The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-17
VIEWS DIFFER ABOUT
.GLAS|NAVN' ECONOMY
Claim That His Administration
Has Saved Money Is Stout
ly Disputed.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune. r
OGDEN. Jan. 16.-By a comparative
statement OF the citys finances. taken
from the books of the auditor and treas
lIrer, Mayor William Glasmann, in a COM
munication to the city council this even
ing. undertook to show that the floating
Indebtedness has been reduced approx
mately $4,000 under his administration.
This was refuted by President Samuel
/ Browning, who called attention to the
| fact that the merchants license ordl-
| nance. passed by the council few
months ago. had resulted In an addition
of approximately $4,000 to the city
treasury. which was not taken into con-
sideration In the mayors comrnunica-
| tlon. Without this source OF revenue.
| President Browning declared, the finances
of the city would be several thousand
dollars less than they were at corre-
spending time last year.
The mayors communication was re-
ferred TO the council as committee OF
the whole and special meeting 10 dis
cuss IL will be held Friday. January 27,
A. Z. Pratt do not appear as attorneys
OF record for George Arvantes. who In
police court three weeks ago forfeited
a bond OF s3S, Mayor Glasmann ,yeSoed a
| resolution adopted by the council direct
| ing the auditor to issue warrant for
| this amount In favor OF the attorneys.
The mayor says that the council has no
legal right to return forfeited bonds de-
| spite the order of City Attorney James
| DeVine to the contrary. The veto was
sustained and the previous action of the
/ council rescinded.
Evidence Is insufficient,
| A communication was received from
| the city attorney with the transcript OF
the testimony taken at the trial OF the
| saloon men charged with selling liquor To
minors. The city attorney declared that
II is useless for him TO proceed with the
prosecution OF the cases pending. as the
evidence is insufficient and the city would
be put to useless expense The matter
was referred to the law and license com
mittee without action upon the applica-
ton OF the eight saloon>men for renewals
of their liquor licenses.
The action of the council in ordering
warrants drawn on the general fund te
pay the Wheelwright Construction com
pany for Improvement work also was
vetoed by the mayor, who says that the
city contractors shall receive their pay
from the special tax levy on abuttine
property owners and not from the gen
Ieral fund. The veto was sustained.
Reorganize Fire Department
Councilman j. 3. Dana presented ar
ordinance providing for the reorganization
of the fire department and fixing the sal
aries Of employees as follows: Fire chief
$500 a year; assistant chief. $500; cap
tain, $3.50: electrician and fireman com
blned. $3.50: fourteen fremen. $40 {
month each for the first years services
$50 month for the second and 500 {
month for the third. The ordinance wa.
read for the second time and referred tc
the fire committee.
The appointment of w. G. Child as mill
and food inspector at salary OF $50 ant
the appointment Of w j. Hoyt as book
keeper for the street department, in ad
dltlon TO his duties as city purchasing
agent at salary OF 500 month. pre-.
sented by the mayor, were confirmed.
An ordinance requiring the proprietor.
OF billiard and poolrooms to close thei
places on Sunday and at midnight OF
week days and barring minors passed
final reading
The appointment OF John J. Murphy a.
a regular patrol,nan to All the vaeanc,
caused by the resignation of J. G. Cromp
ton was confirmed.