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Show I MAYOR ROBIN- . SON'S MESSAGE I Full Text of Suggestions I , To The Council. H I t License Question, Suits I and Progression. H I.OCIVS Cl1V, Jail I, UllHt M To the City Council of Logan citv, H jj Utah M In accord with thecustont ofolfet- M Ing a few suggestions of the council at m the beglnningof each administration, M I respectfully make the following rec- M i commendations to jour honorable M body H First Vour attention Is called H to the unsatisfactory condition of M the II ic department. This depatt- M mentofthe cltj needs your Immed- M fate action The lire apparatus Is H poorly sheltered and accommodations H for answering calls so bad that I fear H we would not bo blameless hi case a, disastrous Ilic should occur I be- H llcve the people generally would will-' H Ingly pay a small tux to piovide a fun I j B for a reasonably good dcpaitmcnt and H I therefore recommend that a suitable M building be erected, sulllciently large H i for all lire purposes, including living H ! apartments for a t;room. 1 believe H i the council should act in this matter' H ' immediate!) H License Question. H Second Much tiouble has been cn- H countered In ttic past In the collcc-H collcc-H tlons of licenses There seems to be a H diversity of opinion as to the city's H power to collect licenses and as to the H amount that can be legally collected H without it amounting to a second tax. H Many who h.nc been compelled to H take out a licensi In advance liae H found nutiieioiis loasons why they should not do so latei If the policy we luxe been pursuing in the past has been illegal ut unjust, I recommend B that the license ordinance be amended -or tepealed and a suitable one adopt- H -ed Also thai legal advice be obtain- od as to what aie and what are not H the citv's powers in this regard. With a safe and just ordinance on our books 1 feel that jou would be Justl- tied in exacting e.'erv petson concern- od to takeout a license In advance. I see no reason win the accommodation H extended to licensed businesses, of H permitting them to inn for months B without prepajment, should result in H so much dllllculty for the city and dis- H satisfuction on the pai t of those liccns- H cd I sec no reason why the license H should be exacted In advance on one H line of business and another permitted H to run a year unpaid M Suits Against City H Third You will lind by looking H over th" rccoidsof the last year that H several suits have been tiled against H tttccity liy people claiming to have H been damaged as a consequence of H neglect on the p.tt t of the city . I iec- H ommend that ucareful surey bctnade H of all conditions in the city and H notiiing left uncaicd for that will in H anyway tender the latter liable under H any circumstance As to those suits H already tiled, I lcllcc It would be H f prudent to examine caiefttlly each H case, compromising each if the city H has bent at fault, but incases wlieto H the city Is not at fault, I iccoiu- H t mend that each and eveijone be re- H - slstcd to the court of last resort. 1 H believe that public sentiment w 111 sits- H ' tain j on it) doing all In 30111 powet to H r.'buko tlu Idea tint cltl. mis should H C sue their fellow citlcns in tlielaltei's H "J cot potato capacit) for eveij slight B Injur) sustained Few cities In the H count i. areas well lighted as Logan H city There is a certain slight degtee of cate that ever) one should take of fl himself You will cto well not to pet H mil bad precedents to lie established B I believe, too, that champettv should J be discouraged. Fourth I wish to tepeat a lemin isslim inendatlonof two )cais towil. 'i'hat an exhaustive and complete set of , maps of the water s)ttem of tho ctl ' he nude on a scale huge enough to admit of copious notes of Infounailon These maps should show the location and sleol eveiy watet pipe, cut olT, bbbbbbbbbbh tap. hydrant, etc., In the s)stem H As to Progression. Fifth The commendable polio of J the last council as to sidewalk lm- J s provement be continued Vhereei H cement walks can be laid without H working too great hatdship on the H people.lt would certainly be to the B credit of tlie ell) to have the work B d)ne. Further it would seem wise to H, me to tiillle the rock crusher which MVH Wis puichased months ago bv the city. I recommend also that more string- H nnt methods be etnplo)ed in the fjtttre to compel people to clean and H , keep clean water ditches, sidewalks, 1 ' corrals, cess pools, etc The appeiu- H ancoof the city and the health of the Ps.' people demand tills V 1 Itespcctfiillv submitted H C V. ROIIINKON |
