Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-30 | Page 10 | Ogden Fire Fighters Given Wage Raise

OGDEN FIRE FIGHTERS GIVEN WAGE RAISE special to The Tribune. OGDEN, March 2?. Acting on a petition peti-tion recently presented by nineteen members mem-bers f the Ogden fire department, the commission! s this afternoon granted an increase in salary of $5 per month for be member.-; of the department. The firemen requested an increase of $10 per month, contending that the high cost of foodstuffs and clothing made their present pres-ent siil:ries inadequate. Under city ordinance, ordi-nance, the firemen have previously been paid $70 per month for the first year: $S0 fnr the second year; SfO for the third year and thereafter, and captains $100.