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Show IOH MAYOR IS j S. L. SPEAKER Operations of Waterworks Explained to Members of Municipal League Mayor Frank Francis. In an Interest-. Ing talk before the convention ot the I'tah Municipal league yesterday In Salt I.ake, advocated municipal owner ship of public utilities peculiar to the municipal need" and the collection Ol BCJM. taxes upon encroachments by private Interest upon public jrround. uch as the epafo underneath eide-tvalks, eide-tvalks, as a means of obtaining revenue reve-nue for the city other than those Ruined Ruin-ed bv gf-n-TA 1 i a ices. LIGHTING PI n r Mayor Francis explained that wince "'gden took over it waterworks system sys-tem In 190ft. up to which time it was privately owned, this city has realized $ 14.000 In revenues. fie outlined the plans of ogdr-n to take over the lighting light-ing system, either by purchase of the present distributing; system or the bulldln" of one of Its own. and either bj the purchase wholesale of sufficient power to serve it or by the building of a plant to furnish the power. The two-day convention closed last night with a .ih'iij.-t :it the Hotel t'tah ' .Mayor William M Howell of I...r.in' ,wa chosen president of the league. I following the banquet Th- mem ben '.voted to hold the 1921 convention at wdar Cltv. TBAC1 UjI T. J. Jones Of I'flar I"- as r iecteil first Ice president and N. C- Ponlson ,j of nichfiei'l second rtc president. The followlns wen- chosen members of BBs the legislative committee u K Fal- len. Salt Iake, Jacob Coleman. Provo; BBg William Howell. 1-ogun. Joseph M i Tracy. Ogdcn; I-ro luvon. Provo, A. A Law, Logan, and llobert X. Young. BBU 8s.lt Lake. BBVJ Mayor Howell the newlv elected BftW piesldent In a brief talk stated that ho BBY was new in the municipal affairs at BBY Logan, but thai he was glad to have had the pleasure of attending the con-BBBJ con-BBBJ etition. He said that the problem! BBVJ discussed were int resting and tnat ho BBVJ .pioflted much bv bearing them I C U Haw le. president of the Salt I jkn Commercial club who was a BBW guest at the banquet, requested that BBY the muors Join hands In pulling for BBm 1'tnh as well as the various cltle In BftV Avhlch they live. Other short talks w.re made hy Mayor Kllsworth of BBY .Payson, Mayor Allen of SprlngvtllS BBY Mid Mayor Cameron of Pangultch, BBV Mayor C. Clarence N'eslen of Salt Lake BBW: presided. Hj The members and their wives were E "entertained at a theatre party at the Hj Orpheum last night hy the officers and . personnel of the organization. I VDORSE M i M l I The four proposed amendments to BBVJ the state constitution were Indorsed Vj ""Mi da resolution denouncing (he punch BftVJ ourd and kindred devices which cn- BBVJ Isoursga gambling, was adopted, mat- BBVJ 's of taxation and revenue were con- BBVJ '"ldcred and nerds of correction In v- BBW IMing lawn were dls. listed ;it yi-ster- BBV session of )" State Municipal BBVJ legue nd convention The Ite afternoon BftV tvenlng were give over to enter- BBVJ BftW Following the adjournment of the af- BBBJ Kernoon meeting, those attending the BBV Convention took uu automobile ride BBV about the city, returning to the Hotel Hl Vtah for a banquet at C o'clock. BL ictlon taken bj tin 'league on the BAVJ imposed amendment i-gat with BBVJ '.proposal to indorse the first amend- BP ment providing home rule under a BBB charter for every cltj In the atate elect- BBY, lug to avail itself of the privilege, but .Jater a proposition to make the in- BBBI Ilorsement comprehensive a"hd to in- Hj -elude all the amendment wus ap- j proved. |