The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-10
The City Has S 3e.5OO a Month
to Spend.
THE DEPARTMENTS LIMITED
THE SEVERAL AMOUNTS APPOR-
TONED TO EACH.
The joint City and County Building
Committee Censured-A Sugges-
ton in Regard to the Investing
of the Amount Retained From
the Paving Companies as u Guar
antee.

council had a long and arduouS session
yesterday, the piece de resistance being
retrenchment. The committee con-
vened at 2:3O p. m, listening to exhaus-
tive reports from the treasurer and the
auditor and worked hard until
O'Clock, when an adjournment was
taken till 1870, at which time the mem
bers commenced again and remained
in session till II p. m. The delibera-
lions were private, the reporters and
the general public being excluded
However, it was learned by The Her
aid reporter that from figures placed
before the committee by the auditor
the conclusion was reached that the
city had revenue of $4,000 a month
exclusive of the amount to be received
from taxation, to depend on. The
amount from taxation, 61a mills on
$36, 100000, is about $4,000 a month.
There are revenues from police fines,
cemetery, $4,000 in notes of the Salt
Lake City street railway for paving
rebate, some revenue from the water
works and other sources, none of which
were included in the above. The con-
clusion of the whole matter, so far as
| the income is concerned, was that the
city had about $3.50 month to
spend for all purposes and
ia resolution was drawn up and APP
proved for presentation to the city
council at its meeting tonight, with a
recommendation that it be adopted,
providing that the monthly eXpendi-
lures do not exceed $3S,5O0, this to in
clude S10,500 month for interest on
the bonded indebtedness.
1t was further resolved that the bal
ance, $2S,000 be divided UP among the
several departments, so much being al
lowed for each, and that the heads Of
the departments be instructed to run
their several departments so as to keep
within the prescribed amount.
The police department is to have lex
elusive of the chiefs salary $4,000 a
month. and the other departments, as
follows:
Fire department so, 500
Engineers department ............ 200
Special to the engineer for the
gravity sewer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3OO
Street department ............ 900
Waterworks department .......... 1900
Health department ................ 800
Incidental 5000
Emergencies 250
WatermaSter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
The salary list, amounting to $4,000
a month, the remuneration to the mem
bers of the city council, the mayor,
the board of public works, the sprink
ling contract and other things which
it is not in the power of the council to
change, of course were not touched
Clawson wanted everything reduced
to the basis of a village, holding that
the taxes to come in should be reserved
for next years expenditures, but that
was not seriously considered.
A big fight was made on the joint
city and county building committee for
what is termed their lavish expendi-
ture. The $1,000 clock for which the
contract has been let, was considered
an unnecessary luxury. and a PROPOSE
ton to refuse to ratify the contract
was seriously discussed. The elevator
was also disapproved of.
The amount being spent for beauti-
flying the Eighth ward square was con-
sidered excessive, especially the sum
for the fountains. 1t was thought
these amounts could be spent to better
advantage in other ways, probably for
for building new city Jail or addf-
tional fire stations.
A good suggestion was made in ref
erence to the manner of investing the
10 per cent. retained as a guarantee
from the paving companies by putting
it opposite the $35, 900 notes of the Salt
Lake City Railway company, which the
city holds. The notes draw per cent
interest, and are considered good
enough security in which to invest the
paving companies guarantee fund.
The general recommendations as
mentioned above, will be made to the
city council tonight, and there is scarce
ly a doubt of their adoption, as the
recommendation will be unanimous.
ClaWson scored a victory by induc-
ing the members to adopt his recon-
mendation made to the council at its
last meeting to disallow the claim of
S1,7OO made by the Pacific Paving com
pany for paving pitch.