The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-09-26
Council Proceedings.

AT the meeting of the city council
i held on Tuesday evening last the Cues-
/ ton Of retrenchmcnt in the several
departments Of city government was
discussed at length, and a reso-
luton introduced fayoring the imme-
1 ulate carrying out of the recommend
/ tons of the finance committee. which
II acted upon, would save thousands Of
collars per month to the city and re-
store the financial equilibrium.
AS to the necessity for curtailinc ex-
penses there ali the aldermen were
agreed, but the majority were in favor
OF gong slow, and a resolution was in
troduced referring the question back TO
the mayor, finance committee. police
committee and fire committee, with
instructions to report back at the next
meeting of the council.
The action on the telephone ordinance
was indefinitely postponed, and reso-
luton was introduced in favor of the
the employment of home labor bv the
coal companies.
comptroller TicknOr recommended
that as far as possible city property
should be used for voting precincts in
the coming election, and suggested the
appointment of Frank Albenberg to
make inquiries in and about the loc-
cations where the voting is to take
place for suitable rooms properly furn-
lshed, for the use Of election boards
and to report the same back with the
name OF the owner of each place offered
with its location and the price to be
charged for election purposes. This
was referred to the committee on cleo
tons.
The finance committee submitted the
following report recommending cut in
salaries and a reduction in the forces
of the police and fire departments:
Your finance committee to whom
was referred the communication from
the city comptroller regarding the con
dition OF the funds, would respectfully
report as follows:
I'VE have examined into several de-
partments and find that the funds are
almost depleted, and there being no
way at the present time to replenish
said funds, we would recommend the
reduction proposed in the resolution
herewith submitted to your honorable
BODY.
by the reduction in the fire depart
ment the city would save about 81 80
per month, and by the reduction in the
police department, about 500 a month,
I'VE would further recommend the
adoption of the resolution introduced
by Aid. Ross at the previous meeting,
instructing the board of public works to
dispense with the services of all of its
employees excepting the clerk Of said
board
We would also recommend that the
engineer and health department be re-
duced as low as practicable.
I'VE further recommend that the arc
lights now used by the city be reduced
to one-half their present number thus
making a saying to the city of 81, 400 per
month.
I'VE would also earnestly urge upon
the school board of this city the desir-
ability and necessity of reducing at the
present time their expenses in all their
departments in order that the levy for
the ensuing year be lower than that of
any preceding year.
.Your committee would recommend
in connection with the above that
when the mayor dispenscs with the
services OF any 81 sud fremen and
policemen, that those men be disposed
with who have been recent in their
service, thus giving preference to older
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