The herald., 1894-11-15
It Is Decided to Hold the First
Election in March.
1896.
ANOTHER MEETING TODAY.
Attempts Made to Change Some OF the
Prsviaians-Bids Called
for to Light the
City.

The new city charter ia now ready for
adoption BY the city council. All the
amendments have been agreed upon,
and II no changes are made at this alter
moons session little delay will be caused
in its final adoption.
Some very important changes were
made yesterday, among them being the
setting OF the first Tuesday in March,
1896. as the date upon which the fret
election shall be held under the new
charter. 1t is intended that all officers
elected at the coming election shall mold
Office only to that date, or rather to
April l, 1896 just 10 months of service.
Then the municipal government gov
ernment viii, 60 ahead under the new
charter, provided it is approved by the
next legislature and by the people OF the
city at the polls.
The salary OF the Office OF chief of po-
: lice was raised 5000 above the figure
agreed upon the day before. and an at
tempt made to restore all salaries to the
present rate. AS the salary schedule
now stands. the city will save over $4,000
ayear in that line alone.
A number of the members OF the citi-
Gems and merchants committees were
present ct yesterdays session, which
convened at 10 O'Clock in the council
chamber OF The city hall.
Wien the session was opened. Presi.
dent Teed resigned the chair to Coun-
Gilman Strohm, and Immediately an
nounced that he thought the council had
made . mistake the day before by plac-
ing the salary Of the chief OF police at
$2400. and moved that it be raised to
$1,000. There we're no reasons given
why the rise should be made, but it
went through unanimously. At this
juncture Mr.. Innes moved an increase.
IN tise salary OF the city clerk, but after
ward withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Pessell got IN q motion that the
schedule OF salaries be restored to the
present rate. but met with no second.
Dir. Munson sprung surprise when
he moved that the action OF former
time, in consolidating the offices OF the
city engineer and the street superin
tendent, be reconsidered, and the office
of q superintendent be created. Mr..
Nickel, in seconding the motion,
thought that to concentrate too much
power in the office would make doubtful
the carrying OF tho new charter when it
came to vote OF the people.
J. S. Slauson was OF the opinion that
,he consolidation should be made OH the
ground that the duties of the two Offices
we're somewhat connected, and cited the
irregularity of the present street super-
intendents Office as an instance which
might be used to chow the need OF the
change. The motion was put and car.
ried. Mr.. Teed alone voting no.
Mr.. Innes then moved that the street
superintendent be appointed by the
council. but the matter was postponed.
On motion the salary Of the superin-
tendent was fixed at $1,000 year. The
superintendent's bond was fixed at
$4,000.
Councilman Nickel raised the uues.
tion as to which offices should be- sp-
pontive and which elective, and a COM
mittee of three from the council, con.
sisting OF Messrs. Nickel. Campbell
and Innes, and three from the Mer.
chants committee consisting of Messrs.
Stimson, FoEman and Griffiths were ap~
pointed to place the Offices under either
OF the above heads. The committee
reported half an hour later, and upon
their recommendation the folllwing
were decided upon:
Appointed by the mayor Mayors
clerk.
Appointed by the mayor and con-
Hrmsd BY the council-All com missions,
the board OF health, and the superin.
tendept OF buildings.
Appointed by the council-City engi.
neer, city clerk and the street superin-
tendent.
Elective-The mayor, city attorney.
treasurer, members of the council and
membe of the board OF education.
The time at which the city election
Should be held took up much time in
discussion, and Mr.. Nickell opposed
having the election on the date At which
the general election 10 held, in Novem.
ber. 1895.
Mr.. Grifiths opposed the holding of
general election.
For Gods sake, Qentlemen." be said,
''change your ideas and have tho city
election at . different date from the
state and national election-the time
above all others when partisanship is
the rule"
Ex-Mayor Workman made an elo-
quent address In favor OF having the
election on q different date from that
Of the general election. He WAS in favor
OF having the election early in the
spring.
John F. Humphreys, in q neat ad-
dress expressed similar opinion, say.
ing he would use his influence to de-
feat the charter if the date was not
changed.
Ex- Mayor Toberman shared the opin.
ion OF Mr.. Humphreys, saying munich
pal affairs should be as far removed as
possible from state and national politics.
Mr.. Forman, also of the citizens com.
mittee, thought that the first election
under the new charter should be held
upon the first Tuesday in April. 1896, or
thereabouts.
Finallyit was moved and carried that
the first election under the new charter
should be held on tho first Tuesday after
tho drst Monday in March, 1896. and the
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