The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-09
.s,EsE CEVY CHARTER.

.-:aIs NJ ..uiece', that he though it wof u re-
assertion in THE CLARION, Will De paruo,l-
ed for asking you TO re-puollsh INC iepis
with some additional facts.
tbaro must be a reduction of salaries. 10
tbatJ have no objection, where 1t can De uoile
,rithout injury to the public service, anu
this has already been agreed upon reuuo
tions that will meet with universal sahctioh
will he made He says there must be re-
s,,ot;on in taxes As the law stands, don't
Sae how the Board of Aldermen can reduce
+ba taxes below what they are now, VIZ
For the purpose or carrying on the ivy
Government. one-half OF one per cent. OF
s. 90 on the $1,000 in city warrants; (the re-
maino 915 mills, or 50 80 on the thousand
l. levied Nv special acts of the Legislature,
and made compulsory } bond interest TAX,
o;lls or 81 O0 oil the 81 000; school teachers
amiIls or So 90 on the 81 900; fire department.,
! mill. or Sl00on the 81 ,OOO; school-house'
one half mill, or so cents on the -tnousand.
The writer says the Mayors salary has
not been exceeding $1,000 year for the last
forty years. The writer is mistaken IN ms
assertion Mr.. Barrows received SkOoO as
MAYOR, $500 as Street Commissioners, ana
various sums as CITY Attorney Mr.. MA
rion Smith received Yl,2OO year III
money and his fees as Citv Attorney L
have never heard of any allowances BENZ
made to the present incum bent, although
he has performed all the duties heretofore
performed by the City Attorney. The city
has not paid one dollar for attorneys ices
for the past two years, except ior contracts
made by previous Boards.
The writer says there was time when
some good man acted as City Clerk for SlOO
a YEAR That may true. Does he remem Der
when he Governor received 81 900 and Cir
cult Judges $500? The writer might have
said that at one time jackson was very
small village, and the City Clerk had but
very little to do, and 800 year paid very
| we'll for the services rendered.
Again. he says there was time when
some good man acted as City Treasurer for
| 500 a year. The same rule applies to this
| office that L applied to the City Clerk. L
| am opposed TO making a brokers' office OF
| the city treasury they could well afford
| to do the duties of the office for nothing,
| when they had the funds OF the city to spec
ulate on. 1t is economy to pay some one
to attend to this office, and prohibit him
| from specializing either directly or indi-
rectly in the city paper.
The salary of the City Physician was fixed
at the present price during Mr.Smith's term
of Office. Not being a physician | do not
know whether that is too much or not; !
know that he has a great deal to do, and
about four times as much as the Physician
to Penitentiary, which position pays $500
currency, while the City Physician receives
5000 in warrants, with pauper patients
scattered from one end of the town TO the
| other.
He says the Marshars salary should be
$500 year with perquisites. He is recev-
| ing the same salary that his Immediate pre-
| decesSOrs received.
He says thirty dollars month is fair wa
ges for policemen. AT 60 cents, $50 month
would be SIS in currency. No man can
afford to work for such wages.
| He says the City Collector receives Ga
per cent. on all collections. That has been
the price paid the Collector since 1867 The
following gentlemen composed the Board
that adopted the ordinance at that date; ID
n Barrows, Mayor; Aldermen-J. H. Boyd
A. Virden, NJ. Mclaughlin j. Nelson,
Thomas Green and James Tapley. | am
not informed what the Collector received
before that date, but that is the price that
has been paid ever since
The same Board at the same time fixed
the salary of the City Clerk at $500. The
same Board at the same time fixed the nav
Of the Aldermen at 50 30 per each meeting
that is the price paid now. The same
Board at the same time fixed the salary OF
the City Treasurer at $500 per annum.
If the duties of Collector were performed
by the Sheriff, ne would expect 10 b9 paid
for his services. Then why shoulx emix
the two offices together? &~.& con-
troll over the Sheriff, and not vhsinis s!ected
by the Board, my view is that tnc cICr couId
control its own officer better.
lie says the city assessment for some time
past has been nothing but farce, because
In some instances the Board has been com
PEELED, from a sense of Justice to other tax
payers, TO raise assessments where thew
were manifeStly too low. Some people have
very elastic oonsciences, when it comes to
giving IN their property. 1t Is manifestly
III Unjust TO property holders, who give in
/ their property at a fair valuation. to allow
their next door neighbor, with equally as
valuable property, to give in theirs at half
| lts value. Taxation should be equal
Inc writer says that the argument that
the saiafles are paid in deprecated war
rants Is not a good one. May be not, Let
! US see how much the high salaries have in
creased the amountof autatanding warrants =.
On the lirst Day OF January, 1874. the com
| Hencelnent OF the present administration
there was sll,500 outstanding. Two vears
nave elapsed, many improvements have been
naue ana PAID for; many obligations of
/ former administrations have been rail tax.oS
| nave been reduced from 231I I'M 1S7g 70 ISt2
MUS, ana now there is less CIgn ten tbo,,.S
anu dollars outstanding. showing that tha
government has baen run on lass tbn" ~,
rece1etSSe III the writer wants to know hn I've
o,Io la1I vas built without increasino tbe
him ~ VI warrants outstanding, will tell
lii liln. 1nere was an act passed by the Leois-
azure authori2ing the Board of Mavor and
iiien 10 levy tax in CURRENCY to nav tor
su!Iolhg the jail, and the people Of Jacieon
pau one per cent, tor several wears in chr.
tSSnoy " puild The Jail, and the same was
vac case with Pearl river bridge until th q
present Board relieved the people bv navi inc
| the debt. p00pio Wy paying
n ne a,so says he thinks the provisions of
ouuSe Johnston's bill in relation to street
WORK that has been done during the nree
selt administration (and as much or moro
mas mas oeeh done in the same period of time
IMAM ever beforel has been done in com :
mqt'ng the fines and costs assessed hy tho
nayor Tor violations of the city ordinances
sn "a matter OF interest, will state tn at
have been committed by labor on +, ,freet"