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making tho reduction Is per cont instead of 40

nnk!ne tho reduction Is per cont instead of 40
Ali. McCrca moved TO lay this amendment on
tho table, Lost--ycas, II. nays, &C.
AID SHERIDAN |
hold that tho ordinance would he wl,oltg t1opcf'
n, nvs i n 2isssa AZ A, rps M M oss
tain amount, anil tho INV distinctly said that
appropriations should be neither decreased nor
itlcrtased during tho ascal year. Aa fnr "a no
could understand It, tho report "as S'mpye
AID. NIcCrca reminded the gentlemen that tho
taxes for the pt.st sercrnl years had not becn
collected Within 25 and gu per cont o. tie appro
decided They Must p'ot hypotheeatc tho a.sc,s.
nlcnt within IS per cont. That was the answer
to Aid. shcridai,'s whole argument.
Aid. Sheridan we'll undcratood the actual con-
ssIIi TIC 10 dcsisoas would rot justIiy tlion il
doing an unlawful ut. 1tr ant1 dlsaa.ll tho
Police and Fire Department. rather ts,an turn
round md take an nn!a%tal t'"r y, o'der @ta. 10
was nothing in tic condition ot affairs which
should ret etrinlsntalIy to t,e interests Of the
employees Of the city. Ifo favored 1iscri!nIna-
tlua a!,ainst the hiyl.prieea 9tlistali'm u IN.
neglect Of tlu,y, theft, ana scoundrclistn. Ho
opposcd tho scetiul', and euggested that ,.. ,thsy
might savo money In tho direction Of emitting
down tho gas-bllls. Hc hnd an oruinanec re-
As the ordinance dlu not rofcr specially to tho
section under discussion, It was ruled out Of
order.
oriinnnoo rcad, bf,t lo was met at every turn
| Will, points Of order The Alderman maintained
his place on the floor, and discussed tAo subject
further, until he was cut OH by tho ton-sninute
Aid. nlcAulcy defended tho report, showing
| that the ltgh-rriccd officials Ind been cut aa
well - tLc au,atl-safar1cd men.
AID. McCrca said It Was oil Eonscnso that they
could not take the action contemp!ated'by tho
report. lie did not carc who came IN hers log
rolling, tho action proposed was perfectly legal,
| and It WINS their duty to economical.
Aid. Sheridan said hc had had an exalted
opinion Of tie Chairman Of the Fin9nse Com san
ticman would bc very low. In accusing him OF
acting In the capacity Of attorney for any ono,
the Alderman did not know what hc was 8hJ lng.
Az Aiecrea Was sorry no haa oi1cnaea ,,, 1.' tne
kindly feeling; but tug picture waa before l!in,'
aud fc could not help expressing it In words.
II, however, ho had made mistake, he was sorry:
AID: Sheridan was sorry that :, no @ haa sLra'neo
| AID. PEARsoNs
reminded the Council that thoy wcrc not leRls.
lattng for . day aud must aet on higher plane
1sua ana te to snd to vauc
thoE action that night, II tho whole police
force worc present anl had tho matter explain
ed to them they ~ would unanimously agree 70
snry To bring our affairs on sound bosts again
| Aid, ThrUop here moved that when the
Council adjourn Il be to hali-past this
Several gentlemen wished to adjourn to The
As q huge Joke, AID. Cullcrton moved thai
tlle adjournment should be half:pass th!t
morning. Tho question "as called q On s this
laughter, BY q vote Of yeas Is, nayB9.
AID. Law1cr made nnother speech on the gen
cneral question, which lasted fifteen minutes.
Tho yoto by which tho Council adjourned Y
Aid, Throop then moved that when tho Coun
eli adjourn II should be 70 $3.50 o'clock thls nf
xld. Ryan said as they wcre accomplishing
nothing, they should disband for while. III
would, therefore, moye that they adjourn Sin
Aid. Sommcr moved that the date Of the ne1
Aid. Throop's motion was then put and cas
ricd. 4
a little faster they would not be worth the 81
session which ho was trying to got. He epok
briefly in favor Of the reduction, and stated tia
be would vote for the section on the under
standing that tho 20 pr cont reduction did no
CONC oil tho salaries Of the force.
Aid. Ryan made an earnest speech against tn
, rcfolmers and monopolsts who 1n1srePrcsentc
their constituents BY advocating tlc sweeping
reduction Of 40 por cent. He would agrec t
, seduetlon ssSs % that t should Be- made. 1io saa
gested that tho Law Dcpartment-onc while
received very high salaries-lnlght be cut down
! Aid. Cullcrton moved the following - 4
amendment to tho amendment:
sRc. q. The pay roll Of tho Police Dcpattmcr
. shall be- reduced 10 per cent and In addition
said reduction tho Superintendent is instructed
make no further appointments to til ny vaeans!
= 0! tho fhcat year.
AID. Lawlot moved to lay this on the table.
Aid. Stewart moved TO adjourn. Carried.
7 The Council then adjourned.