Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-24
Council Votes to Increase City
Clerks Pay From 5000 to
$1,000 Per Year
OTHER WAGES ARE FIXED
Has Been lntimated That Increase
in Clerks Pay Was Made in Hopes
of Retaining Esermayer-He Main
tains Increase Will Not Alter His
Decision to Withdraw.

AT the adjourned meeting of the city
council Monday night, when that por-
zion of the revised ordinances came UP
Cor consideration, covering the salaries
of the city employees. something of a
contest arose over the proposed in
crease in the city clerks salary on the
amendment to the ordinance presented
by Mr.. Webster, to increase the sal
AIRY from 50 to $12. After discussing
the matter at some length the amend
ment vas finally adopted, Mr.. Fisher
alone voting against it.
When he introduced the amendment
Mr.. Webster explained that 1t was not
for the benefit of the present incum-
bent to he Office that the increase vas
proposed. He reviewed the work done,
and went on to say that the work, to-
gether with the responsibilities Of the
office was worth more money than the
city was paying. The increased vol
ume of the work made necessary by the
growth of the city, and other causes,
was, he thought, sufficient reason why
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creased. Mr.. Kreutzer was of the opin-
ion that 5000 was as much as the city
clerk earned. and he offered an amend
ment to the amendment fixing it at
that amount. He later, however, with
drew his amendment. Mr.. Fisher fav-
cred allowing it to remain as at pres
ent, in view OF the fact that the city
clerk, during recent years, had had an
assistant in the office. On further ar
gument by Mr.. Webster the members of
the council We're brought to see the
matter in the same light as he did.
When asked ii the action of the council
In increasing the salary of the office
would have my effect on his decision
not to be a candidate for another term,
Clerk Egermayer said that it would
not, although he intimated that mem
bers of the council had limited 1t was to
be done for that purpose.
The salary of the street commissioner
was increased from $3.50 to 5000. When
salary of the Inspector of water service
came up, Mr.. Fisher proposed that the
Office be abolished. stating he saw no
why the work done by this Off
cial could not be done by the superin-
tendent of mains and his assistant. 1t
explained to him that the office
could not be abolished at this time.
as 1T was the fixing Of the salary and
not the establishing of the Office that
was under consideration. Mr.. Web
presented figures showing that by
the employing of this officer during the
past six months, $500 had been col
lected of water users. His salary was
fixed at $720. the same as 1t has been.
The other salaries we're allowed TO re-
main as they have been.
The City Water.
Complaints have been made to mem
bers of the council hat the city water.
was not what it should be n the mat
ter was brought up in the meeting and
discussed freely. Councilman stated
that it seemed to be the general opin-
ion Of the users of the water that the
water had been turned into the
for flushing purposes. Mr.. Web
stated hat Superintendent OF
Mains Anderson was authority for the
statement that no river water had been
turned in for the past six months, and
during the three days, a couple OF
weeks ago, when the hydrants were
flushed. This was corroborated by
Engineer Madsen. at the pumping sta
ton this morning. The council is of
The opinion that the discoloration over
so many are raising an objection,
is sediment that has been in the pipes
for some time. In order to satisfy the
public it was deemed best to have the
water analysed, and the waterworks
will do so. Professor Walter
I. Haines, of Chicago, who analysed the
water at the wells a year or so ago
will make the analysis.