Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-19
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The Finance COMMITTEE Reports in
Favor Of Salaries Tor City officers

The Finance COMMITTEE Reports IN
Favor OF Salaries Tor City officers
The mayor and board Of aldermen,
pursuant to adjournment, met in adj
journed session yesterday afternoon.
Present: Mayor J. p. Smith; Alder.
men Andrews, Alexander Adams,
Field, Askew, Aldfidge, Flanagan
and Hughes.
The mayor called the meeting 20
order at . O'clock p. m, and the fol-
lowing business wins then transacted
A communication from o s Ken
nedy, withdrawing his former propo-
sitiOn 10 sell certain lots To the city,
on which the Boaz school building Is
situated, was referred to tho public
building committee.
The question Of fees and salaries Of
| the officers Of the city was then taken
under consideration. In obedience 10
| the statutes Of the state, the city
fathers are compelled ia take cogui.
ince Of this matter on or before the
first day OF January Of each year la
relation TO those whose terms will eN-
piIe by the next municipal election,
and the subject having been referred
10 the finance committee at the last
,gular meeting, Alderman Andrews.
a. chairman, reported follows:
To the TIouornbis Mayor and Council.
Nuur committee ~ whom YRS ierred the
mnttcr y nNiuR tha fees ~ city OHIO or lu
leu thereof ~ sniRS would 10 90 ctiullN sun
mitthe follow g first, We fnd that the
fees ut Office ma : DO nNed ol before tho
nrBt dny ni january. and should proper y
come before Tins meeting { hs e. ubcil. -ec-
ond the ordinance yes The CITY Hssts or
hnU COZ pciur - per G. Mt for asheta M Hd-vn- !
loren taxes and per cent I p G iii' ciiug lee |
same, AMI per oeut FOR rollecins the utser
tahes. The m uni Ul occupation lax - cul- /
lrci td pc anuum sneIry3 900 heRm u / |
Of nd .vHlorem aud uthcr taxes az 10 prop
prty as ssSed TO the year l-8 is o. H.Sg5 /
mo fees for collecting occupation taxes ostl- |
mated SO, fees for as ssiuE ad-yalurem,
etc, "a, frcs lur clllectin sam y i total, |
titH THIS does ui C'udr,f, 90 Tor uthtf kpe-
ole tHNof, nor does % Incl de amount allowed /
him Tor making sa.es iu g s.BOfdrin ueuta
oW In reRard 10 the nHig FNurie TO- Guy !
mar hal, secretary ana ntioueyLf E e>sR /
collected by tuem under eNi tins ord es |
can he collected mud uined into tne city |
3 tn-ury ard b. come pnrt of ihe police |
fuud, We would recommend that salaries Ice |
BEtd for these Officers, oiherwi.e We would /
be compelled u pay these salaries out ni
ton md would entail ~ iusHtoth eciiy, there.
Z rc, We ref, r The whole matter back TO your
TT. p. ASpRrws
HICu RD fLNNAGAS,
W. "a, ALuRtDGE.
In explaining the act on of the com.
mittee in making this report, Mr. Ar
drews stated that he ana his cole sRues
were actuated Ivy "A wish that the cOun-
Ell should express themst Ives ui, as
TO tho manner In which this subject
should be treated He was not in.
formed a. TO whether 1t was legal cr
not to assess the present costs with the
fines Ia the recorders court, ana turn
these costr in,o the city treasury and
fix the officers salary AZ certain
amount and pny them from The poney
acculug this way. He wished TO do |
Justice by the city, as well a. to secure
an efficient set Of officers,
who, In his opinion, should |
receive IA sufficient compensation f0r |
their services. AT the present time this |
WAS no burden OH the |
taxpayers. He then cited the oXpr- |
rience of other cities in this state in /
this matter, Rud iu those cities the off
GERS were certainly y burden On the |
city treasury He wanted this thing |
to be eett ed, not only ina manner sat. |
ioiAotory 20 Home but in right man |
ner 60 ali The question WIS to "a great |
extent, If the city's finsncea could |
stand at present the paying OF these |
wanted the council 90 Judge and net |
for themselves as IA whole; the com
miltee did not feel Ike making prop |
oaili0n on this subject
The Othermembers of thecouncll had |
a few words 70 say None seemed TO !
b committed TO sal,ty or e. fee !
system. The whole mater pfIer some !
debate was referred back 10 the finance
TO report next Saturday af.
ternoOn.
An appropriation OF $50 was voted
TO arrange shelving, etc, 10 store away
the records OF the city.
The sewer committee waA instructed
TO lay flush pipes with Inc sewer sys-
tenn AS fast aH completed and have
iron boxes placed over the flush valves
instead ~ wooden boxes
Petition Of I Duross et al request
Ing the appointment Of Geo. WalpOle
as policeman, referred to finance com
mittte.
The council then adjourned until
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
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