, 1874-06-24
THE COUNCIL.
Tho Consideration OF tho Appro.
printion Bill Begun.
satisfactory Frogrens Made.

A special meeting Of tho Common Council ma
held last evening" President Dixon IN tue chair,
for tho purpose OF taking action Oh tho annual
appropriation bill. Tho evening wRs intcnsely
hot, aud como difficulty WAS experienced In
getting quorum, but at about quarter past 8
o'clock tho roqulalte numbor Has complete.
Ex-Ald. McGrath was present by Invitation.
On motion. tic Council resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole, Aid. 4cha1ner in tho
chair.
II was voted to take up the appropriation bill
aoriatim.
TAx-coM151ss1oSEn'a OFFICE.
Tile item for Ta1 Commissioners halarJ Was
hxod at $4,000.
Aid. Richardson movod to fx tho Assessors
salary as &2,6U0, instead Of $500 ~ reoom-
mondel. He claimed that 1t would bo unlawful
to increase tho salary abovv Its present limit
during tho torn, OF the present incumbent, who
had boon elected for doi1nlto period, with
salary fixed at $4,000. Tho Corporation Coun~
sol Ind given ha opinion that It would bo illegal
| to increase that salary.
Aid. Cannon moved to fix the Balary 1t $40
! AID. Lynch seconded tho motion.
A!d. Hi!droth moved TINT II be axod At o.. 600.
Aid. Dixon did not think this too largo salary
provided It could DO legally fixed at 81, 900.
Aid. Cuortou hold that tho aalary could b
legally Axoa at 1900.
Aid. Richardson nsssted that tho stato Constt.
tuition cltarly prohibited such an increnBe and
submitted tlat to vote an illegal iucreaao wouEl
inper1l the whole tax levy, and loaya loophola
tor lawyers to pick flaws ID it.
| AID. Dixon, III view OF tho uncertainty AZ to
! the legal points Of the matter, nloved to paxs
| over tue item temporarily.
AID Campbell bold that tho proposed inoreass
| would bo illegal.
| Tax Commissioner MoGrath stated that tho
&k>n IL
authority to fix thu salary for ono year, though
the COMMITTEE did not consult tho Law Depart
ment.
Tho motion to postpone action temporarily waa
| Loaf.
The motion to fix tho AaHcssor's salary at
80, 500 was lost, as WAS also tho motion to hx 1t
at u, 900. Tho salary was fixed at 81, 500.
AID. Richardson moved to ix the salary Of tho
| Fifat Assistant AsaoBsor at $1,500. He unGer-
stood that tho duties occupied not moro tllan
| sixty days.
Aid. Quirk hoped tho ealary would bc a1od at
Aid. N1ahr moved to amend by making tho
AID. Dixon favored salary Of 500 for tho
First Aaaistant Assessor; he ought TO hare e3,-
QUO. lie moved to tx 1t ut %, 200. Lost.
Tho SALARY was axed ut 81, 900.
| TIE REMAINING uALAnlEB
in the Tax commissioners o1lce wore adoatcd
as follows: For Second Assistant ARseBsoe, 81
900; for Third Asslssaut AsEeasor. &, 500 tnr
Fourth Assistant Assessor. 82,c:lo; for Filth
Assistant Assossor, $2,501; .cr first olliae
clerk, $2,0o0; for sccund of1co clork, $1,000;
for first rnap clerk,. $500: for aaeond map
o!ork. s1,ooO; for third map o!ork, $3.50; TOR
threo copying clerks, 81 800; for record clerk,
$500. for books, stationery. and otloo supplies,
1000.
Aid. Lynch moved to add sAlsry of $1,000
for m Asaesaor Of personal property.
Aid. r. Z. Bailey moved to amend by pro7d-
Ing for threo personal-property Asscssors Ut
$1,000 each.
AID: Campbell .jocosely moved to amend by
providing for an ABsossor for each ward.
1t wnB voted to employ no Assistant AaaoBsoY
for personal property.
no4nD OF PUBLIC WORKS. ..
For cleaning and repairing streets, South Di-
vision, 100000 was voted.
AID. N. B. Bailey moved to increase to $780,
900 the item for street cleaning aud ropairs,
West Division.
Aid. Campbell! moved to make tho Wsot d.
geion itom 8150, 600. Lost.
THO item was liked at s156,ooo, as recon-
mendod.
AID. Stout moved to f1 tho North Division
item sn oaS ct @76'ooo. Lost The item "aa a:oa at
For repairs Of eidowalks III the South riyision
tho unoxpen1ed balance waa voted.
: AID. Hildtoth moved to maIe tho Item for tho
West Division 9l5,0D0. Lost. Tho item was
fixed at 81 ,800 in addition to tho unexponded
balance.
Tho item for tho North Division Was fixed ut
tho unoxpendod balance.
The annexed items vera adoptods
sTREET oDsrnucrIoNs.
, For the na1ares Of TIRES Special constab1es for
| tho enforcement Of the ordinance M to BULL
tuy-nateriats and distractions in atros.t
house-morsng, etc., ono for each Division, At
$ioo' eAcn.......,.... QUO
G1peusea. aeu
/ STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Tie items for stroat improvements for tho
present fiscal year wero adopted, amounting to
Ste, 038.3s.
Ordinances passed by Council aud asaess-
1nents in collrse Of preparation, G7B gDGGi