The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-06
MORE CHARTER AMENDMENTS
MOVEMENT BY THE COUNCIL To
PAY BETTER SALARIES.
Voters OF Seattle VIII Decide Next
March Whether the City En<f-
neer Is to Get $4,000 and Each
Council TO Fix Pay of Employees.

A. called meeting Of the city council
last night. q resolution, introduced BY
James. was passed. proposing 10 amend
section Of article VII. SO as TO increase
the salary of the city engineer 10 S. 80
II has been felt for some time that X Mr.
Thomson were retained in entire charge
OF the stupendous work of !nauguratiag
the Cedar river water system it would be
only common justice to make his pay a
little more adequate 20 the task In hand.
II will be reme mberei that at one time the
council undertook 70 secure him an assist
ant who should have special charge OF the
engineering work OF the new system, and
that the most favorable proposition they
received was from a gentleman who want
ed $50 month for the first few months
and after that regular pay a. $3.50 a month.
With Crichton IN the chair and all the
coancilmen present except Rude. Chap
man and Taylor, the only members TO vote
against the resolution last night were Nc
Ardie and Navin. AS a result of Nayin's
objections based on the ground that the
resolution looked In the direction Of grant
Ing special privilege. the council further
authorized the appointment OF a commit
tee OF three who. in connection with the
corporation counsel. will frame an amend
ment empowering each new council. when
Il comes into office. TO fix the salaries of
all city officers and employees The chair
man appointed on this committee Ray
mond, James and McArdle.
The James resolution Is as follows:
THAT section ! of article VIII. Of the
city charter be amended so as to read as
section 1. There shall be ana is here
by created a board of public. works which
snail consist Of three members. sto-wit:
ID The city engineer. who shall be chair
man OF the board. and who shan receive
a salary OF So 900 per annum. which shall
constitute his compensation as a member
Its -r~s,
superintendent Of streets. sewers and
parks: and 90 the superintendent OF light
ing and water works. The two latter shall
receive such compensation for their serv-
ices as members Of the board as the coun-
ell shall by ordinance provide"
Provision is OF course made III the reso-
luton for submitting 1t as an amendment
to the charter TO the voters of Seattle at
the city election next March.
McArdle introduced resolution and
proposed amendment as TO officers ex-
empt from civil service rules, but the reso-
luton went over until tomorrow night,
which, In the opinion OF Corporation Coun-
Sci Brown, will be the last date at which
amendments can be submitted by the coun-
ell. McArdIe's resolution proposes to ex-
empt the following from civil service: All
elective officers. the assistant corporation
council. the city attorney members of the
board OF health, library commissioners. the
park committee and the private secretary
OF the mayor.
The following ordinances were passed
last night: Granting permission to owners
OF property abutting on Fifth avenue
west. between Prospect street and High
land drive, to construct parkage strips ten
feet wide on each side OF the street at their
own expense; granting liquor license to
O'Connor & O'Connor c. Hansen. Frank
Buty Peter Clavidetcher. Pat Gleason. A.
Baca & CO.. and S. s. Bailey at the Hotel
Northern levyiag assessments 10 redeem
the annual instauments and interest on To-
cal Improvement bonds OF the following
streets: Hyde, Temperance, Randolph.
Kibourne avenue. Kenney, Lewis and
Terry avenue.