The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-03

Well. The mountain has labored and
brought forth mouse
Not very big mouse. either; Just
little one. a timidr shrinking. inof-
fensive animal, calculated to do no
one any harm
It Will be remembered that in the
session of the council on the evening
of A1g "a an ordinance was intro
duced witch was designed to reduce the
expenses Of this city by a considerable
figure. An ordinance calculated to save
the money OF the taxpayers
II viii also b remembered that the
discussion Of the same was set for
last night.
1t was discussed. Or rather a weak
substitute for the same was discussed.
in the shape Of the Diehl resolution Of
fered some time ago. The result was
that the council has reduced expenses
just $500 as near as it can be fig
ured. All Of which viii make the tax
payers e1ult in glee.
Just think of it, over $1,000 saved in
one night Why, if the council would
only do that every night they meet, at
the end Of a year they would have the
city drawing revenue from the offices,
instead of paying people for running
them
II was q stormy session. entirely one
sided and altogether laxative At
times the debate was very near being
bitter Members attempted to be sar-
castically polite 10 each other; alluded
10 one another as the gentleman
and all that sort of thing, and we're as
mad as hornets all the time they We're
talking, 0'Meara was a sort of prod
all evening. He made Callister angry
and caused Stewart TO lose his temper,
Mulvey caused Stewart some grief, too.
Wisconlb was the means of several
harsh expressions being used. Newell
made some remarks which ruff1ed the
temper of his colleagues. Oh, it was a
nice time!
All the members were there with the
exception of Bomney, who is afar on
the deep blue sea singing "A Life on
the Ocean Wave" or something Of the
sort. It was good thing for Romney
he wasn't there. He will never know
what he missed.
The council met IN committee of the
whole. Committees Of this kind have
TO have chairmen, so Dale vas selected
for the position Poor man, he wished
several times he had not thus been
honored.
THE FIRST VOTE.
From the time of taking the first
vote il was evident that great minds
run in the same channels" for when
THE ayes and nays ware taken Sc was
seen that Allen. Buckle, Callister. Dale.
Diehl Hayward. Lloyd. Morris and
Stewart were arrayed against lie Pro
hon, AuiVey, O'Meara, Wisconlb and
Newell. II was on the matter of the
mayors salary. The resolution. as Of
fered. fixed the same at $40 per year
4 motion vas made that it be cut to
s.. 500, and there was a sort Of scrap IN
that point, but II carried. Some of the
council wanted the chair to vote but
ne made a ruling that the chair or
anyone else needn't vote unless they
liked. and The matter ended right there
so far as results were concerned. al
though the minority at once charged
the majority with having eaucussed
on the matter beforehand.
CUT THE TREASURER.
The treasurer was the next man given
attention. Hayward moved that his
salary be fixed at 81, 500.
Then it was that z. NJ lie Prohon
arose and demanded a copy of the res
olutiOn. He wanted something to look
at so he could vote intelligently on the
business at issue, he said IF the reso-
luton could not be had he was in favor
of the committee taking an adjourn
u1ent and taking this business up at
another time, when all Of them could
secure information,
Mulvey stood up and asked if the
assertions made TO the effect that 2
caucus had been had on the resolution
We're correct.
Callister responded that he under
stood the Democrats had held a meet
ing, to which Mulvey replied: "WeI.
that's what want TO know"
The salary Of the treasurer was fixed
at $500. Newell and lie Prohon vot-
inn
declining TO vote.
CUT THE RECORDER. TOO.
Diehl moved the salary of the re-
corder be fixed at 81 500
Wiscomb amended by making the
amount Sl,500, which was seconded by |
lie Probon.
Callister opposed the amendment, |
saying that the recorder had to be /
good man and If he was such he would I
carr the Sl,S00.
In reply WiscoYnb cited the fact that |
the treasurer gave S250.000 bonds. while I
the recorder gave $4,000. The treasurer !
has to be paid only 81 500 and the re- /
corder should get only $3.50.
The majority prevailed and Che re- (
corder will gel $500.
PARED DOWN THE ATTORNEY.
The city attorney was next conxid- |
cred. Newell moved 10 make the COM /
pensadon of the Office $500 per an |
mum.
LIE Prohon seconded the motion and |
said If there was an office in the city |
where the incumbent could save the /
corporation thousands OF dollars, il was !
that OF the city attorney. He wanted |
good man in The place and a decent
salary would invite the best talent of (
the city 10 compete for it
Lloyd took opposite grounds and de-
> I'll.
very best legal talent would have moth
ing 10 DO with the Office at a salary
less tfIan 1000 and that was more
than The city could afford to pay. he I
believed in having an assistant in the
Office and believed with an assistant. a
man could be employed at a salary of
$1,000 who world do the place justice.
O'0fea q callsd attention to the fact
that Judge Hoge and w. G. Hall had
6Ile6 the position without an assist
ant and that any good lawyer could do
the same.
Calnster made the declaration that
conditions we're changed and there are
more courts. He said he had favored
the adjustment Of the office OF assist
ant city attorney, but that when he
saw the city attorney ia one court and
the assistant in another at the Same
time. he Was inclined TO the belief that
help was needed.
The amendment was lost and 81 400
adopted, Newell and lie Prohon being
In favor Of the higher figure and 50
voting.
SLICED THE AUDITOR.
Alien moved the compensation Of the
auditor be fixed at sl50O Wisonn,h