The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-06
City Council En.joined.

City Council Enjoined.
The raising of the salaries of the city
officials by the city council Monday even
ing is causing not little dissatisfaction
among the voters of Ogden. 1t is called by
many a salary grab" and several of the
council are being held in very unfavor-
able light for their actions.
Yesterday morning ID. H. Peery, jr.,
Patsy HALEY and others brought an injunc-
ton suit to permanently restrain the pay
ment Of the salaries of the mayor and
councllmen as specified in the ordinance
passed at the last session.
Evans & Rogers have been secured as
attorneys for the plaintiffs in the case.
Mr.. Evans was seen by areporter yester-
day: he stated that in hisiopinion it was one
OF the most outrageous proceedings that
has ever been imposed upon the people of
Ogden, he thought it perfectly absurd to
say the least. and cakes as defense in the
case as read from the laws of Utah, section
II, page 635, volume l, which is as follows:
The mayor and councilmen of any CITY
shall receive such compensation as the city
council may by ordinance direct, but their
. compensation shall not be- changed during
their term of office. All other officers NAV
receive salary, fee or other compensation
to be liked by ordinance, and after the
same has been once fixed such fees or com.
pensatlon shall not be increased or dimin-
lshed, to take effect during the term for
which any such officer was selected or an
pointed
The case seems a very plain one, and in
the conversation of good many it is the
opinion that 1t is strong one. Others be-
neve That the proceedings would be use
less and that those bringing suit would
fail to accomplish anything by the move
Several OF the officials were approached
by The HERALD man yesterday, but none
OF those that voted for the advance of
salaries had anything to divulge to the
public.
In the papers filed in the First district
court yesterday, the compliments claim
that they brought this action in behalf of
themselves and other benefcially inter
esteo tax-payers and that the mayor, coun
cliors, recorder and treasurer were on the
9TH day OF February, 1891. fduly elected to
the several electors of said Ogden city.
ana tnat the said mayor, councillors and
other officers were on the 14th day of Feb
ruary, 1891, duly qualified and entered upon
the duties OF their several offices, and that
prior to that time, the city council that pre-
coded them, fixed by ordinance and resolu-
tons the salary of mayor and councillors.
and various other elective officers, which
IN part were as follows: Salary for mayor
$500 per aHnum; salary for councillors. $500
per annum; salary for recorder, s.. 700 per
annum. And they further declare that on
the "a day-of March, 1891, the city council
now ID ONCE, in violation of law and with
out any authority or excuse therefor and
Tor the sole purpose of deriving pecu-
mary benefit therefrom, passed an ordi
nance which was then and there approved
by the mayor Of said council which changed.
raised and diminished the various salaries
heretofore fixed and determined by their
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lows:
AN ORDINANCE
Entitled an ordinance prescribing and fixing
the compensation of the officers of Ogden
City.
Be it ordained by the city council of Ogden CITY
as follows: ~
Sec. THE mayor of Ogden City shall receive
an annual salary of sl,oO0, payable in equal
quarterly inStallments.
Sec. 2>-Each member of the city council shall
receive an annual salary OF $780, PAYABLE in
equal quarterly ms tallments
sec. 3-The city attorney shall receive an an
nual salary OF l,SOO, payable in equal monthly
lnstallments.
Sec. 4.-The city surveyor shall receive an an.
nual salary OF 81, 500, payable in equal monthly
Sec. 5-The city recorder shall receive an an.
nual salary of 81, 500, payable in equal monthly
installmentS.
Sec. S-The city auditor shall receive an
annual salary OF $780, payable in equal install.
ments.
Sec. THE city treasurer shall receive an
annual salary Of $500 payable in equal INSTALL
ments.
Sec. The city physician shall receive an
annual salary Of $780, payable in equal monthly
installments.
Sec 9-The city marshal and ex-officio chief
of police shall receive an annual salary of 81 500
payable in equal monthly installments
Sec. l0-The sexton shall receive an annual
salary OF $3.50, payable in equal monthly install-
ments. $3.50
Sec 1.-THE supervisor of streets who shall
also act as watermaster, shall receive an annual
salary of $3.50, payable in equal monthly in
stallments.
Sec. l2-The sanitary inspector. who shall
also act as ire warden, shall receive an annual
salary OF 81, oSo, payable in equal monthly in
stallments.
Sec. 13-The ianitor and superintendent of
puplc grounds Shall receive an annual salary of
slpoO payable in equal monthly installments.
sec. l4-Ihe inspector of buildings shall re-
ceive an annual salary OF $780, PAYABLE in eoual
monthly installments. 'aN"t
Sec. f5-The chief Of the fire department shall
receive an annual salary of $1,000 PAYABLE in
equal monthly installments.
Sec. l6-An ordinances and parts of ord,
nances IN conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Passed March 2. [Signed.l
WILLIAM H. TURNER.
go Mayor.
7. P. BRYAN, TsEAr1
Recorder