, 1876-07-26
THE COUNCIL.
Fighting Over tho Reduction. OF
Salaries.
Tho Fire.Departnlent Expenses to BIZ
Cut Down 25 Per Cent.
Acrimonious Dolate on the Proposed Re
.duction of the Police. -
The Subject to Bo Further Considered This
Afternoon,

The Subject to Bo Further Considered This
Afternoon.
An adjourned meeting of tho Common Coun-
eli was held last night, Mayor 1Icnth In tho
CHAIR. The abscntccs wcru AID. Aldslcl,
Thompson, and Briggs.
Aid. McCrca asked general consent that tho |
report OF tho Flnanco Committee relating to |
tho dclEnuucnt taxes should bo called up und |
referred to the Law Department.
Consent WAS granted and tho report so ro-
fcrrcd.
nzppcrtox OF sALAR1rs..
Tho reports OF the Special Committee on tho
Reduction Of Salaries wcro then chilled up \
Aid. Cuilcrton moved that tho minority DO
substituted for tho majority report.
Aid. MeCrea moved to lay tho minority rc-
port on tho table.
"A 4 vote was taken on this, and resulted IN d
tic, as follows:
Teas-rcassons, MeAncy, Ballard, Rosenberg,
Gilbert, Stewart, noldlof, Van .,. o.aa'. sm!th,
Thaao}, a4 },osss Mscffa TttiS tAiiS''s0 A'''a
.Nay,-shcr!dan, Summer, Leding, culsston,
Hs1ea Rs TNsEaS Nsses oWssS Wsso uhg
| swesnoy-t0.
Tho Prcsldcnt-Thc report lays on thy table.
| Aid. Cul'ctton-Docs tho Chair votGt
TINT Il il r,v ,fmtv ~ ", In so IN such c1.os.
AID. McCrea-That Is correct.
Aid. Cul1crton-It is not customary.
On motion, TIC maiority report was then
takcn TN Eectlon bv section.
ALL. AfcCrea moved tic adoption Of tho first
section, which was as follows:
aS 2asq ec2 q s psS &
provided ihnt tbs my f tha Ffre Mafshal bp So GOD
per annuln. 's'
/ 100
ani] tnscrt Z i0,m
Ali. MrAuiey herrcd tho Council to rcmen.
! hcr the flnnncinl cnnitjon of tho civ.
Az Gusrton eie5Fea @ IT, t. IT,, 1ne atoms o}a d.
,,nysc, In view Ut the present efficiency Of. the
| Dcpartulcnt, 10 make slich ewceplur Ecduc-
tioi, Is contemplated by tic report.
Ali. Hul]nr1l mDvcd m amendment to tho
amendment that tic Fro Marshal be- instruct
r., tn s,iscfnrs.n tbjrsy.three watchmGu and re.
ducc tie saiarlcs Of The other employees 10 per
cent. .@~.@-. -.
nartcnt II ts was iis thro,r ther yirianco ttat
ths cnrinc. weSe nas 40 nrounty t at ~. '
wm,ii imnn.n no farticular har,ishlp. ii: by
thn n-onn:ri rcdncF;onS' anv icnsrtnfirnt wn.
JisoFearixcd and The men left, thclr places could
bc flIfed "a last as The applications could bo
this economical stenwsro not true friends Of tho
cmnioves of tic c3fv. becauae il eaiarics were
| not rr;3rrri TIM Tins wo,i1 eoon arriyu whom
liz aea s uS bavo aood cc
ths canttaiist: ,yllo would coma to our aid when
they CIV us irving to retrcnch, The edty had
rccSptiy hid biestlinr in tbs banda OF Its enc.
1,izc t6o true position Of airaiss. II these re-
luctIons were hot made now, greater reductions
wniid have 10 he ,nnic ycar frnm now.
~, 49,. ,,.... ,; *lP; r., o,isza1 1, ~. ..,n.. ;.
thnnVht L too raitcal. hut hccausc ho did not
tSnE i was M foIr. Ths III Fso % Depsstment no to ought
,nt n r.rcIvc INV n,nso favona fhan the Po{fco
sae roI not
NJ oa snmn rnntnn,icI tncrca.e H." tnst NJ insnr.
aneo sS the os eitY waa much moro @ frc.proof now
thse seae years aee. sad the @ :asaEsnse I: s. %en ;s
NJ qyu Tcro cl,t down ~ % mar cent
cut ' down for tho proteetton of tho tax.Ggbters'
te m hnv 1fef fbsfr ese oera oI a on sn' e
xi1. is swscney was ,Tas also opposed to The re-
Se ee e :I esga sSn S o meG,Y o. re-
vet,cI eSs ~" Resdc. ttS men w wouId not bc so
w;in tn rfs tl1cir lives IN Inc n,llfc service a.
: at At nre5Sent. Hc Ind been IN hopcs That money
oa rw EsTtyboav SGS a~r"ci TIT W hai an ~"
Council, but WIN wiz iii they INC not procure funds
law months I s ago. The lead Of Tie city adminfs
t,ation was blamed tor this sqFry condition 5o
rct,rei to bts business. and vet tbcre WIS no In
,oyemsnt ~ II n ia on;ninn thcv warn retrorress
}ne tnstead Of go!nF forward, aud ho I'D no. no.
S9 Ts sS e. IT, sss%s1ss sa!s e 4 a q
ttcnt n honea 10 per
: REDUCTION red , Would 10 prsyall' N 'A' ~ H~' wa
4, rcrv n ALL swccncv,s a. rjsturcs. so,l IL vn
th =. month mo that r. " 1nd bct
p Mappnr ta .4et Of citv wo~d