The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-18
Controller Brcunig Declares the City
Is Not i'm Position to Raise Wages
and Is Opposed.
M0RIARITY IS PERSISTENT
NEW STANDARD OIL ORDINANCE is
NOT SO RADICAL.
Senator Layman Wants Councils Per-
mission to shoot Blackbirds-Ac-
tiOn of City Fathers.

An ordinance to increase the annual pay
roll of the fire department about $4,000 was
introduced in the Council last night by
Councilman Sourbier. chairman of the COM
mittee on public safety and comfort The
largest increase contemplated by the ordi-
nance is that of about $500 in the salaries
of the truckmen, drivers and others of the
department, who receive s2.25 per day now
Under the new plan all the s225 day men
will be graded according to their length of
service, and will be paid accordingly. The
ordinance contemplates an increase of $500
a year in the salary of the chief, and larger
increase for the first and second assistant
chiefs.
City Controller Breunig is opposed to any
increase being made in the wages of the
firemen at this time He says the city is
not in condition financially to increase the
wages of either its firemen or policemen.
and he thinks that the policemen are as de-
serving of an increase as the firemen. Mr..
Breunig says he will oppose such a move
ment. He so expressed himself several
weeks ago, when the introduction of such
ordinance as the one placed before the
consideration of the Council last night was
first talked Of 1t is thought that this or
dinance probably will be followed by sim
liar one asking for an increase in the pay
roll of the police department. Councilman
Sourbier's measure was referred to the COM
mittee finance.
PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE.
Following are the provisions of the ordi-
nance, which is termed a measure fixing
the compensation Of members belonging to
the fire department and repeating all con-
f1icting ordinances
Stokers. drivers, hosemen, linemen, tower
watchmen, telephone operators, coal wagon
drivers and supply wagon drivers who have
served in the department two years shall
be classed in the first grade. Those who
have served less than two years shall be
classed in the second grade, and those who
have served one year or less than a year
shall be classed in the third grade The
men in the first grade shall receive $3.50
per day, s9l2.50 per year. Those in the
second grade shall receive s2.25 a day or
ss22 year. Those in the third grade shall
receive 81 day. OF $3.50 a year.
The chief shall receive $500 a year
fs2 900 now; the first assistant chief shall
receive s1,600 year sl.200 now); the Sec
ond assistant chief shall receive 1900 year
(s1,2o0 now); the superintendent of tele-
graph shall receive sl,600 a year ($1 200
now; the assistant superintendent of tel
egraph shall receive $1,000 a year; each cap
tain shall receive $l050 year $500 now: !:
each lieutenant shall receive $500 year
tss21 now): each engineer shall receive
$1,000 year $500 nowb: the chief telephone
operators shall receive $3.50 year. All
telephone operators receive $S25 a year now.
There are about 140 men in the depart
ment 10 be IA the graded classes contem-
plated by the ordinance. About 100 of the
men viii be in the first grade. about thirty
will be in the second grade and those who
have been in the department a year or less
than year shall be in Grade g. The su-
psrintendens OF telegraph has assistant
HOW, and the ordinance contempss.tes Great
ing .his position.
The annua. pay roll of the fire department