The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-23

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Saving to the City d
- 81, 500 per Noath.
HEADS TO eg CUT orr.
-. AsessA sAs CITY Han
-. Aessss Of sAs Dsosa g
1,~su-1hs Rea's 0ssn.
Ae;srrsd rstrenchmsnt In city
- ks<rn ia earnest last night
4 - ,seesing Of the board of
"a ~. called 70 consider I've or1t-
w - -, ~ Corporation Counsel
.!.sS n~sinx for their offsets reduc-
s.Sz5z ~. eas3tss Of city employees and
'.s-s e t1ners. The propositions
'zIS~a = U 49,:
-s.s.~ ~ ice Of market insuec-
- So. ana assistants health
- $1,000 VEN As sSX- -
Zz1z ~ essrks Office. $50 or SIS; two
- sussf's. each $50: and one il
~ ); 49, 1kssjzsy's. so.
II once of clerk to the
u u buildings, bridges and
~ 81 Once Of cashier IN the
81. ~ oHsasendsnt Of water works,
Is erdinancs cuts salaries .
- -: ~:oasr and superintendent
49, (ec,atinsdh 500 Per month;
5r1psdeat n buildings. bridges and
~ - D.. month: now $l2a
ennty @ity clerk. 500 per month:
- ~ engineer. now recsiving
Il - ~. shsil hereafter rscsivs Is
"A syssy employs Of the city va
Soefa fessa3ing superintendent Of
q uorrs e Oh bo0kkeeper $780, and
- sseistsnsa II his Office. shall receive
6ecsnt, Of he respective salaries now
1od b. ofsinance.
~ q po;cs. $50 pr month: now
J. 1vsusding saassr. 80 per month now
- sapsair Of police. 500 Per ncsth;
So iisussnsas Of poles, $50 Per month;
- 20.
fsch patrolMsn. dstsctivs. jailsr. driver
patrol waeesa and other member of the
1ics force o. ssnpIoye IN the police de-
1fWent. nos ctherWtoo named In this
nnnce 11D sef month !: uOW $50
otisr in tie police department., Us;
:.. sa.,s y M u; =, police d'parsn'as.
+ 80, That each member Ct the
1oece Wha shalt have been such less
- yesr rsf0f to the taking effect Of
w1inancF. shall receive the salary
Ard ~ ordinance until the expifa-
i y ens year after bis appointment,
- and alter the expiration Of ssid
L ~, sach such member shalt receive
Mfogy statea In this ordinance, and no
d 4 the 5irs department, $50 per
=: uov eltsi.
lant chiea Of the firo department,
4 m uouth now Sis.
s1eian in she fire department., SOS
0ee1h; now Sis.
- e.ptain i, the firs department. $50
m4otk now 800.
~ lieutenant IN the IRE department,
~ neath: GOV e65.
= - saeineer in the fire department. go
neoth: now 500
"a - seeker. .irivcr, pipemAn, axman,
uoo, truckman in the fire depart.
ID per month; now SIS.
N1ty drive. "a the fire department, $50
<10@A: now tei.
III Of the sirsboat. 500 per month;
- = tho treboat. $50 ps. month;
IMw(0
.fmeineer OF the fireboat, 500 per
- Aow Sis.
hsssnt eneis.eer OF the frsboat. $50
N1ath: now 500
~ captain of the nreboat, 80 per
-; now $9p.
- seoker ard deckhand on the fire
40 per mo,ath: now US.
~ ordinance, were passed with very
- discussion Alderman Ingram said
IL whole thing seemed cut and dried.
= would like h. know II the heads Of de-
Ip1tmsnts we're willing; had they been
~nsultedf
Alderman Jor,ian said the question was
- Tor the courssi to decide. not for those
70 we're already in Office and drawing
~. The emer sency had to be met, and
~ y tho time 10 do il.
As Ingram differed with him. he
eeushs the Ollie of cashier in the water
psssmen;. for instance. was an import
|es one, and tie city might lose more
athe amour; saved by the salary.
sherman Stacks asked II an assistant
N4erintendent IL buildings could be had
~ month if he was worth no more
- that he YVES worth nothing.
alderman jordan replied that the sub
- had been saiiy considered. A man
~ be had temporarily for the sum
led. This ordinance il not . pcrma-
al thing. II IS better to reduce each
aea little thaa to cut OF some from oil
~ entirely.
alderman ingram answered that there
- 10 panic staring the city in the face.
- was opposed te has,y measures.
~ Jordan realicd that when the city
md Afford mare pay il would be easy
ssea To increase the pay Of employees.
AasFman Ssseney said he voted in
..oF o. the proposed measures because he
es'eved II TO &c advisable TO take such
This was the second attempt made
shs board, aIad ne hoped the house Of
sFssfeies would aox concur.
A'aefman torian remarked that the ex-
sasss could haze been reduced long ago
. we house has agreed with the board.
: ~ saoaght has loaf better than no
$3.50. and had 40 doubt rnost Of the en-
Fsyss would ,henS SO.
!. ingram sid he would do his best
W sas house 10 agree 10 disagree: he
- mol IN iasoi Of the bill himself The
''s matter wes a subject of surprise.
assmaa S~eaney-Is not tho gentle
=. .s sae sashcr ~ surprisesg Laughter.
e.. aasson eeiag 20 Sweeney's removal
49, ,av pfeslsency a short time ago,
s.'sa aagram s;runs.l
~, maa Care asked Mr.. Ingram il he
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