Wichita eagle., 1886-10-12
THE SALARY ORDINANCE
Won't Down With the Mayor Under
it and Finally Gets in ar
Amen Lick.
Time Asked For Further Consideration OF the
Street Railway Ordinanccs-DouglasA Ave-
nue. Leads on With Stone Sidewalks
Sixteen Feet Wide.

Sixteen Feet Wide.
The city council met last night at the
usual place, with Carey, Richey. Hof,
Brown. Stone, Kenyon and Chivington pres
ent at roll call, and his honor, the mayor, In
the chair Councilman Healy made bis ap-
pearance some time after and took his accus-
| toned seat
As the meeting was looked upon with more
than usual interest, from the fact that so'ne
important measures were expected to be III
| troduced and large variety of business was
to be attended to, there was very large
crowd of spectators present when the mace
first fell upon the table.
When the clerk had waded through the
rather singular minutes of the previous meet
ing the mayor presented him with commu
nication. which, after he took long pre-
paratory breath, he commenced read
ing. 1t proved to be his honors
veto of the famous ordinance
fixing the salaries of city officials. He had
placed his broad foot upon it because be him
self and the dear members of the council
were not allowed all Or a part of what the
law allowed for their services. This literary
contribution contained most of the salient
arguments that seems to have dawned upon
his honor since his conversion to that side OF
the questioo. When it had been read the
council did not seem to know what to &c
with it. From the way it was first handled
it might be safe to say that it was temper
airy ''stunrer.
Finally Richey broke the ice and moved
that the veto message be referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Brown proved his second.
Harris-Will amend Richeys motion 10y
moving that councilmen each receive $50 per
annum and the mayor 5000.
Mayor-yNill have to dispose of the veto
first
The vote was then taken on the original
motion with the following result:
Yeas-Carey, Richey, Kenyon and Brown
Nays-Harris. Chivington, Stone and Hoff
A.
As will be seen the vote was a tie, and his
honor broke the knot with big mo-
Richey-I move that it be indetinitelylpost-
poned.
Mayor-Don't think that is in order.
Carey-I move that the ordinance be
placed upon its passage and to take effect in
April of the year of our Lord 1887.
MavOr-O;1t of order,
Richey-I move that the message be re
ferred to the finance committee.
His motion received q second, and the vote
stood as follows:
Yeas-Cary, Richey and Brown, 5.
Nays-Harris. Stone, Kenyon, Chivington
and Hoff, 5.
Richey-I move that the message be laid
on the table until the next meeting.
Brown seconded the motion.
Harris-I amend that motion by moving
that the ordinance be placed upon its passage.
Stone-I second the motion.
Yeas-Harris, Stone, Chivington and
Hof, 4.
Nays-Brown, Richey, Kenyon and
Cary, 4.
The Mayor voted in the affirmative.
The clerk again read the ordinance and
when he had finished Richey asked what
was before the council.
Harris-I move to amend the ordinance 10y
allowing the mayor 5000 per annum and
councilmen each $50.
Mr.. Chivington availed himself Of the op
r., caooOJ tho motion
This question was discussed for some time
and the old arguments on both sides Ewere
produced.
Before the vote was taken Councilman
Healy took his seat, which knocked the pros
pect of tie votes. Nays-Healy, Harris
Stone Chivington and Hof-5. Yeas-Cary
Richey, Kenyon and Brown
The announcement of the vote seemed tc
act as a sort of paralyZer upon some and
those who could afford triumphant look
seemed to be a little surprised themselves at
the state of affairs.
In a short time some animated undertone
debates We're sprung and one of the aitirma-
tive councilnen was heard to say he did not
'care a d-m for results bu. wanted the so
l stand on my merits" he continued with
his head thrown back in a healthy position.
While the sections of the ordinance were
being voted upon Mr.. Carey said
Il desire to explain my posi-
ton. When l was elected l understood
what my salary was to be. don't want tc
vote money to myself, SO will vote in tht
negative.
Harris-Would like to ask Mr.. Carey il
the city was one of the first class when he
was elected!
Carey-I was elected to serve two years N
matter whether the cit, was first, second or
third class
Richey-With an empty treasury it is az
imposition to vote 800 a month. We ar
voting away on this council over 500 which
we have not got.
| Harris-The people who elected Us do no
expect us to work for nothing. | stand OF
the honor of the thing. / am no salar.
graber.
Mavor-I wrote to the clerks OF all tn
cities of the first class in the state. and al
pay the mayor and counciimen q salary
Topeka pays $3.50 to the mayor, Leaven
worth 5000 Atchison, l understand, s6ot
! As long as we are fixing salaries, we nigh
as we'll do it,
Campbell-Woul like TO say something a
a citizen and not as councilman or cit
officer II is al old proposition that the la
borer is worthy of his hire. If we say W
won't give the msyor or councilnen any
thing. what is the reason in it. Do we wan
il so only rich men, or another kind of me
who only serve for the perquisites 10 const
fl,ta the f,s,nncili There are MANI me-. wh