The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14
MAYOR FAwcErr ovERRULED.
The Tacoma Council Passes the salary
Ordinance Over His Veto.


eetrs veto ot the new salary ordinance was
ovsrrsdden hy she council this afternoon,
only three Of the sixteen couacilnen siding
with the mayor in ths view he took os the
matter. Ths vote on Norfon's motion 10
pass the ordnance over the veto was:
Ayes-BeIi. Chandler. Coates. Harris. Hsce.
Hoigate. klssh. Norton. Parker. Samson,
Scully. Stevens and whitty-is Noes
B1iser tPopl. Hartman tPor.1. and War
ner tHep.l-2 All OF the aye votes were
Republicans except Parker eDeral.
Mayor Farcett's objections were princi-
paily directed TO the lowering OF police
meas salaries 10 30 per month and day
laeo-ers 70 sl-5e per day. The mayor said
that as Tacoma had the reputation OF DE
ing the only city on the Pacific coast free
from the taint OF Chinese labor. il ought
10 be willing 20 pay white mems wages TO
white men. and that Il Il did this the labor
ers IN the city's employ would be able 10
clofhe and educate their chilaren. ard the
latter would grow Up proud Of being resi-
deats OF the City OF Destiny $
Councilman Norton. in moving the pass
age OF the ordinance over the veto. said
that il didn't suit him in sll particulars.
but thar Il was as aear the right thing as
the council would be likely 10 get. Under
the aew ordinance salaries OF the city enn-
ployes are lower than they ever were. Pa
trolmen are paid so per month and ser
geants 80. The chief receives 81 60 per
year. Firenen receive approximately the
same pay as the policemen, the chiefs
salary being 81. DO per year. Ssokers are to
draw sse and engineers SO per moath.
Captains will receive SIS per month
Several reductions In the pay OF the
clerks In the various departments are
made. They will draw from so to SO per
month.
The city physician in an earnest talk
hesousht the council TO grant him an as
sistanL He said that he was unable 10
ahste the many menaces 10 life and health
that prevail In vartoSS parts OF the city.
In the Sixth addition. he said, two chill
dren had died from fever caused by filthy
ceSspools that contained disease germs.
In another part OF the city Sewers had not
been put into the houses. and the result
was that vaults and cesspools were numer-
GUS and dangerous to the health OF the
citizens. IL was impossible. said the city
physician. for him 20 properly inspect the
meat. milk and fruit sold IN the city. Cases
had been reported to him where butchers
had sold deeayed meat to their patrons
a cow had died of tuberculosis In the south
end OF the city, and Just before she ex-
pired her owner cut her throat and dressed
the meat 10 sell 10 his ncsghbors. The
case had been called 10 his attention barely
in time TO have the carcass destroyed be-
fore any OF it had been eaten. Other cases
showing the need OF energetic work in the
direction OF bettering the city's sanitary
condition were cited. The council referred
the matter 10 the board of health
At the request OF the council, Commits
sioner of Public Works Doherty presented
a report of the changes he had made in
the iQpartupnts In his rarfroI A es1ry1-
mary OF the rsport shows that nineteen
new men have been appointed to Office In
the street and sewer department. In the
light and water department flfty-fve en-
ployes of the former administration have
been removed and their places fIied by
new men. Five OF the old employees in the
street department and eleven IN the light
and water department were retained. The
commissioner pay roll is larger by four
men in the street and sewer department
and eleven men in the water department
than under the old board Of public works
II is claimed on behalf OF Commissioner
Doherty that he viii reduce the number OF
employees as rapidly as possible when he
has become familiar with his duties. The
report was referred TO Mr.. Doherty TO cor
rect In some particulars and to the COM
mlttee on salaries and employees.
II is plain from the report that the work
of sweeping out the Republicans has been
well done. In the police department there
has been clean sweep. and IN the fire de-
partment old men are continually giving
place to the new appointees OF Chief Hor-
racks.
Treasurer Sternberg today said that he
was not ready to make public the course
he would follow relative to the Harris or
dinance directing him to pay salary war
rants.