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Show THAT LAWRENCE BILL. Mr. Lawrence has introduced In the legislatuic a bill providing that in all cities of the Second Class the city council shall consist of live council-men, council-men, one fiom eacli ward, and their salary shall be$l,200 a year each. Mr. Lawrence is full of piuneStOr else hopes to be a councilman in some city of the second class some sweet day. Logan is a city of the second class and doesn't want this bill passed by a long shot, nor do we believe Piovo wants It, or anv other city of tho second class. In the tirst place no councilman in Logan could cam $1,200 a year, nor could live be woith fO.000 tothocltv. There isn't the woik licic for them lo do. This bill means that each councilman council-man In Logan would rcccivo more salary sal-ary than the County Sheriff, County llecordcr and other otllcers. It would mean that the Majoi's salary must necessarily be increased In pioportlon, say to tl.ftOO. This means a total cxpcntlitiui in salaiyof $7,D00a year, a difference of $G,200 a year. The Mavor lecelves $300 at piescnt and the ten council-men council-men $looaj car each. Thcie is not such serious objection to gutting the number of councllmcn clown to live, but to pay them $1,200 a year Is ildlculous. It is the general belief that live men could run the business ot this citv as satisfactorily as ten, even more so, but neither paify desires that this cut be made while It happens lo bo In power. Logan City wants the best service It can get from Its councilmcn: It wants and needs men of ability at the head of Its affairs and Is favoiable to any reasonable means looking toward that end. A good salaty Is an Inducement to capable men to iuii for the oillce, but have wc any assuianco that the greater salary would not Induce waul heelers and politicians to work the harder for the position. Dave we any assurance that wc could get the best men in oillce even though the salaiy proved sulllccnt Inducement for them to mnV Then again, would the dltlei-ence dltlei-ence In servico amount to 10,200 a yea i? Lawicucc is olT his base and had better look to other Holds for honor. Let him vote for a big aporopilation for the A. C. of U. and he will do us and the State more good. |