The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-12-23
BIG CUT IN HELENA
The City Council Adopts a Policy
of Reirenchment
ALL THE SALARIES REDUCED
Aldermen Practically Contribute
Their services, and the Mayor Of
fers to Preside for $40 Month
-Cne-tiRlf Police Force.


Special Dispatch to tNr stauiltl
Helena. Dee. The rity council t1-
uighi adopted policy nf r.trpuct-
mrut by which n hopes ~ cxir'cate
the r'tN from the slough uf Un1urnl
dependency iu which A. Lss been u1ird
for more than year Sal1rlcs ~ ofl-
rcrs urr tu bc reduced. the police tnr~e
cut down our-hhlf and nuniher NJ
tirrmcu discharged. All elective oiiicrrs
have consented O." n reduction. The
patriotic Aldrrmun also lnglslafcd
themselves out VI their $40 month
salary IN the interest ~ economy.
The following report of the waFs
and means committee was adopted:
"Fnr the purpose ~ making "A begin
ming I'm the right direction. your COM
mittcr makes the following rccommen-
dntiuns. First That the maintenance
0f the Flfth ward hose house be discnn-
tiuuod except that the hose cart shall
remain there and two volunteer fire.
men may be permitted to sleep In the
building
second That 10 volunteer flremen
he disc harged and that the force ~ the
volunteer hrrmcn h. limited TO 10 mem
hers. whose compensation shall he $40
per month: that said volunteer iircmen
shall he distributed ns follows. Four
al the Central station, two each At the
Fifth, sixth and seventh ward sta
tions. that the force of regular nre-
men b. reduced So that there shall re-
main I'm the employ ~ the city seven
regular ftcmen whose salaries shall hc
si5 per month; that one engineer be
employed at So per month and that the
salary ~ the nTc marshal shall DE fii5
per month.
"Thirl-We recommend that the en-
ployes of the police department and
their monthly salaries be- aa follows:
City marshal, Sl25 sergeant of police.
81; Iailnr. So. six policemen, each
SIS: one chain gang man, 500 onlcr
boy. $40.
"Fourth-wc recommend that the
salary of the street commissioner be
reduced In 500 per month and that the
wages of laborers on the streets tt
S. % per day and that the salary OF the
sewer Inspector be- $50 per month.
"Fifth-The mayor consents Ia re-
I ductlou OF his salary to $40 per month.
and We recommend thai such reduce
/ Iion hc made The police Judge con-
: stnts that HIS salary may he reduced
Ia Sf1ssS9 per month. ana Ne-IecnIu-
mend that his salary be reduced ao-
tordlngb.
/ "Slxth-Wa recommend that the
rdmprnsat lion ~ s. per meeting To aid
rTmru. htlng the only COMPENSATION u"
which aldermen are entitled. be- discon-
tlnucd. 1t II understood that this CONF
pcnsation cannot Ice discontinued WIN
\ out the consent ~ the aldermen.
/ "SeVcuth--We recommend that oli
revenues collected fot the city 10y tue
/ city treasurer be FIRST credited Ia the
| funds for which they may We from
/ time tn time, primarily collected ana
/ Immediately thereafter by the Dty
/ treasurer Transferred to "A contingent
/ fund and warrant sinking fund In the
| proportion and for the purpose mere
| after To be- provided by ordinance
/ u was resolved Ia create contingent
fund out Of which shall be- paid IN
cash all contingent expenses. twenty
per cent. 0f the current receipts VIII ne
7, served as a sinking fund Ia pay out
| standing warrants.