The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-03
MASTER PAINTERS |
ON THE C|TY's s|DE
Place Themselves on Pecord|
as Opposing Demands of
the Local Union.
COMMUNICATION FILED
Dog Tax Collector Win Haye
to Resign in Order to
Obtain Pay.
COMM MUNlCATION FllEn

Twelve members OF tho Master PAINT.
ers' organization OF Salt Lake CITY. p,scsx
themselves on record with the cItv cor,,
mission yesterday as opposing certain
demands cf tho painters union. notabIy
the objection raised recently. by ths
walking delegate to members OF ,bs
city fire department doing painting ana
calclmining at the fire stations. Cir
the objection OF the walking dclezate'
union men were put on the job and eom,'
pleted the work.
I'VE trust you will appreciate our NO.
sition." the master painters wrote in fba
petition read at Yesterdays meeting AZ
the commission. FOR We do not annr,vs
OF the unreasonable and AT times i'm
Just demands OF the local union" Tha
petition was received and fled
The master painters signing the pstt-
tlon were w. A. Duvall. president: W.
K, Knap,onsee. secretary; George W.
Ebert. ]. r. Addoms, II Dinwoodey. w.
Fl. Alexander, w. A. Parrott. ]. W Haz.
Midgley and Zimmerman & Taylor
Walter r. Josi, dog tax collector win
have to resign his position In order Ia
collect the money due him from the
city. City Auditor w. r. shearman rs-
fused yesterday To audit the amount AZ
v!des that employees be paid stlpuls-
ted salary instead OF a commission Tina
matter was referred to the legal a.
partment and will be adjusted In thia
the treasurer's office and the city viii
enter into n contract with him for col
lection OF dog tax and the capture and
impounding OF stray dogs. An incrsase
In revenues and a decrease In the nnm-
her Of useless dogs has been made unasr
the Josl regime.
JOSH explains that his force consists NJ
three men. two horses and a wagon and.
IN view Of this, he does not lake ths
View that he Is being overpaid for hIa
services.
The Volunteers Of America petitoped
for free water from the city mains, bui
the request was denied, the city heInl
without power to make donations q
water.
F. S, Snow. ]. IT. Coombs and Geors,
Sims composed delegation OF citIzeni
from Canyon road. who pctltioned fol
water connections which would give then
ample water instead OF the insufflclen,
supply furnished them at present, Tho
matter was referred to the water de'
partment and speedy relief Is promised
Holds Executive Session.
Following the regular session Of IN
commission, the members went Ind
executive session with G, 6. Varian, cor
poration counsel for a discussion Of thi
west side viaduct matters. The preseucl
III hOnuHy HlsIit meeting OF nearly ".
west side residents, who asked for earl
consideration OF the viaduct matters. hai
stirred the commission 10 put ford
every effort 10 secure the needed I'M
provements.
a compromise measure was consldered
at the conference and probably will b
adopted by the commission. The orig
inal intentions OF the commission wefa
to place the two viaducts at Fifth South
and Seventh South streets. but the Dan.
Yer 81 Rio Grande railroad and mani
residents OF the west side pTefeHe1
| Fourth South and Sixth South streets.
The compromise arrangement WI
place n viaduct at Seventh South sired
and another at Fourth South. thus gtv'
Ing each faction OF the west sIders on
viaduct at the place asked for.
The railroad company Will be NKeo
| To begin work Of construction on u:
Seventh South street structure first ana
to hasten the work as much as possiole'