Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-05

committee, coucurfej in the remarks
Of hih colleague from the Fourth pre-.
cinct. The time WAS ripe for feirench.
ment. High salaries should be cut
down. The tsxIapers demanded Il and
II was about time that those who were
elected to look sfter the city's iBtofosts
did what they were elected for
O'Meais stated that he had no
desire Whatever to delay al order
Of fsifenohment, but he beilev.
ed and would assert that It would be
extremely foolish for mefnbers Of the
Council to take action upon something
which they had not had tiue to con.
slider.
Following this came series Of ques.
tionB anu answers between Dale and
| OjMeara, In which come very strong
personalities were engaged IN, O'Meafa
showing ia his remarks that he had
not taken very kindly to the manner
OF treatment which he had received In
the appointment Of standing comr7ii.
ices.
A question Of law was here raised ~
10 the legal aspect OF postponiug ne.
ton on the committees report, o..
Meafa claiming that the statute com.
rellUu such move, anu Judge Mckay
1 was called upon 10 deliver his opinion
upon the subject.
The city attorney held that
O'hfuara's point was not we'll tAknu,
aud he began TO dila,o somewhat on
the committees report, when O'Muatn
Jumped to his feet and raised q polnt Of
order, contending that the attorney
was not called upon for his opinion on
tho report and hhOuld not be allowed
" 20 speak.
Following this came a lively anu
Interesting tilt between President
Newell and O'Meara, In which the
PRECEDENT ordered the noisy mumbVr
from the Fifthto take HE seat anu allow
Judge Mckay - proceed with HE
remarks.
O'Meata, however, was a. obstinate
~ spanked child and refused TO oboy
the order OF the chair, thus necessitat.
ing call for the ssfgeant.ataTms TO
edo his duty"
Finally OiMeara took his seat and
allowed Judge Mckay 90 nuhh his
remarks, which he did, referring "
certain portions " the committees 10.
port which ho considered Objectionable.
lie believed OjMearA'a request Tor o
yosip0nomtnt ~ as a reasonable one.
Aiter come further useless ana
frivolous talk, O'Meara's motion to de.
fer for week was lost, and tue report
was taken up Tor consideration by soc-
tionH.
In the consideration Of the commit
toes report no objections were heard
until the city engineers salary was
reached, O'Moara moving 10 keep his
salary at the Iretent Tntt--s2, 900 per
year. The motion was lost, ~ was alsO
motion from tue came source TO nl-
10y the salary of the oniei OF police 20
remain hs at present.
Calllsler moved that the assistant
city attorney be required TO prosecute
all city cases In tbs police court, ani
that the police Justice he the keeper Of
his own docket. Tue motion was Lost.
A motion by wi,oomb to allow the
park keeper his present salary Of $50
per month, rather than $50 as recon-
mendod by tho commiltev, prevailed.
Then tho salaries Of the councilmen
was reached, when Callisler ELECTED
applause from the audience by moving
a reduction Of 20 per cent This mo.
ton received several seconds and was
Immediately put 10 n test by roll call
vote, all favorlng the motion but
O'MeRTa and Newell.
o'MeAra In registering = negative
vote, arose TO explain. said be, "thh
10 nothing but n grand htanh "'-".
The salary Of the membota Of thu
Council IA fixed by ordnance nd .aE-