Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-24
DISCUSS THEIR
OWN SALARIES.
Councilmen Consider What Their
Services Are Worth to the
Municipality.
FIXED AT $500 WITH EXTRAS.
Firemens Relief Fund to be Invested
Consolidated Gets Another
Franchise.

After the routine business Of the city
council had been attended to last eve
ming the council took up the considera.
ton Of the revised ordinances, The
most important matter considered un-
der that head was the ordinance fixing
the salary OF councilmen, The revised
ordinance increases the salary from
$500 per annum to 500 Eardley who
is retiring councilman, thought that
the increase was entirely too great and
moved as an amendment that the sal
AIRY be fixed at $500 per annum Black
favored $720 per year, as did Dayeler
who will also retire from the council at
the end of the year. Fernsrom fav-
ored S720 and extra compensation for
the members when they sit as a board
of canyassers or as a board of equalizo-
ton of water rates. He thought that
they should each receive So per day for
the former service and SO per day for
the latter.
Thomas offered an amendment that
the salary be fixed at $500, with extra
compensation as Indicated by Fern
strom Sharp and Robinson were in
favor of the increase IN salary but they
did not see how the city could afford
II. The amendment offered by Thomas
was finally carried, so the salary of the
councilmen after the first of the year
will be 5000 per year each and SO per
day when they sit on the board or
equalization and s. per day for their
services on the board of canVassers.
FIREMEN'S FUND.
Upon the recommendation of the fire
committee, chief Deviue was given au.
thority to invest the hremens relief
fund amounting to $2619.95, under the
supervision Of the committee. CHIEF
Devine was present at the meeting last
night, and In relation TO the fund he
| said that he hoped the next Legislature
would increase II and put It on per-
| manent basis as in other states, so
| that old or permanently disabled fire.
| men could be retired on a pension,
ANOTHER FRANCHISE.
| The council by a unanimous vote,
| passed an ordinance granting a fran
| chise To the Consolidated Railway and
| Power company to construct a line on
| Third West street from First South to
| North Temple street and thence west
over the proposed new viaduct on that
| street
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The police and prison committee
1, recommended that the appointment of
G. b. Tanner as a special policeman
at the Novelty Theater to serve with
out pay from the city, be confirmed.
The report was adopted,
Capt Rurbidge sent in the appoint
ment of Joseph Slater as special
policeman at the Short Line depot to
serve without pay from the city, The
appointment was confirmed unani-
mously.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The board of public works notified
the council that it had appointed l.. d.
Martin, councilman eelect, as inspector
| of construction for the new bridge
across the Jordan river at salary of
SO per day. The appointment was
confirmed
Upon recommendation of the water
works and finance committees the
council appropriated $1,000 of the nee
essary $4,000 for the construction of
the new waterworks shop and store
house in City Creelvganyon.
The committee on election submit
ted the payroll for the judges of cleo
ton amounting In all to 1894, 40. The
payroll was referred to the finance COM
mittee with power to act