Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-05-14
DISCUSSION SALARIES
Principal Business at Council Meeting
Last Night the Discussion Of y
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Ordinance Introduced Fixing the Com.
|. pensation Of Aldermen, Mayor
$ and City officials. .s
Several Other Matters Discussed by
J. the Council, Including Pound
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The city council held an adjourned
meeting last night, at which the prin-
cipal question discussed was that of
salaries of city officers. An ordinance
was presented from the ordinance COM
mittee, fixing the salaries of city Off
cials, and this went to its first reading
and was laid over for the required
week. 5oome opposition developed to-
the salaries fixed in some cases and it
is probable some amendments will be
offered when the ordinance comes up
for passage next Monday night
The ordinance did not fix the salary
OF mayor Or of the aldermen. The
three members of the committee,
Messrs. Smyth Cunningham and Jack
son reported their personal ideas Of
what ought to be paid. For the sal
ary of the mayor, Mr.. Jackson reported
in favor of $25 a year. MIR. Cunning
ham favored $50 year and Mr.. Smyth
$500. a, year. For the salary of alder
men, Mr.. Jackson favored S. a year.
Mr. Cunningham favored So for each
regular and 81 for each special meeting
and Mr.. Smyth favored So for each
meeting, for not to exceed twenty
meetings a. year. 4 49,
Mr. Reade wanted to refer the mat
ter back to the committee and let them
agree. Mr.. Smyth said that as the
matter was one that concerned the
members of the council the committee
would prefer to have the council fix
the salaries of the mayor and alder
men. ~$ l..
| The other salaries provided for in
the ordinance are as follows:
| q City treasurer, $40 a month =
| : Magistrate and police justice, statu-
tory fees. .'' .: y, - . ''
Auditor, $25 a month.
I Attorney $25 a month. - =
/ 81 Assessor, So a day for not to exceed
go days. -.
E Engineer, S. a day while employed.
ED Health officer, $5 a day while EN-
ployed. 5 .$9
Ghiefo Police, $50 month. -
Might watchman, $50 a month. j,
It is also provided in the ordinance
that ali; salaries shall be paid in war
rants with no allowance for discount. a
There was general discussion of
the proposed salaries. Mayor Regis
ter stated that were it not for the work
required to be done during the weeks
session of the city board of equaliza-
ton, he would fee like making NO
charge whatever for his services. AS
it was he suggested that compensa-
tion of s25 year be fixed for the
mayor. ,. t45 +
Mr.. jackson urged economy in the
matter of salaries. In the present fin
4 ancial condition of the city he thought
i it was a poor time to pay. large sal
Earies. S He did not believe it was q
time for the aldermen to charge fol
i their work more than a nominal sum
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