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Show NOVEMBER Utah County, Utah “s" SUNDAY HERALD Cost Accountants| Historic Coin 17, Slate Speaker for Monday Meeting | Collection Mayor Replies to Firemen’s Complaint on City Salaries but (Editor’s note: The following statement was submitted to the Herald by Mayor Har- Ernst & Ernst says: | The Utah Chapter of the National Association of Accountants | | will hold its regular monthly | ‘Con- tcchnical session Monday at Har-} W. A. Sowards, of Central Utah area and among public jurisdictions in the States of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado.’ The 1000-page survey, inci“Reference is made to the dentally, was completed after an ‘Letter to the Editor‘ in the) exhaustive study. Any citizen inWednesday evening edition of The| terested is invited to read the surDaily Herald fromthe firemen of | vey, copies of which are available Provo City, not however, includ-| at the office of the director of ing the Fire Chief, Assistant Fire finance, city hall. Chief and Fire Inspector. First, Time Occupied may I remind these gentlemen, side at the meeting. A fellow-) ship hour will begin at 6 p.m.,| dinner will be served at 7, and| the technical session will commence at 8 p.m. | *" Moritz E. Pape, general auditor of Consolidated Chemical In- countless hours are spent by him with department heads and representative groups of city employees and their advisors, cooperating for betterment of ed derelict in our duty to the citi- services, conditions and employee relations of Provo City. Our dezens of Provo. partment heads are to be conPoint Denied gratulated for the fine and aggres“Attention is also called to the sive mannerin which they are perpoint presented in this letter by forming their administrative rethe firemen that salaries are sponsibilities. It is gratifying to know that conditions in the variestablished by only one man, the ous departments, certainly includCity Manager. This is not true. I refer to the Position Classifica- ing our Fire Department, are so good that daily or weekly inspection and Pay Plan recently pretion trips are not necessary to be pared by Ernst & Ernst, one of assured of their proper functionAmerica’s most reputable labor ng. management research organiza“Tt has been my personal detions. This organization was not sire to secure other forms of reychosen by the City Council or the enue for our city during the past City Manager alone, but was two years. Much of my time was chosen by mutual agreement be- spen# during the past legislature tween the City Council, City endeavoring to secure approval of Manager and employee. groups a county option municipal sales including the bargaining agents tax to supplement our present rev- Hayes Appointed Staff Engineer At Geneva Plant sive expenditures in the City in the recent survey on salaries Budget. compiled and presented by Ernst “On a statement that I have & Ernst. made previously ‘that many of the “On behalf of the citizens of employees of Provo City will re Provo, I’m sure it would be apeeive from 7% to, and in some propriate to say that we’re grateeases as high as 20% increase,’ it ful for the cooperation all city should be clearly understood that employees are giving us for the these increases would include the betterment of Provo.” cleaner that . price model . rh mirror ands matching hair.” cmalk: Without COSTING Twice as Much viera-tire OF . 95 but a quality No Carrying Charge oraaeg Cheeta eee = 1 4 K is Che 12 Months Ruggedly built, and covered in durable, long-life, heavy duty plastics with embossed Western design. 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In fact the past two years, but for many| years, as evidenced by the fact | that this is the fourth time since 1918 that reviews have been made, | irt never so intensive as the present survey. Our only alternative is to accept recommendations| Beautifully finished in Cherry Wood. Double bed, large Cleaner alone originally sold for over $100. Not a special week have a much shorter work | week than any major fire department in the Intermountain area. tion has not only existed during) * ITH VIBRAIBRA-LIFE wit —_——_ in England. “In some cases present salaries| exceed recommendations of the survey. However, no reductions are planned. It is not uncommon for employees in many municipalities and large corporations to feel that they are ‘underpaid.’ Th.s condi-| : a real value... show that increases in the pay scale were necessary to bring the firemen in line with comparable departments in cities of comparable size. It does indicate that their present standards are not below standards in the field. Provo City firemen working a 56-hour work compensate CHERRY WOOD 4-PC. CHOOSE from MORE THAN 40 MODELS! was chosen to make the study which covers the Position Classifieation and Pay Plan for 97 differ- to them. COMPLETE Mayor of Provo im 18 than that suggested by Ernst & Ernst. “I regret that the study did not BERKLINER RECLINER been displayed in this area. Among the highlights of the; valuable collection are the original, rare Oxford Pound, the first dollar size coin struck in England; the first dated coin in history, dated 1486; old Spanish Pieces of Eight; and the silver dollar made famous by William Jennings Bryan. Both sides of each coin are displayed, with| tull descriptive notes beside HOOVER to a one mill increase in revenues YOUNGEST PRIME MINISTER , Plus other economies to meet these William Pitt, the younger, who Fecommendations. became prime minister in 1783, at the age of 24, was the youngGroup Represented est man ever to hold that office suggested in 15, and Provo City is already paying higher salaries Buy Now! Layaway for Christmas! ona Sincerely, Harold E. Van Wagenen, gested in 69, no increases were ae NO CARRYING CHARGE for 12 MONTHS justifiably be criticized for exces- recommended: amounts stipulated ent classifications in Provo City. Of the 97 classifications, increases im the maximum step were sug- / STTy Employees’ groups, in-| enue sources, but it was defeated. cluding AFL-CIO representatives I hesitate to recommend addiwho represented the firemen at tional increases in our ad valorem the time of selection of this firm. or property taxes unless absoluteThe City Council and City Man- ly necessary. I feel we should not}: ager are unable to find a better discourage citizens from owning or way of determining justifiable improving their property by enwage standards than accepting the cumbering them with additional recommendation of a research or- burdens on property. ganization such as Ernst & Ernst Wider Base Needed as a basis for establishing pay scales for city employees. “We need a wider tax basis to secure support for our municipal Only Stand services from individuals who en“The only stand we can take joy these services but makelittle after accepting this wage study, or. no contribution for these servas nearly as we justifiably can, is ices. For that reason I feel that to assume that where pay raises a muocipial sales tax is more are not recommended then the em- equitable for all who enjoy the| % Pioyees serving in these categories many services provided for them are either in a wage bracket su- in our enterprising municipalities. perior to or equal with positions “Unless other sources of revenue of similar responsibilities in cities are secured, the City Council has and towns comparable to Provo to decide whether the revenue that City. If the City Manager recom- is available to us should be desigmended, and the City Council ap- nated for services required, capital proved, wages in excess of the expenditures or further increases amounts recommended, we might over and above and beyond the ® wage adjustments to be made in gccordance with the Ernst & Ernst wage survey effective January 1, 20688. This will require equivelent now mounted on che south wal! of the Utah Savings and Loan Building. The collection shows the history of| the silver dollar, dating back as/| fur as 1486, and includes coins | of 15 foreign countries. Originally prepared for the Everyone interested in viewing and studying this educational exhibition is invited to do so between now and Dec. 15. CartThe appointment of Robert D. Hayes to the position of staff en-| wheels on Parade is on display, free to the public at the offices gineer-coke and coal chemicals! of the association, 64 N. Univerat Columbia-Geneva Steel Divi-| sity Ave., between 9 a.m. and sion Geneva Works was an4 p.m. any week day. nounced today by W. T. Purvance, works engineer at the U.S. Steel facility. | his present appointment. He is a A native of Pleasant Grove, graduate of the University of Utah, Mr. Hayes started at Utah where he received a B.S. Geneva Works in 1948 as a stu- degree in mechanical engineering, dent engineer. He has held vari- and of Stanford University where ous positions in the engineering he earned a master of science department at Geneva, and in degree in that field. He and his 1955, was promoted to the posi- wife, Virginia, and their two tion of power and fuel engineer, children, Paul and Cathryn, re-| ® a position he held at the time of side in Provo. of City men ‘Home dustries, Division of Stauffer) United Nations, ‘‘Cartwheels on} Chemical Company in San Fran-| Parade’ has been exhibited ex-| cisco, will be the guest speaker. | tensively throughout the East His topic will be ‘‘Process Cost-| but this is the first time it has ture. In behalf of our City Manager, I would like to say that and accepted the decision of this high court we would be consider- the progress and ditional Utah. “Cartwheels on Parade”’ is the | U_S. Steel Corp., Provo, will pre- jar collection ing and Inventory Valuation in} “For myself, I apologize for not tre Chemica! Industries.’” An having personally visited our many active member of the San Franfine departments more frequently, cisco Chapter of NAA since 1942, | but my efforts have been devoted Mr. Pape also served as national | to mafters of legislative rather vice president of the association | than those of administrative na- ia 1955-56. and we're extremely proud of our | Provo City Fire Department, that | the decision rendered by the Utah State Supreme Court, the highest court in our state, was not that of the City Council, or the City Manager, but a clarification and interpretation of the Provo City Charter, voted on and accepted ‘by the electorate of Provo City. Had we not taken this matter to Firemen for the people of Central among private employers in the Columbia-Geneva Steel Division, name of the {fabulous silver dol- sponse to a letter to the editor which the Herald ran Wednesday signed by 25 Provo firemen.) City A unique collection of historic currently with the preparation of man’s Cafe, 1270 E. 2ist S., Salt iver dollars is now on display the descriptions, an area wage and/ Lake City. salary survey was - conducted | President old E. Van Wagenen, in re- “Again, may I remind the fire gmen that their group was repre wented at the time Ernst & Ernst Shown Here ‘at GRANITE FURNITURE gi Bee SUNDAY, ESS 12 Granite’s prices always have and always will be as low or lower than the lowest! Buying connections of over 47 years; carload purchases; railroad trackage to warehouse — and warehouse and display floors under one roof — these vitally important operating economies are passed. on to you, today and every day! BUNK BEDS Includes springs, guard rail and ladder. Use as twin or 548s bunk bed! MATTRESS $9.95 ea.” 7-PC. DRAW MESH FIRE SET 42" Seven matching pieces. Tarnish resistant for enduring beauty. 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