Show Citizens Party i Honors Ex Officials By BEN DEN W. W ANDERSEN The North Salt Lake Citizens Citizens' Party Part held its long awaited banquet Monday night at 7 pm p.m. at the Tiki Hut Hul in Salt Lake City to honor retiring Mayor w. w Garrett W.-Garrett Garrett Leigh and cit city council coun cil dl members Vance J. J Cloward Dale Erickson and Freda Wood THERE CHERE WAS an excellent turnout despite the icy roads and cold weather Clever table decorations and favors ors were made by b Iva Critchley Lillian LUllan Wh and Rose Rosc Sand Sand- strom The large key at the head table drew considerable It represented the key to the Improvement ement Party's PartS Party's Par Par- tys ty's plan which was publicized so much during durin the last elec elec- election election tion lion with t the e comment that the Improvement Party so far had failed to come cone up with any constructive con e plan for the reason that the Citizens Citizen's Party had held the ke key to it right along N v officers off cers for the Citizens' Citizens Party for the next biennial were unanimously voted in as follows Ben W. W Andersen chairman and publicity Iva Critchley vice chairman Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- Joseph seph Kilgrow secretary and i Lillian LUlian Wheelwright treasurer IN ADDITION party members members mem mem- bers felt fell it advisable isable to appoint a taxpayers taxpayer's committee and unanimously appointed Glen Wheelwright Jack B. B Wood and Alton L. L Boggess They The will gather information for consideration consideration consid consid- by b the Citizens' Citizens Party to safeguard the present low taxes and water rates and see that the present sales tax money money money mon mon- ey is put to good use for capital improvements rather than administrative ad ad- administrative costs The inexperience inexperience inexperIence of the new city council seemed to warrant a close watch by the public to guarantee guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee that no ill advised ordinances ordinances nances and actions would be railroaded through by selfish sel se- fish interests that may ma want to take advantage of this situa situa- tion I Some topics discussed were The annexation of approximately approximately 50 acres of ground north of oC Cudahy Road and cast o of oC Orchard Drive which the Wasatch Wasatch Wa Wa- I satch Land Company to develop in subdivisions and which the present administration tion Is Js in the process of accept accept- ing The lack of oC study on the overall o economics of this premature premature premature pre pre- mature action could affect both the taxpayers in North Salt Lake and the South Davis Water Water Wa Wa- ter tel Improvement District The lack of service and information Information mation available now through the city cit office and city council coun coun- council cil cil due in fn large part to the ill ill- advised political move by the present administration in firing Mrs Iva Critchley as treasurer treasur treasur- er releasing the attorney A.M. A. A M M. M Ferro and the resulting resignation resignation res res- ignation of oC Mrs Lillian Wheelwright Wheelwright Wheelwright Wheel Wheel- wright clerk received considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable comment Also t the Ii e group questioned the city councils council's councils council's coun coun- councils council's cil's decision to hire an office manager or city manager in addition to a clerk and md treasur treasur- er cr This will result in higher administrative costs and is not deemed necessary for a small city cit the size of North Salt Sail Lake The recent procedure apparently apparently adopted by the new city council of holding frequent meetings without due public notice notice no no- notice tice and in effect holding meetings behind closed doors came under fire Also the thc question of whether they arc are getting p paid id for Cor attendance at this type of meeting arose One of the former Cormer councilmen council council- councilmen men mentioned that he had been contacted by one of the present city council members to get the reaction of or the Citizen CitiZen Citi zen Party members on bringing bringing bring bring- ing up the bond election again These bonds were defeated last fall tall by the I Improvement ement Party and md it was obvious ious that now in office the Improvement Party saw the wisdom in the actions of the former Cormer city council in proposing the bond issues A mixed reaction from the group followed this question but the consensus appeared t to o 0 be beLets beLets Lets see sec what they the come up with first before committing ourselves one way or or the other oth oth- er It was felt fell that th t- t tone one of the factors involved in the th the state roads road's consideration to to take back the park site site which had been granted to the thc city c ty for recreational purposes providing certain conditions were met was the defeat of the bond election This provided for lor park improvements The arbitrary 50 percent increase increase increase in in- crease in building permit costs explained as plan checking tees lees which had never h heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore Core been charged on buildings build build- buildings es cs or small commercial ings was deemed unnecessary and opposed Lack of information background background background back back- ground and planning were considered considered con con- responsible for the premature premature premature pre pre- mature recommendations 1 fr r development of the water system system tem tern and purchase of water from the Weber Basin Several recommended items are arc highly controversial The question of oC whether John Kemp hemp elected city councilman who is also a professor of Pharmacology at the university of oC Utah was eligible to hold both positions in view of the recent ruling luling of the Board of Regents that the 1937 law would prohibit candidates in similar situations resulted in a proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed letter to the university of or Utah on the matter On the lighter side jokes and humor prevailed Background music was provided by the res- res Several humoro u s adaptations adaptations' of songs were en |