The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-09
Park and resolution appropriating $1,000
for pub ublic urinals were passed.
THE SALARY ORDINANCE.

Councilman sturges called from the
table the following bill for an ordinance
fixing tho salaries Of certain officers:
1t Is ordainea by the City Council of the
City OF Providence as follows:
Section |. On and after tho first Mon
day in January, 1898, tho salary al the
several officers hereinafter named shall
be as follows, and payable monthly,
namely:
mum TO tho secondassistant city solicitor
5000 per annum; TO the clerk of the Com
mon Council, Sl200 per annum; to the
overseer of the poor $500 per annum; TO
the medical inspector, $500 per amman I;
10 the mayors clerk, $500 per ennum.
Sec. . Chapter l72 Of the city ordinances
appropriating $500 annually for extra
clerk hire in the city clerks Office is
hereby repealed.
sec. 8. Clause I, chapter IS Of the city
ord nances. entitled Salaries, as
amended by chapter C27 of the city
ordinances is hereby amended SO as 10
read as follows: For assistants in the
Office of the city treasurer tn tie employed
under the direction of the Joint commit
tee on finance not exceeding Sll, OOO.
Sec L. All ordinances ana parts of
ordinances inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed
Mr. Sturgos gave the reasons why each
sum had been fixed upon, and he offered
an amendment liking the salary OF the
overseer of the poor at $500. and sub
mtted in support of his recommendation
a communication from the committee on
the poor department, signed by Aldermen
Little. Winsor and Mccarthy recommend
ing $500 instead or $1,000, as suggested by
the ordinance. and the $l400 now paid
Mr.. Cummings. 1he speaker said that
the salary of oyerseer of the poor was
formerly $500, and that the. business
Of the department was not nearly as large
as at present.
Councilman Waterman asked that the
various increases in salaries be taken up
separately. Mr. Sturges said he had no
Objection to that course ana the council
so voted
The first one considered was that of
recorder OF deeds Councilman Bullock
thought the increase from $500 to 5000
rather big one and suggested some heads
OF department who did not make any
claim for an increase of salary were as
much entitled TO it as those who had. Mr..
Waterman said he had examined this de-
partment and thought on account of the
great improvements made there and the
splendid system in use that the increase
should ce granted. Mr.. Bullock moved To
make the salary of the recorder si700 but
no one seconded his amendment
THE BATTLE OF THE EVENING.
Next came the battle royal OF the even
ing. In introducing the discussion on
the ordinance Mr. Ssurges said there
would really be but an increase of $500 In
the salary list by the ch lnges made and
ms the ordinance did nu6 go into effect
until January lst, the increase would be
but three -fourths of that amount for sthe
year. MR. Waterman, when the salary of
tho second assistant city solicitor came
up said If he understood figures the in
crease would be S2i00 and Mr.. Waterman
asked If the second assistant city solicitor
devoted all his time to the city's busi-
ness. This. s..question was not immediately
answered and MIR. Waterman said ihe was
not familiar with the duties of the office
or with the gentleman holding it. He
said he had no doubt there Were 200
lawyers in the city who wouId be glad to
take the position at $500 and he thought
that raise of $500 was enough in this
department
Councilman Sheaban said Mr.. Green
ough who held the position was very
capable man and that $1,000 year was
not TOO big salary. he said that it
seemed as if all depended on whose OK
was gored. that MIR. Waterman favored the
increase for the recorder of deeds but the