Show THE CITY COUNCIL the fee ordinance raises a strong breeze AID IBE THE will CEI GET ISOO A 1 while the connul connell raised their own salary map to SW petitions aad and I 1 other Boi flen 0 the city council met last evenin K g march and at 7 tho the entire council being present recorder bryan was absent owing to sickness and W B green acted in his place after reading tho the minutes the following petitions were presented petitions newman brothers asked for csc damages cause caused by the flooding of their business property claims committee joseph Q rushon frank P bailey balley naked asked fora position on the police force police commission cole L williams asked to be appointed poll tax collector street committee 0 purdy wanted the crossing of of t wall and twenty seventh repaired BO so as to prohibit the nee use of the sidewalks to teams street committee A L brewer and fifteen others presented in vivid colts colors tho the deplorable plo rable condition of jefferson avenue between twentieth and twenty first asking that said street be improved improve a and a drain in the vicinity closed street committee J warner and IV G chappie chapple petitioned for positions in the paid tire department firo fire department committee W IV corey and thirty seven others petitioned the council to refer the grading of jefferson avenue e between twenty sixth and awen twenty ty seventh to the street committee with howerto power to act street committee for re report r t but without power to act T A B johnson and nine others othera asked the council to place gutters on each side of twenty second betge between e adams and jefferson and to grade and gravel said part of the street thy also complained ol 01 the street car track being above grade street committee B ternes and fire others complained that the chinese gardens on the east and west sides of grant avenue between twenty sixth and twenty seventh streets were a constant of malaria breeding re repositories and askel that they be sanitary committee 31 F fletcher and nineteen oth others era petitioned for an extension of tho the sewerage system up twenty third between washington and monroe finance committee 11 II A lindsey and thirty others pro protested against leaving 0 open a the sewers on between roween wall and grant straat reet ani committee ItE PORTS the following reports were read and acted upon on laws the recommended that judge I 1 reaha resh avs ia report as justice of the I 1 bace us adopted report adopted also that if the 0 oly ty attorney tornay at considered side redl that tl if e 0 ty could do so the city fix the salary of police justice in lien of all fees received by him R ra e port adopted also that the report of A R heywood late city attorney ba adopted report adopted also that all unpublished ordinances which remain in force forca and are applicable be published in pamphlet form as soon as expedient report adopted and the committee instructed to collect buch such ordinances and to call for bids in printing they also stated t the city had power to accept the proposition of geo gep 11 II matson for purchase of land for the opening of thirtieth street but recommended nothing aa as to it its S acceptance report adopted they also presented the fee iee ordinance I 1 nance I 1 committee on claims the committee i recommended recommend rd the payment of twenty three bills amounting to report adopted and bil 9 ordered paid on fire department tha the committee recommended tho the purchase so of 0 a chemical engine at a cost of 1850 also to receive on approbation an extension ladder to cost IS at also a that additional hydrants ba placed midway between the C corners of washington and grant and grant and lincoln lincola on twenty fifth between washington and grant on twenty fourth between twenty fourth and twenty fifth and twenty third and twenty fourth on washington and at the corner of twenty first and grant these three parts of 0 the report were referred to the mayor they also recommended that the wages of the chief of 0 the department ba be and the assistant 70 per month left to the reading of tha the fee bill also that a email small house be built at five points and a volunteer department bo be organized at that point and that he the paid department be increased by three men after thoroughly discussing the various points in question three new men for the paid department were ordered hired a email house ordered points and a volunteer fire department orde ordered rod organized at that point They aleo recon mended several changes so in the fire ordinances especially the repeal of cha chapter ter 13 and the enactment of a new ordnance OrT ordinance nance in lieu thereof referred to the committee on laws to make the requested changes they also presented the quarterly report of chief rhodes giving an all inventory of the dep department artmen t paraphernalia salaries eatock etc etc on Fi finance nanee the committee reported that bids for bringing down the city assessment plats to jan I 1 ast 1st at 1891 bad had been received and the contract awarded to tha the ogden abstract company Com piny at 1491 report adroved adopted they aleo also presented mr air kirn urn balls 0 opinion anlon on the payment of ake the sewer contractors he ile reported that bo be was of the opinion that sewer contractors globson and wilkinson wera anti entitled tied to warrants for the monthly as made and retura returned 80 per cent of each felsot that they were not en titan titled to the ten percent per cent withheld un til III the sewer ia to comp completed feted filed for reference police commission the commie fion slon recommended the payment of to chief metcalf tas as salary for services rendered by him hind dil during ring 1890 report adopted I 1 miscellaneous Ma marshal rahal blet calf r reported arted 03 63 ar crests rests 47 convictions 1 10 ex arrests die charged daring during the past 17 days ending anding march let 1691 1891 17 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 r A I 1 I 2 7 IS M the tee ordinance was p pre BI prepare prepared thab by y the he commit committee t as it pro v aided vided id ad fal lowing annual salaries pala 1 mayor councillor each oily ity attorney 1800 city surveyor 1800 city recorder Ke corder jisoo 1800 city auditor MO city treasurer city physician POO city assessor Asses soi an and collector eix air percent per cent on all taxes C collected by him city vity marshal and ox exom officio cio chief of 0 police 1500 1500 bexton tont supervisor ot streets who shall also act as 1000 sanitary inspector who shall also act as fire warden janitor and superintendent of public public grounds 1000 inspector of buildings chief ct of fire department 1020 it was read real the second time by actions mr moved to amend the salary of the mayor to mr cannon opposed the motion on the ground that waa was either eith ample or was toj toi to j little to demand the mayors time and pay him a fair salary would be proper but would not ba be any salary whatever it ledoea he doea not devote his entire time but I 1 looks 0 after bis his business affairs as before f ore would be ample mr lundy thought honor a fine tiling thing but it would not buy bread and butter mr air elliott bated that on looking over the matter he found that a great deal of business bua inces was thrust upon the council and mayor that took them from their regular business ba sineas lie ile had spoken to many taxpayers and they wora were in favor of the council being paid an adequate compensation mr dee was in favor of giving the mayor a reasonable salary if be he could sever himself from ato present business affairs and take entire charge as bead head of tho the municipal government could he do BO so he would move to insert inbert 1800 instead of mr air allison was called to the chair and mayor turner took the floor lie Ile bald sald 1 I did not solicit the mayoralty of ogden I 1 have been told that it was absolutely necessary that the mayor should attend his office at least four hours a day many duties ara are imposed on tho the mayor of which I 1 never dreamed before having been elected mayor I 1 wish to do the city justice but although I 1 have been a citizen of oden ogden for many years the ho taxpayers cannot expect me to give my entire time to the city for and find for two long years go back on my little earnings for a livelihood while I 1 serve the city dicando I 1 can do it but where wiil I 1 be in two years my present salary is year BatI needa needs chance ange if this council and city say to me we want your whole time and will pay me we enough to live on I 1 will devote my whole time god giving me strength to the welfare of the city and her people 1 do not wish to make a cent from the city bat but they must pay me enough to live on mr cannon would 1800 annually ba be sufficient to tempt you to leave your business and devote your timo time to the business of the city mayor turner yea sir air and begin the work ou on april let mr allison was opposed und under erthe the present condition of finances finn ces and considered that for two years to come ogden could gat along by paying her ma mayor or a year if it he would do ag a be he tied had promised do as much as any og on mayor ever had done mr dee stated that though conservative in all matters of expenditures tures bo he was in favor of the motion to pay the tile mayor 1800 mr air cannon was in favor of econ m my first last and all the time and I 1 tor or that j at reason re ason he would vote for I 1 the he amendment the city can thus secure a man for 1800 the roll was called on the motion to make the salary 1800 mr allison alone voting no mr spencer moved that the salary of councillors be made instead of of tsoo mr cannon moved as an amendment to make it lie ile did not think it fair to the city and the tax dayers to increase the expenditures dee desaad and allison opposition the T fie recorder called the roll on the motion to increase the salary of councillors to and the vote stood as I 1 follows ayes annis lundy spencer graven elliott calvert Oal vert SEen 8 shurtliff nays dee Aill allison soa cannon 31 mr cannon moved that the salary of the surveyor be made agoo instead of 1800 as ho he was wag also building inspector with a salary of enroll on roll 11 call ll mr nals alono alone voted against tho the reduction and tho the motion carried mr spencer moved that the treas frers salary be mada inada instead ol 01 tsoo mr cannon opposed ae the motion the city would soma some time have hav 0 I 1 some money anduha and tha UBO doo of that money is of such importance to a bank that it would be willing to allow any of I 1 its ts servants to act in tho the capacity of treasurer for nothing the tile motion was lost on the tile following vote ayes lT lundy spencer naab graves shurtliff dee allison elliot calvert and cannon on motion section 8 9 relating to the tile assessor and collectors collector a com compensation bonva was wag stricken out of th the e fee bill as the ordinance provided that it should be fixed fired at tho the time of accepting the assessment roll on motion the salary of the supervisor of streets was made 1300 councillors lundy spencer shurtliff Shurill fr calvert and 0 cannon an voting aye and dae allison and elliott voting no mr shurtliff liff moved th that at the salary 0 of I 1 the chief of the fire dep department artmont be raised to 1200 carried elliot dee allison and ca cannon nort voting against the change the ordinance with these amendments waa was read by its title and passed dee and allison voting in the negative tile ordinance was ordered printed in TUB THE STANIARD the ordinance prescribing the duties of the auditor was read the first time and filed for second reading 1130 P r M mr cagnon 1 I move we proceed proceed eed to the reading of ordinances if there bo be any r more nore I 1 am willing to stay here all night laughter mr air elliott please L let at us have a little ventilation he got it amid the laughter of his 1118 colleagues who considered they bad had been ventilating throughout it the session the various pay rolls w were ere read and ordered paid the other billa bills were referred to the committee on claims the council adjourned I 1 until monday march marc it oth at 7 p ni |