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Show GUTTING SALARIES. That is What the City (onnril has Decided De-cided U da in Relation t Pullrraien's Pay. SECRET SESSION OF THE CITY DADS. A Reduction of Twenty far ant, Which will Ddre Good Men 07 the Forte. The members of the Salt Lake City police force are feeling very blue just at present, and they have Rood region, for at a secret session of ths city council it was decided to reduce their salary from 1100 to fc-SO per month. This measure will be proposed at tho next regular meeting. Formerly tho pay of policemen as $1 per diem, and when reduced to f 100 per month little or no oiunnura were heartl, but this last cut from IKV to (30 is the cause are obliged to uniform themaolvee and the expense of clothe alone i about (IM xir rear. In addition an oulcer ia , eipeoted to keep htmnelf limiting epev f uilly neat and trim and all this count in his little eipenne account. It ia aafe to say that after his expenses ire paid the uMlcer'a salary will not exceed the figure to which it ia now propneed to reduce hi pay, and when all nereaearr deduction have been maile from the proponed salary hti margin will bo very slight. The police font ot Halt take City I a very eftlcient one and it mem-tier mem-tier are faithful, anlier anil industrious in-dustrious aien, ever on the alert in the line of duty. No better evidence evi-dence of this is neeled than the court recunb, whirh show the city to be cutn- paratively clear of criminal. Hut at the tlecreawHl rat of pay it w very probable prob-able that many will resign and their sue rvmioro will lie incompetent, worthle mm. Knid one officer totlay: "H the pro- iMieed reiliii'tion goe Into efTw-t, I think i will rcaign my position, a 1 cannot support a family and maintain uiy et-ieum et-ieum on the force on U ier nmnth and live decently. Some pixiple think that f li) wr month is a princely salary but il I nut; it only a fair one. The effect of a cut in salaried will be to tlriv good men ofT Ui furee and their place will be tilled by a lot of fellows who, to mail a decent month's i wage will begin the rake nlT racket. At present the force ia free from all such work. I think if the council would eon aider the matter earefultr, tney wouhf hesitate a long time before taking such nn illndvisod step." |