The Portland daily press., 1883-04-10

| No Conclusion Reached as to the salary
| Bill.
A special meeting of both branches of the
city government was held last evening.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
| The full board was present and the following
business was transacted:
George Fl. Colby petitioned for permission to
trim the trees in front of his residence, 10
Summer street. Referred with power
Edmund Dana, Jr., was appointed trustee of
Evergreen Cemetery for three years.
A yea and nay vote was taken on the cen
frming OF Mr.. Dana, which resulted in yeas
and 2 nays-Birnie, Gould, Tukesbury and
Emery voting yea.
The order authorizing Mr.. Henry P. White
| to take the census of the city was taken from
the table and passed.
The petition of Emery q. Chase to erect
wooden building for carriage house ON Fed
eral street was referred. Later in the evening
the committee reported that the petition
should be granted with the understanding that
no part of the building be used as a stable
| Granted,
ORDERS PASSED.
mat the Snm OF S4O0 be appropriated to eff
feet contract to remove the sewer deposit
from the dock and under the stores at the up
| per end OF Union wharf, the same to be eX-
| pended under the direction of the committee
on drains and sewers.
That the sum of sci 900 be appropriated for
! the purpose of purchasing brick and other
| suitable building material, and for procuring
| labor on the intercepting sewer on CONNER
| cial street, between Centre and Silver streets,
| and for the further purpose OF carrying out the
ulr oAu do m, Late sN.
struction of the wharf and sewer outside the
sea wall on Commercial street, according to
the plans approved by Engineer Goodwin.
SALARY BILL.
The salary bill was returned from the lower
board with the endorsement that they nom
concurred with the action Of the Mayor and
Aldermen, which was to reconsider the entire
bill, and insisted ON their former action.
The Mayor said there seemed to be dead
lock between the boards and called for fur
Their consideration.
Alderman Winslow wanted information in
the matter and called for recess which was
voted.
On the reassembling of the board, Alderman
Winslow said he could not, under the circum-
stances, vote any other way than that reported
by the committee. All was agreeable in the
committee meeting until the salary of the po-
lice was reached and after discussion this was
fixed at 1920 per day. At another meeting it
was changed to S2.12A per day. On this each
and every member agreed and unanimous
report was decided upon. Other members of
the committee voted against the report when
it was presented to the boards but he felt il his
duty to stand by it. He did not believe in
giving way to the lower board.
Alderman Melcher asked him why, if he
was so conscientious, he voted to pay the pc
liceman $3.50 per year, which was a different
figure than that reported by the committee9
Alderman Winslow replied that perhaps be
shouldn't have voted that way, bat as it was
only difference of a few cents per day, he
did.
The Mayor said he considered the salary bill
an unequal bill. The committee were sup
posed to report an equal bill, bnt it was not in
his judgment an equal payment of salaries.
There were other salaries furthers out
of order than the pay of policemen
1t is an old Anticipated bill, passed year by |
year. and it is ii me to have it changed. Some
are receiving more than they should and the |
whole bill ought to be referred back to the
salary committee, If they should make an
equal, just and satisfactory report it should be
adopted, unless there is a captious and de-
termined idea among some of the members to
vote opposite. If such spirit exists it is un-
worthy of you. He spoke of case where Al
derman Hawkes. signed an order to pay a man
much larger salary in proportion than those
he was voting against. He thought it was the
idea to vote against everything that was not |
proposed by the Republican party
Alderman Bawkes called for an explanation
and the Mayor replied that the case he referred
to was the man who had charge of the street /
laborers. An order was signed to pay him /
obout SS4 per month which would amount to |
about $1,000 per year. Alderman Hawk es said |
the order was for last years salary which was
voted for bE members of the other party, and |
that the salary was reduced that year. The |
matter was discussed in The committee and the |
salary as reduced had bps one dissenting vote
and that was from an alderman in the opposite |
party. He believed the majority should rule |
The Mayor answered that seemed to be the |
idea when the question was on the other side. |
After some discussion of the matter com
mittee of conference was appointed consisting |
of Aldermen Winsow, Emery and BRINE and /
a recess Of half an hour was taken.
On the return Of the committee, the chair
man, Alderman Winslow reported that they |
went out to fully discuss all m ltters and were |
informed by Mr.. Fogg of the committee OF the |
council that il was an idle waste of time to |
discuss iii that they represented the sixteen
who voted against the bill and had
no right to accede. A proposition was
made in the committee by Alderman
to he nj
that new one be appointed. vote wa S
taken and the aldermen voted for, the council
men against it, making it tie. The council
members were not willing to excuse the COM
mittee or to settle the matter With that feeling
the conference dissolved.
The Mayor asked that the words OF Mr..
Fogg be recorded by the City Clerk.
Alderman Hawkes. asked that written re
port be made by Mr.. Winslow so that if part
was to be recorded, all might be.
Alderman Winslow didn't understand how
he could make report when he was not in.
structed to make one.
Alderman Hawkes. made a motion that
written report be made but IL was voted down.
It was afterwards learned that report could
not be made under the circumstances.
Alderman Melcher said that IL no report
could be made the remarks of Mr. Fogg
SD uld be erased from the records.
The Mayor answered; 81 had that placed
there for my own information"
Alderman Winslow then brought up the
matter of Mr.. Staples salary mentioned above.
He stated that he did oppose Mr.. Staples sal
airy. He put the question to Mr.. Hawkes.,
''Did not Mr. Clay state that Mr.. Winslow op
posed the salary last yeal?"
Alderman Hawkes. replied that he thought he
did, but there was no protest on the books to
that effect. We did cut it down this year, and
the vote to fix the salary at its present rate
stood to /, Alderman Wnslow voting against