Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-04-14
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Now, what IL the City Commission
ers should railroad bill through, in
creasing their salaries
Why slave along at an ordinary sal
airy? Go to the Legislature, my boy,
and have your salary increased
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1t would probably be unfair TO ac-
cuse the Hon a. Brener of Matching
the salary grab plot.
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Maybe bill could be put through
the Legislature 10 increase the salary
Of the Probate Judge.
With only two weeks more of the
Legislature the county may yet be
saved If taxpayers act promptly.
Ten thousand dollars, the amount
of the proposed salary grab, would
help out nicely if applied for few
years to fund for new City Hall.
Maybe the Legislature will grant
Akron new government as wash
down for the bitter pill providing Il
salary grab.
The salary grab may have been
ready to touch off before the election
but il wasn't--that is, it wasn't touch
ed off until two days afterward.
Although the city employees have
been pretty well stirred up by what
Mr.. sawyer sad--that it wasn't com
pulsory for them to hold their jobs,
if the situation is so desperatc-they
are still sticking
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This thing of going to all the ex-
pense and trouble of holding elections
| is foolishness," said the Observing
Citizen. "The state Legislature should
be asked to appoint our Councilmen,
Justices and other officers
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Council Is now third in rank among
the departments of the city govern
mcnt. First comes the General As
sembly of Ohio, then the Board of
City Commissioners, and third, the
City Council.
No great stretch of Imagination nee
essary after talking with Wash"
Johnston to see forward to the time
when canal boatment will be kings
and even the mules will be fat and
well fed.
Mr.. Seese's bill sets u guide for the
City Council so that 1t may better un.
derstand how to increase the salaries
of the policemen. Such nice. kind
Mr.. Seese. The way the City Com
missioners do Is to make the increase
and tell the Council about it after
ward-for instance, the increase given
the operators who were made patrol
men.
Seats have already been placed in
the various parks about the city, and
many the swain and his sweetheart
who have taken advantage of these
trysting places within the past few
weeks. Akrons parks have ever been
among the most frequented of Cupid's
=, backgrounds, and the addition OF
seats was more important to the
enamored ones than the return of hot
weather, green grass, or dense foliage
to hide the billing and cooing,
col. George I. Perkins is IL great
man" said II veteran of the Civil
war, Saturday, and the following in
cidont will show the character of the
man. There came time, In Il hard
campaign, when II was necessary tc
cnl for volunteers to take part In 4
desperate charge against II strong po
[ sltlon held by the Conlederates. Tn,
{ general commanding the brigade rod,
{ TO the regimental headquarters, ex
b planned the situation to the colonies
$ of the brigade, ana told them to asl
: for volunteers to take part In tn,
& charge. When Col. Perkins was in
formed of the generals need, hi
reply was: General we voluntce,
! some time ago. We are now sublec
> to orders,
T "a five dollar gold piece, did yo
Il say, Jimme?" said one newsboy I
e another the other afternoon about
O'Clock, ut the corner OF Mill an
Main sts., and his eyes opened wild
& as he asked the question.
Il Yep same, the arai74-t4, frS;a "diIa
g mle,' as ho tried to pry up one of tn
hoevy iron gutter plates with sma
stick of wood.
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