The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-27
NEWS OF TACOMA
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The Trades Council Taking q
Hand in Municipal Reform.
CITY PRINTING roo COSTLY.
Thousands - Ne Saved ~ Rsdseisg the
oneisl Papers ssbsidy SD Leaving
the Kfsvssor Man AIens.

TACOMA. Dee E-Fspsciai- l-Ths munic-
ip.e financial question came mp again this
afternoon before the city council commit
tee on finance.
Chairman Cove, Of the finance commit
tee. submitted the following plan OF reduc-
ton.
..Pirss-Reduction in posies depart
assoonA- Reduction IN fire department..
'sThisd-so reduction in wages any
where
Fourth-Appointment Of m attorney
TO revise the city charter.
aFinh-Aboiish the Office OF mayors
clerk
Standardization In street depart
Standardization In sewer depart
men.
Observation-Disclosures In treasurer's ONCE.
"Sinsf--EaslinR attention 70 the differ
enee Of wages Of clerks in controllers aud
trcasnrer's Offices. -Four deputies in the
controllers Office and treasursf's depart
ment are paid - per day.
sTenth-Redaction in price paid for city
printing.
force.
srwelfih-Rsduction in park force"
The Trades Council was represented by
NJ. r. Rogers, George McMurphy, j. r.
Harbottis, C. III. Dow and i. Il. Lafferty.
They favored cut in the salaries OF the
heads Of departments who now draw large
salaries. They also favor the naming OF
repositories for city funds This the
council has not done. and taxpayers do
not know where the eiiy's money Is
Much has been said about the PROPOSE
ton of the Chamber of Commerce COM
mittee's proposition TO reduce the salary
Of the ons-iegged elevator man from $40 TO
$35 per month. The Trades Council CON-
snittes recommended that his salary be
increased TO $50. Engineers in the light
and water department.. they recommend,
be paid 30 cents an hour, instead of Is
cents. The Trades COUNSEL ask that sal
aries be fixed IS follows:
Mayor. 5000 per year; city attorney.
$500: city controller. $4,000: city treas
urer. 1900; city physician, 81, 200: build
ing inspector. 81, 500: members of the board
Of public works. 1880; city engineer.
5000; street superintendent, 81 200; city
clerk, $500; members city council, $500
$500 at presently
The trades council shook mp boodlers.
Referring to opposing unnecessary work.
men In the city departments. 1t said: awe
desire TO say that if the Chamber Of Com
merce had never asked for and encouraged
the unlawful appropriation of money
not only would the city treasury be
some thousands OF dollars better off. bui
the moral force and influence of tho
Chamber of Commerce might have been
such that there would have been no need
for a committee 20 consider this subject. =
REGARDING the printing steal: I'm view
of the recent editorial expressions of tn.
official paper 1.-THE Ledger In favor o.
strict economy and OF the city paying ne
more for services than private par
ties, We feel sure the Ledge
will at once consent to redue,
its rates from 80 and 50 cents 10 so and n
cents per inch. especially as other parties
have signitied their willingness TO do tn,
printing for that sum. We thinl
saving of some thousands o
dollars per year can be made in thu
one item alone without affecting unfavor
ably The wages Of any worker in the city.
The Trades Council. in anticipation o
an attempt TO reduce tho salaries OF labor
ers from 81 10 $3.50 suggest that the basil
OF wages be 81 day