The Portland daily press., 1894-04-03


Electrician 49,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 100000
PHYSICIAN .................. 10000
Tr1ant Ofhcer. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
CLERK of Common Council. 10000
Superintendent of Clocks ............ 5000
Harbor Master ......1................ 4oOOO
Street Commissioner. ............ 1,5O0oO
Civil engineer ......................... 100000
First Assistant. 100000
Second Assistant. ................-.... 1,0009o
Third Assistant. ...s................ oUV.UU
Supt. School Buildings ............... 10000
Inspector of Buildings. ......-.... 1bOOo
Wardens tper day. =. ........-..: 800
Street and sewer com'rs {per meet
ing) ........-..s......... 3.OO
Health OFFICER (y1er day) 800
Inspector of Plumbing. ....... 10000
The city clerk receives the fees allowed by
law in addition to his salary.
the city marshal is allowed $1S month
for the care OF horse.
Mr.. Little moved that each item be
taken separately as he would like to
compare the salaries with those Of last
year. There was no objection until the
item of $1,000 for the salary of city So
licitor was reached and then Mr.. Little
said that this was reduction of 500
from last year and that the reduction
was unnecessary.
the committee in reducing the salary.
It was voted that the salary be
$1,000.
When the item of 5000 for inspector of
plumbing was reached, Mr.. McGowan
said that that seemed to be sweeping
reduction. It had been suggested that
the offices of health officer and inspector
of plumbing be consolidated. That was
a good idea, but the killing off of the
plumbing inspector, was not advisable.
Mr.. Randall said that the committee
decided that the Office was in the most
disfayor of any in the city and the most
useless. He said the plumbing inspector
was getting $3.50 day, which made his
salary about $1,000 year. The commit
tee considered it superfuous Office, and
reduced the salary to 5000 to stop it. The
matter was put to vote and the item
passed.
Mr.. Smith objected to the small sala-
ries of the members of Dirigo Hose
Company. So did Mr.. Little.
Mr.. MCGOWAN said the members of
the hose company did not respond to
alarms because not asked. They de
served an increase of salary, and he az
gued for an increase.
Mr.. Little moved to amend that cap
tain's and clerks pay be SIS and members
$40 The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. MCGOWAN called attention to the
salaries of the three assistant engineers
as only $3.50, and but $50 more than that
of the firemen. He favored placing the
salaries at $175, and moved to that effect.
Mr.. Little seconded it.
Mr.. Dam spoke opposition to the in
crease of salary of the assistant engineers.
The motion was put and passed after
Mr.. Peters made an amendment that
they be paid quarterly. There. was no
further objection to the list of salaries.
When the bill came into the common
counsel there was some discussion over
various provisions, and some amend
ments. The first amendment raised the
salary of the first assistant engineer
of the fire department to S252 and that
of the second assistant to $175.
With this change the bill was sent
back to the aldermen, who did not
agree to it The matter was then left
to a conference committee composed of
Aldermen Randall and MCGOWAN and
Councilmen Payson, Nickerson and
Mannix. These conferees finally COM
promised on $500 year for the first as
sistant, and s175 each for the other three
assistants.
This settlement was not satisfactory
to the council, who, led by Messrs. Lee
favor, Mannix and Johnston adhered to
their former action. SO the matter
went to the conferees again, Aldermen
Randall and MCGOWAN and Councilmen
Leavor, Pagan and Henley. This second
conferer ce.was frultess.
Thereupon the council withdrew its
former amendment and substituted
another fixing the salary of the first
assistant engineer at $225 annually.
With this the aldermen concurred.
Alderman Randall announced for the
committee on salaries that it was their
unanimous decision that the
Salary of the Mayor
be increased from $500 to $4,000 year.
This order was passed. Mayor Baxter
thanked the board for the inrease but
said he should not draw his salary, as
he said it would g to some public SER
vice.
We Shall Celebrate the Fourth of July.
An order was introduced by Mr.. Ran
dali for an appropriation of $4,000 for the
Fourth of July celebration. 1t was
unanimously passed.
When this order came into the common
council it was passed without dissent
ing voice. The following were appoint
cd on the committee: Aldermen Randall
Peters and Little Councilmen Ilsley
Kent, Howell and O'Neil. I
Purchase of Stationery.
Into the usual order for the estimate
of stationery and blank books for thu
city government. radical change was
introduced by Alderman MCGOWAN an6
adopted. 1t provides that the esti
mate shall incldue also "all the printed