ot contracts Members of or the legislative party which left Friday night for tor Green River returned to Salt Lake at midnight midnight mid mid- night last nl night ht on the tho Rio Grande Grando and will likely bo be late this morning for committee work In the tho Senate and House They Thoy were royally entertained by tho the people of ot Green River and were guests at u tt big banquet in the opera house Saturday night Several trips were wore taken over the Green River countr country coun coun- tr try for tor no other purpose than as a Junket for tor them to enjoy themselves without expense One of the treats of ot the trip was a boat ride down the Green river to Box a new country which line has Just been withdrawn from entry by the time state land board and will become me one of the most fertile strips of ot orchard land In the Green river valley within the next few tew years Utah and Cobra Colora do capitalists aro are Interested In iii th thO scheme and will spend a n largo large amount f f money on Improving tho the land It the state land Jund hoard segregates the land for tor or them thom The trip b by boat took all of Saturday with lunch served on the water and the tho banquet In Green River in the evening evenin v nin to mal make e tho days day's i entertainment complete I The chief purpose of ot the trip was as to show shou- the legislators how badly a bridge is needed at Green River tl to connect Emery and counties There Is no bridge e across the Vie Green river in Utah and men who nave have settled set set- tied thin this countr country believe e they should have at AI least from tho the legisla ture turo for tor the building of ot a n state to connect Green River and Elgin and nd thus aid in building up the country A ferry at this point is used but It cannot cannot can can- not be used in winter when Ice flows Hows In the Green river thus cutting off ott traffic across t the e river Senator Alonzo lonzo was ns at the head of ot the Junket It was proven without difficulty that a bridge Is needed and It is probable that a bill IJ will be Introduced in i the Senate toda today or within the next few days bv by SemI Sena tor Brinkerhoff asking for tor an approprIation of ot for tor the tho construction of ot the time bridge |