The Portland daily press., 1900-04-18
SALARY BILL.

con ON the appropriation bni before coa-
vsnins. Then at few minutes before
ten o'oiook the upper body came toaethsrs
all OF the members being In attendance
tsxsspt Mr.. eEvs.
A. once the subjsot Of salaries for the
year was brought up and Alderman MIL
liken moved that the salary OF City
Aeditor Sanhorn be increased By one
hundred dollars. The auditor vas present
and explained that he would like an
addition 10 his salary for the reason that
he had gos 70 buy new isiser and pre-
pare 10.
Aidsrmas Brown wanted to know II
the salary was to be continuous and Al
herman Miiisksn answered 10 the aifirma-
tive.
Alderman Drisooll said that the boo ks
desired would cost about thirty dollars.
Alderman Gsrrish thought 10 was .
matter Of value and that the board would
be justified In making che increase.
The mayor was In doubt about the per-
manenoy Of the salary. On putting the
question there was tie and the mayor
voted In tue negative.
In the pay Of tns firemen Alderman
Ailliken urged thst the call men Of hose
ak should be paid one hundred and
twenty dollars yearly. the same a. the
other call men, instead Of ninety dollars
as the estimates committee had reported.
Alderman Milliken argued at length from
his point OF visw of the question and
stated that the men In his patt Of the city
nUatu ia las
than others. A large part of the property
cared for by the men Of this company IL
owned by laboring men. On the vote on
Alderman Milhken's amsndment, the
ayes had 10 1--WE to three. Last year 10 was
explained this men Of hose six received
the same pay rs tbs other firemen bus as
they did not attend 30 many fires 1t was
bali eyed that a reduction should be made
this year.
There we're no other objections to the
Items In the bill. AL salaries are to be-
paid monthly,
Aldermen Brown and MoultoH were
appointed a committee Of conference with
the lower board on the appropriation ball
The salary bill as passed by the alder
uen met with no opposition in thscouncil
until the item regarding the pay OF call
men of the fire department was reached.
This occasloned some discussion. The
csll men Of six wards In Portland, &C
cording 10 the bill rs passed by the alder
men, were to receive one hundred and
thirty five tor captaips. one hundred and
twenty five for clerks and one hundred
and twenty for each man. Hose six was
to receive ninety dollars for call men and
the Deering call men with the exception
Of hose eleven were TO receive fifty dollars
each.
In the council the Dsering delegation
endeavorsd TO have all the call men In
the city paid equally with the exception
OF hose eleven. After much discussion 1t
was voted to amend this item In this way
and the 90 mmon council non-concurred
as to the bill and asked for committee
Of conference. Messrs. Phinney, Jose and
Roberts were the oonferees on the part OF
the council, and Aldermen Thomas and
Nilliken on the part Of the aldermen.
They arc to meet to discuss the question
between now and Monday evening to
" hioh time he boards both adjourned.
The salary bill will be considered at that
time.
An order for Welsbach light on ELM
street between Oxford and Cumberland
was referred to the committee on lights.
In the common council the appropria-
tton bill was brought up for considers-
ton 1t having passed the aldermen on
Monday evening. ALI the members Of the
board were present. The council went
into committee Of the whole and Coun-
Gilman Connsllan was called to the chair.
He presided with much dignity and
greatly facilitated the business Of the
council.
ALI the items down to the appropria-
ton for assessors department. were passed
without discussion.
Mr.. Griffin wanted to know why the
appropriation Tor ASSESSORS department.
was inor eassd i've hundred dollars.
Mr.. Wilson replied that this Was rem
dered necessary by the Increased expense
OF the department..
The item had passage as had the item
fer Australian ballots.
When the appropriation for armory and
auditorium was reached Of seventeen
hundred dollars Mr.. True wanted to
know why 1t was increased two hundred
dollars over last year. Mr.. Wilson said
this was rendered necessary by the repairs
and extra janitor service. Mr.. True said
that this was too much. he had no idea
that an assistant janitnr was necessary at
tine srmory. There we're lots Of psople
who would like to do this jsnitor work
for seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Mr.. Dow said that extra janitor service
was necessary /: because the janitor
there could not be expected to stay In the
building night and day,
The item had passage a. did those far
beard Of rsgistr alton, bonded interest.
bells and clocks. When the item for city
building Was reached Mr.. True said there
was an increase Of several thousand dol
lars since 1898. He wanted to know why
a