El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-07
LAST SESSION
BEFORE
Was Held By the City Coun-
Gil Last Night.
SALARIES WERE FlxEU

- bratiOn Has Been Paid From tn
Golfers Of the City And the Leve'
Fund Was Assessed To Meet It.
Ball Committee Cleared 500.
The last session of the city council
prior to election day, WAS an uneven6
full one and Was not of long duration
The election next Tuesday will DOUBT
of the board If the people do their duty
at the polls.
The roll call developed the fact tna'
all aldermen we're present except NE.
Brunner Clerk Catlin asked that In :,
reading of the minutes be dispensed
with, as he had just received teie'
gram from his old home at Hem psteao
announcing the death of his wife 9
brother, F. D. Wilson.
The council acceded to his request
and the mayor announced that the
fourteen sewer bonds had been can
celed. The treasurer was authorized
to take up two more of these bonds.
SALARIES FIXED.
Alderman Badger reported on the
ordinance fixing the salaries OF city Of
ficials as follows:
An ordinance fixing the salary OF the
ular election, and establishing the
compensation, or salary, to be paid to
the officers elected or appointed by
the city council.
Be it ordained by the city council Of
the city of Ell Paso:
Section l. The following named off,
GERS shall receive the following sala-
ries, or compensation, to be paid lex
cept as herein otherwise provided)
monthly at the end of each calendar
month in warrants of the said city,
drawn on, and payable out of such
funds in the city treasury as the city
council may from time to time design
ate, and in the absence of its designst-
ing any particular fund. such warrants
shall be drawn on and payable out of
the general fund:
The mayor shall receive a monthly
salary of S75.
Each alderman shall receive month
ly salary of S25.
The recorder shall receive o month
ly salary of 500, and no fees whist
ever.
The city treasurer shall receive
monthly salary of 500.
The city assessor and COLLECTOR of
taxes shall receive and may retain out
of the respective moneys by Kim col
lected, properly reporting anY account
ing for the same, IS full coInensstion
for his services, the follow % AMOUNTS:
On all occupation taxes Collected q
of per cent?
On the first S25, 900 ..h.r,axes
collected, commissio or c.n nsr s cen..
IN the second s25, 900 ,, OF per conn conn
mission of p per coilectea' IL
moneys collected TO, ent, ana on a.,
above said sum of "a t AK ossr sno
sion of per cent. ooo'oVo' d conni'
full comnensatio, missions shall be in
the said assessor for all the services of
ed, however, ttI and collector; provid-
pable compeu1at such further reaso-
of the council sation as in the opinion
be allowed h1may be just and fair, may
quent tax Inn for making the delln-
quired in tsts. record and index, re-
ance" spp7Ihe "delinquent tax ordtn-
doing the foved June rs, 1898, and for
and he sh work incident to the same;
fees and dali, also, be entitled to the
ance as eosts mentioned in said ordin-
collecte fees and costs, to be taxed and
taxpsy1d of and against delinquent
The{ers.
month city engineer shall receive
ices lilly salary of 800 and for his serv-
monks sewer commissioner the further
II bly, salary of S25.
mol Re chief OF police shall receive a
thly salary of Sl25 and no fees.
lyGh city clerk shall receive month
salary of 1928.
1.-THE city. attorney shall receive a
lhonthly salary of sl25 and shall also
Received a commission of ten per cent
upoo the amount of all taxas or other
Ymoness collected by him or through
the med ium of suits brought by, or on
iudge ments obtained by him, aud may
retain such commissions out of such
collectio 8, properly reporting and &C.
counting for the same to the city coun-
ell, nd shall also be entitled to collect
| the fees and costs specified in section
4, of the aforesaid delinquent Tax
Ordinance" approved June %, 1898, as
coll ctible from defendants in tax suits,
and TO retain the same as part of his
com uensation: and provided that where
q CITY attorney institutes suit for tax
es, but the money ia realized thereon
nv his successor in office. there shall
be an equal division of said commits
siops and fees between the said attor-
neys.
The health physician shall receive q
monthly salary OF sS5.
The street commissioner shall receive
a monthly salary OF SIS.
The night captain of police shall re
ceive monthly salary Of 800.
| Each regular pollceman Jun
shall receive a monthly salary OF $40.
Each regular mounted policeman
shall receive q salary of $S6.
The city jsiler shallreceive month
ly salary OF 3d. IN oo
The city scavenger shall reeve
onthlv salary of $40 and such further
noTnn ensation and fees as be is NOV en-
titIed to under the existing ordin;nces.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take
effect upon it's passage, and shall apply
To the officers elected at the net genl
eral election, or to be appointed oy tn
CITY council thereafter.
On motion of Mr.. Clifford tie ordit
ance was adopted by an uanlmos
vote.
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