The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-25
A ROW ABOUT SALARIES.
The Pay Of the Different City
Officials Considered
LAST NIGHT BY THE COUNCIL
Second Branch Raises Every body
and tho First Puts Them All Back
Again, aud Pending an Agree
ment, They Adjourn.

When Council came to order las
night it was found that Charles Morn
ingstar, who was elected to the secont
Branch from the Eighth ward, had mo-
qualified, and that it was too late tc
qualify under that election. On motion
OF Mr.. Craig, Mr.. Morningatar was unan.
imously elected a member and quail,
fed.
Mr.. Kenney presided in the Second
Branch.
The salary ordinance, fixing the sala.
ries of the various city employees, which
was laid over at tho last meeting on an
objection by Mr. Bailey, was read for
amendment and debate in the Second
Branch.
Mr.. Capps moved to increase the As.
sistant City Clerks salary from 5000 10
5000. Mr.. Bailey amended Mr.. Capps'
motion by making it 500. Mr.. Capps'
motion, as amended, carried.
Mr.. Maxwell proposed TO increase the
City Receivers salary from Sl,l00 to
5000; adopted.
MIR. Bailey moved to make the Health
Officers salary $1,000 instead OF $500,
with no additional fees to be collected as
city Health Officer. This prevailed.
Mr.. Oapps moved 10 make the salary
Of the Clerk Of the Second Ward market
$500 instead OF $3.50. Mr.. Maxwell op.
posed it, because he did not want the
salaries TO be advanced beyond the
prices paid before the salaries were re.
duced two years ago. There was con.
siderable discussion as TO the amount OF
work done by the Market Masters Of the
two houses, and the question was put to
IN aye and nay vote. The amendment
was adopted.
Mr.. Ospps moved to make the salary
OF the Superintendent Of the City Prison
$3.50 instead Of SEQ; carried.
Mr.. o Leary moved to make the salary
Of the Keeper OF the Crematory $500 in.
stead Of $40; carried.
Mr.. Mckinley moved 10 pay the
Weighmaster 800 instead OF $500;
adopted.
Mr.. Irwin moved to change the salary
OF the Keeper OF the City Lookup from
5000 to $3.50, and this prevailed.
Mr.. O'Leary moved to raise the salary
OF the Assistant Keeper OF the Lookup
from $3.50 to $40, which was done.
Mr.. Maxwell moved to make the sal.
ary Of the Chief OF the Fire Department
81 200 instead Of $1,000. This was
adopted.
MIR. Bailey moved to make the wages
OF memhera OF the Fire Department so
per month instead of SOS; carried.
Mr.. O'Leary moved to strike out 5000
for the Clerk OF the Board OF Public
Works and insert $500. Mr.. Capps, Mr..
Robertson and others spoke in favor OF
the original salary. Tho amendment
was lost, and the figures stood as report
ed by the committee.
An effort was made to increase the
salary OF the Superintendent OF Streets
from $500 to $1,000, and on motion OF
Mr.. Kreiter the Branch decided to grant
the increase.
The salary OF the Superintendent OF
the Water Works was cut from 81, 800,
as recommended by the committee, to
1900, as recommended by the Board.
The Assistant Fire Marshals were al
lowed $500 instead OF 800, as heretofore.
The ordinance was then read by its
title and passed.
In the First branch DR.. Campbell
moved to non.conCur with the Second
branch in increasing the salary OF the
Assistant City Clerk, and Mr.. Emshei.
mer seconded the motion.
Mr.. Pollock talked In the same vein,
and opposed the increasing OF any sal.
aries except those which are earned at
hard labor.
Mr.. 0'Kane was opposed 10 increasing
the salaries, and asked: "Is there a
man in the employ Of the city who can
earn and get the same amount OF money
in any private Capacity2 Isthere man
who can go to o merchant and get the
same money for tho same work ?"
DR.. Campbsll's motion prevailed by
an unanimous vote.
The RsCeiveF'g salary was put back to
81, 600 and this was followed by restoring
that OF tho ClCrk Of the First Branch
from 5000 to $3.50. The Health Officer
and Solicitor not having had an increase
their salaries were not changed, except
that the Health Officer gGta hia iees for
notarial work.
The clerk OF the Second ward market
was cut back to his old salary, S760, and
the clerk OF the Fifth ward market got
the came style OF a cut.
The Superintendent OF the Work
house was put back to the same salary
as last year, but the guards and cooks
we're allowed $4j q month.
The Keeper OF the Crematory was put
back to his old salary, and the Weigh
mc3ter also cut to $500 from the pro.
posed $4O1.
The poliCa wero not cut, and were
placed at S70a month by an aye and no
vote.
Mr.. Emsheimer moved to nut the
Lookup Keeper to his old salary; car
ried.
The Assistant Lookup Keeper was cut
from $40 to S4S0.
The Chief Of the Fire Department was
put back to $1,000, but the Assistant
Ohiet given 500.
The salaries OF the regular flremen
were tue subject OF much talk, and their
positions we're compared to those Of
oLneE CITY enNluye9' N!aDSAu Ss1C
champiopel their cause and was assisted
by DR.. QG1dlo and Mr.. Ensheimer.
They were finally left at $40 month.
The exEramen were also allowed aQ in
crease Of $50 a year,
The Clerk Of the Board OF Public
Works was replaced at $500 and the
Superintendent OF Streets al 81 900. All
the Water Board employees were left as
in the ordinance.
When the ordinance was SAINT back to
the Second Branch, Mr.. Maxwell moved
to non.oopcur, aud ask for conference
committee. Chairman Kenney ap-
pointed Messrs. Maxwell, Capps, Hoe
and 0'Malley on the conference com.
mittee, and the Mayor named Messrs.
Otto, Pollock, Weidebusch and Horst.
man on the part Of the First Branch.
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