Show I INCREASED PAY FOR LABORERS Councilman Wants More Money for tor Men in iii Employ of City LIVING IS TOO HIGH Advocates Increase for Men Instead of for Heads of y j r I Departments jf t 0 fAl 4 4 n r t L. L s 1 ni PAY FOR FOlt CITY ClIT 4 f E P I Ir t winter is coming coining f ff r f on and antl the lie necessaries of ot life S such as groceries provisions v S an and meat are arl so o high and coal oal 4 I S costs to lo 7 per pel ton and andT T f he owners of houses are arc raising 4 L V f rents all the time therefore be he beIt It lt f I Resolved solved that the da day la- la 4 f t. t borers working for the he city S 4 have their wa wages 8 raised from 4 i. i 4 to 2 2 50 per pcr day Ites Hes Resl Res- Res 5 1 l f of Councilman J. J II H. f s f 4 I 5 S V WT TT T-T-TT-T TT Y T T T T T T T T Y Y S Instead of raising the pa pay of city officials whose deputies do tIo the work u 10 S u Councilman J. J H II the only Rei Re He r 2 i publican in the city council offered a II a tA d resolution Monday night which will wll I h 4 IncIe e the pa pay pa of or laborers in lh the X i employ of the city from 2 5 to v. v y- y P per r day dai Councilman believes that th tim tho cost of living Is so tSO high that the raise 5 54 4 4 j in pa pay is absolutely necessary and he lie would rather seo see the city spend money moneyS S on the men that do manual labor Instead instead In- In f stead blead of upon the ht heads of depart depar ments who have o well paid deputies to S. S do their theil work S As soon as tho tim resolution was introduced introduced in introduced in- in tho the and Democratic Demo Demo- cratic councilmen scoffed at nt It H fearing fear car car- lag InS Its political effect and finally referred re re- It to the finance committee where it ft will pa pay In peaceful slumber number V Wanted anted it Councilman thought th the matter should be bc in e investigated b by theS the thc S finance committee Pi-cece Pi objected 1 an and said he JH had noticed that nothing as a rule lule came of anything that was wasi i 1 sent to the finance committee Th laboring man he said needs the money and tho the city can canel well l afford to pa pay a small advance ad to the OO or oo men working for tor or it b by the day clay Councilman Martin took the floor long enough to say Is butting butting but ting in Int in because ho he thinks s his term lerm is getting short The rest of his speech was a declamation on what the Amer- Amer S party part nU may do tIo after tho tIm fir first t of the yearA yearA year A man cannot live on 2 25 a da day In Salt LaJ Lake c and you ou know it said Mr A raise of ot 25 cents a allay lay day dayto On p. p to each laborer does docs not mean a great t 11 t 1 n l 11 n deal to tho the laboring man in the eniS employ em- em S ploy of the city 1 i Just what Is that resolution asked Mr Mulvey 1 u 1 0 I would like to hear It read Cit City Recorder read the resolution again Finally on roll call it it was decided to tend send the resolutionS resolution to the finance committee S Explains Po Petition After Arter the council meeting Mr 11 explained his position very en definitely I I believe in retrenchment It is a fixed policy with me but I do b believe be be- lieve the men who do tho the work and ancl have c no deputies should have the benefit t of or an any proposed Increases Ifa Ifa If Ifa a man uses a pick In the street does oes he hc have a 1 deputy deput to call carry tho picK for tor him No you bet your life he hc dont The increase e of or 25 cents per tIa day is a small maH Hem Item to tho the city and ami It S. S means Incans a great deal to the thc laborers City Recorder Moreton was empowered S r ered red to name election ejection Judges to 1111 fill v vacancies that ma may t arise between now and the thc cU city election The following resignations were received received- Major E E. Deering Fourth precinct American William Villiam Twenty fourth American Newell Clayton dlayton Seventeenth Seventeenth Seventeenth Seven Seven- Ben Gulver Culver Twenty second George Georgc A. A Hill Hm First John Twenty sixth M. M H. H McAllister I Seventh Se F. F A. A Horn Born Jr Fifth Firth and ami Ww W W. w G. G D Bywater water Ninth All An tho the last named are arc Democrats The places o oC th the judges resigned and of or those thoe who may mar resign will be filled b the ctt by city re re- re corder A resolution intro introduced purposing t tu to give a peanut loa roaster the right to atI nt at- at I tach tacIt to an wire was not only denied but with Ith It came cam a 11 sweeping orS or order orel or- or or- or S der det el that all peanut roasters In th the restricted i dl district must move off th the theS S sidewalks TIle The chief of or police was 1 Instructed to carr carry out the will of or th the I council along this line lInc S A petition of the thc health commissioners commis commis' commisS commis'S S asking to lo keep In office two sanitary lT inspectors Inspector whose terms ex- ex S October 2 23 wa was granted It was wa contended the retention of these men mon menis menis monIs is needed for COI at least thirty days day The force it is claimed Is too small to attend to the won work Councilman opposed the adoption of the resolution without due clue consideration The city Is running in inthe inthe inthe the hole from to ever every month I believe this thing should be bo investigated atell before adding the thc ex ex- ex pense One of the councilmen Inquired Is Fernstrom making that statement ment as a Republican or on a no Democrat Dem Dem- I 1 am making the statement as a member of this c council uncil and as a representative rep rep- I r of all the the- people said aid Fernstrom Claim for fOl Damages cs John Noonan presented a claim a against the cit city for fOl 36 36 His housa hous at a t 2 11 Jl Grand avenue a was damn damaged hy by hya a a. pon ponder er explosion in Jordan river rI when an attempt was being made matIe to r raise aise the ho body 1 0 of a boy bor that had been d drowned T. T J. J Davis presented a c claim laim for damages el done hl his property prop prop- e erty h by changing the grade rade of or a street The 1 board oC of public works sent a c communication to the council stalin stating t the he ph physical con condition of the Intersection t ion tion of oC A street with Second avenue Is b bad ad It was advised ad the street intersection inter inter- section s he be placed in good condition a antI and nd ought brought to grade ratIe without deJa delay |