Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-15
Salary Of City SoIons and Officials
Fixed for Ensuing Two
Years,
AFFAIRS or WEBER COUNTY.
s,,l,c Goods Found Cached in a Hay
stack-Dlyorce and Other Court
Cascs.-FOur Weddings.

rho cache Of stolen goods from Me-
r,eady's dry goods store, which have
S,.r missing for about three months,
v,s found by Ben Jensen stored In his
harm at the rear Of the studebaker
Wagon company's store on Washington
,yanue. Mr. Jensen went to the barn
IA feed his horse. In turning over
N. hay he discovered a bundle OF dry
roods He Immediately started for the
,olIce station to notify them Of the
find when he met Officer Hadlock who
accompanied him back to the barn,
chief Browning also responded and the
ofHcers searched the hay finding sew
srol large bundles of drygoods, shoes,
mrs. etc. which were Identified by Mr..
McCready as his property, the goods
having been taken from his store about
three months ago, when It was burg
arlzed. This Is the second cache of
goods the officers have discovered
taken from McCreadys John Claypool
who is now serving term In the state
prlsdn for burglary and was member
Of the gang told the officers a cache
was made In a barn but he could not
locate the barn.
CITY COUNCIL SESSION.
The city council held its regular
meeting last night with seven members
PRESENT. A communication was received
from the mayor recommending that a
s,reet.washer be purchased for the city,
~, "a a., txfauhitaar thA naNah Al To-
trIcts, instead Of the sweeper, as here
tOlore The matter was referred to a
committee,
The salary ordinance was presented
10 the council with some recommended
tons from the committee for the raise
OF salary for each of the elected city
oicIas The raise was not made in
he usual way Of an increase In salary,
but more as a kind Of side Issue. For
Instance, the mayors salary, which
has been 5000 per annum In the past
was fixed at the same figure In the new
ordinance with 5000 added for clerk
hire
The salary Of the city councilmen
was fixed at $40 per year. each with
an Increase of SIS per month for COM
mttee work. The recorders salary was
raised from 81 200 to $1,000 per annum,
the extra $500 being for notary work,
The municipal judges salary had $500
raise attached to II for clerk hire, maxi
the salary Of that Office 81 800 per year,
the highest in the city government. The
auditors salary was raised to 5000 per
annum, an increase of 5000 for clerical
work, and the salary of the city attor-
ney which was $1,000, was allowed $500
for clerk work The city treasurer's
salary was raised from $500 to 5000 per
annum, the extra $500 being for the
collection of special taxes.
communication was received from
the public buildings and grounds COM
mttee recommending that the city deed
70 The Salvation Army 50x150 foot lot
situated on the city Hall square, just
norm OF the fire station, on which to
erect salvation Army home. The
matter was laid over for one week, as
some Of the councllmen were not WILL
ing 10 grant a piece of the City Hall
sQlare for that purpose.
A bid was received from f. S. Smith
oNerlng The city a 60xl32 foot lot stu
aled on Twenty-fourth street, between
Grant ana Lincoln avenues, for s4,25O,
A resolution was presented by Coun-
'lman Chambers and adopted by the
council which provides for the re-cov-
ENG with asphaltum OF the Twenty
nl'h street pavement from Wall ave-
Nue To washington avenue, which for
l9ng time has been in very bad
condition
WEBER COUNTY BUSINESS.
Ihe board Of county commissioners
ngl IN regular session yesterday and
udnSaelel a small amount of busI-
ness
county Recorder Ellis submitted the
names of Florence Shells and Joseph
~, wallace as deputies in his office.
nIty We're confirmed, but their salaries
ihg '' ''''' " ''''ie "''e'
me board appointed Commissioner
TI"PiS as delegate 10 the National
livestock association, which meets at
iS,r,tand Oregon, Jan, ~ to Is, 1904.
=, ne BOARD adopted the recommended
won OF Commissioner Wilson to have
IeW pictures Of Ogden canyon taken
L Illustrate the irrigation congress off,
~ petition was received, signed by
gosePR \. Taylor and IS others, pray
ps LOT me opening of n road between
Ivy ana Hooper. The matter was
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posed Of.
TWO MlSMATED COUPLES.
Judge Rolapp heard the divorce suit
W.T. annie Edwards against Richard Ed
,St',us. The testimony of plaintiff was
NAY Ine couple were married at Evans
WI wyoming, June II, 1880, that for
I,9nle lhan one year past defendant has
%i"ta TO provide his wife and Ave lit
We children with the common necessa- =
,.es OF life, A decree was entered as
Isayed for and custody OF the minor
ulloren awarded the plaintiff. The
,ggurt also ordered that defendant pay
~ per month permanent alimony,and
wv attorneys fees.
"n action for divorce has been filed
N the district court by Nephl Hardy
ass'llsl Lula II. Hardy on the grounds
u deserton, The couple were mar
'' at ogden about three years ago
HENRY WARD CONVICTED.
Tan e ease OF the state OF Utah against
cs,u ward charged with grand lar
an5' was heard before Judge Rolapp
nee ~ Jury Yesterday. A number of Wit
mr. We're examined for both sides.
Ia sh Sesl,nony Of the prosecution went
her I io mat on the evening Of Novem-
ina -, lyu5 the defendant went through
n cpiouseis OF an old man named II.
loon at the rear Of the Eagle va =
va. ,,ealing from him S22. while Clark
intoxicated. The defendant testl-