Daily Republican., 1883-02-01
Mayor for that, as he had no rlght t'
charge me anything

and bitterly denounced the present syS'
tenn
Mr.. Talley was in favor of adopting
the report fixing the salary of the May
or at 81, 800, and the President Of Coun-
ell at $500 hc never thought the Presl-
dent of Council was paid enough for
his services, aud by the new charter LIS
duties would he Increased, and ne
thought he should have at least that
amount.
The report which he had signed ana
not touch the officers elected by Council,
but left their salaries to be regulated by
ordinance.
Mr.. Mention said that he was not in
favor of raising the salaries, and he dld
not think $500 woulG increase the
Mayors salary, as he understood that
under the fee system, he now made not
less than S5, 600 per year
Mr.. Turner said that the object OF the
revisers was to remove corruption from
the municipality. No one knew the
amount Of money the Mayor made, ana
he did not think it right, as 1t is, under
the present system tO make him an IN
trrested party. He had seen II or II
witnesses examined where two would
have answered and this was done 10
swell the costs.
II was seldom "A witness came Tor MS
fees, and that also went INTO the Mayor
and Chiefs pocket. If the fees were re-
moved and the costs paid into the treas
ury, there would not be that temptation
to act unjustly that now exists. lht
speaker was only human, and he eX-
pectod If he was Mayor he would do the
same rs any one else, and make all he
could ont of it. There was no forming
any idea how much II man could make
out Of the office. Mr.. Patterson thought
this was one of the most serious queS-
tions in the charter, and from what he
had seen of the actions OF Justices Of
the Peace, he knew that justice was
frequently perverted to make large fees,
and he thought there was the same dan
ger to be apprehended III the Mayor
This would be 50, Just as long as the OF,
ficers had to depend on their fees to ill
their market baskets. He had seer
eases where Justice was shametully per
verted because one OF the parties was
able to pay the costs and the other wa:
not
The fee system had been abolished il
the courts and found to work well. Inc
city has tried the fee system, and have
found it an evil and he thought it wal
the part of wisdom to try the othel
plan, and if it does not work right, the
old system can he re-adopted. Ia an
swer to question it was stated that the
change in salaries will not apply to thu
present officers.
After further discussion, Mr.. Moore
moved to indefinitely postpone all ac
ton on sections AZ and AZ. Mr.. Quinn
called for the ayes and nays, and it wa
! lost by unanimous vote.
Mr.. johnson moved to amend the re-
port, by striking out both sections,
Mr.. Garrett raised the point Of ordc
that the motion was not in order, as the
reports of the committee and not th'
scctiops were before Council.
The chair decided the amendment IL
order, and Mr.. Tallry moved to ament
the amendment, by adopting the repor
of his part of the committee, which wa
read by the clerk. Upon a vote belnI
taken, ,theamendment was adopted. Mr.
Quinn moved to adopt the section Il
amended Mr.. Bailey was in favor o
voting Oh these salaries separately AS h
was opposed to increasing the salary o
the City Treasurer, who nowhad sala
ry Of 81 900, with al assistant at s'2o
and this to do the work Of one man. ii
would vote for an increase, if the Trea
surer paid his own assistant.
Mr.. Garrett moved to adjourn, am
after consderablrdiscuS and mum
brr Of points of order had been raised,
vote was taken and the motion lost
A vote WAS then taken on Mr.. Bal
lry's motion, to consider the salarlc
separately, ard it was carried.
Mr.. Talley moved that the Mayor
salary be &, 800, and upon vote benz
taken, the motion was carried by i
ayes to nays.
Mr.. Mention moved that the salary q
the President Of Council be fixed a
$500.
Mr.. Beerher moved to amend, b.
making it $500, ,.
Mr.. Talry was in favor Of $500, as hi
duties were Increased, and If the Mayo
chose 20 60 away five or six weeks
the summer time, the President {
Council had to sit in his place. Upon
vote being taken, Mr.. Beeeher's amend
meut was lost and the motion, maxim
the salary $500, was carried by 10 aye
to nays.
Mr., Mention moved that members c
Council receive 81 for each lnceting,an
50 cents for each committee meeting.
Mr.. Stevenson was opposed to mem
bers going out OF an afternoon ant
making 81 or IS on what should be
single meeting, and would oiIcr al
amendment that they should not b
allowed to make over S3 Ill any on
afternoon.
After considerable discussion, MI
Payuttr offered to amend the amend
ment by making it S2. Mr.. Stevenso
accepted the amendment, and upon
vote being taken, after long discus
sion, the amendment was lost MI
Mention : motion was then put and cal
ricd by Ii ayes and Z nays
Mr.. Quinn moved to adjourn, but tn
motion was lost
Mr.. Mention moved that the Cit
Trcasurcr's salary be fixed At II 200
Mr.. Bailey moved to amend b.
making it $1,000, A vote was take
:, which resulted in tie.
The ayes and nays were then called
and the amendment adopted ty Vot
Of u ayes to II nays Mr.. Mention SAT-
he Thought it would be better to post
pone further consideration Of the mat
Ter, and Council adjourned until thi
evening
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