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Show A SiittiOl'S indictment TiJK .a!c-ci-:i'. oC S. L. Schu'iu'e, .,hif J. ir,:.i-j,-i.(!- . l!r Flaa, Swa.o llcrvd ff Ik-;.!! til, l!i:u "I have ivl 1 :- many lii (.'.-. in any lown J Iiav,.- visiU-d a I have found in Alilfortl," is a serious Indict nent o! our little city. It is also a move set ious indictment of the authorises who permit s-"-!i a condition to exist. We do not know v.-lial os how many towns :.lr. Sehv:ai tz may have vi;-i!e(l before coming tos'!il-j-.'; e ;L"i-d:', y to inspect local sanitary conditions. Y- do know, and everybody who live;-, here knows, that the r-aniiare crwdiiions ;( "neid'H-ted." What is the list- of hondiee; Ihe city to construct a lii.eh ;; ;;-wcr system and then allcnr'ny opt a privies to' pollute the community and ie'red Hies? Why should a man who complies with the city ordinances and U cps his place in a sanitary condition be I'oivcd to breathe the? foul cdorr- and en-(criabi en-(criabi the dbwa-e carrying pests from Ins nmyjihus's filthy cow yard and hoe: iien who are placed in positions of honor and responsibility to represent the votes and taxpayers of any community should attend to the job or icfusc to accept ac-cept it.' It is not entirely the honor that they may derive from the place that they are 'to consider. It is the public welfare. Such positions are usually termed "thankless jobs." "There is nothing in it," says the man who dislikes to give the time and attention to "make good" as a viM-.iiLwInripfl irnhiic official. There is not a man elected to the position of town trustee or other city ofiice who has not known before hand ju&c how much the salary ol the position was to be. v'v'niie there is' always a lot of criticism i,i ll.v; aci ions of v. public uncial who nou-esdy nou-esdy t'ies to work for the good of his community, and it often seems that his eii'orts are net appreciated, there is not an instance on record where the eitoi t has been uaseltish and faithful that it has not been recognized and honoi ed in due time. Ts'tilford is the "biggest little city" in the State of Utah, it is the distributing point for a great, rich territory that wi'l seme day be thickly populated.' The retains re-tains from the position oi the city oiucfcd who-e duly is well performed are not air oid) raced in the present "small salary." The salisiuction of having hact a very emwidei able part in mailing ftiiford a Jicttiw place in which to Jive, Li providing t he' agencies that make for comfort, health and happiness in the community, these should be salary enough and will be in the day that are to come. Get a vision or the; Miiford of the future, with paved hi reels, sanitary ptuin'hng iht'onghGtit all the ironies and place:-:, of business, refuse piles aboli.-7r?d, trees planted, the. high school grounds a city park with terraced lawns and flowers and shading shrubs, and you will be glad 'you have been so favored and honored by your fellow citizens if you have been permit per-mit led to represent them in so great a cons' I'lictive work. Let's clean tip. |