Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-25 | Page 11 | City Will Not Pay Utah Lake Chief's Salary

CITY WILL NOT NOr PAY UTAH LAKE CHIEFS CHIEF'S SALARY Salt Lake to Deceive Credit Crediton on Assessment for Officials Official's Work Salt Lake Cil City will pay ay no part parl of City Engineer W. W D. D Beers' Beers salary of a month as supervising engineer engineer engineer engi engi- neer of or the Pelican Point pumping plant in Utah lake City Commissioner Commis George GeorgeD D. D Keyser informed his colleagues Wednesday A letter from l Mr r. r Keyser clarifying clarify ing the situation said the city would receive credit on its regular assessment assess assessment assess assess- ment for lor the project f for r Mr Beers' Beers work At the meeting in which Mr Beers was appointed peli Pelican an Point supervisor I felt he could do the job ob better than anone else lSe anyone the letter letter letter let let- ter said Deduct City's Part Parthe The he city's share of the engineers engineer's salary for the Pelican Point work is between 17 and 20 per percent cent of the so Mr Beers actually Is receiving receiving re re- re- re pay with that percentage deducted de do- ducted Mr Beers and myself understand the he city cannot pay him more than hi his lis authorized salary the letter said He has not neglected his city work jut but on the contrary has worked overtime overtime over over- time with no extra pay I Mr Beers' Beers city salary is a month Three e new developments in th the i water situation resulted from the commission meeting I Acquires Way Right The city completed an agreement with Herbert S. S Auerbach chairman of the city water advisory committee under which it will pay 7 f for r right- right way of-way for a pipeline ne across property owned by Mr Auerbach The line is expected to save between be be- tween 4 and 8 second feet of Big Cot Cot- stream water Mr Au Auer- Auer r r- r bach jach w will ll have the privilege of or obtaining ob oh taming water from the pipeline at athis his own expense e and will install a meter He is limited to cubic feet of water a month t to be paid for at city rates May lay Exchange Property Properly F. F T. T Meik Eighth avenue 0 offered of- of ered the city ground at 1024 East t street for well drilling purposes in exchange for city property property property prop prop- erty in Emigration canyon canori Mr Meik said the gi ground is the site old Fuller old A formal l protest against city filings to o save seepage from Big Cottonwood stream was lodged by Richard W W. Madsen Jr who said two two flowing wells on his property near Knudson's corner had dried up since the city dried the streambed Mr Meiks Meik's offer and Mr Madsen's protest were referred to the water department