The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-24

city side of the building thorough clean
ing At an expense of about $4O0 the walls
were caIcomined. floors repaired. wood
work vanished, broken windows replaced;
in fact. the building has been put IN that
condition in which every citizen should de-
sire to see it kept. This work, together
with increased wage of % cents each
increase to the chief lanitor. has all been
done on an average increase off, cents
per month in expense
Liberty Park.
Expense for 1899 ..-...............S5 IS, 602 IS
Expense for nine months of 1900.... ,529 20
Average expense per month IN 1893 466 IS
Average expense per month in 1900 J03 80
Liberty park is the pleasure ground not
only of the poor but also of the wealthy
people of this city Every effort has been
made by this administration to make il
inviting to both classes The small aver
age increase in expense is principally due
to The increased wage paid laboring men
by the city under this administration.
Liberty Park Bicycle Track.
The safety and pleasure of bicycle
riders and drivers of vehicles made this
track an absolute necessity. Total cost
of track, 81 1914.
Health Department.
Expense for 1899. ..-...........-..-.S1 SD, POI %
Expense for nine months of 1900 1O.6iO rs
Average expense per month for 90 1,0l6 50
Average expense per month for 1901 ,l7S 81
The health department under this adj
mlnlstratlOn has reached the highest de-
gree of efficiency. The slight average in
crease IN expense, however. is nearly al
due 10 the increased wage paid the
laborer and men with teams by this ad-
ministration.
Isolation Hospital.
Expense OF this department during 1909.
This is altogether an extraordinary ex-
penditure and one that could not possi-
bly, be avoided. During the closing hours
of the last administration when the
smallpox epidemic came upon us il
found US entirely unprepared FOR such an
emergency. The emergency had to be
met by an unstinted expenditure of
money-nurses at 81 per day, cook at 81
per day, wash woman at 81 per day. doctor
at $40 per month
have been cut to s. per day, with the
exception of the PHYSICIANS salary
when when was reduced to 500 per month. 1t
for Salt Lake City to own and maintain
a proper isolation hospital
Crematory.
Expense portion of 19O0...........3. BIS so
II IS impossible to make any COMPARISON
of figures in this department as the
crematOry was some time ago DESTROYED
by fire. Just before it was destroyed the
CITY had been TO quite a large expense
III making repairs and needed improve
ments.
Police Department.
Expense for 1899. ....... S37 900 *
Expense for 19O0--..--.......... ~ l37 ~
Average expense per month 1892 sos IS
Average expense per month 1900. 29l5 80
During the present administration the
salary of the city detective was Increased
from $50 to 800 per month. Two new
men, each at a salary of $50 per month
were added to the force as guards Under
these men the prisoners in the city jail
proving the road in City Creek canyon.
The result of so working the prisoners
has been TO make Salt Lake City place
TO be feared rather than to be looked
upon as a haven of rest by the hobo
element.
In addition to the above result Of this
increase in the police force. we have a
permanent Improvement in the City
Creek roadway, that would have cost the
city large amount OF money, at practi-
cally no expense to the city.
City Prison
Expense for 1s99-..----. ;---.....-....S4 ,52s o.
t-pense for nine months OF 1900. ,175 Is
age expense per month 1899. $40 60
re expense per month 1900. $50 70
decrease in the average monthly
Expenditure of this department is owing
we believe, entirely 10 the fact that all
city prisoners now nave to perform
Fire Department
Expense for 1899. ...............-.-.$s3 EOS Il
Expense for nine months of l9OO 1885, 20
Average monthly expenditure for
A 1Ss5 monthly expenditure for Z'SO' %
nine months of 1900. ........-.... ASS 90
In this department there has been the
! greatest increase OF expense. The new
fire station. a creation of the last adj
ministration. has cost this one in addition
TO the increase of the force - ten men
SO, O69- 40 The contract for erecting this
FIRE station was let by the preceding adj
ministration Just previous to the last
city election. The Republican members
protested against il on the ground that il
was entirely unfair for the outgoing adj
ministration to saddle the new one with
such debt when they had no voice in
creating il.
In addition to the above expense of so,
069. 40 in building and equipping this fire
station. ten additional men were added
to the force of the department To s,ron-
eriy man the new station, causing an in
crease in the payrolls of the fire depart
ment for the first nine months of this
year of S2.743 10. While we believe this
FIRE station was a necessity we do NOT
believe that we should be charged with
having looted the city expenditures for
material and equipment and TO add to the
general expense of the city the large
amount per year which is represented in
the increased payrolls of the fire depart
ment.
Street SprinkIing.
Expense to Sept. 80. 1899. .SI5.4gs &