The herald., 1898-11-01

to secure second, and the matter wal
dropped until later In the day, when Coun
Gilman Toll called it up and proceeded tt
make an exhaustive speech on the subject
When the annual estimate was under
consideration, said Mr.. Toll, "the demands
of incumbents for extra salaries were al
considered. 1t was found that all tn,
deputies excepting Mr.. Thomas, Mr.. kim
and Mr.. Ludlow were getting 500 per month
the two former receiving larger sum anG
the latter only $S5. In other words, we hav,
established a system and must maintain
it, All, of course, do not put forth tn,
same energy; it is hard matter to dea
with when one attempts to adjust the sal
ary list in this particular.
After careful investigation we have de
cided that there were only two who wer,
entitled to an increase, MIR; Thomas OF tn
attorneys department and Mr.. King of thu
engineers department. We felt their claim
were just, because their distinctively profes
sional service entitled them to extra"
The speaker then explained that the extra
salaries allowed them were not provided fol
in the salary ordinance, because, had they
been, the increase would have been for tn,
entire fiscal year; whereas, in case of polit
cal change in January it might not be de
sirable to pay the extra. The address then
took the form of an attack on Mayor Sny
der.
II thank the Lord" said Mr.. Toll, becom
ing prayerful, "that the mayor has the veto
power, for it is the only way he is able to
appear on the surface. The charter pro
vision he mentions in his message does not
apply to deputies, but only to heads of de
partments. In short, the only interpreta
tion which can be placed on the mayors
action is that he means to tell the people
that Mr.. Thomas services are not worth
more to the city than the 800 per month he
is now receiving"
Just moment before Mr.. Toll had in
dulged in an arraignment of The Herald be
cause in treating the matter it had recited
some of the facts which were not of record
He contended that such procedure was
unfair and unjust. Before him lay the
mayors message, in which the veto of the
requisition was explained as solely on q
legal ground. Yet Mr.. Toll did not hesitate
to attribute the action to a reason which
originated and existed wholly in his OWL
vivid imagination.
"The matter may come up again." con
tinued the speaker, "and therefore move
that the city attorney be instructed t.
for the increase Of Mr.. Thomas and Mr.
Kings salaries"
The motion prevailed unanimously. An
other motion by Mr.. Toll to pass the requ'
sition over the mayors veto also carried
Mr.. Nickel voting against it, however, or
the ground that he did not believe in that
manner of rairoading.
Mayor Snyder states that he will sign the
amended ordinance, as he has no objection
TO the increases in question, although he be
leves there are other deputies equally de
serving.
Mr.. Toll stated in his speech that full
explanation of the requisitions was made t.
the mayor some time ago. This statement
the mayor says is not true and that he knew
nothing about the requsitions other thar
what the documents themselves showed
The Thomas requisition called for "extrs
salary" and the King requisition called fol
this difference i that the Thomas reuuistor eeui
alone was vetoed. Mr.. Toll acknowledged
that the King requistion did not mean what
it said.