Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-02
IITIRIES ARD FIXED.
,,,,ep AT LAST NIGHTS MEETING


l.aauf
tnl a.' oraer at 7:30. and 1t iackeu
called to otue' ,,,idripht before
Int few minutes "a An the
,a,nurnment was TAKEN
III were in their seats Wren
councl'ii" .itad axcept Dlehl. who
the roll was ou,,a n large
.sr,e In some time i"te'' A..
/ .i,r,e OF business was "''o
Yo'u"'1 ,,n,ortant of which was the
the most ii'f -, &c recommended
new salary -, Ia MARTY
"a. the finance committee
instance an amendment was VI
ever! lice mr. TO still further lower
fered 10 ru'7e ,uuointiveeofIi-
the compensation Vi '''e M. -,
- named In the measure. ihe 'e
,dotion To abolish the office oil
cn'neHu oi,,, attnrney was voted
the assis'an' ,,o noxt in
down. and the saidiS VI Wv 49,
.,,ohent fixed at $1,000 per yeur' Ing
=, the city engineer was raised
Mla'' ~ ,,ronosed nv the finance
from SLOW us LII. a.,
committee, to Sl'sVo per year, W"''e ."e
,,ransatlon of the chairman OF the
V" :, ,,1,lic works was reduced
@afu " 5000 ,o,. yeor and sol per
from s1Oo " '-Vv ,,a 'ayo ,,enhers
year ai'o"'u - v,u ba reon,red
| The city ensineet w." W. ,uiias az chajr'
| however, 70 PEI lul NJ ,rha ~ ,icanee
| man oil the ,aisaa f,o,n se0o
collector SUM vi thn ,,an,hara ~
10 EvO per ! 49,, ' wore yiven n rais.
W. i'e u mpnth and the tank man of
Emigration canyon suffered u reduction
,,ar $40 to 1900
There was large attendance OF citi-
,sps who crowded the Hobbies. While
councilman Romney was talking on
sthe dress parade office holder and the
POOR working man the audience APP
tlauded. Joseph f. Simmons was con-
srmed city sexton on "a unanimous
yte. while the motion of Diehl later to
rsduce his salary from 5000 TO $500 failed
10 carry, Diehl being the only one vot-
,na tnr II If was pxnlained by CotIn-
Gilman Romney that the lexton's salary
had been cut from $1,000, and that be-
sides the office Of clerk had been abol-
shed recurring the sexton to attend to
an the work himself.
Recorder Backmans appointment of
" q. Sears as clerk, and Il. l.. Sloan
as deputy, was referred TO the city at
torney for an opinion as to the legality
Of Mr. Backman's action.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
lhe eoilIlllttee W 'elletery' 10 Mhich
nau peen relel!eu tne matter OF mayor
.iark appol..iheh' ol Joseph n. SIM
ihohs LOT ivy seHton' recommended
Ihe conHlinatuh VI Tue aPpulhtee' car
\ rled unanimously.
n hEcoRpEhs ASSISTANTS.
n Recorder Baehman submitted the
q iol0wlhg'
heIeoy houly you that on January
~ appointed Mnhatn u sears clerk
III ns Vnlet, w frihk Matthew's
svu' Hnu tidt On January lOth L
ahpo'.nu GuNaiu l." sloan deputy.
wy ",,, hip 'l ,, heisef, resigned, to hold
~. un''I saiu appointments are made in
,harsSaaa va! p.es,I "eu ny statute'
- ,is, Ely s.fJ nespee.Iully usk that you
Nh aSnras,S Id'u 'ppOi"'hnehts 10 mold as
~ S giesslu.
~ flsht Of IN" recoraar e. p duest,oheu .ne
81 and deputy. His understanding was
81 that that perogative belonged 10 the
Mayor Both the officers named were
On inc cltys pay roll and while he was
NV OPPOSED To the gentlemen named.
ht wanted TO see them appointed regu-
~! anu legally by the man holding
mat power, He called for the city at
Connciiro5n mn p 9ptitini' On lhe question
llster In, IA i'urh,e asieeu win Cal,
opinlon mon, ,ho IL. .erpai
snendmsnt ha si 49,, V,.s ut'oIhey. as an
h. refsrred ne i ,n tnat tne matter
sentative Ia reno ,e tt ~ iegaI repre-
4 Carried ~ NV ''eN' 'ieet'ils'
APPOINTMENTS WITHDRAWN
"A The following communication was
received from the Mayor:
The matter of consolidating tho
sieet and irrigation departments no.
Ing under conside ration nv vomr Nm
trable body. | think confirmation Of The
head of these departments. hefnre III.
i lending question Is disposd Of wouid
be Improper and unnecessary
therefore temporarily Withdraw tho
appointments of James Maxwell as
5 SdD OF streets and S. NJ. 7. Sed-
porr,,,r,s,s,,i'
'o'i-nl Sun WANTED MORE PAY.
councilman Robertson introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved. That tho citv ouai.a, -,
and is hereby Instructed 10 dra, No.
rants for the fun amount Of salary
! q Inc civ S S one ~, several members
4 January, 1S9s IVA ior 'he month OF
Tho -, -,
ina, Nv NY, rom the Firth explained
i piven ~, "uu'toT hau that day
inv t'u nm Nun warrant for $32.15. with
ssd eAplahatlon that his predecessor
NJ NJ 'V pen the other s2.S5.
serve ~, t s0u said he was willing to
hers VIZ r nothlng II the other mem
10 him Mn he W., Uu, II there was sS5 coming
rc t Nv wanted that amount. moth
caIlster " ,ooi no INNS less.
PRESENT councn tne position that the
month and Su, Was n ma, ,b served fun
Councilman How p@S, ,a,ao, ..,.,
atson ana saId doWe agreed with Rob
"a member Of tbe ~" Sn,n mI, risht Tor
Aiter r' \ ,,.,iss TO MIN.
q counc,l,n,o,,ne more more talk the resolution
unv'iNah Robertson was defeated