Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-25
MAYOR CLARK
IS SUSTAINED.
ClB's Executive 0isapproyes Of the
Police and Fire Salary Bills.
COUNCIL APPROVES ACTION.


II was generally expected that Mayor
| Clark would disapprovc the ordnance
providing for an lncfgurc OF rnlary
| among tho momb1ru ~ tho police uu1
| nro departments of this cts. ul.sDi ono
/ week ago; acuucHuy when hia h1n1r
I submitted communication ut lHHi
/ ughrn Council maoilng. vtiairr the two
| bills. 10 accustomed uo particular Hur-
/ prise. and. strange 90 anU encountered
| very little opposition. WHOM IH. .H.H-
| ton was put. "shau tho ouiIHaU. U.as
notwlthstaudlng the Objection. of he
Mayor therefor eleven OF che mDm1srs
stood by the clty'a chief executive. and
three voted not 20 sustain him.
THE VETO MESSAGE.
Mayor Ciarka communication TO the
Council was couchod IN the following
ianguagei
81 return herewith without my or-
| prevail blll No. 30i for am ordinance
amending Section IN OF am ordinance che
tltlcd"Au ordinance creating aud organ.
| iElug the nre department. passed hy rho
] Clty Council March ilHt 1922 and ape
| proved hy the Mayor March 12ud. 1893.
This bin ua originally drafted by tho
committee on IRE ana police only pro.
! vlivd Tor an lncryanc Do tho fullry of
the electrician from 500 tu ftll1 per
nnnum. an advance OF $40. while tho
hin nH u passed cntlllcd % yearly nd-
dltlonal expenditure OF iii2n ana this
was done without any previous cunrld-
Grafton. and without any reasons being
assigned Tor such Increase except ln
/ rgglrl 90 tho electrician. The HIlurl,H
| of twouty-rlN officers ana employees
were advanced upon motions mod. dur-
INK The passage ui the hIlI aud the
| amendments were Incorporated 10 o.
| with but little or mo- opposition.
~ also return without my approval
hlll No 2lG Tor an ordinance amending
uu ordinance entitled IAN ordinance
creating ana urglnIzlrg the police de-
] ulrtmout' OF salt Lake city, passed hy
the city Council March -lHt 1890. and
approved March ~. 1889.
This bul ns 10 came from the come
mlttCO on nrc and police contemplated
mo- advance IN me salaries Of the pros
out police force. but simply provided Tor
an additional officer 90 b. known uH dee
tcctlvc. and fixed hl salary 900 $1,000
per unnum. am no doubt however. ore
60 whether n was the Intention NJ the
Council 10 advance the Hlnfy of tho
present acting detective ur provide nm
additional officer and do not know how
% would bo understood By the court.
Upon the passage of the hlll lu tho
Council Do was amended, and the follow
ing yearly salaries raised. ON motion.
without much N any consideration or
discussion, via; chief of police 1880 "a
fl.No0, an Inference ~ $500; threc duty
! Hotrcnuts from tiU2o 90 81 300 each. mn
ircfoaHv f1r The ttrcl uf sii0i tfrCa
desk sHrFrants from 500 90 $1,000 vnch
| an Increase ~ 500, twenty-five police
! mon from $500 TO $1,000 each. nm iucronFo
f1r the whole number of 50 O00: mounted
! policemen from 5000 90 giW0. an ius
/ crease OF isOi assistant inller from 500
, | Co 81 Oo0 an Increase or $50; mntrOu
| from $40 20 $500, an advance OF 500. add
lrF the compensation or the detective
. makes nn incro1Hcd charge Tor the SUP.
! port Of the police department ~ 81 $50
and adding 90 this the proposed IN
crease IN tho fire department makes a
total additional cost uf those two de-
partmgnts uf over i've thousand dul-
lars per auuum.
IIAsTY AND ML-CoNsGpEREp.
81 respectfully submit thnt the hasty
. und lli-couHldorgd action OF the Couu-
| ull M such nn important matter ne this
whom tho uularioa OF HiNty-threv officers
nud employees were raised in Less than
half that many minutes ia not only ir-
d . regular, but tOndh Co establish q dau-
. | rgruuH precedent.
"so FAR ns known there has been no
| complaint OF the lnadequacy of the
? | present compensation ln these depart.
.
ana In some eases exceed the salaries
paid In other departments OF tho clty
government. n No salaries or c0m'
! | pensntion N city officers or employees
| are inadequate 10 the dutlcs and res.
possibilities involved. tho subject
should be taken ny by the proper com.
I mlttcca and considered IN al
It's bearings In an orderly
, aud careful manner and aucl
changes and equalization could thon b,
made In all tho departments 40 justice
( and due economy might suggest, In this
way the rights Of tho people would b,
preserved ANA an economical admins
tration N the city government secured
p The bills therefore are not approved"
LIVELY DEBATE.
Romncy moved to sustain the Mayor
, IN his veto, Patrick seconded the mo-
Robertson said he dlsllked to opposO
I the Mayor, but when his honor says IN,
y action ~ thoCounoll In passing the mca
surya was "hUty ana lll-cunaldcrpd, p
4 he stated that which was not true,
/ number % tho amendments adopted 81.
, himself had offered, and thoy were 90.
result NJ much thought and careful CON
Z Hlderutlou, extending over "a period o
I no least three wooks The police ordi
Z nance. us submitted hy tho uro and pu
r lice committee, called Cor nn incIaaH.
u ln salary OF one member uf that depart
/ mcnt. lie thought other members o
d the force were also entitled 90 u False
Z and De- offered amendments 20 moot
y what he considered, the requirements
. The same action was taken with fc
!. spect IN the nrcmcn, who he thought
4 were entitled 10 au much consideration
q as the policemen.
"a Romnoyin giving HIS reasons for max
. Ing the motion to sustain the Mayor
said he favored paying an city employ
: cs good wages, but the manner n
which the members had voted FOR no
Increase Of salaries IN tho police nut
fire departments, was most Inconsistent
and an Injustice 20 the tuXpayera many
OF whom know not where 90 got money
30 pay this years taxes, His gympn
thlca were with these people. and d,
would raise his voice la their behalf M
believed II To be- hls duty 90 lighter
the burden Of taxation instead OF In
crcaalnr Il In the reckless manner pro
posed. There are scores ~ mon whl
would only be too glad 10 work for tn
city az the wages now paid the mem
bera OF the ERE ana police departments
men who would prove themselves jus
as competent as the present hands will
little experience.
DEATH BED SCENE.
Patrick recalled that when tho super