The sun., 1901-02-08
REFUSED AN
INCREASE
Council Did Not Raise Salaries Of
Assistant Engineers.
HAD A VERY LIVELY TILT
Mr.. Kane Declared Law Committee
Exceeded It's Authority In Re-
porting the Ordinance Un-
favorably-A Tie Vote.

The members of City Council had
lively tilt over the matter OF increasing
the salaries of the assistant engineers of
the city surveying department. The
chief engineer gets $1,000 while the first
assistant gets $1,000 and the second and
thu, d each $500.
The ball was started rolling by Mr..
0Ler!y, chairman Of the law committee,
who presented the committees report on
the ordinance increasing the salaries of
the assistant engineers, which was un-
favorable and recommended that the
ordinance be rejected.
| Mr.. Kane at once arose and said the
law committee had excee ded it's author
lty as its duty was only to say whether
the ordinance was lawful or not.
Mr.. Oberly said there were no figures
mentioned in the ordinance. The ordin-
arce was then read and it was found
that the amounts were left blank.
Mr.. Kane said he had attended eau
Gus Of the finance and engineering com
mittees at which all We're in favor Of the
increase.
Mr.. Kane asked for an aye and nay
vote on the report, but his motion was
not seconded. When the vote was taken
the chair was unable to decide and Mr.
Cannon asked for division.
The ayes and nays were then called.
The vote was-Nays, Messrs Kane, Pier
son. Fisher, stewart, Smiths.
Ayes-Messrs. Monaghan, Mousley,
Healy, Oberly, AleXandcr-6.
Mr.. Cannon then moved that the mat
ter be laid ON the table for a week
Mr.. Kane said they might just as well
lay it on the table for three years as the
assistants would be elected during titt
meeting.
Mr.. Cannon's motion prevailed, tht
/ vote being as follows, Nays, Messrs
Willis, Kane, Fisher, Stewart, Smith
3.
Ayes, Afcssrs. Cannon, Monaghan, Pier
: son, Mousley, Healy, Oberly, Alexahle
-
q The law committee disapproyed Of tn
t bill to appoint Il gas INSPECTOR, statini
n that 'he existing laws and ordinance
+ could be amended to meet all demands
= Their report was adopted.
e The fire committee presented n rest
# suliion stating that it was not With
the province or jurisdiction of Counc
Ie to give its endorsement to the propose
~ law favored by the anti-combine fiji
II companies. The report was adopted.
il The following were elected without oI
e position: City engineer of surveying IL
l. partment, George H. Boughman; frs
A, assistrnt. j. l.. Ziegler; 2rd assistan
.e W. + Snyder; 3rd assistant, y.
il Price; rodman, first corps, 4. ]. Dougl
lc cry; second corps, Williim Hayes
l. registry clerk, Charles III. Ten Weege
l. 3rd assistant, r. a. Price is Republ
1t can and was first assistant
t. The treasurer's receipts included
ID Balance in Lank, $52.675.S6; Chief Mass,
III dog tax receipts, sl,7i7.1O; City Engine
1t Bonghman. fees, sas.7S int, rest Fir
in National Bank, sS6.33; S. y. G. A., 5
rs L. NJ. Sayers, tax collections, 5000; II.
l. Lewis. s602; Building Inspector Cassid
ID fees, $40, Clerk of Municipal Con
+ Adams, SS511S. During the last mont
,d Milk Inspector McEyilly made 210 i
n spcctions, examined 8,54o quarts, sci
out ten cautionary notices and examine
10 six daries.
he The report of the superintendent IF Il
to crematory for January showed that Il
he clematory had been in operation twent
90 five days. that 1,055.S90 pounds Of gar
n age had been concumcd and 1880
rd pounds of coal used.
yt An order was drawn for the month
of appropriation to the Board of Educ
rd tion of sl3,566.O1.
rp After the meeting of Council, Sire
Y. and Sewer Director Webster conferr'
to with the ft,ance committee in referen
to to the recent request of the Street al
If. Sewer Directors asking Council to fav
nix an lncdeased appropriation Tor their q
h.. partmrnt.