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Show I iile company E50.00 Sal Lake Power. Light and Heating company com-pany 2,5HT.OO Hospital Holy Cross 186.00 St. Murk" Hospital .". .. f3.l0 Simpson-Hill Drug company 21.43 Mrs. M. Merrill 341.H5 Total $S,.2;.5 4 peetfuJife recommend that the following re-treneirieuts re-treneirieuts i)e made, as suggested by heads of deDirtments: First That the city assessor and collector he required to report at as early date as possible pos-sible finy retrenchment to be made in his department, an(j vour committee further resijlftfully recommends that the city 9CX-tous 9CX-tous office be made a salaried one at $1200 pert year, his house rent being furnished him frte of charge as now. Also, commissions oft sale of lots. Second That the duties of the engineer cf construction of sewers at 0 per clay, and r-liis assistant at (2.50 per day, be performed by the employees in the city engineer's department. de-partment. Third That the office of city sanitary inspector in-spector be made a salaried office, salary to be lixed by this council, and that the recorder re-corder be instructed to have prepared 11 book of receipts, perforated iu throe sections, thu stub to remain in the recorder's office, the second section to be left with the citizen, signed by the inspector, and the third see-lion, see-lion, signed by the oition, and returned to the recorder by the inspector, to correspond with the stuli as to number, each section showing transaction as to character of and cost of load moved by sanitary inspector. That the city council fix tin cost to the citizen for removing each dead animal, each load of garbage a:id for cleaning each closet and cesspool. We further recommend that this report be referred to the city attorney, who will draft and submit 1 11 this council an ordinance to supersede "an ordinance tixing the salaries of city olii 'ere and employees," passed April I, 1S'M. The major admonished the council that any increase of salary during an incumbency incum-bency was prohibited by law and the report was laid upon the table. The joint buih'.ing committee reported a bill of sr,7tf 63 of which the city was obligated obliga-ted ',0 pay one-half. Appropriation ordered in favor of -I . II. liowinuu. The city recorder gave notice of publication publica-tion of a large list of assessments for the extension ex-tension of water mains. The following estimate of the cost of operating the various city departments for the quarter ending June 30 was submitted by the auditor. THE "GHOST" WALKS The Finance Committee Reports a Scale of Salaries Authorised to Sell y City Bonds. THE SUNDAY CLOSING MOVEMENT. Tlio sdioekiiiK Picture Painted by Its Advocates Advo-cates -The Patrolmen Must Keep Their Feet a Movhi' Cost of Operating the Departments. Council met in regular session Mayor Raskin iu the chair. The feature of the session was the report of the finance committee tixing a scale of salaries for the various city officials and their subordinates. The scale is as follows: City Auditor's Department Auditor at Xgm per year. City Recorder's Department Oue recorder, re-corder, $-J4(X) per year; one deputy, $1200 per year; one clerk, $1000 per year; one clerk, $75 per month; one typewriter, $000 per year. Total, five employees at $('.100 per year, or SoOs.;;;):, per month. City Treasurer's Department One treasurer, treas-urer, $ 100 per year ; oue deputy, $1500 per year; one license man, $1000 per year. Total, three men at $4'JO0 per year, or $408.33 per month. Bower Department One superintendent at $3000 per year: one engineer at pump, $1200 per year; 0.1c assistant engineer (night man), $738 per year; one clerk. $7V0 per year; three men and teams, $1710 per year; one foreman, $896 per year; one pipe ganger, $780 per year. Total, nine men, $814yjer year, or $078,333 per month. Laborers receivfB$12 per week, or $2 per day. There arc often more than one fore-nutn fore-nutn and pipe g-iuger employed, and some-inies some-inies there are uone employed, therefore they are not properly permanent employees. This will show still, probably under rather than over, the annual and monthly cost of maintaining the department. City Engineer's d .pai tment One city Engineer, En-gineer, ;? :i000 per fear; one assistant, $1500 pear year; one chhf draughtsman, $150Q per year; three LssistSur draughtsmen, $3600 per year; one clerk, $lK00per 3 c ir; two rod men, $1nx per year; one ii.:Va and team, -sp-i-is per year; one Janitor, 144 Vr year; one inspector inspec-tor of plumbing and sen er, SKVsO per year; total, twelve employees, 15,673 per year, or $1906 per month. Engineer of Sewer Construction J. Fewson Smith, Jr., at $5 per day, and a rod man at $2.50 per day, are emplofred as their services arL- required from day to Jay, iiich make the above figures under e; timate though they cannot be called permanent employees. Street Department fine supenisior, $ 0) per year; one superintendent poll tax, ehbu per year, $3.50 per day : one office boy $360 per year, $5 per week; one stableman, $730 per year, or $2 per day; one esrpenter and tlume man, $780 per yt ar, or $2.50 per day; one driver of the city cart $024 per year, or 2 per day; two drivers city teams, $121s per year, or $2 per day each; "total, eight meu, $7134 per year, or $84.55 per mouth. The sitper-tvudev.t.ue4t-perr4a;; alse -acts as clerk to the supervisor, A collector of poll Police department $15,600.00 Ci-. engineer 7,4.tt F.te department 9,4).ftJ Health deiiar men! .r;.' l.lu Watermaeter 6,CSO. Sewer d partmeut 1,B436 Recorder s ffl e l,fB.0 Trei nrer's otiiro 1,, im .Ass .-01 an I 1- Ihe.. r s office M " 1 Pole e com I bi .OI As- soi mid c dlector of water rales. . 02 0J Ami ror'aonV-e strXUO ir nine sod edveiti :u : lSttCO Generaf eirx m so I.Xal o CH. Ceme'cr. S.f.:. 0 Superv's ,rof streets 14,000.4)0 City attorney 1,'BttflO T..tal $76,518.05 Referred to tht II nance committee. The ci y engineer submitted his report for the la-t quarter 'lowing an expenditure of 5 ' ". .4 , and receipts atnoun inff fco $2815.55. . it. flii-iin, on recommendation of the police magistrate was appointed clerk of the police 1 otirt. Supervisor Paul of the stre t department reported an expenditure of $047.35 since Airil 1. The rej .K i of the watcrmaster showed an expciiiiitui e pf $8,683.51 for Ihe quarter. ihe chief of the lire department was appointed ap-pointed lire inspector at a salary of $33.3;l;-j per month. The pay roll of the tire department was adopted as submitted by the chief. It is but a nominal increase over Ihe old one. An extension of the lire limits of the city was recommended by the lire committee. The coramitti e on improvements recommended recom-mended that in the matter of placing street signs the gas lamp posts be used ou the principal streets. On all Ibc business streets the -igns are to be placed on diagonal cor- j ncrs, and the district to be covered is as follows: fol-lows: From Eighth West street to the reservation res-ervation on the east; from Fifth North to Ninth South; plat Tf, Seventh street to the reservation. Adopted. 'ihe following resolution was adopted after much deba.e: W 11 kukas. We recommend that it be declared de-clared the general policy of this council that the cost of bringing streets to a permanent perma-nent grade aud improving the same shall be on the assessment plan, according to the ' law in force covering the work of paving and other ir provements. The committee on police submitted the following: WlfSKEAS, There are only eight regular police Officers on each shift, and a shift is eight hours; and, WhRREAS, The peace and good order of j the city largely depends on the constant presence and vtpilance of the police, therefore there-fore be it W. That the city marsl a be instructed instruct-ed to require each officer to be in Constant march over his beat, except at such times as the duties of his office require his services iu other ways. Adopted. Sain (lalha.i, the collector of dog taxes, was instructed to hold all "catches" twenty-four twenty-four hours before disposing of them. The city engineer submitted profiles showing show-ing sidewalk grades on Tenth East, from Eighth to Ninth South; Margaret street, from Eighth to Ninth South; Eleventh East, from Eighth to Ninth South; Twelfth East, from Eighth to Ninth South; Thirteenth East, from Eighth to Ninth South; Eighth South, from lenth East to reservation; suu-nyside suu-nyside avenue, lrotn Margaret street to reservation; res-ervation; Ninth South, from Tenth East to reservation. Adopted. A resolution was offered by Mr. Shnoudi to suspend the operation of the smoke ordinance ordi-nance that it might be detinilt ly demonstrated demonstra-ted that natural gas was a success iu Ziou. Adopted. The finance committee was authorized to sell 150 bonds of the denomination of $1000 each to the highest bidder. 1 be following was launched by Mr. Want-land Want-land : That the city recorder be directed to ascer- j tax is employed m season at ?2.d0 per dav and this system collected the poll tax in 1891 at a cost of 15 per cenk There are three foreman emploped in this department ns they arc needed, at a salary of $3. SO, $8.00 S2.00 per day, and teams with driver only -3.50 per day. City Cemetery One sexton, ifl'-JOO per year. City Vaterax Collector One assessor and collector, $1500 per year; one clerk, Z'.KK) per year; total, two men, ;?:M00 per year, or $J(.0 per month. Police Department One marshal and chief of police, $2400 per year; oue captain, .sl40 per year, or $190 per month; two sergeants, 2040 per year, or 110 per month each; one acting sergeant, lo20 per year, or $110 per month; seventeen patrolmen, $1700 per year, or $100 per month each: eight patrolmen, $720 per year, or $fKJ per month each; one special, $1200 per year; two specials, $2160 per year, or $90 per month each; one desk sergeant, $1200 per year; two mounted police, po-lice, $2040 per year, or S110 per month each; two patrol drivers, $21tX) per year, or $90 per month each; oue park police, Siosoper year, or $90 per month ; one guard at jail, 10S0 per year; one jailer, $900 per year, or $75 per mouth; one electrician, $1S0 per year, or $1." per month; total, 44 men, $25,220 per year, or $3lOL66Ve, per mouth. Waterworks Department One superintendent, superinten-dent, $2000 per year; three men City creek, $2275 per year, or $4:175 per week ; seven nights and days; one man Emigration pump, $'.110 per year, or $17.50 per week; seven days; three night watchmen, $3366 yer year, or $45.50 per week: four men and teams, $3510 year, or $07.50 per week; six days; two men and teams, $1 . 10 per year, or $: per week; 6ix -days; men on mains, $4sl0 per year, or S92.50 per week; oue at six days, live at seven days; one clerk, $1040 per year, or $20 per week; total, 21 men, $18,427 per year, or $1555 per month; foreman get $3 per day aud laborers $2 per day. City Attorney's Department One city attorney, at-torney, $2500 per year; oue assistant $1500 per year; total, two men, $4000 per year, or $333.33X per month. Police Justice One judge, $1500 per year; one clerk, $1200 per year, total, two men, $2700 per year, or $225 per month. Board of Public Works Oue chairman, $151X1 per year; members, $1000 per year; one clerk, $000 per year; total, si meu, $3372.24 per year, or $281.02 per month. Board of Health One health commissioner, commission-er, $1500 per year; one sanitary inspector, $1500 per year; one city physician, $000 per year; one clerk, $800 per year; three members, mem-bers, $100 per year each ; total, seven men, $800 per year, or $400 per month. Watcrmaster Department One wafermas-ter, wafermas-ter, $2000 per year; live deputies, $4500 per year, or $000 per year each: total, six meu, $6508 per year, or $541.00 per month; feed furnished for one horse for each deputy. We further recommend a reconsideration of the action taken by this council to reduce the salaries of the live deputy watermasters to $1000 and they furnish horsefeed, so that they be allowed i5 per mouth each and horsefeed for one horse. Fire Department One chief, $3008 per year; five men, $5400 per year, or $'.)() per month each; tweuty-two men, $19,800 per year, or $75 ger month each; twenty men at call, $1000 per Taar, or $.50 per y jar each; total, forty-eight men, $28,000 per year, or $2390 per month. Assessor and Collector One assessor and collector; one assistant, $1800 per year; two assistants, $2400 per year; total, $0200 per year. Recommendations Your committee rcs- tain by corrospondeuce and report to the council a statement showing the basis of valuations and rate of taxation for 18ftl iu the cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Sun Francisco, Los Angjles, Deliver. St. Paul, Minneapolis, Sioux City, Omaha, Kansas Citv and twenty Otner western cities. Wantland offered a resolution providing for the opening of barber shops on Sunday. Polland Sprang the following: W if r.KKA.-.. The law prohibiting the sale of liquor bv saloons on the Sabbath day h;:s been for some time past and is a! the present being flagrantly and openly violated in all parls of this city; and, W'llEKEAS. The ribaldry and laughter of drunken men and lewd woman burs; forth from these grog shops on a day that should be regarded as sacred, and assail the ears and outrage the modesty aud delicate feelings feel-ings of our wives, mothers, daughters and pedestrians generally, as they pass along the public streets; and, WiiKiti; vs. Tho condition of affairs is a menace to the peace, morality and good I name of our fair and prosperous city; and, Wit i: it k as. The integrity, manhood ami indepondcuci of this hotly has been brought into ili repute in consequence of the total lack of the necessary legal restrain iu the matter herein referred to; therelori be it fiirsofmt. That tho city marshal be instructed in-structed to proceed at once to take steps tending to the remedying of this disgraceful ! uud glaring evil which has already become a blot upou the present administration, aud be it further Remtleal. That if the ordinance, herein mentioned, continues to be violated that the guilty parttcs be arrested and punished according ac-cording to Iav. The rest Union after some debate was voted down. A resolution providing for tracks of the Saltair railway on South Temple street was rejected. The petition of Wonderland asking per- ! mission to provide Sunday concerts for its j patrons was taken from the table, discussed and permitted to go over for a week. Tl c treasurer was made the general pay. Master of the city. The following appropriation were made and council adjourned: L. M. Milliard $ 15.80 A. C. Block 7.50 J. il. Bowman 4,22.".rHJ B. M. Milliard 44.00 Times Publishing Company 12.50 C. P. Prooks 2.50 ;. M. St tt A Co 2 32 R. O. G. DimweU 16.50 Williams SimUns ft. 40 Utah Central Railway company 8.ut R. O. G. Showell tt.lii Pat i tic Lumber Company 41. SO " " " 18.40 " ' 10 70 Bell Telephone Company 1.45 Board ot Public Works. 188.26 Tribune .job Print'iiu' Company 6.56 William Lsngford..! 25'J.UO Salt Lake Abstract, Trust and Guarantee |