Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-14
REDUCTIONS RECOMMENDED.
THE COUNCIL ACTs on the rpop-
LEN OF CTR SALARIES.
Considerable cuts In several Drpnr,
mcnts-Hcnith OHirc to lie Abot.
i~shcd-Othcr Proceedings Of
Inst Nights Meeting.

For TWO hours last night the members
or the lower house OF the city council
"rahilcd and fought over n reduction In
salaries for the other departments Of the
city government outside Of the police and
lire departments, while they famed them.
selves and mopped their faces with hand.
kerchlofs. The outcome 81 nil this was the
adoption Of the ropot, OF the joint COM
mittec OF both houses of the council for the
revision Of the s~alaffes OF the city en-
ploycs. despite the EFFORTS OF Councilmen
Lynch and Wolf to obstruct II, and the
hanging IN until another meeting OF the
appropriation ordinance for June. The lat
ter was the logical outcome OF the debate
at the last meeting of the council on the
same matter.
Councilman Hough was absent and his
vote could not be recorded. Perhaps, had
he been present. there would have been
another tale to tell.
The fun began when Councilman Sim
onds. as secretary of tho Joint committee
aforesaid. submitted the following report
for inspection:
The joint committee of the two
houses for the revision of salary and pay
of employees make the following report
and recommendations; In the city ensi.
chief clerk be reduced from $3.50 TO si,eco
per year: the superintendent OF construc-
tion from $50 to $3.50 per year; chief
drahghtsr n, from $3.50 to sl,2oo, and
the three draughtsmen. q clerk and two
transitnen reduced from si,oso per year to
N..Thc committee recommends that labor.
ers in the street department be paid $50
per day. and men ID teams $50 per day.
Board of l.iblic " rks-stenographer re-
of the board from sl,s5o to $1,000: chief
clerk from sl.0so per year to $1,000 per year.
CITY. assessors ~oiiee-Chisf clerk re
IttD4I fsAwN tf "a In III bIts lFEf 4 4
clerk from ISL per month to S5.
Park board-The committee recommends
that the secretary, engineer and assistant
secretary, torncy and draughtsmen be re-
city clerks omce-Dcputy clerk reduced
from sln 80 to 500 !, and n M i.r p ond , = OF or
Crews, be reduced from $40 per month to
License inspectors ofice-,The pay, OF
deputy inspector be reduced from 500 to
'w alter works depar,ment-That the. sal
airy of the stcnographer be reduced from
city physicians departmcnt-That the
health office. be abolished and hat the Oh
s%amitar, Snperintendent be rc-enacted with
q salary attached OF $500 per year; clerk
q board Of health rsd rsd6cd tfo rom M'os y. Pc 10
sicisn now held by Henry Albright and
Ger from $50 TO $40 per month; first cook
reduced from $3.50 to s2..6p per monthi
fire department volunteered 10 allow, a.
rSSdu od0IoS of ~ 70 Bsr GSma II e'f th Sn'p ali 'char rs
ter officers should submit to a IKE reuus-
lion Of 10 per cent. The committee recon
mends that, ordinances be drawn u accoru-
ance with these recommendatlons. ,ho,
The Joint committees report vas dr tnsn
approved and an ordinance ordered urh""
accordin, to its recommendations.
A motion was made TO pass the appIo-
ppartment.s eXpenses were lost. Nothing
more was done with the matter peiorc au
Journment. y large amount oil routine JUS
The work Of revising the salaries of city
employees, which was entrusted 10 1oin.
com eo%m ~ sot Gom hSases Of 81 the shr city eo u"
enc which wa adopted at the meeting OF
the lower house, Is based on me IoIioW-
ing estimates, received by Coionei S,monus.
secretary of the committee irom o."''
Buffaio, si.ao per day, eight hours 10
ce MTiiiiwaaukce sl..5o per day. eight hours.
81. Paul. ST. per day. eight hours. about
10 cents per hour. ,rs ,hor,
10 cents per hour; park. commission, SIS
per day, eight hours, about l6 cents per
hour. .,, o,.s
about 10 cents per hour.
Baltimore, $40 per week, ninAe ours. about
's 5Sm Ssnss s si,5o hG per day. ten hours. Is
louisville. a.5O per day. ten hours. Is
cents per hour.
Memphis, $3.50 per day. ten hours. 10 cents
Nashville, sl.25 per day. ten hours. i2'a
Kansas city. si.75 per day. eight hours.
about - cents per hour