St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-28
FIRE COMMISSIONERS DECLINE
THE ALDERMEN,S SUGGESTION
ABOUT SALARIES.
REDUCED SCHEDULE NEEDED
TO KEEP THE EXPENSES OF THE
YEAR WITHIN THE AMOUNT
AVAILABLE.
EXPENDITURES UP TO THIS TIME.
Saving in the Expense of the Item of
Telephones - Other Business
Transacted.

Evidently the board of fire commits
sionerS does not propose to submit to
any dictation on the part of the city
council as to the amount of salary the
members Of the fire department shall
receive. This was made manifest at
the meeting of the fire board last
night, when the minority report of Aid
erman Brady and Kartak in opposition
to allowing the pay roll for January
at the reduced rate was read. In this
report the aldermen named went on to
show that the tax estimate for the
year. is ample to pay the old salary
schedule to all but the chief and his
assistants, whose salaries, the report
recommends, be left at the figures
named in the reduced schedule. This
report was adopted by the board of
aldermen, and was then sent to the
fire board
On motion of Commissioner Clark,
the latter body authorized that it be
sent back to the council with a letter
to be prepared by the secretary and
chief showing that the figures of
Messrs. Brady and Kartak, as given
IN the report are wrong, and that
even. under the reduced schedule the
N'SPo1i IiiC1iI w III nave " Dc 1lldlldSeQ
with the greatest degree of economy to
pull through.
Supt. Carey, of the fire alarm tele.
graph, reported that the telephone COM
pany had offered to supply the depart
ment with twenty-four telephones for
the different stations and offices at S5
cacn per year, and eight free for the
commissioners, chief and assistants
The proposition was referred to the COM
mlttee on machinery, with power to
act. This takes three phones off the
free list, but heretofore the department
has had to pay $40 year for telephone
service, so that a saving Of 1920 year
is effected under the new arrangement
The report of Secretary Hall showed
that the department had on hand on
Jan. l, $S,93S, placed to the credit of the
department from the general fund, $35,-
300, and so per cent, estimated amount
that will be received from the $165, 900
tax levy for the department, $132, 900.
making a total Of $175,9 as the re-
ceiptS for the year. The expenditures
to Jan. % We're $31, ,454; January bills,
1885, and pay roll for February, $13,-
1872, leaving a balance of $129, 1924 for the
remainder of, the year. The disburse-
ments thus far this year are Sc, ,42O less
than for the same period last year
"A bill of Dr. Casserly for $40 for fif-
teen days extra service was disallowed,
on the ground that Dr. CaSSerly had
agreed to continue in the service of the
commission at his regular rate Of COM
pensation, $35 month"; until his sue
ceSSOr was chosen.
Bills amounting to $1,043 were allow
ed, and the pay roll for the month of
FEBRUARY, $13, 1872, was passed. The bid
of the Schurmeier Wagon company for
the furnishing of a new supply wagon
was the lowest $205 for the wagon
painted, and $3.50 unpainted. The bid
for the unpainted wagon was accepted
The chief was authorized to purchase
a new harness for his horse. The pur-
chase of tire upsetter was referred to
the committee on machinery. Several
bids for a limited number of poles for
wires were referred to the superintend-
ents. of machinery and fire alarm tele-
graph, with power to act.