The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-31

There were few remarks OF a general
nature made TO tho effect that rs 1t was
not known who would secure any Ger.
tain Office the committee could 90 ahead
without iear or favor and cut down.
The Democracy had been put in
charge with the expectation that it
would reduce things. Had 1t not been
for the increases made in the recent past,
it was more than probable that the De.
mocraCy would not be enjoying the dou.
BILE grip 1t now has. With n few more
cheerful observations OF this nature on
the part OF some Of the members, the
session was opened, and then the knife
was plunged in deep aud often.
The police were the first to receive ut
tention. The expressions ofsomo fifty or
sixty prominent business men that had
been collected by one OF the members
were read. One nun favored q salary OF
Sl5 per month and doubling the force.
About one-third the number favored
the present salary, SIS per month-pro.
yiding that good men were made
policemen,-nnd the balance were
divided between $50 and sos per
month, One member OF the committee
kicked on any reduction aud grew clio.
duent In telling how policemen risked
their lives. He thought So little
enough. Others thought the average
policeman was paid far out OF proportion
10 what men in other walks Of life were
worth and received, A motion was
made TO nay them sos per month, what
they formerly received, and lost by tic
vote, Then 500 was decided on.
The Lookup Keeper and his assistant
were cut in short order, and the Assist
ant City Clerks Office narrowly escaped
having no salary attached to 1t. The
Receiver was allowed 81 900, aftereilorts
had been made TO make the salary $500,
5000 and to leave it at 81 200.
The Solicitors compensation provoked
much debate. 1t was finally agreed that
he should be allowed 81 900, provided an
ordinance was adopted governing him,
80 MS to compel him to attend to all his
present duties and defend any and all
suits brought against the city for the
sum OF 81 900. In other words, that sutn
Ia to BIZ all he shall receive, and he must
do everything for that SUN. II add.
tional counsel Is required, Council Is TO
have the power to contract with them.
The Health Officer was considered to
be well worth what has been allowed,
and 30 was the City Sexton, except that
1t is TO DO provided In tho ordinance that
he must keep things "beautilied" at the
cemetery, as no more items like this one,
"Robert lieiser, identifying and clean.
ing, $780," found In the last annual
statement, will DO allowed By this nd.
ministr ton, II tho Committee on Sal.
aries can help 1t.
Provided the market clerks attend to
their business thcir salaries were thought
to be about tho proper thing. The City
Prison squad got II In tho neck from top
to bottom. The janitors were allowed TO
stand, but hereafter they must clean all
tho department offices according to the
committees ideas. JanitOrB maintained
by the Board Of Public Works aud Gus
Trustees "dOn't 70" In the future.
The committee will recommend that
the office Of Welghmaster DO abolished
and tho City Collector required TO do the
collecting, and the Board Of Public
Works Superintendent Of Streets
the inspecting aud keeping In repair
Of tho scales. 81
The Assessors were scaled down and
the First Branch Clerk was al first re.
luced to 5000, but afterwards raised TO
$3.50, which still leaves him loser by
$3.50, In this connection there were a
number Of schemes proposed looking to
the employment oil the Receiver, OF the
Assistant CITY Clerk rs committee clerks,
and cutting the First branch Clerk down
to 800 per Rnnun, but none Of them
proved satisfactory.
The committee will recommend that
the City Collector DO allowed only 2 per
cent for collecting instead Of q per cent,
At present that office, including the
Doafd Of Education collections, Is worth
about $500, net, per annuln,
The salary Of the Chief OF the Fire
Department was considered as low a. II
ought 10 be and allowed 10 stand. The
present salary paid full paid men, host