Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-12-17 | Page 2 | Raise Salaries Fo City Officers

RAiSE SALARIES OF CITY GITY OFFICERS Council Passes Three Invalid Ordinances Affecting Corn Compensation COLLIDE WITH STATUTES President Davis Refuses to Vote Believing Act Wil Will Not Hold Al All officers of ut un any city shall receive such compensation as ns may nitty be bo fixed by ordinance htmL but the compensation alon of or any such officers shall not mint be le Increased or diminished to take tuko effect during the time time for tor which any an such officer was elected or appointed Chapter VI VT section ecton 2 5 revised re statutes stat stat- mums utes of Utah Time The fil of or city treasurer cl city auditor aud antI and city recorder er shall bo Lo in increased in- in creased cr beginning Januar January G 6 1908 from front 1800 per pcr annum to 2500 per annum Substance of three ordinances passed b by the Ume tle city council counci last night In raisins raising the salaries of or city auditor audItor aud nud- treasurer al and amid recorder last laH nl night ht th the city council counci not only tacked an additional expense of 2100 per 1101 ye ir ar upon the tIme city but lut disregarded the statute stat stat- statute ute ule which provides that salaries shall not nut be increased to take effect during the tIme time lime for fOI which these thee officers were elected The rue now salary ala 1 laws If tC tle they pass Mayor Bransford will take effect wil upon the time day ay that Recorder and Auditor AleC Alff begin their second te ml terms ant rind and il time the da day upon which Treasurer Snyder ndel commences his first term torm President A. A J. J Davis of or the cl city council counci excused himself from room voting oil onlie on the lie passage of tho the ordinances last night His HIM reason was that he did not o belc the time ordinances would stand before be be- fore Coro the time higher law law He would woul not vote ole upon the tIme suspension of ot tho rules nor nol upon the passage of tho time tons Assistant CI City Attorney II ir I. I J. J Din Din- inn wanted wante to change the ordinances so Sc as to remedy the time apparent defect In them hut but Au Auditor Alff and anal Recorder Moreton Insisted that thc they go so through just as the they were vere worded They said that thai City Attorney torne lilies lles had advised them that the time ol ordinances were cro perfectly perfect perfect- ly lynll valid The ordinances t were re introduced just before election by Councilman Blade Black