The record-union., 1894-03-06
Chief OF POLICE At LAST.
M. M. Drew Confirmed by the Trustees
Last Night.
The Mayor Vetoes the Ordinance Re.
ducing the Salary of the
City Physician.

AS large crowd as ever attended the
meeting of the City Board of Trustees
last night, curious to see what would be
done with regard to the confirmation of
Chief of Police.
Trustee Leonard, of the Fire Depart
ment Committee, asked weeks further
time TO report on fire department mat
ters, which was granted.
Trustee Kent, OF the Levee Committee,
stated that the committee had been in
vited to meet next Wednesday with
representative of the railroad company
with regard to putting down track on
the levee for the purpose of repairing the
break in the new levee.
Trustee Tozer said he wanted to know
to whom the levee was to belong. He
had been informed that it was simply to
protect the land Of the railroad company
which lies inside of it. He would like to
know how the matter really stands.
Trustee Davis, of the Water Committee,
stated that he had received letter from
the State Analyst saying that he ex-
pected to be able to make a report on the
quality of the water in another week.
The committee recommended deferring
the putting down more water-mains at
present, as there is no money.
Trustee Devine, of the Street Commit
tee, stated that the committee had exam
ined the Fifteenth-street park and
thought it would be bestto put in water
pipes and a diagonal cement walk.
A. Abbott appeared on behalf of the
lady managers of the Protestant Orphan
Asylum, in regard to the improvement of
Eighteenth street. They were rather
short of money, but did not wish to stand
in the way OF improving the street and
thought perhaps the board would be will
ing to help them a little in the matter of
crossings, ETC., so as to make the burden
lighter on them.
President Lawton said that there was a
remonstrance against improving the
street, which was signed by many men
owning considerable property on the
street. AS the ladies of the asylum
showed a desire rather to help the i'm
provement along, he thought the board
would feel like helping them, if possible.
The remonstrance would have to be eX-
amined carefully, TO see whether or not it
would put temporary stop to the i'm
provement.
Other Trustees spoke of granite cross
ing blocks which belong to the city and
could perhaps be used to lessen the bur-
den on the asylum property.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
w. Fl. Devlin, the Mayors Clerk, ap-
peared before the board and read the fol-
lowing communication:
To the Board Of Trustees l hereby
nominate, and by and with your consent,
] hereby appoint the following named
persons to the following named offices
and positions:
George w Lewis, to be a member OF
the permanent police force, vice w. Z.
Harlow, not confirmed.
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permanent police force, to be Captain OF
the Police.
DR.. NJ. Gardner, to be member of the
Board of Health, vice DIR. James H. Park
inson, resigned.
J. Nelonberg, now member OF Engine
Company No. l of the Fire Department,
to be Assistant Foreman of said Engine
Company No. l, vice NJ. H. Fetherston,
resigned.
Edward Filand. to be Hoseman Of En-
CINE Company No. l Of the Fire Depart
ment, vice J. Melonberg, promoted to
Assistant Foreman.
B. Z. STEINMAN, Mayor.
WANTS a STATEMENT.
Mr.. Devlin also read the following COM
munication, which explains itself:
10 the Board Of Trustees: 1 hereby
notify your honorable body that, in COM
pliauce with Section - of the charter, w
ID. Lawton, President Of the Board of
Trustees, and j. Frank Brown, City At
torney, and myself, on February 18th,
counted the cash in the City Treasury and
report as follows:
The Treasurer's books show that Feb
ruary l, 1894, the balance on hand was
$50, ,729 50, and that the receipts during
the month were SIC, ,6S4 80, making total
of SS7, ,4l4 10, and that the amount paid
out during the month OF February upon
warrants and coupons was S50, ,65S 81,
leaving balance on hand on the morn
ing of March lst, OF $50, 155 81. This bal
ance, as shown by the Treasurer's books.
is more than the balance on the Auditor
books, for the reason that some warrants
that are deducted from the funds on the
Auditors books are not cashed when the
count takes place, the parties owning
them delaying in having them cashed.
1t is therefore impossible to tell whether
the books of the Auditor correspond un-
less | am furnished with a statement of
warrants that are drawn upon the re-
spective funds and are not cashed when
the count takes place.
would respectfully suggest that in the
future, before the cash is counted, a
statement OF the outstanding warrants be
made by the Auditor 10 me, together with
a statement ofthe fund balances as shown
by his books. B. L. SrEINMAN, Mayor.
VETO MESSAGE.
Mr.. Devlin also read as follows:
To the Board Of Trustees l herewith
transmit to your honorable body, with
nv disapproval indorsed thereon, Ordi-
nance No. $50, entitled Reducing the
compensation OF the City Physician"
Nv reasons for disappearing this ordi-
nance are as follows: Fifteen freeholders
of the city, all of them representative
and experienced men, drafted our charter.
They deemed it best that the offices OF
CITY Physician, Health Officer and Secre-
farv of the Board of Health should be
combined into one. and as compensation
for the duties performed fixed the same
at s., 900 per annum.
The charter defines the duties of these
Offices in Sections ia, 175, l76, 177, us, 179
and $50.
It would seem to be only fair and just
that the charter should be given fair
trial. and no changes made therein until
actual experience demonstrated the ne
cessity therefor.
The freeholders thought that the sum of
50 600 per annum was a fair salary for the
nhysician who should fill the offices
above named, and perform the duties as
imposed in the sections above mentioned.
The Judgment of the treehoIders should
be entitled to some respect and consider
alton, and in my judgment the salary
should not be reduced until it is demon
strated by experience that it is more than
commensurate with the duties performed.
Moreover, l think that careful reading
of the sections above referred TO Will at
once show that the City Physician viii
have his hands full in discharglng his
duties, and that the sum of 500 per
month which Is The rate fixed by your
ordinance, is entirely inadequate Tor such
services.
At the present time the city pays 5000
ner yeas to the Health officer and the
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