Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-25
A LIVELY TINE
IN COUNCIL, LAST NIGHT, ON TIE SALARY
QUESTION.
The First and Second Branches at Loggslhsads On
Sons Iisms-A Conference Committee,
and an Adjournment.

5 and an A0lnurlmtlL
o About fOur-fifths Of the time Of las
l. evenings session of Council was take
up with a consideration Of the ordinanc
:, reported from the Committee on Sala
c reS, fixing the compensation to be pai'
e city officials during the current year
! The two Branches agreed as to polio
y and fire salaries, and several other i'm
5 portant items, but split on some of TIN
Il other salaries, the secoad Branch beni
! generally on the side OF an increaS'
n whilst the First was in favor of contin
= uing the sums paid last year, with on,
G or two exceptions. About 1920 O'Clock
e a committee OF conference was appoint
z ed, but aS soon as the committee retired
7 the First Branch adjourned. On hear
p ing this, the committee somewhat in
= dignantly adjourned also. TO meet on the
D Monday evening before the next session
( OF Council.
|, The fight was opened in the Second
l. BIIItnt MUtll lut OIuludUNf N1llit ul
q on its second reading, II having been
I read first time AT a former meeting
/ Mr.. Bailey moved 10 strike out $500 as
$ the salary Of the superintendent OF
: Streets and insert - 900, and to strike
{ out $500 aS the salary Of the Health
( Onicer and insert $1,000. Mr.. Maxwell
seconded the motion, but before IL was
} put it was agreed 10 commence at the
beginning and read each item and take
5 action upon it before proceeding to an
other.
The salary of Assistant City Clerk, at
5000, was then read, and Mr.. CappS
moved to increase il 800. Mr.. Maxwell
seconded and in doing so said the
salaries had been cut down two years
ago in the name OF economy, yet there
had been no such result, the total out
lay being more than before. He was
willing to put the salaries all back
where they were before.
Mr.. Bailey moved to amend by max
ing the salary 800, and II was accepted
and adopted.
The next item was Receiver, 81, 100.
Mr. Maxwell said he would not give the
bond for the salary, without doing the
work. He moved TO make IL II, 200.
The motion prevailed.
CLERK Of First Branch of Council and
COMMITTEES, $500, an increase Of $50,
was allowed to stand.
City Solicitor, 1000, was approved.
The salary Of $500 inserted by the
Committee for Health Officer, was
amended by Mr.. Bailey TO read 81, 1000,
with the addition Of mo additional
! fees" and after some debate II was
adopted.
The salary Of the City Sexton was al
lowed to remain at $500, fixed by the
Committee.
When the clerk OF the Second ward
market came mp, Mr.. Capps moved TO
increase from the $50 fixed by the com
mittee to $500, giving As a reason that
there was market Of some kind at the
Second ward every day.
Mr.. Maxwell was opposed to the in
crease, because the salary had not been
reduced two years ago. He thought
the salary of $3.50 was enough.
Mr.. Robertson explained that the rea-
son the salary in the Fifth ward was
fixed at $500 was because there was not
only third market in that ward, but IL
came Oh Saturday night, when il was
difficult to get the market cleaned up
! for Sunday.
Mr.. Capps said if the Centre market
was worth $500, the Srrond ward was
worth 81 900.
Mr.. Capps' amendment, fixing the
salary at $500 was adopted, ayes u,
noes 3. the latter Mrssrs. Brock, Craig
and Maxwell.
The salary OF the Center Market Ma
ter Ma then fixed at $500.
Superintendent Of the City Prison,
S.2O." " was raised 10 SsiU, Ola motion OF
Mfr. Capps. The guards, cook and
Watchmen, had their salaries l\ed al
So. as recommended by the committee.
The salary OF the Janitor was fixed at
$50. and the assistant janltOr At $3.50,
both recommended 10y the COMMITTEES.
The Committee recommended 500 for
the Keeper Of the Crematory. Mr..
O'Leary moved to make it $500. Mr..
Robertson said hc had been getting 500
right along, and no one had given a
reason for the Increase. Mr.. Bailey
said it was a slaves job, and the salary
paid heretofore was not enough. Mr..
O'Leary said he thought the work was
worth more money than $40, and that
was the reason he moved To increase.
The increase was adopted. The salary
of the Assistant was fixed at Sl.7j per
day, as recommended 10y the Committee,
an increase of - cents per day.
On motion Of NJ. Mckinley, the salary
of the Weighmaster was increased from
$500 to 500, the same as two years ago.
The committee recommended that the
salary Of Deputy SergeantS be fixed at
$40 per annum, an increase Of 500 per
year, aud it was agreed to.
The salary OF the Lock-up Keeper
was fixed at $500 by the committee.
Mr.. Irwin moved TO make it $50, the
same as two years ago. The amend
ment was agreed to- The salary Of
Assistant Lookup Keeper was then
fixed at 50 per month. instead OF so.
recommended by the committee. on mo-
tion Of Mr.. O'Leary. The motion pre-
vailed.
The committee fixed the salary of the
Chief Of the Fire Department at $1,000
Mr.. Maxwell said the salary used 10 be
81. 200. but was reduced two years ago
He moved to make the salary 81 200
The motion prevailed.
The salary Of firemen was fixed at SO
per month by the committee, an In
crease Of -. MIR. Bailey wanted TO
know why Il fireman should get less
than policeman. lie moved TO make
the salary OF iiremen the same as that
of police-S7O per month. There were
several seconds aud the motion was
adopted.
The salary Of extra men and stOlcrs
was allowed to remain at 500 per an
NUN.
The committee reported in favor Of
5000 per annum for the clerk Of the
Board Of Public Works, an increase Of
500. Mr. O'Leary moved to strike out
5000 and Insert $500. This brought on
a long debate, which ended ia the mo-
/ ton being lost-ayes 10, noes II. The
t report of the committee fixing the sal
1 ary at $500 was then adopted.
The question Of the salary of the Su-
perintendent Of Streets then came mp,
the committee, at the request OF the
Board, fixing the salary at 5000, Mr..
Kreiter moved TO make II i 600 The
amendment was adopted.
The Secretary Of the Water Board
was fixed. at Il 300 the Assessors at
500 each and Of the Superintendent Of
Water Works at Sl.5JO-the eane ia
each case as Last year
The salaries Of the Assistant Marshal
OF the fire department was fixed at 500
per annum, Instead Of 500, a. formerly.
The ordinance was then adopted a. a
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