The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-10
ten AT LEAST
WON'T GO ALONG
ESTIMATES COMMITTEE GIVES
CHASER" A THROW DOWN.
Refuses to Make Appropriations for
the Officers Provided for in Re-
corder Moir's Supplement to the
Reorganization ordinance--Salary
Raising Turned Into q Farce-Li-
brary Appropriation Cut-Allow-
ance of $4,000 for Local National
Guard Companies.

man, Vaughan and Shea. and Com
noners Norton. Coleman. Phillips. Kel-
ler and Partridge, comprising the APP
preparation committee of the new
councils, met for the first time last
night and proceeded to frame an ap-
preparation ordinance with the ordi-
nance drafted by last years commit
tee as b working basis.
The committee was practically unan-
imous in cleaving to the original re-
organization ordinance and giving no
consideration to the demands of the
CHASER" and very short work would
have been made of the task of dis
tributinE the estimated assets. had 1t
not been that some of the clerks and
subordinate officials had done success
full lobbying for increased allowances
for salaries and the like. Mr.. Vaughan
and Mr. Keller became disgusted with
the way the committee was allowing
itself to be influenced by the lobbyists
ard proceeded to make a farce OF the
salary budget by voting "a ridiculously
big increase every time an item Of
this budget was encountered. The
consequence is that while the whole
ordinance was gone through with. 1t
will all have to be gone through with
again.
MUST MAKE CUTS.
The next time it will be necessary
for the committee to cut deep and often
because there is now $4,000 more ap-
propriated than the controllers esti-
mate of the revenue AS the ordinance
stood before last nights session. $685.
37S.s2 was appropriated The esti-
ic
meeting adjourned the $4,000 margin
and $34. 900 more We're eaten up.
The committee started out by unari-
,nously tabling the $3.50 requisition
of Delinquent Tax Collector jenkins.
81. 800 for the salary of a clerk and
$3.50 for printing, stationery and incl
dentals. Mr.. Wagner. who was in the
chair. suggested to the committee that
the chaser" provided for this depart
ment and it would be advisable to
make an appropriation for it. "The
| chaser hasn't passed yet interjected
Mr.. Vaughan
1t was motion of Mr.. Phillips tha {
started the wholesale salary raising.
| He moved to increase the salary OF
| the recorders secretary from 5000 to
Sl,ovu. heSSlS oiiNcl. Nhci
| riman and Keller voted against It.
| Messrs. Coleman. Norton. Shea. Phil
| lips and Wagner voted for it. Mr..
| Vaughan did not vote. He wanted to
| compromise on S1.200.
Then Mr.. Oliver had the salary OF
the treasurer's clerk raised from 81 200
TO $1.100, and the salary of the assist
ant city solicitor from $1,000 to $1,50o
l faI hot t1,a SS.ic to1,
solicitor asked for only $1,000. and that
the "chaser" provided that it should
be $1,000. That's all right said Mr.,
Oliver "He'l take it. AS long as we
are raising salaries. let's raise then,
all around"
| "Certainly' said Mr.. Keller. and
when the department of city clerk was
reached he had the clerks salary in
creased from $500 to S2.500 Mr.
| Vaughan increased the assistant city
| clerk from $1,000 to sl,SOo, and the CLERK
of the common council from 5000 tc
| s1.20O
The city assessors. who have just
had their numbers increased from
three to five and their salaries from
| $1,000 to $1,000. came in with Il requisi-
| ton for $40O for clerk hire. Mr.. Keller
| Hau IL llldte SoUU ana tutl
followed it with q motion to supply
| the assessors with an automobile Mr.
| Oliver amended the motion by making
| it four automobiles. Chairman Wag,
| ner was beginning TO color up anC
threatened to go home. The threat
did not halt the farce. Mr.. Oliver had
the salary of the clerk OF the director
of public safety raised from $3.50 tc
$1,000 and Mr.. Keller boosted ii t.
S1.500. Mr.. Oliver not to be outdone
in liberality. boosted the superintend.
ent of parks pay from 5000 to $l,2O(
and Mr.. Coleman tackled 5000 on the
| Sl.500 allowed the controller for clelh
| hire.
| MORE PATROLMF.N.
! In the matter of items other than
: salaries The committee did serious
| work. Messrs. Coleman and Phillips
| We're the only members to vote for the
1 A..