Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-04-11
SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.

In view of the fact that there is dis
position on the part of some persons to
complain, because they think the propos-
ed salaries of the city officials are too
high, it might be well to drop here few
facts concerning the task before our in
coming officials and to make some COM
parison with other ciies in Pennsylvania
of about the same size as Johnstown.
We have nothing to do with fixing the
salaries of the city officers; that matter
rests with the councils. But we are anx-
ious to see the new city start out by pay
ing its officers good salaries. And we by
no means favor extravaganza. The duties
devolving upon our new officers will be
very much greater than had we been a
city for number of years. Instead of
having one set of laws to administer, our
Mayor will have seven. This will be the
case until there are city ordinances
passed covering all the ground covered
by all the different ordinances OF the sew
eral boroughs. Each borough had its
own laws regarding the width of the
rivers. They have separate contracts
with the light and water companies, and
with other corporations. All these vari-
GUS laws and contracts will have
to be administered in the districts
in which they were enacted. A
little reflection will give an
idea of the difficulty of the task,
Besides this the regular city govern
ment will be to administer.
In the case of the other city offices
those who fill them will have to make the
starting out, There will be no form by
which to pattern the conducting of the
several offices, and there will be plenty o
wise critics on had who know all about
how these things should be done. These
are some of the difficulties in the way o.
the first set of officers. 1t will be com
parativcly easy to follow the precedent
established during the term of the first Sc
of officers, but to set everything MOVING
smoothly is no easy task,
We submit few comparisons with sal
aries In other cities which have been il
| operation many years
PittsbuTgh-Mayor, So, 900.
Allegheny-Mayor, A,500 Treasurer $500
| Engineer $500; Mayors Clerk, $1,000; Con
troller's Clerk $1,000 Treasurer's Clerk 81, 200
Assistant City Engineers, each S1.20O; Clerk II
City Engineers office, 81 200; Craftsman, 81 900
| tectives, each, S275 day; Lieutenants of Pc
| lice, each s2.75 day Each Patrolman, $3.50
| day.
Scranton-Mayor, So SEQ; Treasurer, 81 600 TO
city funds controller, s., 900 for city funds so
licitor, 81 800 City Clerk, $1,000 Assistant Cit
| Clerk $500 Clerk of Common council, $500; CIT,
Engineer 81 800 Chief OF Police, 81, 200 1.-TWO Ser
geants of Police, each 81 coo thlrty-1our patrol
| men, each 5000.
Harrisburg-Mayor, S., 600 Treasurer, 81 500
| for City funds $500 for School funds; City Con
troller, 81 200, pay from school board not given
| Chief OF Police SS5 month; Lieutenant of Po
| lice S75 month; two Sargeants each so
| month Patrolmen each $50 month,
| Chester-Mayor 1880; City solicitor, 81, 500
| Engineer, $1,000; Commissioner of Highway
| $500; Clerk of Common Council $500 Treasurer
| s1,s00; Controller, $500; Chief OF Police 5000
fourteen Policemen, Sl5 per week.
| Wilkesbarre-Mayor paid by fees about g., 500
Engineer, $500; Assistant Engineer, $1,000
| solicitor, $500; city Clerk, $1,000; Assistan
| Clerk, S720; Street Commissioner, 5000; Chief o
| Police, $40; Sergeant, S72O; Policemen, twent,
| men, $55 each.
Altoona-Mayor, 81 1900; Treasurer, $500
| Controller, $500 Clerk of Common Council eX
offcio City Clerk 81 200; Clerk OF Select Council
$500; Solicitor, $1,000; Chief of Police, $50
Patrolmen, $50