Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-29

fixed at the old figure of $3400 Coun-
Gilman Timon seconded the amendment
| for $3400
Councilman O'Connel, u member OF
| the finance committee, defended the re-
| port Of the committee, saying that he
| would do so to show the members that
| 1T was not for lack Of courtesy that the
| city treasurer's salary had been re-
| duced, but simply as a matter of busl-
ness. He felt that Mr.. Barton should
be given more than the committee rec
| commended simply for his office as treas
| urer, and he moved as an amendment
| TO the amendment that the salary be
fixed at $4,000.
Councilman Inman objected to any
compromise, and Councilman O'ConneN's
amendment was lost by a viva voce
vote, the amendment fixing the salary
at $4,000 being adopted by yea and nay
vote of 10 to 5, as follows;
| Yes-Councilmen Back, Connolly
Heath, George G. Hunt, James Hunt,
Inman, johnson, Louis j. Kendall, San
ford G. Kendall Lundberg, Merritt, Nc
Mahon. Powell, Rivard, Ryan, T1mon,
| WALL White and President Halle.
No-Councilmen Meagher, O'ConneA,
| O'Leary, Shea and williamson.
| When the city messengers salary was
taken up, Councilman Powell moved
| that the report be amended by making
y
| commended. He made this motion on
| account of the increased duties of the
city messenger after the new city hall
| would be occupied. Councilman OLeary
seconded the amendment, which was
adopted by a vote of % to l, Council
man Shea alone voting against it.
The item fixing the salary of the
water registrar at $500 was the next
stopping place. Councilman Sanford C.
Kendall opposed the raise of 800 given
that official by the finance committee,
and moved that the salary be fixed at
$500. His motion was seconded by
Councilman Shea, but the amendment
was lost on a viva voce vote and the
original recommendation was allowed
to stand.
The salary recommended for the SUI
IpeTintendent of sewers-$2 000--was rails
ed to $500, after a lively debate, which
was opened by Councilman White, who
moved that the salary be fixed at the
latter figure because the present official
is a very efficient servant of the city,
and is not paid what he is worth. Coun-
Gilman Back seconded the motion.
Councilman Whites. amendment that
the salary be fixed at $500 was carried
by yea and nay vote Of IA to 10, as
follows:
Yes-Councilmen Back, Heath, James
Hunt, Inman, johnson, Louis J. Ken
dali, Lundberg, Mcmahon, Powell r.
ward, Ryan, Timon, Wall and White,
No-Councilmen Connolly. George c.
Hunt, Sanford c. Kendall, Merritt, Mea-
CHER, O'Connell, O'Leary, Shea, Will
Hanson and President Hall, TO-
Councilman S. G. Kendall objected to
the raise of 500 given the deputy chief
Of the fire department by the finance
committee, and he moved that it be
fixed at the old figure, $1,000. This mo-
ton was seconded by Councilman Shea,
but it was lost by a vote of 8 to 10, and
the original recommendation of $500
was allowed to stand.
| Councilman Kendall also opposed the
raise of 800 in the salary of the assist
ant engineer of the fire department, anc
moved that it be fixed at the old figure
OF $1,000, Councilman Snea also second
ed this amendment, but Councilman
: McMahon moved as an amendment t
the amendment that the salary be $1,000
5 Councilman Timon seconded this
amendment, and at tine same time put
IN plea for raise in the pay of the
other members of the department. Both
amendments were lost, and the origin
al Recommendation of $1100 was adopt
ed
/ When the salaries of the captains of
the nre companies We're taken up. Coun-
Icilman Timon moved that they be 500
instead of $50 but this was not seconded
and the original recommendation of $50
was allowed to stand
| Councilman Mcmahon tried to have
the salary of the drivers cut down to $50
| a month for the first year of their SER
wees on the ground that a great many
| OF them know very little about the city
| for the first year. several of them being
given places after they have been driv-
| ing ice wagons for about six months
Immediately following their coming to
the city from other states. The amend
ment was not seconded, and the $40 a
month was allowed to stand
When the salary of the permanent
hoSemen was taken up Councilman
Meagher moved that they be paid $40 a
month for the first year instead of $50 as
| now, and that for the second year and
| thereafter they be paid SIS month in
stead of S6S for the second year as now
Councilmen Mcmahon and O'Leary Sec
onded the motion, which was carried by
| a vote of IA to 8.
| Councilman Connolly came to the as
sistanee of the call men of the fire de-
partment by moving that their salaries
| be fixed at $275 a year instead of 1925
| as recommended by the finance com
| mittee. His motion was carried by viva
voce vote.
The recommendation of the finance
IcODlHllIee that lHe license DOdTu re-
Gently created by ordinance be paid $500
| a year brought out some opposition.
Councilman Sanford C. Kendall moved
that the salary be $50 year. and this
was seconded by Councilman Shea. The
recommendation was adopted after
Councilman Kendalls amendment had
been defeated. by a viva voce vote.
The salary bill as amended was then
adopted in non-concurpence with the
h0o T1, IF aldermen
had adjourned when the council finished
consideration, it will have to lie over
until the next meeting.
THAT SALARY BILL
Just what the board of aldermen will
do with the salary bill when it comes
back to them at the next meeting, is
hard to tell There certainly will be
some lively tackling on several of the
numerous raises. Since the recent ac-
ton of the aldermen in adopting the
recommendation of the finance commit
tee regarding the city treasurer's sal
airy, considerable influence has been
brought to bear on members of the
board, and it would not be at all strange
II the vote of last week was reversed,
when the matter comes before the board
again.
THE MAYORS VETO
There will be opposition in the board
of aldermen to sustaining the mayors
veto in regard to the order authorizing
him to appoint ten additional patrol
men, passed at the meeting of the city
government last Monday. For some
time past the chief of police mas been
pressing the matter to the attention of
the police committee, and the members
of that committee are strongly Of the
opinion that the force needs the addi-
tinnal men