The mountain Democrat., 1863-01-17

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BOARD OF DELEGArEs.-At n meeting OF the
Board Of Delegates Of the Placervillc Fire De-
partment, held on Thursday evening, the 18th
inst, the following letter of resignation from
the Chief Engineer was received and accepted:
PLAcERvlLLE, Jan. Sd, 1868.
To the Hon. President and members OF the
PlacerVille Fire epartment-Gcntemen: Il
hereby respectfully tender to your honorable
body, my resignation Chief Engineer Of the
Placerville Fire Department.
do this with u full sense and appreciation
Of the honor that has been conferred upon me
BY the members Of the Department in eevating
me 70 this honorable and responsible position;
but as my private affairs will not allow me to
bestow that attention upon the duties of the
Office that their importance demand and that
too, without compensation, deem it nothing
but an act Of justice to myself to pursue the
course that have here taken.
Wishing the Department which your honor
able body represents, (and of which have had
the honor TO be an humble member since its
organization much success i'll its laudable and
disinterested motives, remain, with great re-
spect, Your obedent servant,
F. II. HARMoN,
Chief Engineer PlacervllIc Fire Dept.
After which the following preamble and res
olutions were presented and, on motion,
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board Of Aldermen of the
City Of Piacervlle, on the 18th day Of Decem-
ber, 1862, passed an Ordinance entitled ian
Ordinance TO create q salary to the office of
Chief Engineer of the Placerville Fire Depart
meut," therein establishing u salary Of nine
hundred dollars per annum for the Chief Engi-
neer of the Fire Department; and Whereas the
President Of said Board has seen ii to return
the said Ordinance with his objections thereto
unapprOved 10 the Board: therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen in
passing said Ordinance, did nothing more than
. simple act of justice to this Department. and
only carried out the often expressed wishes of
q large majority Of its members and that the
President Of the Common Council, in our hum
BILE Judgment, has most sgnally failed to give
any good reason for his refusal to approve the
same.
Resolved, That the salaries Of the various
city officers, to wit the Clerk Attorney, Treas
urer, Policemen and Marshal, have nothing
whatever TO do with the question of a salary 10
the Chief Engineer. as the salaries of those first
named are already established by law. That if
those officers sufficiently great for the services
they render respectively, in our opinion it
would be more in keeping with spirit of fair
ness, for him TO take the proper steps to have
their salaries increased, than to bring in such
foreign issues aA said salaries above alluded to,
the railroad question, &c, thereby ignoring
the Importance of this Department in the pro-
lection Of the interests Of the city; that while
we do not wish to detract from any importance
that may be attached TO any official position Of
this City, yet we respectfully differ with the
President in his assertion that the duties of
the Marshal are more "reSponsble1and ardu-
Gus" than those OF any other officer connected
with the city government
Resolved, That in failing to present TO the
Board of Aldermen certain resolutions, recent
ly passed by this Board, expressive of its
views in regard to the Chief Engineers salary,
and addressed officially to the President and
Board of Aldermen, and delivered to the Pres
dent in person, the President has been guilty
of discOurtesy toward this Board and the De-
partment which it represents, that we could not
reasonably have expected from o gentleman
holding SO honorable position.
Resolved, That those resolutions were in
tended in respectful manner to throw light
on the subject and il possible, influence the ac-
tiOn of the President and Board of Aldermen,
and il is the opinion of this Board that the sup
preston Of the same SAVIOR somewhat to say
khe least Of sharp practice.
Resolved, That because members of this de
PartmenI have heretolure been public spirited
enough to discharge the duties of Chief Eugi-
neer without compensation, there is no good
reason to expect Q continuance of the same:
aud that We hereby Feiterate The sense of this
Board aS set forth ia the suppressed resolu-
tons. that nine hundred dollars per annum
Is nothing more than u fair compensation for
the services Of Chief Engineer Of this depart
neut."
Resolved, That the President has ignercd
the best source of information iu regard to the
subject Of the amount that should he allowed
the Chief Engineer of this department by total
y negissling to confer with this body in yela-
tiOn1heEet0.
Resolved, That we agree with the President
IN the sentiment that " to render the matter
equal ana to follow the usual course pursuant
IN all legislation" the salary ought to be at
Sached to tie othee prior To the election. but
that it was no fault Of any member of this dc.
partWent that such was not done, as the sub
ject vas introduced iu the Council prior TO the
election Of Chief Engineer. That the same
was REFERRED to the appropriate committee and
that the Onhs lies solely with tue President
and Board Of Aldermen 10 failing to take action
thereon.
Resolved. That as there is now vacancy in
the office of Chief Engineer, We respectfully re-
quest the Board Of Aldermen to aix a salary
thereto; and, also, to take into consideration
4ls PFePFi6ty- Of all0siag c COMPENSATION 10
the Assistant Engineers and the Secretary of
the Board of Delegates.
Resolved, That the papers of this CITY be re-
queSted by the Secretary of this Board to pub.
liSh this preamble and resolutions i