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Show MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE HAVE TREIR Plf INCREASED Serving nicely as a Christinas present pres-ent the salaries of Jailer Hagbert An demon, Desk Sergeant Walter Wilson and Guard Thomas Lever were raised this morning by the city board of com missloners, at the suggestion of Chifl of Folic e W. I. Norton, the Increased salary to begin the first of the yeai ' Mr. Anderson's salary was raisei. I from $00 to 75; Mr Wilsons from I $75 tc ?SS. and Mr. Lever's from $6n ! to $65 a month. CominiBaioner j. C Nye reported that the description of a certain piece of land at Five Points donated to tlx-r.ity tlx-r.ity by Senator Reed Smoot for park purposes Is erroneous in that it covers cov-ers about 100 feet of land owned by the Lynne ecclesiastical ward ot the Mormon church and he recommended that the correction be made by giving the church a quit claim deed to the land The board coucurrcd in Mr. Nye's recommendation and the re corder was instructed to have the quit claim deed made Senator Smoot donated this land to the City about two years ago for park purposes, but as yet the city has taken ta-ken no steps to Improve It. The land Is a small triangular strip be tween Washington avenue and tne 1 HarrlBVllle Road, immediately north ol the Five Points drug store. R Douglaaa, on account or 111 health tendered hla resignation au city cro mator and It was accepted bj the board with thanks to Mr. Douglass for his efficient services during nis long term in the ofrice. The recorder was instructed to call for bids from the city papers for next year's legal printing. By resolution, it was provided, be- I rqre adjournment, that the next meet ing of the board bo held on Frida . uiuorrov being a holiday. oo- |