Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-14 | Page 3 | Price Council Cuts Payroll

PRICE COUNCIL CUTS CUTS' PAYROLL C PRICE July 14 Faced 14 Faced with a possible possible pos pos- sible deficit this year because of decreased revenue from taxation the Price city council has slashed its city payroll by and will take the same amount from the years year's budget which has already been cut by All city including the city hospital will be asked to take a months month's vacation without pay The elective e officers officers including including the mayor recorder and councilmen were not affected by the action but e each ch voluntarily voluntarily vol- vol offered to donate a months month's wages in an effort eUort to reduce the deficit Salaries of ot elective officers cannot annot be reduced Carl W. W Empey recorder and member member mem mom ber er of the fire department offered the ic city wages he will receive from the le fire department for the next six months The fire chief was cut 10 of his lis 30 salary and each of the others will take a 5 cut Besides reducing expenditures the council has put the fInancial condition of the city in such sucha a position that the levy for the next year car will be 2 mills i lower than last