El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-01-29
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The New Salary List Reported Last
Night, and Laid Over.

NlSll. dlltl ONtI.
The city council met last night with
a full house minus Mr.. Stewart, who is
off with a lot of cattle. The clerk
waded through the long sets of minutes
which were adopted; and City Engineer
Win berly reported the results of the
Investigations of himself and the sewer
commissioner into the petition Of the
@. H. for increased sewer facilities.
The engineer and commissioner found
that the present conveniences were all
that were necessary, and that the
trouble was in the accumulation in the
drain of coal dust and oil refuse. Clean
this out and there would be no cause
for complaint. In fact this was now
being done under the direction Of the
sewer commissioner. Major McGlennon
said the railroad company proposed
putting in an independent pipe line
which would obviate all difficulties in
the future. The matter was referred
back.
The city pay roll for January.
amounting to S2076 20 was allowed, as
also was the usual $500 for the fire de-
partment. This brought from Judge
Coldwell the inquiry if there was not
some cash fund that salaries could
be paid out OF, so as to save all this
payment in deprecated scrip at so
cents on the dollar. If the city keeps
By the mayor-Do you want one APP
pointed tonight?
By Judge well-Might as well:
or put good democrats inrO office.
By his honor-No you won't put
in the democrats either.
By the judge-Just you wait and see.
Mr. Clifford for the finance committee
reported the following bills which
were allowed:
nd
b - Majors. -.....---.---r oil lO
@. w. Davis. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Sac dlery company. ............. 70
Star Stables. .. 80
S. G.. XII. gore. . .. 10 81
The Kilgore item was for the de
struction by the city health officer
of diptheria infected household goods
MIR. Whitmore for the special com
mittee appointed to fix salaries for the
coming two years offered an ordinance
providing the following salaries.
Mayor. ............... .......S % %
Aldermen .. 20 90
City Treasurer ...........-.. 90 90
City Attorney ......... ........ 125 co
City physician. Observation-Disclosures. 10 90
City engineer. Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
City recorder. Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
City clerk. ........... .......... Is 90
Sewer cOmmiSSi Oner. ...... IS 90
City scavenger ....... 10 90
Chief of police. Observation-Disclosures. 100 90
Captain of police. 80 90
Each policeman Observation-Disclosures. 1000
City jailOr. Observation-Disclosures. 40 90
Mounted patrolmen. .......... 50 90
FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARIES.
Steamer engineer ..............S 80 GO
Each driver. 65 90
IlllSThdn % w
Janitor and extra man. 60 90
T)anartrDPpt chief %
Department secretary. ......... 10 90
The changes in the way Of cuts from
former figures are as follows:
The mayor a cut of $50; city health
officer, 80: city clerk, $40: sewer COM
missioner. SIS: chief of police, S25: jail
or, So Extra pay had been given to
the driver of the hook and ladder truck
instead of two, but $40 was chopped off
his pay aud divided between the other
two drivers. In some quarters this is
considered an outrage:
Mr.. Whitmore said he would have
been pleased to hew further, but the
ma jnrity in the committee would not
let him. and the figures presented were
q compromise. For instance he thought !
that the city attorneys salary should !
be 500 instead of 1925. There were
whole lot of lawyers in town who would |
be glad of 500 per month, and good |
legal talent could be had at very reas-
enable terms. The mayor wanted to |
know if the board of health !,
had been consulted relative to cutting !
the city physician's pay. Mr.. Whit |
more replied that it would be very easy |
to find some one else if the present in
cunt bent did not care to accept the ST
tuation. One young doctor had told |
him that he had been in town four
and had not had case. Judge /
Coldwell said the ordinance was a com
promise measure; that be was opposed