The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-29
THE P0CATELLO
CITY COUNCIL
Salaries Fixed at the Last Meet.
ing For Two Years.
DEMOCRAT HAS DECLINED
UNION OF STAGE employees HAS
BEEN FORMED.
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/ Pocatello, Ida, March 8-The city
/ council al it's last meeting postponed the
1 final passage OF the ordinance 10 allow
the ciuzens 70 vote on the question as to
whether they owlu dobnd the city for
money 10 create a sewer system. The
! reason for this postp0nement was mat il
! mad 20 be acted on al a special meet
/ ing that was held after the regular ses-
/ sion was concluded, and as # was about
/ midnight when that was finished. il was
thought too late. At the regular meet
/ ing the ordinance that stood ready for
/ third reading and final passage. which
gave the property owners or the ten
ants Of the block wherein saloon IL
eense was desired the right TO say II
they wanted the saloon or not. was also
put OH until the next meeting. A com
/ mittee from the proposed fair assOcia-
uon through Thomas 4. Terrell. asked
the council 10 appoint a committee 20
ADVISE with them as TO what the city
would do about leasing a portion of the
ground recently purchased by the city
LOT park purposes TO be used by the
Ialr and racing association. The mayor
appointed Messrs. Lane, Cleare and san
ders
A number of petitions were presented.
among them one from a large body or
citizens asking that block 345 be taken
out OF the fire limits. There was an
other petition asking that this request
pc not granted. number Of new lights
were asked for and the proper commit
tee VIII investigate the need of the same
ana act accordingly. Still another re-
quest was presented asking that the old
raceway that furnished water 10 run the
old electric lighting system be either
covered or filled In as IL was a cOntinu-
Gus danger 20 the children of the neigh
Dorhood. This will also be attended 10
Dy the proper officials.
An ordinance was presented and passed
under suspension Of the rules fixing the
salaries OF the city officials for the next
two years. 10 was as follows. Mayor,
$500 per year, clerk of council $50. city
attorney Si00. physician so. city engl-
neer, S. per day Of actual service: chief
or police, SGD per month: regular police
men, $50; special policemen. $50 per day;
street commissioner. $3.50 per day; coun-
cilmen, $50 per year. The only change
was in the pay of the clerk or the cOun-
ell, who formerly received but $40. This
Is an Increase of $50 per year. and he
IS now allowed all fees that come from
licenses, etc.
A committee was appointed to inquire
what the two bridges 10 be built over
the Portneuf river could be erected for.
IhOmaS III. Kane. who received the
Democratic nomination for councilman
from the Second ward withdrew. The
vacancy has not been filled at this writ
ing.
A suit has been entered In the district |
court by Lille NJ Beck against Jay /
Beck for separate maintenance for her /
self and two minor children. In her com
plant she prays for 500 a month as per
tnauent maintenance and asks that an j
Injunction be granted 20 prevent the de- /
fenQant from dispOsing of certain real !
estate in POcatello. which she holds as I
community property. She further asks I
that a receiver be appointed for said I
property pending the settlement Of her /
suit She has retained the law firm of I
Reeves & Boyd to look after her inter /
ests.
J. A. Stanley. who has been in jail /
Tor several weeks serving out a fine Tor I
disturbing the peace. has been released /
on payment OF The balance-Sl25
The POcatello stage EMPLOYEES union
has been formed and Is now union 36l
A. l.. u. The following officers nave
been selected for the first year. Pres
dent, Harry Mitchell. vice president
Frank Schutts. secretary. Fred Brown; |
iergeant-at-arms Al Fisher. j. ". Brn- I
son was designated by the president or
ne American Labor union 10 act as IN
Mrs. M b. Brown. with her chill
iren. has left for Salt Lake city to Join
Ter husband who has recently been
from POcatellO TO Salt Lake as
manager Of the Western Union Telegraph
company. Mrs. Brown Is a member OF
Palm Leaf circle, Women Of WOOdCrau
u this place, and she was also a mem
.er Of the lnitiatOTy team Last Tuesday
.YCning the ladies Of the circle at a
egl.lar meeting. presented Mrs. Brown
With a very handsome silver cake Das-
ret. Mrs. Ask. the captain Of the team.
ave the lady handsome circle pin. I
irs. Brown was very much affected but
responded gracefully. II was pleasant
Meeting.