Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-17

First, They recommend the adoption
Of the accompanying ordinance, en-
titled An ordinance amcndatory Of
and additional to various chapters and
sections Of the revised ordinances
The salary list as published in the
city ordinances of 1893, has from time
to time been changed by action Of the
City Council so that the list SO pub
nshed does not in fact correctly repre-
sent the salaries which for several
years past have been paid.
The board of assessors have re
ceived, year after year, in. addition to
the salary Of $3.50, compensation for
certain returns to the board of State
assessors, returns Of militia, and vari-
Gus other matters required by the laws
Of the State, and not contemplated or
provided for i'll the original ordinance
defining the duties and fixing the com
pcnsation Of the Board. from $3.50 to
$215. until for several years past the
compensation of the assessors has
actually been 1913 each or, for the
board, slips, instead Of $50. The
committee have fixed the salary at
$3.50 for each assessor, 4 reduction Of
50.
The salaries of the ovorseers Of the
poor were raised. in 1896 to the follow
ing figures: chairman. $3.50; other
members, 500 each: total $50 In
1897. when one OVcrscer was appointed,
the salary was raised to $500. and he
was given $500 additional for clerk
hire. This has been continued since.
The chief engineer of tho fire de
partment by an order of the City
council in 1896 was given a salary of
5000. and the same in 1S9l and 1878.
In 1899. the investigation and report
Of all fires was added to his duties with
a salary of so, and he was also made
superintendent Of the fire alarm syS
tenn, a position with a salary, since the
creation of the office. of $3.50, making
total of $500. The proposed ordinance
nnrcce the several duties in one officer
ut a salary of $50.
The city solicitor the past year was
voted 5000 additional making his total
salary $500. The health officer was
also paid an extra compensation Of
sloo. making his salary $3.50.
Your committee believe that the
duties of the city physician, health
officer anu 'ttldl 'iihl'll' 'EAiN' iit''. m
united in one official with 4 salary Of
$500. ana save the city much more than
thr salary. During the year 1899 the
city physician ana health officer have
been paid $500. while some $500 have
BEEN paid for medical attendance in
,ulrantinr ana claims aggregating be-
tween $10o ana $500 arr pending ad-
iuStmcnt.
The school committee and supArin-
tendpnt Of schools have been paid S3ss
Der year for several years.
The ordinance reported raises the
salary ~ tn Manor from $500 to 5000.
This recommendation is made with the
,.vprctation that tn" Mayor will devote
10 the service. of the city time aud
attention fully commensurate with 1he
salary thus increased. BY the provi-
sions of Section - the Mayor is to
have an office at the city Building ana
attend there at stated hours daily for
the transaction Of the public business.
The duties imposed upon the Mayor
are largely increased by the proposed
ordinance.
Second. The Committee recommend
that Section / of the Joint Rules and
orders of the City CounciI' be
amended so as to read as follows:
section /. The following joint
standing committees shall be annually
appointed consisting each. except as
otherwise specified, Of two aldermen
ana three common councilmen. unless
otherwise ordered by the City Council,
to wit:
Finance-Mayor. one Alderman,
President of Common Council, and two
common Councilmcn.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, one Alderman and
three Common Councilmen.
Highways and Sewers-Mayor, three
Aldermen and three Common Council
men.
CITY Buildings and Land-Mayor,
ono Alderman and three Common
Councilmcn.
Poor Department-Mayor, one Al
1erman and three Common Council
men.
Fire Department.
Schools