The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
NEW Salaries N EFFECT.
CITY EMPLOYEES SMILE BRIGHTLY
As NAY MORNING.
pabgts. Works Must Wait " Bile
-Consrary fe Expectation Mayor
Hums. Daes Not Veto Ordinance.

eresse az pay IS Ia operation today fer the
srsf tire. In mary instances. the
Increase. ~ Asown Is me re-
per. published IN the pass-Eatsiis-
gancer the morning after tie ordinance w1s
Introduced Is very small: sss. tse s.. T. or
So additional money per napastn a1eaEss
whole iof TO ilse man whose fare ass oeea
mrinktad during tire ,iFsse& % stringsncy 80
make both ends meet rs as account current
for household expenses.
OF those affected ~ the ordinance. Il Is
reasonably certain THAI the salaries pro
sideei for the three nauDers Of the board
OF public works viii Dot take effect anti
The expiration. OF TIE terms 81 the present
ineumbenss. respectively Corporation
aonns. Humphrey has rendered an opinion
that under tile charter the council had not
the rghl 10 isereass, their salaries during
their present term Of office and CITY Gimp
tsuier Parry stated Ia council meeting
that he did not expect 10 EaE tlae increased
salaries to those officers uutii Tie matter
was settled even Il the essi sisoala pass
az II aftersara did II was confidently ex-
pecied In certain quarters that Mayor
Humes would return the bill or al least
this portion of lS. without his Approx al
Bns his VETO OF tho milk ordinance stliI
siand- a. his only message ct that Kind TO
the council. fJn Thursday 3e signed the
salary ordinance 90 PASSED by the caaneil
and II became law. going into effect
MAY /
In this connection there was rather a
FOOD Joke yesterday a the expense of ore
~ the iadlts employed in the city haii. IL
= not necessary 10 specify shss depaTmsat
IN which she works. Needing a little money
week or 80 aga. Sbe sold the
warrant for hsr May salary The
Lrseze Of good fortune taat raised tie
salaries blew her way. Yesterday the bro
her With whom she had negotiated the lf-
tie deal notified her soiemniy thai be would
bold her strictly To- the bargain ~ which
Fe had assigned 10 him ncr claims against
the city for hes salary for the month OF
May Her friends were chatting her good
deal about H. bat size finally perceived a
sH.ile lurking on the solemn Wage ~ the
amateur broker. and her anxiety vanished.
TIE Encouragement Of quarters IN the
northeast eornsr OF tile first floor al the
city hall. mentioned aoase time ago In the
Pos,-Inteiiigencer has now been completed.
and is found to work very advahtageousiy.
aexregating. as ii does. she two separate
lines of work over which WIFI H. Parry
prcsites ~ city comptroller and as city
clerk The clerical department is MOVED
back to the two rooms west of Mt Parry~
office. into the quarters formerly occupied
by the city clerk. and here Gearge h. SaT-
yell council clerk. has his desk The vault
opening into his room has been rearranged
inside aud with very tF,fing expense Is
now a model OF systematic ueagness and
convenience. A plain wooden desk extends
nearly around the rooa and IL so placed
with reference TO the doors leading into the
hallway that Ii can be used for reaEstra-
ton when election day draws near again.
Ia the room south Of AR rarrs's office
are the desks OF Chief Clerk Jchn Rip
liaEer IAeense Deputy {. h Bagley, Ac-
countant n. ". Carroll aud General Clerk
T.. r. Rees and here the detailed work
OF the compffoliefs office II carried on.
Ia the little room adjoining Mr. Pafrys
sits Miss NJ. Il. Chisholm. stcuographer
and recording clerk.
just now the clerks in both the comp
troi.er's and ,reasaref's offices are busy
handling applications for dog and bicycle
licenses which are beginning 20 come In
more and more rapidly The numaer OF
licenses fcr dogs issued up 10 yesterday
Ills IA iast ABOUT the Same as 4 was AZ
the corresponding date for last sear 81
cycle licenses asd a good run yesterday,
going beyond the thousand mark fer this
season.
CITY Treasurer 4 II. roote seems Ia
have ntsed hmselg quite naturally to rs.
desk which the vetes % his fg.laN-ctizens
asrs gned him 10 lie has a his Deputies
8. h Ra'hbuu. Amos Brown. who ,aaav
takes the place Of Il. Il Mekinlay. ard
Shs'naan ", foe.e vino holds Frank
Rensck's oil piaee IS cashier IN sne wafer
department.
La the board ag aubs3e works Just now
Superintendent yonnNs is the only nssn-
Der on the ground, both Mc Thomson
and ar t43te having embarked Tor a
round ;fsp 10 Assks on IN Navarro. Nj
Nounss = kepf vorcvspoad.ae,y busy ana
sloug WIKI Secretary Frank o.cson watch
- tae details Of she .arSs Sonme of work
Which Use beard HON has unaer lss snpsr-
vision.
Ia the list u this work - coarse, come
she tsg street improvements now uadvr
Way. The rv9F8ae 0f FIRST avenue froTa
1'ike siree; te renay Ny IS making good
progress. as ans cnr cAH se5 ho takes A
.eos A.ens lhat tharcaghfare. Post
Intelligence reporter yesterday found *
Councilman George y tiilsau stan@l,uR 'n
the m.dtie II ms ssTett a. It's intersse--
'.oa s.tls Hattery. looking np aGd down
The avenue canp.acrnty- Nes." saia re,
4 Tx tn way thtwss are moNirg asane
Nc Afs SONG a. have a grand street. here
When ~ work IS d3Le. Wei, SOME n
rs have worked loug enough asa nari
enough IN Set a. Yes / flsle& -Hs arFk
WI Sarc}y ~ completed withlG gAt limit
prescribed n i've cons-8Nt
T',e cut at Rsstery STRESS aa1 f.r ,Re
BLACKS nar has heen pf8etsaty cNns-
piessd and the street Gag tvs ass shore
as new adjusted 1a ths nes .s~