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Show LEGtSLAT.OH ON PLAN WANTED Meeting of Executives to Discuss City Government. Legislation projioscd for considein-tion considein-tion nt tho next session of the sinte legislature and a mentis of aroiwng interest in tho pending amendment to the state constitution, which will al low cities to framo their own char-tors, char-tors, nro scheduled to come before the meetings of tho mayors of all cities and towns in Utah in Msvor C Clarcnco Xoslcn's office nt Salt LakoCit), October 12th nnd 11th Tho meetings will probnbl) ttvive the Stnto Muuloipnl League of I mh Mn)or Lollov Dixon of Frovo, first vice president of the league, hss suit his appeal to the mayors of the v irl-ous irl-ous cities to meet nint tnkc jwrt in the discussions. Tho "homo rulo" nmendment to the stnto constitution, which will be voted on nt the election November '2, is expected to bo ono of the chief topics of discussion nt the meetings. A committee of Salt Lnko Citv citizens, citi-zens, npiwlnted to further the "home nilo" cause n )cnr ago, hns prciarcd nn exhaustive report showing the cf-ficicnc) cf-ficicnc) of city government in the states whoic cities nro permitted to frame their own chnrtcrs. This will be presented nt tho meetings. In addition to Salt Lake (it), whoro tho nmendment is said to be fnvornbly regarded, Dngham ( ity is snid to be backing tho measure ling-ham ling-ham Cit) recently appointed n cit) manager, and is snid to bo hnndiiap-ped hnndiiap-ped in its new fonn of government by restrictions made b) tho state constitution consti-tution Tho proposed amendment to the constitution would permit tho framing of n charter there which would delegate till jtowcrs desired by tho city, not in conflict with the stnto constitution, to tho citv mnnngir Mnvor Medec of I'rfco had planned to bo present nt tho meeting, but nt n session of tho city council Inst Tties dn) evening explained it was impossi-bk impossi-bk for him to attend |