St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-11
FIREMEN,s SALARIES STAND.
Council Committee Would Not Inter.
fere With Them.

fere with Them.
The joint committee OF the common
council appointed to consider the fire
department pay roll for the month of
January, and the communication of
Comptroller McCardy relative to the
salaries of the police force, met yes
terday forenoon. There were present
OF the committee Assent lymen Van
Slyke and Arosin and Aid. Brady. Kar-
TAX and Markham President Free
man, of the fire board, and Fire Com
missioners Prendergast and Kenneth
Clarke were also in attendance
Inc fire department pay rolls made
out in accordance with the scale of
reduction determined upon by the fire
board were taken up first. Aid. Brady
said he objected to any scheme Of re-
duction that would cut the salaries of
any firemen receiving SIS a month or
less. He believed that the department
could get along this year with the
amount allowed in the budget by re-
ductng the salaries Of only those Off
Gals who are receiving more than s75
month. In support of his opinion.
Aid. Brady pointed out that the fire
department. had already guarded
against a possible shortage by pur-
chasing and laying in an unusually
large stock Of oats, hay and hose
Fire Commissioner Clarke informed
the committee that even under the cut
the department was likely to run
snort. 1t was not question of what
the firemen earned; 1t was what the
city could afford to pay them. Presi-
dent Freeman said the necessary cut
could not be effected without reducing
the pay Of the low-salaried men.
Mr.. Van Slyke thought that the fire
board was the best judge of how much
money was needed to conduct the de-
partnaent and how to adjust it's aft
fairs so as to keep within the appro-
priation.
Aid. Brady then moved that the fire
BOARD submit new pay roll allow
ing all salaries Of SIS a month or un-
DER to remain as they are.
Commissioner Clarke thereupon de-
clared emphatically that he would
never vote to change the pay roll al
ready submitted. The fire board had
spent six weeks considering this mat
ter ana knew what 1t was doing Say.
Ing this, Mr. Clarke Withdrew.
Aid. Bradys motion was lost. Then
MI Van Slyke moved that the pay
roll as adopted by the fire board be
recommended to pass. The motion
prevailed by vote of to 2, Aid. Kar-
tax voting mo- with Aid Brady.
line salaries of the policemen were
tnen considered. In his communica-
that the council comply with the char
ter by adopting a resolution formally
IXlng the salaries of the police force
for the current year. The COMPTROLLER
also advised the council that the sal
aries be fixed in accordance with the
reduction submitted by Chief Clark to
the conference committee. The pro-
posed reductions are in substance as
follows: Five hundred dollars a year
IN the salary Of the chief, 500 year
III the cases Of captains, Iientenants
and sergeants. and $50 a year in the
salary of every patrolman-that is. $40
month instead of SIS.
Aid Brady objected to the reduc-
ton Of the salaries of the patrolmen
and moved that they be allowed to re-
main $T5 month. This motion was
superseded by Mr.. Van Sykes amend
ment that the salaries be fixed in ac-
cordance with Chief Clark's recon-
mendation. The amendment was adopt-
ca by vote of to 2, Aid Brady and
hartak voting in the negative. The
committee then adjourned.
subsequently a special meeting of
the board of aldermen was called for
!:3o tonight for the purpose of pass
ing upon the pay rolls of the police
ana fre departments, and also to take
action upon the amended resolution
OF the assembly instructing the citv
clerk to advertise for bids for gas
and electric lighting.