Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-03-04
AlPENA WEEKLY ARGUS,
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seem TO have the same fever tn
has visited Congress--salary on Il
brain, or in their pockets, if The
get it. They are as anxious to ha,
q salary as Ben. Butler; and I
doubt the Charter will be (
amended as to hereafter give I'll
proposed salaries. SBut let, ils X
hect one moment. Is there tn
least sign of economy in this act
Where is there another city G
three times the size Of Alpen
where the Mayor and Councilmel
receive salary There is none
But then you know there is s.
much work to be done in the Coun
Gil that pay is necessary. Better
by far, pay some of them to stay
at home, and not attend meeting
at I'll, and Alpena would be the
richer for it.
The following is the section in
the amendments to the charter, re-
lative to salaries. Read it, taxpay-
ers, aud see what the Common
Council of this city propose to draw
out of your pockets more than any
other Council in the country would
find cheek to ask:
Sec. 81. The officers of said
corporation shall be entitled to re-
ceive out of the city treasury the
following sums in full payment OF
their services: The Mayor shall be
paid two hundred dollars per an
mum, the Aldermen, each, receive
for all services connected witt
their duties as members of the
Common Council, the sum Of one
dollar and fifty cents for each
attendance of the meetings of the
Common Council. The Recorder
shall receive for all services for the |
city, such sum as the Common
Council shall allow, not exceeding
three hundred dollars per annum.
The city Attorney shall receive
from the city for all services render
ed therefor such sum as the Com
mon Council shall allow, not exceed
ing two hundred and fifty dollars
per annum. The Marshal shall be
entitled to receive the same fee for
serving process in behalf of the
corporation as Constables, as allow
ed by law for similar services, and
he shall also receive such further
compensation from the city as the |
Common Council shall allow, not |
exceeding two hundred dollars per |
annum, and any officer in said city /
who shall be authorized TO ARREST |
any person for any offcnsc against I
any Of the bylaws of said city /.
shall, for making such arrest either
with on without process, identified |
10 receive aud collect rs costs from
lac person 20 arrested, if guilty,
ihc sum of one dollar il full for
any such arrest in the city.
The Recorder and other Justices of /
the Peace, and Constables, shall be I
allowed the same fees as are allow
rd by law to corresponding town /
ship officers. The Supervisors, /
Street Commissioners and Inspect
DIS Of election shall each receive
such sum per day for actual SER
vice rendered for The city not ex-
,ccding three dollars as the Com
non Council shall allow, and all
others officers, Surveyors or persons
performing any service for the city
shall receive such compensation a.
The Common Council shall allow, or
rs they may fix and determine by
ordinance or resolution.
For our part, we arc unable to
zee why the members of the Alpe-
IA city Council should receive any
more pay than the members of any
)ther city Council in this State. 1t
5 usual throughout the country for
.he Mayor and Alderman to re-
'eive the sum of IS per annum, and
.he Clerk or Recorder $50, bat this
: not enouth for this little enter
1rising city. The next thing we
expect to hear is that all ex-May-
ors ere to have a pension of one OF
.wo thousand year as a generous
yilt from the taxpayers, saddled on
% them by the Common Council Of
he city of Alpena.