The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-03
A MINORITY REPORT.

The following minority report was also
received:
To the President and City Council:
GEHrLgMEE-we, your special committee on
investigation into charges preferred by one +.
b. McIiroy against w. A. Stanton, chief OF
the fire department, would report as follows:
The charges arc not sustained in euy par
ticular. The principal charge that Mr.. Stanton
has been travelling in the interest OF certain FIRE
apparatus manufacturers We find TO be wholly
Untrue from evidence that Mr.. Stanton, who Wis
lied sister cities, did so entirely as an act
of courtesy and upon invitation of tie respec-
tive mayors of those cities.
The charge that SO far as receiving commits
sions 10 influence purchases, we found to have
no foundation in fact
We, your committee, wish TO state that we
thoroughly deprecate The idea Of any dis
gruntled agent who has failed in fair compe
titicp TO secure contracts from this city, turn
ing around and tradueing our city officials We
| hereby submit all papers in the case.
A. II. KELLY.
NJ. II. BEARDsLEY.
The minority report was adopted and
laSer the majority report was also adopted.
THE EXTRA PAY VETO.
The following was received from the
mayor:
SALT LAKE CITY, May 81. 1898.
C. Z. Stanton, ESQ.,, City Recorder.
| DEAR SIR:-I herewith return, disapproyed,
! the pay roll which, on May 26. 1898, was, as ap
pears from the record and your letter trans
tnitting said pay roll TO me, approved by the
city council and ordered to be referred TO me
for my approval. Said pay roll bears date May
20. is certified TO by A. II. Kelly and as ex-
planned by the report Of the committee at
iached thereto. it is for the salary OF A. Fl.
Kelly s25. 90, Z. q. Horn s25. co, j. l.. Lawson
| 40. 90. Eli a. POLAND $500. and A J.. Simondi
| $50. DO for their services board OF cQusiza-
| ton in the matter Of sidewalks embraced on
Second South street between Fifth West and
the Jordan river.
Withhold my approval because there Is not
only no law lusiifyiEg the payment for such
services, but the payment Of the same would
| be IN violation of plain and explicit provision
Of the act OF the legislative assembly charter
ing the city.
The act Of the legislature relating TO streets,
sidewalks and payements, approved March 10,
1880, Section !. pages l0S and ic4 revised ordl-
nanees, provides that ave OF its (the city
councii's) members shall be appointed as a
board of equalization aud REVIEW IN the matter
OF payements, etc. The compensation OF such
boardi is not provided for. The same act creates
| the board OF public works and fixes the salary
of each member. From these facts 1t is evf-
| dent that il was the intention OF the Legislature
either not 10 allow the city council.nen thus to
| be appointed as n board OF equalization any ex-
ira compensation or leave the matter TO be
regulated By the city council, under existing
stetutes.
II was evidently not the intention OF the
Legislature in providing for this board OF eqali
zat5on 10 create new Offices, because by the
2Jlst section or the City charter page 50 OF the
Revised Ordinances. which has not been re-
realed. it is provided that In cities OF the first
and second class no mayor, councilman, re-
corder or treasurer shall hold any other ef1ics
under the city government during his term oil
Office" The compensation OF couucilmen y ro
vided for by the present ordinances does moi
warrant the payments asked for.
1t Is clearly within the power OK the council
! TO provide by ordinance for extra pay 10 the
| councilmen composing this board OF equaliZ6
ton, but this has not been done and il such al
ordinance should now be passed IL could MOI
be legitimntely made to apply TO tbs present
case because section $50 OF the charter, page
50, Of Revised ordinances provides that "tht
mayor and councilmen OF any city shall receive
such compensation as The city council may di
rect, but their compensation shall not bt
changed during their term OF office: aud al
other officers may receive salary, fee or other
compensation, 10 be fixed by ordinance; ant
after the same has been ouce dxed such fee.
or compensation shall net be increased or di
miniEbed 10 take eject during the term fo
which any such officer was elected or appointed
Respectful submitted r. y. BAsKIN,
Mayor.
Laid or the table.
AN ENTERTAINMENT APPROPRIATION.
The committee on finance recommendef
that the mayor be instructed to pay s12E
out Of his contingent fund on the matter
of the entertainment of the Trans Mis-
sssippl congress delegates who visitet
the city some weeks ago. WantIanl
submitted minority report recommend
ing that the amount be placed at ESQ.
Looibourow moved that the matter b,
referred to the mayor with recommends
tions from the council that he pay S2O(
out of his contingent fund.
THE WARM SPRINGS EXTENSION.
The proposed seven years. extension o
the lease of the Warm springs propers,
to Barnes Il Byrne, the present lessees