The herald., 1898-07-19

president be dispsnsed with and that Judge
Stephens be declared the vice president.
which was carried without Z dissenting
vote.
The point Of selecting q secretary there
being a number Of applications, including
the names Of M. T. Powell, G. N. Nolan, F.
K. strahorn and F. D. Haddock, caused
| Mr.. OMelveny to ask that the duties OF the
office and the salary be fixel before the
election, so that the applicants could know
Just what they would have to do and the
amount Of their pay. The question Of
salary was discussed, as to whether $50 SIS
or 800 a month should be paid and whether
all OF the mans time should be required.
1t was finally agreed that the pay should
be 500 and that the officer should give all OF
his time and attention to his work, having
an office and attend all meetings of the
board and the committees as we'll. The
vote resulted In the selection of Mr.. Nolan.
The ACCESSIBILITY Of employing an assistant
secretary as stenographer and type writer
was indefinitely postponed.
Secretary Nolan was directed to ask the
consent of the city council to the use Of
its room for the meetings of the board.
and was also instructed to see what he could
himself More or less desultory discussion
of the work to be done followed, the only
definite action being that at the request OF
any member roll call should be ordered
on any vote.
In regard to the appointing OF commits
sioners, Mr.. Hazard was Of the opinion that
the appointive power should not have the
power Of removal, citing the case OF Cen
eral Forman's removal from the police
commission as an instance OF how this
could be abused, and arguing that the power
to remove made the appointee entirely de-
pendent on the appointer, reducing his
power Of being Independent to minimum.
Mr.. Crutcher and Mr.. Hazard talked over
the power Of charter and how far 1t was
independent of the state laws, resulting in
the discovery that 1t was a question open
to considerable argument as to the free
dom OF the provisions of charter from the
dominance of state statutes.
Judge variel suggested as an important
matter for the consideration of the men,
bers the question OF the advisability of
combining the offices of city auditor and
assessor, as we'll as those of treasurer and
tax collector, the idea being that the as
SCISSOR should take the county assessment
as a basis for his work, making such
changes as might be found necessary, thus
economizing greatly in the cost of deputies
for making the assessment He also asked
that thought be given to the plan OF elect
ing school directors-at-large, removing
them thus from the influence Of ward poll
tics. and also paying them a moderate sal
airy.
Another point, advanced by Mr.. Humph-
reys. was the idea of having officers hold
for four years and providing for the time
of election, 80 that it would alternate with
that of the county, making an election
every two years.
Mr.. Newmark held that the plan Of men,
bers -at-large might be applied to the coun-
ell, and DR.. DAVIDSON argued the advisa-
biIity Of extending the same plan to the
various commissions.
The present street law was talked OF a:
some length, Mr.. Crutcher seeming to think
that 1t was a good one. and that 1t might
be dangerous 70 attempt TO change 1t. as
II had passed the ordeal Of being tested
In the coerts.
These and other points were talked OF
entirely Informally as method Of begin
ming the work of arriving at conclusions.
AS 1t was ascertained that President Lee
will arrive in the city on Friday, the ap-
pointing Of the standing committees was
left for him to perform, and an adjournment
was taken until Friday evening.