The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-14

At the Tuesday nights session of the
city council the new salary ordinance,
now being prepared by the city at
torney, will be presented and put upon
its passage. 1t is the result of a gen
eral compromise on the part of the
members of the city council, all of
whom have pledged themselves to
stand by the provisions of the measure
and secure its immediate passage. The
last caucus held by the council was
= comparatively peaceful one and a.
great deal Of work was accomplished.
In general the ordinance viii provide
for 10 per cent reduction in the
salaries Of all appointive officers, ex-
cept those in the police and fire depart
ments. who will get a reduction of not
to exceed ; per cent.
There viii be no reduction. for the
present at least, in the number of men
in the fire or police departments, but
in the former the chief will be cut
10 per cent, making his compensation
$500, while the men will be cut So each.
In the latter department the $50 men
will, hereafter, if the ordinance be-
comes a law, get $780, the 500 men will
get $50 and the sergeants $780,
The supervisor of streets will be cut
fixed at $500. There was q great
deal Of talk of a consolidation of the
Offices Of superintendent Of waterworks.
Watermaster and land and water COM
missioner but an agreement could not
be reached and the superintendent of
waterwOrkS was cut 10 per cent, leav-
ing his salary at $780, while the
watermaster had $500 taken from his
compensation, thereby giving him 81. 800
The latter'S deputies viii be paid IS
per day for actual services rendered.
The Offices Of city engineer and SUI
perntendent of sewers We're consOlida-
ted. the salary FOR the new officer be-
ing fixed at $500. The engineer now
receives $1,000 and the superintendent
of sewers $4,000. Four employees of
the engineers department viii be cut
OF and the salaries Of the remaining
clerks viii be cut 10 per cent.
In the recorders department a num-
Der Of changes were made The salary
of the deputy recorder was left al ST.
200, but the enrolling clerk was drop
PEG. The offices of stenogra pner and
typewriter, which, under the former
administration, were considered separ-
ate and distinct and for which the city
paid $1,000 per annum, will be CONSOLE
dated and the officer will get $1,000.
Just where the extra $500 went no one
seems willing TO state.
One man will be dropped from the
treasurer's department. the license col
lector and his work will be divided
between the deputy treasurer and the
special tax collector, each of whom will
receive a salary of $1,000.
The assessor and collector of water
salary being reduced from s., 800 to ST.
200. while his deputy will draw the
same salary of SO per month.
The plumbing inspector was cut
from $40 Per month to 500 and the
sexton, who now receives s.. 200 and
20 per cent. of the sales of lots. will,
under the new ordinance, have the per
cent cut off and the city viii get the
BENEFIT -af the,-totAl amount received
from sales.
In the city attorneys department
the chief will sustain a reduction Of
$500, making his salary $500 and his
assistant VIII receive 500 instead of
$l.500 as at present.
The clerk Of the police court. who
now receives $1,000 will, under the
new measure, get but 81 900.
The offices of city physician and
health commissioner are to be combin-
ed, at a salary of $1,000, while the san
itary inspectors compensation will be
reduced from SL500 to $1,000. The food
inspector will continue to draw $1,000
and the foreman at the sewer
pump viii also be one of the lucky
ones, his salary remaining at 500 per
month. The assitant foreman comes
in the same class and no cut Will be
made or his salary of SIS per month.
Members of the board of public
works will be paid 5000 each per an
mum, while the chairman of the board
viii receive $500 The members are
now drawing $3.50 and the chairman
$1,000. The clerk of the board will
continue 10 draw S75 per month.
The auditors salary will Jome down
a little over 10 per cent and the deputy
auditor may prepare for a reduction
almost as heavy.