The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
SALARIES OF
POLICE RAISED
Granted by Council Is
About 10 Per Cent.
BRIGHAM PAVING DISCUSSED
MAYOR Is GIVEN 1900 FOR
ROOSEVELT RECEPTION.

An ordinance fixing the compensation
of the officers and members Of the po-
lice department. which means an in-
crease of about 10 per cent, was Unani-
mOusly passed last evening by the city
council The ordinance goes into effect
at once and viii be applicable. so it is
understood. to this month. The new
salaries Of officers and men are as fol-
lows;
Chief, 81, 500 per year; captain, S1,320;
city detective. each. $3.50; duty ser
geants. each, $I,OS0; mounted policemen.
each. Sf.0S0: desk sergeants. each,
81 .020; all other policemen, each, except
bicycle policemen. S1,020; bicycle po-
ncemen, $1,050; assistant jailer. $1,000;
prison guards. each, S1,02o; matrOn, 1894.
Brigham Paving Again Discussed.
In the middle of the session a recess
was taken for half an hour To permit
the members Of the finance and street
committees to meet with the East
Brigham street property owners
that the matter of paving that thor
Oughfare might be discussed The time
was used by Judge O. w. Powers and
Judge Howat, who spoke in favor Of the
project. They explained the scheme de-
vised by Councilman T. r. Black
whereby the street could be paved and
the bonded Indebtedness OF the city not
increased
Il provides for a special assessment
being levied for the Improvement, pay
able in installnents covering a period
OF years to be determined upon later.
The city is in no way held liable for the
cost of the work TO the contractors A
certificate of Indebtedness is issued
against each piece of property, which
acts as a lien against the same, but
can not be fereclOsed upon until the
expiration Of the period covering the
payment Of the installments-
The finance and streets committees
viii formulate their report on the mat
ter after they meet again next Wednes-
day night. The matter as to whether
the property owners had come together
on the matter Of the pavement on the
installment plan was not touched upon
at the meeting
Pioneer Park Is Created.
BY a unanimous vote the council
passed ar ordinance introduced some
weeks ago by Councilman FernstrOm,
setting aside Pioneer square as a city
park. to be known as Pioneer park. The
ordinance calls for its dedication on
July "A. This is the same piece of
property which the council gave to the
railroad company some years ago when
Il was thought it would be needed for
depot purposes. There is a doubt in the
minds Of some whether the council now
has the right TO reclaim the block and
make park Of it.
The following appointments were con-
firmed: By Fire Chief Devine, Charles
L. Gulbransen, position on the fire de-
paTtment; by Acting Chief of Police
BUrbidge. G. =. Leeker to serve as spe-
cial policeman until Oct To- without
pay, and c. II. Give TO act until Nov.
10, under the same conditions; by
Spencer ClaWsOn. president of the
board of public works, F. NJ. Lyman
as inspector of works. To the chief of
police was referred the request of City
Recorder J. .. NystrOm that D. NJ.
Grihths, dog tax collector, be ap-
pointed special policeman, to serve
without 2ay.
Unanimously the council granted the
request of Mayor Ezra Thompson to
have $1,000 placed at his disposal to
help defray the expenses Of the ROOse-
Welt reception. To avoid legal tech
nicalities, 81 900 was placed at the dis
pOsa1 of the street commissioner, which
viii be used for decorations, and bills
for carriage hire, etc, to the amount
of $500 viii be properly audited by the
finance committee, and no questions
asked.
The council unanimously passed the
ordinance of Councilman Hewlett re-
curing that all hotel, boarding and
rOoming hOusekeepers. who keep ten or
more rooms for renting purposes,
supply themselves with a register in
which all guests are compelled to sign
their names before they use the rooms