St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-24

the number of the employees therein.
and the compensation paid each. >.
The proviso contained In sec. or
this act has been regarded by some as
suspending the powers conferred upon
the council elsewhere in the act until
all In cumbentS at the date when the
act went into force July l. 1895. should
go out of office. The opinions of some
to this provision an effect strictly per-
sonal, by holding that those In office
on July l. 1895, could never be sub
ject to reduction in their salaries by
the council during the term then run
ming or subsequently. srR
This last construction would violate
the state constitution; for 1t would
make the act assure a certain salary
to- one person, holding q given ottfceS
while allowing only substantially
lower one to anybody else holding, the
same office. 80 -
Such personal Determinations are
not permitted "''1 AE
The offices whose salaries are cow
cred by this proviso seem to the Gom-
mittee confined to those which have
terms-that is to those where thee .du7
ration of the holdings is for a fixed
period. -..}.a-- --.t-. @.;''J 1859.
An officer removable at the pleasure
of the appointing power has no term,
and. Is not covered by the proyiso:
His salary. and, to the extent, contem-
ject to- the control Of the counciltt.a
The list of officers whose salaries
are fixed by law, their respective Sala-
ries, by whom appointed or elected,
and the dates of expiration OF their
respective terms. are as follows:
Mayor, $500, people, June T. 1886:
Secretary, $1,000, mayor, June z, 1896.
City treasurer, $4,000, people, June q,
1896
City engineer, $1,000. board of public
works March, 1896.
Assistant city engineer, $500, board
of public works, March, 1896.
City clerk, $1,000, common council,
June, 1S99
President water board, 81, ,2CO Jan. l.,
1896.
Corporation attorney, $1,000, common
First assistant, $500, attorney,
March, 1897.
Second 90, assistant, $1,000, attorney,
March, 1897.
II Third 1aS ,saa assistant. attorney. $1,000,
Market master, $1,000, common coun-
Gil, June, 1885,
Janitor, $3.50, common council, June,
1885,
Chief fire fire, department, $500, fire board.
First assistant, $1,000, fire board,
March, 1897.
Second assistant, $1,000. fire board.
March, 1897.
Superintendent fire alarm, $1,000, fire
board, January, 1896.
Two judges municipal court, $4,000
each people, June, 1898.
Clerk municipal court, $500, judges,
optional.
Deputy clerk $1,000, judges, optional
Stenographer, $1,000, judges, optional.
Building inspector, $500, common
council, January, 1896.
Four members board public works,
$3.50 each, mayor, two March, 1896; two
March, 1897
Clerk board public works, 81, 200, board
public works, optional.
Comptroller, $500, people, June, 1896.
Health commissioner, 2,40O, mayor,
March, 1S99
Assistant health commissioner, $1,000,
commissioner, March, 1899.
Secretary board of water commits
sioners, water board, optional.
Chief of police, $500, mayor, op-
tional
Chief of detectives, 81, 900, mayor, op-
tional.
Superintendent police telegraph, SO, 200,
council March, 1896.
Superintendent school board, $1,SOO,
school board, March, 1896.
Superintendent of workhouse, $S, 900,
workhouse board October, 1897.
Four captains of police, 81, AGO, mayor,
optional.
Superintendent Of schools, $4,000, year
ly.
Your committee has thought it bet.-
ter to make the affair of the water
board and existing valuations of prop
erty in the city, for taxation, the sub
Ject of supplemental report, Which
will shortly be submitted. -
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