The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-17

The city fathers last evening Ie-
ferred the mayors recommendation
10 purchase a car OF oil for dust set
tline purposes on the streets to the
street committee. The mayor sug-
gested the use of oil as a matter OF
experiment OF this time.
The matter of cleaning the canals
that pass through the city, attention
To which was called in a communl-
cation by the mayor, was referred to
the law committee and the city at
torncy
The mayor also called attention to
the crossings at alleyways on Twenty
fourth street. and recommended that
the city engineer make a careful in
spection OF tho samc and proceed to
see TO II that proper drainage ar
rangements are made. The reconl-
mendation %as adopted by unanimous
vote and the recorder was instructed
to advise the engineer OF the action
OF tho council
The mayors veto OF the action Of
the council In allowing tho salary
claim OF Superintendent OF Water
works, Charles Kirchcr. was sustained
by a vote OF 6 to T. as follows:
For the veto-Austin. Barker, Dana.
Larson.
Against the veto-Browning Dick
son. Flygare, Humphris, Peery aad
Wilson
IL requires two-thirds majority vote
Of the council elected TO pass a meas
ure over the mayors veto. hence the
veto was declared sustained.
kircher's Salary.
Immediately after the action OF the
council. sustaining the mayors veto
cher's salary was excessive. the chief
executive handed the recorder com
municauon appointing Mr. Iirchar
superintendent of the waterworks de-
partment at salary OF 2.A00 Il year.
The appointment was confirmed with
all the councilmen voting YES" eX-
cepting Councilman Barker. who felt
that another $500 should be chopped
off the salary. In making the appoint
ment. the mayor stated that IL was
being done for the purpose of settling
the differences existing between the
Mayor and the council regarding the
salary fixed by the council. In tho
beginning, the city council fixed Mr.
Kircher's salary at $4,000 per year
This was vetoed by the MAYOR and
then the council fixed the salary at
$4,000 per year This the mayor
again vetoed, stating that he would
be pleased to hand in Mr. Kercher's
name at S1.S00 per year
Tho mayor. in all this controversy
SnCtaipnI cn1II1,s
Austin OF the First ward and Council
men Barker and Dana OF the Third
ward. This. however, left seven coun-
cilmen who would pass the veto over
the mayors head The mayor. how
ever. kept vetoing the pay roll every
two weeks and. In order TO keep on
passing the veto over the mayors
head 1t was necessary for all seven
OF the councilmen TO be present at
each meeting Should one be absent
there would be only six votes, or not
enough TO pass the veto over the
mayors head. This is what made the
conncilmen tired They also feared
that If the matter was prolonged that
Austin. Barker and Dana might win
over some OF the other councilmen
and eventually reduce the salary even
10 lower figure. The mayor had
made the offer that he would send in
Mr.. Kircher's appointment at 400
whenever the cOuncllmen would con-
cede his right TO make the appoint
ment and, at last nights meeting,
Councilman Larson OF the second ward
went over to Austin. Barker and Dana
and showed that there were enough
votes In the council 10 prevent the
veto being passed over the mayors
head, and the result was as indicat-
ed. the council and the mayor each
conccding 5000. and the compromise
was effected
The mayor says that he believes
$l,S00 IS all the office is worth. but
there is much information which MI
Kircher Is possessed OF that is val
liable TO the City of ogden. For In
stance. the city must secure more
water Immediately and on all the test
work done by the old waterworks
company Mr. Kircher Is posted and
for that reason Mr Kircher is worth
more than any other man who could
be selected at this time.
With the selection OF a fire chief
and the settlement of the waterwor6s
supcrintendency 1t is now predicted
that there viii be absolute harmony
and that the year VIII close with
record Tor ogden City that will show
that the Democrats and Republicans
can work In harmony under the pres
ent administration
Upon motion Of Councilman Flygare
an invitation to the council 10 attend