Telegram-herald., 1891-02-07
THE BIG COMMITTEE
II Had Another Meeting on the
Charter Last Night.
OLD STRAW THOROUGHLY IHRESHED
HE way Thsy IA. Gsisg 20 eeassea Fire
msa and folieeaasa The Hoard 81
Police aad Fire " ast Msrs PeweE
"A Thousand Othes fhiass.

TIME FOR oonsenlng, = quorum Was not
present. and those on hand gathered
into little kuots, discussing all sorts OF
matters, not the least important OF
| winch was the likelihood OF tins. that
and the other alderman, and also AZ
derman so-and so being present. The
mayor came in bat few minutes late,
bat he had TO wait until 745 before the
gasel coule be brought down. When
that was done, the following were the
ayes in the roll call: Aldermen Aud,r-
son, Carpenter, creque, Doyle. EmmeF,
Hauser. Miller, Mills, Mckee, o'Don-
nell. Saunders, Stein, Stokes. sproui.
stebbins. Yerex, the Mayor.
The council directly went into CON-
mittee of the whole. with Alderman
creque in the char. The chairman
suggested that the matter of the pen-
sioning OF firemen and policemen be
| first considered, and that order was
taken. The proposed bill, which the
last council had ordered printed. and
which was printed in the TELEGRAM
HERALD, was read 10y the clerk. Mr..
Stokes moved the adoption OF the re-
| port.
Mr.. Doyle was the first man on his
| feet. He believed IN pensions, but he
| believed a great city ought TO be just
before being generous. He thought
| the twenty years limit removed too far
away the benefits proposed. He fav-
ored an increase of salary and a cur
tail.nent of the weekly hours of SER
| vice, rather than pension.
Mayor Uhl moved such amendment
as would fix the age at sixty years at
| which a man could receive pension.
He thought man ought not 10 be re-
tired while still IN the prime of life.
| Many replies were made 10 the Mayors
| position, the principal of which that
the proposed law leaves the whole mat
! ter. discretionary, with the Board of
Police and Fire Commissioners. But
| the mayor still insisted that if a man
| be permitted to retire at all, it should
| be only after he has reached O certain
age. He did not wish to put into the
hands of any board the power to pen
sion any man III good health and of
vigorous constitution.
Alderman Hauser was the first to
come TO the support of the Mayors
position, and he asked, if we go into
| the pension business, what should pre-.
vent our pensloning aldermen and
other city servants. He thought it just
! to recompense men actually injured or
broken down in the public service. He
went the mayor one better, and offered
| to amend the amendment by striking
out all pensions Of the law.
Mr.. ODonnell was surprised at these
oppositions. The measure was identi-
cal with that of other cities, and he
| proceeded with an appeal for the bill
on the general reasons commonly ad.
duced.
Mr.. Sproul thought that one thing
| favorable to the bill was the fact that
| after man has served twenty years in
any one capacity, he is not tit for any
! other pursuit.
The discussion on this subject was
long and earnest. upon which nearly
| every committeeman had something TO
say. The amendment of the amend
ment was finally lost.
| The vote recurring on the mayors
! amendment of limit to sixty years,
Mr.. Stebblns amended that the pension
should be granted only after certlfi-
cate of disability.
An amendment by Mr.. Doyle, fixing
the age at fifty years at which the pen
sion may be given. Whereupon the en-
| tire section was carried.
The entire report, as amended, was
| then carried.
The Board of Public Works informed
| the council that, IN view of the pro-
posed extension of the city limits, that
| the sum of $l25. 200 would be needed IN
| 1921 for the extension of water mains,
and $4,000 in years thereafter, and
asked that the city he bonded for the
| amounts required, without submitting
| the matter to vote of the people
President Davis explained that exten-
sions of water mains III amount
seven and two-fiiths miles, involving an
additional daily water supply of 5.000,-
900 was contemplated. On motion of
the mayor. the bonding of the city was
to be conditioned on a unanimous
vote of the council. The vote was then
taken on the proposal of the Board of
Public Works, and carried.
The Board of Health asked that the
council he gwen power TO renew the
contract for the removal of night soil
| for a period not exceeding five years.
A motion by Mr.. Stebbgns for 4 reor-
ganIzation of the BOARD of Health. II
proposed to make the board CONSIST OF
three members sppointive by the
mayor, with powers commonly enjoyed
by boards of health, and having power
TO appoint and remove the health Off
Ger and clerk. the members of toe
toa rd to serve without compensation.
The chairman was instructed 10 report
the matter to the council at once.
Bv Mr.. O'Bonnell, resolved that the
charter be go amended that the city
may be bonded for $4,000 instead of
81, 600 as at present
Mr.. Oponneil wanted the charter
amended so that the term OF Office Of
the city marshal be tso years. Carried.
The charter was amended 80 as ~
give the Board Of Health power 10 N.
spect wells and cssteTns.
Another amendment changed the
mode OF reporting the t5Tths and
! deaths, and changing the law with
reference TO auctloneeTs, milk inspecs-
oTs, and plumbers, and. siso, In reis-
/ ton 30 The fling os vetoes.
| The recommendation ct the Board
Of Police and Fire Commissioner
| asking fer changes n Teiatsoa -
building INSPECTORS. snd asking THAT
TIE selections of times and places for
/ haliding engine houses BE feft 70 TIE
board TIE latter tart Of fss hos I'D g
request. referring % the bu3asng 81
/ engine houses, sas SefeFre5 back 20 the
Hosrd of Police ard Ere ter8fu ssao7l-
/ ers.
Mr.. Hsuser uantsd a tsssrs Il build-