The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-21

Police rnsrron ......... .......- u y"
Patrolmen, driver. jaiier, herder and 9TH
er officers not named shall receive 500 per
month during a first year OF CONTINUOUS
service In the department, SO the second
year, $50 during the third year: Pro-
yIfiesi, that IN ease any SUCH officer or en-
ployA shall complete any such term o.
service after the first day OF any month
and before the first day of the succeeding
month, his salary shall not be increased
until sucn succeeding and subsequent
month.
Chief Of the fire department ..........S25 %
Assistant ehief .....--. ..'.-- .''....--. - - -
riiots ..--- -. ''''''.'''''''''' "a
Fremont call men ....---.-'.. ~
E.ach captain OF the fire department
shall receive s12.o per month during his
first year Of continuous service. $50 during
his second year. s11.5g during his third
year and all subsequent years or service
Each lieutenant shall receive $3.50 during
his first year. $50 during his second. sH,s
during his third and subsequent years:
firer,leu fruckmen and other employees not
mentioned $50 during their first year, $oo
during their second year, and Sos 80 during
their thiEd and subsequent years.
For the purpose OF carrying out the Or
dinance. officers and employees OF the two
departments shall from the time OF TAX
accordance with the number Of years they
shall have been in the continuous employ
ment of the city, on the LIST day OF Janu-
airy, 1895 Substitute employees will. under
the ordinance, receive the same salary as
at present.
Gibson commented on the report. He be-
lleved that there should be a general adj
vance IN salaries and that the water de-
partment employees. these of the city IN
atneer's office the common working men
and other employees not named should be
given a raise of IT least 10 per cent. 1t
was all right" said Gibson. ITO yell for a
reduction of expenses year ago, but 1t is
different row. 1 am getting double the
rent for my houses / was receiving four
months ago. / want all / can get; so does
every 1dy else. In the meantime favor an
increase all along the line. The commit
tee has been just-j,,st to the big ones. but
has ignored the poor devils who do The
work
Ia yior. speaking for the committee. said
that they had given all fair raise. They
had been Instructed not TO raise all sal
aries but simply those OF the members of
the fire and police departments.
II had supposed said James, that Mr..
Gibson wished to be returned as a member
Of the city council. / am now satisfied
that he wants to he mayor. He has just
made the political speech of the year. He
could not nave done better.
James went on to say that he owned
several houses and that with one excep-
tion he is getting the same rent he re-
ceived one year ago. Ii is true he Ia get
ting s. more for enc house. James con-
demned the idea of advancing salaries at
this time, He did not think it right to
please every person that makes request
for mere salary. You're a good fellow"
said James. IF you tickle these people,
bttf hay yafs ba hull pf no
The speaker took up the financial condi-
ton of the city IL exists at present and
as he believes Ii will continue TO exist dur
ing the coming year. He did not believe
that an Increase In salaries s warranted
by present conditions. The city council
has held down the tax levy, and the money
which VIII come into the city government
during III. coming year will not warrant
a general increase in expenses.
Hurd spoke for ten minutes defending
the action of the committee. The commis-
tee. he said would have been subject to
criticism had II made report recon-
rneudng a general increase, but as Ii had
been told to report a scale increasing the
salaries OF the fire and police departments,
no criticism could justly be offered.
Navin did not think the ordinance was
just He condemned il, first, because the
'low man. has not been raised enough.
and second. because the low man" must
work for years to get respectable IN
crease. while the high men, profit from
the start and are not required to stay In
the employ OF the city for the purpose OF
| getting the full benefits OF the ordinance.
Navia said that he would nevertheless
/ favor the ordinance. because IL provided
| fer some increase,
| Finally the entire matter was referred
| TO the old committee, with the new men,
| bers added.
Those Splitting Fiends.
Councilman Chapman introduced an ordi-
| nance. which was referred, prohibiting ex-
| psctoration in public places and providing
| penalties for violation Of the provisions
/ thereof. The ordinance provides that no
| person shall expectorste on the floor OF
| any street or railway car or other public
| conveyance. or public building or any side
| walk in the city of Seattle. Amy person
who violates the ordinance commits a mis-
| demeauor. and shah be- fined not exceeding
| s. or punished by Imprisonment for term
| net exceeding two days. or by both.
| First Avenue Grade.
The petition of ma jority OF the prop
| erty owners on First avenue. between Pike
| street and Denny way. for a regarding re-
| planking and re-sidewalking OF that part
| 81 the city. was read. The board OF public
/ works report ard the estimate Of the prob
| able cost or the Improvement made by the
| city engineer accompanied the petition.
| The matter was referred 10 a special COM
| mittee with Instructions to make A report
| next Monday nght. Mr.. Thomson csti-
| mates that the total cost OF the improve
| ment viii be 81. 100. The cost Includes the
| following;
| Abstract IF title. tc.................S ] go
| CLEARING and grubhing .........-....... 800
| Excavation. Tx 90 cubic yards a. %
| cents per yard NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q 600
/ IncideEtals Of construction ........... $50
/