The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-04-30

TO be submitted to the qualified
electors of said city at the municipal
their ratification or rejection. "
PRoPOsED AMENDMENT NO. 81
Resolved. That Section No. Is Of the
city yyR e6sGasE Pc AM s9RsNnblIMdn NO. s.
Resolved. That Section No. ~ OF the
city. charter be amended SO as 70
read as follows:
hs be app D byP shs %aySS and
hold ONCE for the term Of two years
He may be removed upon the recon-
ity vote Of ali the members Of the
city council. or may be removed by a
vote of two-thirds Of the members Of
the council after charges have been y,
must be an attorney of the supreme
court Of this state, and must have
been engaged In the pra of his
Shall give a sufficient bond to the
city in the sum Of $4,000 conditioned
for the faithful performance OF his
duties; The city council may by or
authorize the corporation counsel to
appoint one or more assistants. when
ever the interests of the city demand
So PRo 5PReoSssHEiD5"eAHMs AMENDMENT NO. So.
| Resolved, That Section No. 81 Of the
PRoPoshD AMENDMENT, No; s..
Resolved That Section no. 1913 of the
city cnarter be amended so as to read
| as Follows:
We recommend that Section 1913
Of the city cnarte. as It now yo, exists
Section 1853. There shall be a city
treasurer. who shall be .ex-officio tax
collector and who shall be elected
as the mayor. He shall give a bond
| in such sum as the city council may
PROPosED AMENpMENr NO. IS.
Resolved. That Section No. 216 of the
city charter be amended so as to read
| as follows:
Section ais. An annual tax of not
the assessed valuation Of the prop
erty of the city shall be levied. the
proceeds thereof, to be part Of the
public park fund, and to be used in
drives and boulevards. tine planting
Of trees. shrubs and flowers. and any
other improvements that may by the
sary or proper for the ornament or
identifying of the public parks of the
Proposed AMENDMENT NO, So.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. so.
Resolved That Section No. 223 of the
city. charter be amended so as to read
Section 22s The following-named
officers shall receive as full compen-
sation for all services of every kind
rendered by them the following sal
| aries, payable in city warrants at the
end OF each calendar month: The
| mayor, twenty-five hundred dollars
($250O) per annum. Each councilman.
six hundred dollars ($60O per annum.
provided. that ten dofiars tS10) shall
be deducted from the salary of any
member for each failure to attend a
regular meeting of the council. unless
excused from such attendance. The
dollars (SlS00) per annum. The city
treasurer. eighteen hundred dollars
H1S00( per annum. The corporation
counsel. twentyfour hundred dollars
| ($2400) per annum; provided. that all
appearance fees collected by the cor
poration counsel in any case wherein
an appearance fee is taxed and allow
ed to the city shall be paid into the
city treasury for the use of the city.
The city clerk fifteen hundred dollars
($1500) per annun. The chief of pO-
lice and chief of the fire department
| shall each receive such salary as the
city council may. by ordinance. fix
All other officers of the city. except
ceive as compensation for all services
rendered by them of every kind such
amounts as may be fixed by ordi-
nance.
Proposed by the city council March
S, 1902
CONQUERED in by the city council
March al. 1903. E. w. HAND,
President of the City Council.
Attest: c. A. FLEMING. City Clerk.