The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

Miss Lenna Irvine. ...... &c 30
Cyrus Bartlett ..............l 03 rs
An Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance TO
provide for the grading and improving of Ger
tain streets in the City Of Placerville, and to
provide ways and means for the payment there
Of" was read aud adopted.
The Prerident returned 20 IAe Council an
Ordinance adopted VI last meeting, entitled
AN Ordnance fixing the salary of the Chief
Engineer" with the GilOwing objections:
PLACERVILIE, Dec. 22d, 1862.
To the Hnn. Beard If Aldermen Of the City
Of Placerville - In returning To YOU the Ord.
nance adopted 1t meeting OI your Honorable
Body, held December 18th. 1852, fixing the
salary of the Chies Ez4-ii.-: = /s,t A..
Fire Department At nine hundred dollars per
annum, il becomes lny duly To assign my rea-
sons for 81 doing. which propose briefly to
do.
In my Judgment the amount allowed by said
Ordinance is more than the duties Of that of
tice demand. At least this must be apparent.
It we compare the proposed salary with that
allowed the other City olieers. The Marshal,
who is ex-0liici0 Street Commissioner aud Tax
Collector, receives one hundred and twenty
dollars per mouth fur performing the 6Nlies as
signed to the several offices named
Hts duties, ~ you are well aware, are both
responsible and arduOus, more so than any uih-
er officer connected with the City Government;
and lndeel much ~, thal former iucumOentS
Of that Office have found it necessary to employ
a Deputy who was paid out vt theirnwu salary,
to assist III performing the duties Of the office
The Policemen each seventv.hye dDliIrS per
month. for which they are required, and do,
render the city their entire service.
~ The Clerk, who is eX-UiliciO Assessor, receives
thirty-iive dollars per month This sum, all
who are acquainted with the duties of that Of
H., nTp,tt I,,R
ton for the actual labor performed.
The Treasurer receives twenty dollars per
month, and the City Attorney twenty-five dol
lars per month. The other City officers, being
Mayor and Aldermen, are required by the char
ter 10 perform their duties without any cumpen.
satinu whatever. and these duties, if faithfully
discharged, at least those of Chairman of some
Of the committees. are responsible and ire
,1uenitv labnrAuS. yhwsvua win see thst those
who framed the charter and established the
amounts allowed the several officers, were iWt-
pressed with the necessity II economy; and it
now becomes ONT dgHv, as sworn officers IS the
CITY, tn see that she Is not detranded.
In trunSac;ing our private business, we are
careful in employing clerks and assistants, 30
know hat they are energetic and competent,
nnG that their services are worth the amount 10
be paid As gErGFanS of the interests Of the
City, il ~ equally our duav To see that in dis
tribuIilE- the innds II the CITY she receives an
equivalent. heretofore the duties If the Chief
Engineer have been performed nS those Of Nav
nr and Aldermen, without compensation and
indeed on mature reflection. do not see anv
good reason for departing from this established
rule.
1t has been urged, that bv recently adopted
Ordinance, entitled "An Ordinance regulating
the erection of stove pipes. &c the duties Of
that officer have been grea'ly Increased.
This. however. cannot be urged with any
force. a> that Ordinance can rra,'j!v lac amended
making 'hc duties dcvulve upon he VI r>hnl as
they did prior 10 lis passage" The Aldermen
who were present at the adoption of that Ordi.
nance will doubtless remember, that the Mar
shall (brng present stated thar as the 7 ,NeS
were about due, the collection If them would
prevent him from giving his immediate attcn-
ton to enforcing the Ordinance. The Chief
Engineer being also present. said that if the
Council made it his duty. aS his time permitted,
he would see that II waS enforced. As the
Taxes will soon be- collected and that obstacle
removed, the amendment above suggested can
br made.
From several facts connected with the recent
election of Chief Engineer, it is evident thai;
the ma lhritrOt she members "f the Fire Depart
mcnt, did moi anticipate the proposed change.
The fact thai there was bat one caudilttC aud
bat few votes cast. compared with the number
Of members belonging Ia til" Department, is
-. i ii. l., ~
heard Il number of members of HE Department
assert the same.
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