The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09

hetOluti james NOll Sldltu NtSltI-
day afternoon to Tribune man that
he would not make public announce
ment of the names of the eighteen OIL
cials whom he is empowered by the
ripper bill to appoint until just before
they are to assume office on April |.
His now private secretary, he said,
he would appoint next week.
There has been a great deal Of dis
cussion." said he. "as to whether the
various subordinate employees of tho
several existing city departments can
be removed from office after we re-
organize under the ripper" bill. /
don't think there need be any discus
sion on that point. The act is very
explicit" and, so saying. his honor
turned to section of the schedule
attached to the bill. This reads as fol-
lows:
said recorders may appoint the sue
cessors of the various heads of de-
partment whom he may remove, as
provided in section / of this schedule.
and the officials so appointed shall
have power and are hereby authorized
to remove any and all of the officers
and employees and persons holding po-
stlons and employment in their re-
spective departments and appoint their
successors. and the persons so appoint
ed shall he governed by this act"
THE ONLY INTERPRETATION.
The only Interpretation of that Sec
tion possible" said the recorder. 'is
that all subordinate employees can be
removed without question. 1t means
that the director of public safety can
q 1,n .
and every fireman and appoint their
successors. The policemen and fire.
men who will be retained will. in my
judgment. have to be all re-appointed.
as we'll as all other officials who it
may be decided not to remove"
1t came to light yesterday that the
| reorganization ordinance introduced
on Thursday evening does not create
the offices of police magistrates nor
provide any districts over which they
shall preside. The ripper" bill pro-
Vides for five police magistrates to be
appointed by the recorder. In order
to correct this fault a separate ordin-
ancc establishing five districts. Great
ing the office of police magistrates and
fixing the salary will be prepared by
Attorney ii. S. Alworth. common coun-
Gilman from the Second ward. and in
troduced next Thursday night.
Clerk of the Common Council W. \.
Lynott does not like the idea of being
| legislated out or office by the re-organ-
ization ordinance and will make a
| fight to have that section of the bill
providing for the abolition of his office
killed in common council. He is a
Democrat and a candidate for re-elec-
| ton. The Democrats control the COM
| mon council and he is confident that
| he has friends enough to successfully
| kill that section of the measure.
THE ASSESSORS COMPLAIN.
The members of the present board of
| city assessors maintain that the COM
| pensation of $1,000 each fixed by the
| general reorganization ordinance Is
| entirely too small. City Assessor Phil
| ip A. Rinsland, in an interview with a
| Tribune man yesterday, said upon the
| subject:
| "1t,is neither fair or just to fix the
! salary of the five assessors who are
10 be soon appointed at 81. 900 a year.
| The members of the present board of
assessors receive that much compen-
sation and their work is almost en-
tirely of a supervisory nature.
| THE members of the new board
| of assessors will have to Slo the actual
work of making the assessment them
selves. At present this is done by the
| ward assessors and the sum of 81, 900
a year is appropriated for the purpose
of paying these latter in addition to
the $4,000 for the salary of the three
| assessors. Not only will the new as
| SCISSORS have to make the assessment.
| but they will also have to hear appeals
| from II, a work now done by the men,
| bers of the board of revision of taxes
and appeals, board which is abol-
! ished in cities of the second class.
THE total appropriation for the as
| SCISSORS department for the present fis-
cal year was s6.0j0, while thu appro-
| priation for the board of revision and
appeal was s2,90l, making total of
Ss,95l. or nearly $4,000. In the face of
this it is proposed to now appropriate
only $1,000 for the making of the as
sessment where almost twice that sum
has been appropriated in the past for
the same work.
| The assessors should he paid at the
rate of at least $1,000 a year. and coun
ellis should see TO it that this figure IL
| provided for in the appropriation or
dinance for the coming year"
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