Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-02
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ESTIMATES OF CITIZENS.
As TO What Would BE Fair Salary i0'
City Positions.

y City Positions.
" Saturday THE JOURNAL sent 0ul
Q blanks stating present salaries of clt'
y officials and asking prominent citizens
70 all out blanks as 70 what they con
u sldered would be fair pay under an
J. the circumstances for the year 1879.
e Following are some Of the replies:
REPLIES or CITIZENS.
Il 1. Recorder and marshal uVVV d
year each: policemen, fire CHIEF cen
, gIoeet go; engine driver, hose driver
street commissioner. 90; bosemeD 80.
2 Recorder, Marshal slOOO; police
meo. engineer, are.chlef eco; englne
driver. dispense; hose driver, street
commissioner go; hose men slO.
g. Recorder. marshal, policemen,
fire chief, engineer, street commits
sIoDer slO;englne driver, hose driver
90; hOsemen sl0.
4. Recorder 1888, 10 fees; marshal
s7J, no fees; policemen eos; hre chief,
engineer t75; engine driver, street
commissioner go; hose driver go:
hose men SO.
5. Recorder, marshal, policemen,
fire chief, sGO; engineer. s75; engine
driver, hose driver, street commits
sloner, si5; hosemen, 80.
8. Recorder, marshal, sSj, police
men, dre chief, s6j; engineer, s7j
engine driver, hose dryer, street
commissioner, $50; hosemen, go.
I. Recorder, marshal, $1,000 year
policemen, street commission s5(
ute chief S85; engine driver, ESQ hos
driver go; engineer s80; hoseme
go.
s. Recorder; Marshal, 1900; polic'
men, engineer, street commission,
$50; fire chief t7j; engine drive
! hose driver, siO; hosemen, slO
.. Recorder, marshal, slOOO;p)lice
} men, engineer, go; ire chief sGI
p engine driver. hose driver, stree
9 commissioner go; h0scmen SO.
a TO- Recorder, marshal, policemen
}. drs chief. eco; engineer ESQ; englr
q driver. hose driver, street cOmmi
o t45: hOsemen so.
yl II. Recorder and marshal slOO
Ore chief aud engineer sjO; polio,
:. men ti5; street commissioner slI
}. hose driver s3j; hose ment7 70.
y. Recorder s75; marshal Gj;p0lict
q men, street commissioner s8O; hr
+. chief aud eng neer $50; engine drive
= and hose driver s3j; hosemen g.
!. 49, Recorder, marshal $1,000: engiu
o eer go; policemen, lire chief 81
b engine driver, hose driver, street con
. missioner siO; hOsemen slO.
3 The estimates Uf salaries cove
b quite a range between the ,hlghes
, aud the lowest. They are made by
{ the best citlxens aud taxpayers, aur
e the council will have 70 uss lls judg,
ment 10 striking Just average.
The 0pluiOn Is expressed by many
that'elght hOsenien would 10 enough
aud a resolution 10 that effect wa
agreed upon last year, but for som,
reason not carried intu effect. Tel
COW cost $500 year Eight at tsT.5(
a month, the general average cut con.
sldered by several alderman, would
reduce this expense 10 eco.
| IL now transpires, as inlimated ID
this paper, that the caucus held las,
week was called aud worked 40 by
'the push" The announcement was
made 10 a push newspaper, without
the knowledge Of the mayor or the
citizens aldermen. While the push
failed TO get their men chosen, it
vas bold piece of business, aud the
men Who were taken 10 feel sore
about Il.
There Is talk that an the uudesir.
able part 0f the tlrket selected will be
cast overheard, aud a result arrived
az entirely free from outside inter
feTeuce.
In The hsuTes for salaries quoted
above there Is mentioned the ONCE ot
engine driver, which was temporarily
created only 10 break Ia d new team.
but will be dispensed with. Mr
Eeshart, the eeuglue driver, has tecn
elected bose wagon driver, Tue dgures
quoted 90 marshal aud re,prier are
mere expressions Of opinion that will