Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-25 | Page 13 | Mayor to Hire 3 Workers to Check Meters

MAYOR TO HIRE 3 WORKERS T TO O CHECK METERS Jenkins Jenkins' Request For Budget Change Deferred Solution of the painful Issue of parking arking meter law enforcement carne came nearer Wednesday when Mayor Ab Jenkins indicated he would hire probably three civilian on a temporary basis to augment police in checking viola- viola ons The decision was reached at an informal gathering of the city commission in offices of Commissioner Commissioner Commis- Commis oner Oscar W. W McConkie McConkle prior prioro to o the regular meeting Meter Fund Returned At a stormy session Tuesday commissioners voted to place back in n the mayors mayor's public safety budget that had been transferred to Commissioner McConkie's McConkle's public affairs and finance department bUdget for hiring of three civilian meter checkers Commissioners took no action at atle atthe atthe the le informal meeting on a proposal by y the mayor to remove from his budget what he called budget rin- rin inflation lation items and place them in inthe inthe the statutory and general fund for for- capital investments He referred to o appropriations of for forthe the No 10 fire station and for fol or new fire equipment However commissioners decided informally on a a. similar matter indicating they would transfer in the statutory and gen gen- general genral eral ral fund for purchase o of ot the theold theold old Id Masonic temple at First South and Second East streets to the parks arks and public property department department depart- depart ment nent and credit it as a department expenditure The building is being purchased for conversion into a a city ity recreation center Meanwhile at the regular commission commission commission com com- mission meeting the touchy question question ques- ques tion ion of parking meters and budgets was not mentioned and the session had lad not even a hint of the verbal fireworks that occurred Tuesday when year old Commissioner Fred Tedesco lectured his older colleagues in a plea for harmony Beat Barbarians by by- Buying by-Buying Buying Bonds Bonds-