, 1876-07-04
RETRENCIiAIENT.

ALL. AlAhs
Aid. Kirk, In submitting tho resolution dis
charging the poicc and 1rclnGn hnd cancoI!nI5
the gas contracts, which was printed III yestcr-
davis TRIBUNE, said by some Il might ho constl-
cred rather radical. 1Io lid not oifcr II for MI
Immediate vote or for reference to q committee,
but for tho rcason that lo thought 1t time tho
tax.fchtcrs md citizens Should l,ave Impressed
upon them tho financial condition Of the city.
Tho resolution was referred To the Joint Com
mittccs of Judiciary and Finance.
REDUCTION or sALANlEs.
AID, Cullcrton Offered tho following:
WuRnnAs, The present 1nnncial condition Of tho
city requires that tho .tlctent economy be saetGcd
Wnsnsas, In ts!c opln!on uf tho city .At.orncy
tho salaries ot the city oteurs cannot Go Increased
or diminished nEter Tho pnssnge Of tho manual ap-
Rsotvei, That in View Of aue1, tac.s, each Of the
heads Of tle different departments Uaclutns TINT
s sie hS orasy aSad rc9oea 81 ana csssa
cal, togcthuf the otcora and omployoa under tholr
control and expain tle urgent necessity M 81 a re-;
year commencing July !. 1s70 and report Tho 70:
suit Of said conference to 9 nrectal committee o.
ponsot Ty The chait, wl,oso duty It snll be to MI
vso With tho heads Of tho dcrurtMents ~ y tho
amount Of reduction n sas IT, a ,,!rer IT,
T.o hst .5e cty Clerk @ sc ard r.. hs Is hs3s;
y 70 i say q u 81 to q ' various
In moving the passagc Of the resolution, Aid.
Cullcrton said he believed tho men In the EN-
ploy Of tho city wcro Just ns good clttzcns rs
themselves, and lo believed also that they wcrc
aware OF tho financial condition Of tho city. lie
believed they wcro perfectly willing to submit
to reduction oil that was necessary was that
tho heads Of tho different departments should
make proper explanation 10 tho employees. He
believed tn beginning nt tho head nnd thought
there wns not m officer wllo would not, iu view
Of tho duwresssd condition OF the city, consent
to sotnu reduction, and quite strong one, too.
II tho Special Committee would consult with
tho departmental chiefs as 10 what reduction,
Bl,ould bc H,u1e, rupGrt could bn submitted
next Monday night a,d the thing eilcctcd with
out the pussnge ol an ordnance
Aid. Lawler thought that mon drawing over
$1,UN q year could Inkr q Baersacc, but y 1v-
duction III tho sn,allcr salarlea might bring nbout
Il riot and result In bloodslacl There were
many nuu idle, md tic temptations wese strong
for an uprising, whlrh would surely follow III,
indiscrminate topping, Of salaries. The police
| men, ttrcmon, and achool teachers were very
necessary oilieiMs, and they ought to bo pald
Aid. Cu1lcrtou-uow 1--WE cannot pay them at
| allt
mado their all III tho city would allow II to ~
| into bankruptcy. It was simply tho enormous
EXPENSES amt corruption Of Lutte atlmtnlktratlo1ia
which Ind made tllu taxpayers dGlicnt0 about
coming to the front. ucwould like to find uut
the tax-tlghtors a,l deny them the protection of
| the hru uild police departments.
| Tho resolution Was carried without further
| dchutc.
A fcnonstrance nguInst the repeal Of tho Fish
| Inspeytur net, presented by Aid. Aldrlcl, wAs
! referred tu the Committee On Murkcts.