The herald., 1897-07-27

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protest was denied and objections
overruled by your honorable body
on the 10th day Of July. Proof by
affidavit of the posting and publishing
of all ordinances and notices required
being on file, council acquired jurisdic-
ton to pass the final ordinance upon the
denial of said protest and the overruling
of said objections. 1t Will now be in or
der for your honorable body, If you see
fit. to pass the ordinance ordering the
work, which said ordinance is herewith
submitted"
The report of w. w. Stockwell, clerk
of the justice court, was referred to the
finance committee. Building Superin-
tendent Stratton presented request for
additional assistance and his communi-
cation was ordered filed. The police sur
geon was granted leave of absence for
ten days from August 9Th.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
The finance committee reported as fol-
| lows:
| We recommend that the city auditor S
report for the week ending July II, 1897
be approved.
We recommend that the demand of S.
M. Perry for $12. so be denied; same being
an allowance for the free labor bureau
! in addition to the sum of $50 allowed by
| ordinance.
| Your committee begs to submit here
with and recommend its passage an or
dinance fixing the number and salary of
| various employees. In the conclusions
herein reached the committee has nee
essarily anticipated the determination of
| the amount of funds likely to be realized
from the tax levy of this fiscal year, but
| such data as is now available has been
carefully considered and with the as
sistance and advice of the auditor the
demands of the various departments
have been met as fully as possible.
| Included in the report of the finance
committee was an ordinance on salaries
and the number of employees.
| The new ordinance goes into effect or
August 1, 1897, and the officers and SAL
aries are as follows: City clerks office
one chief deputy, $780, one deputy $50;
stenographer, $40; copyist, $50. City
audtor-One chief bookkeeper 500; one
bookkeeper $50. City Treasurer-one
bookkeeper, 800. City attorney-one as
sistant, $3.50; one assistant, $40; one ste
noghapher, $41.66 City tax and license
collector-Chief deputy, 800; two depu-
ties at $50 each; one license collector,
$50; license inspector, $780, market in
spector, $50. City assessor-chief dep
uty 500. The city engineer is allowed a
chief deputy at $125; engineering clerk,
$50; chief draughtsman, $125; other
draughtsmen, when needed, not to eX-
coed SIX, to be paid for time actually
Employed not exceeding eight; sur
veyors to be paid for time actually en-
ployed; not to exceed five instrument
men, on same terms; eight chain men,
on same terms, provided that the month
ly pay roll shall not exceed $2163.
The street department is to have q
chief deputy at a salary of $780, one out
side deputy, $50; one assessment clerk,
$S5; one bookkeeper, $50; four inspect
ors $50 each; three cart drivers at s.
per diem; twenty teams, including dri-
vers, $3.50 per day each; four foreme /,
s2.25 each; three carpenters, 1925 each;
eight sewer flushers, 1925 each fifty-five
laborers, 50 each, and for three months
twenty additional laborers at 81 per day
each and five additional teams, includ-
ing drivers, for three months a So so per
day each.
Water overseer's salary, $3.50; one
chief deputy, SIS; two outside deputies.
$75 each, and three outside deputies to
November LIST at SIS each
In the city hall there is allowed to be
employed one chief janitor at $55; two
assistants at $50; one chief engineer.
$40; one assistant engineer at $40; tive
elevator boys a $25 each
At central police station one janitor at
$65; police surgeon, 500; superintendent
of street sprinkling, 500; sanitary in
spector, to act as clerk of the depart
ment, $50; one sanitary inspector at SIS,
to act also as inspector of street sweep
ing; five sanitary inspectors at $75 each;
one keeper of city hospital at $50; meat
and milk inspector, s75 who shall be a
graduate of a reputable veterinary COL
lege; all of whom are to be appointed by
the city council. Plumbing inspector,
500.
No additional help can be obtained in
any of the above named departments
except upon acquisitions. All other or
dinances conflicting with the above are
repealed.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
The board reported as follows:
In the matter of the reference to this
board under date of June 21st, 1897, of
the resolution of your honorable body
to the effect that some means be devised
whereby the present unsightly goose
neck sprinkling hydrants can be dort
away with and the nuisance caused by
leaky fire MIGRANTS used for sprinklng
purposes be abated, we would respect
fully report that the plan proposed by
Mr.. Smith, superintendent of street
sprinkHng, has been carefully exam
ined in this connection ard is deemed by
this board practical and feasible solu-
ton of the present difficulties
This plan contemplates direct con-
nection of sprinklir,g hydrants with the
water mains throughout the city ard the
substitution for present goose meek hy-
drants, of surface cast iron boxes en-.
closing shut-off valve and located just
inside of curb a convenient stations re-
mote from street corners and immedi-
ate residence fronts
Your board is of the opinion that the
advantages to accrue are mutual as re-
CARDS both the city and the water COM
pany; hence, we recommend that the
water company be asked to cooperate
with this committee both in perfectir,s
the mechanical details of the plan and
in granting their consent to the aban-
Comment Of the present system and the
IL.