The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-24
NEW DEAL FOR
CITY EMPLOYEES
Council Agreed on Method of
Appointment.
PAY ROLLS ARE APPROVED
BROTHERS GOES IN AS CLERK OF
BOARD OF HEALTH.
PAY ROLLS ARE APPROVED

The proceedings of the meeting OF the
city council last night were character
lied by harmony that was unusual
The principal action taken was the
passing Of a bylaw introduced by A.
j. Davis providing the number Of en-
ployes, their duties and compensation
IN each department While the man
ner Of their selection is not mentioned,
il is admitted that they are TO be ap-
pointed by the heads of the respective
departments. confirmed by the council
and approved by the mayor This ac-
ton is a compromise, as heretofore the
Democratic members have insisted that
the mayor make the appointments and
the Republicans have contended that
they be dictated by the council. In
keeping with this agreement the delin-
quent payrOlls, the cause for holding
last nights session, We're disposed Of
by being referred To the finance COM
mittee and the heads Of the depart
ments with power to act. The ap-
proyal OF the payrOlls followed.
Brothers Is Confirmed
The appointment Of Maxwell r
Brothers as clerk of the board Of health
was confirmed by a unanimous vote
a resolution introduced by Council
man Holiday was referred TO the COM
mittee on enrolment. It asked that
the contract for printing the city or
dlnances be cancelled as the work
which was TO have been completed Feb
! had not yet been completed. The
motion referring the resolution also
provided that the Deseret News. a par
y to the contract. be given notice of
. the contents OF. the resolution.
On motion OF r. II. Davis. the mem
bers Of the council. the street commits
sioner and the city engineer were re-
quested to inspect tho North Temple
street viaduct this morning at 10
o'clock for the purpose of ascertaining
needed repairs.
a resolution by Councilman Black
was passed iustructing the health com
missioner to notify all persons within
F1e sewer extension district to make
connections with the sewer at once
The land and water commissioner
was authorized to eXpend $1,000 in
cleaning aud repairing the twenty
three miles Of the Salt Lake and Jor-
dan canal
Councilman Martin of the improve
ment committee requested that parties
who thought they had been overcharged
for incandescent light service notify
him and he would have their meters
tested
The committee listened to much talk
from groceTs and peddlers in which
their respective grievances and preju-
dtces were aired, and then instructed
the city attorney to draft an ordinance
raising peddiers' license TO $50 a year.
with an additional charge Of 81 each
for number and a badge. Two men
are to be allowed with each wagon.
Resolutions as to Employees.
The resolution defining the number
of employees, their duties and cOmpen-
sdtlOn, follows:
7 hereby move the adoption Of the fol-
lowing bylaw 20 facilitate the carrying
on or necessary work iu tho several de-
partments of the city. viz: That until
Otherwise crowded. i'm addition 10 the
nances, there shall be employed:
In the department Of the city engineer:
One competent engineer at Sl25 per
month. orc accountant at Sij per month.
one StenographCr at $50 per month: one
Craftsman AZ 500 per month. three drafts
men. zach 800 per month. one drafting at
80 per month. one ComUuter at 500 per
month, one copyist az SO per month: one
biuc printer at $50 per day; one cement
tester at st5 per month, one tralsitman
a. SID per month; two transitmen. each
$40 pep month, three rOdnen. each SIS
Per month; two tapemen, each So per
day one tapemau. with team 900 per
month; one foreman ct SI5 per month
one fuShman. with horse at Sos per
month, two steam gaugers, each 81 per
I'm the department. Of the land and wa
ter commissioner: one pdtrolman and
Lorsc, City Creek canyon. at $50 per
day. one patrolmau and horse Parlcy-s
canyon. at $50 pcr day: one patrolman
1nd horse Salt Lake & jordan canal. at
$50 per day.
In tho department Of tho city sexton
ON" florist NJ SO per month; one grave
digger ct SO Dcr month
In the department Of the Sunervisor cf
streets One blacksmith AT $50 81 De-
month. two flame ard bridge men at s. >
Der day; one foreman. First precinct
$50 per day, one foreman. Second rr,-
clnct. $50 per day, one foreman. Third
precinct, $50 per day: one foreman,
Fourth precinct, 81 per day. one fore
man, Fifth precinct. So uer dav: ono
foreman, annex. 500 per dav: one car
pehter 81 s. per day. twelve labOrers. reg
ular. Al s. per day: seven ola men. regu-
lar, at $50 FER day; one man and team
at 81 per day.
Tn the department Of the board Of
health; One hospital steward AZ So ner
month. one hospital nurse Mt SIS Der
month. one hospital cook NJ $50 per month
TWO quarantine inspectors each at 925
per day. ono sanitary inspector at S-5
Per month. one emergency man al - d
per day one manure dump man at Der
DAY. one utghtSoil trench man al so per
month, eight garbage men. with teams