The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-03
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10 keep up the strides made during The
Worlds Fair and perpetuate the Greater
st. Louis" was the theme Of the speeches
made In the Council yesterday afternoon
when the proposed amendments to the
City Charter increasing the salari-s OF Of
iicials Of the municipality were passed.
The proposed amendments Will be Of
fered to the voters at the same time as
the $4,000 bond issue measure at the
general election April 4.
II is estimated that the salary expendi-
lures Will be increased about sl55.0o0 a
year. Three-ffths of the REGISTERED vote
IS necessary to carry the salary amend
ments and two thirds for the bond issue.
The salary amendments have been be-
fore The Council fUr some time. the delay
before passage beins CAUSED by QIsIus
.iOiIS over alterations. Inc original Meas
ule cid not inc.uGe an increase Or tue
Riesluent OF tine CounciI's salary. whereas
by the new bal the ra4se - from $50 20
,.o,uyJ per annum.
Tne greatest difficulty, however. was
whether The amendments should state spe-
ciicaliy the amount Of Increases or pia,e a
maxiniurn. In lne latter ca-e, the amounts
would nave TO pe determined BY tue hu-
nicipal Assembly. and would have della, ed
the cnanse going into effect However.
under the present wording OF the amend
meuts, The increase besins following I'M
.neaiate!y the determination OF the elec-
ton.
Accordingto the City Charter, however,
no ofhc.ai 5 saIary can either be lowered
or increased while he is in oIuce. This
bars any OF the present city omcIa!s firm
gaining benefit from the measure, un-
iess II be some OF the appointve o.Ic-rs,
VINO can resign and then be reappo!nt.d
by Mayor Ne.Ls.
T'ne creates, notable increases proposed
by The amendments are IN tho saiar.es Of
the Mayor and PreSiuent OF the Council
and members of the Municipal Assembly.
me Mayors salary VII 90 doubled, from
Municipai Assembly Will receive more than
eight times as much as at present. The
present salary Is $50 year. The pro-
posed s salary Will be 200 year.
eiected. Will receive even greater in
crease. the proposed amendments giving
70 MIN ten tines as much as at present.
members Of the Municipal Assembly. s6,
yearly.
The speaker OF the House of Delegates,
being chosen from and by that body. viii
amendments to other members OF the Mo-
nlcipal Assembly.
FORFEITURE OF SO.
The amendments however, provide for
forfeiture Of SO for each meeting that
each member is absent without being ex-
cused bv the char
As one Of the originators o, the bill
Councilman Markham stated that the in
crease vas to enable the city to secure the
best men for the Office. He stated that
offices that needed good men often were
not filed to the best advantage because
more suitable candidates could not be
found who would leave a good business to
devote their time to city affairs. In some
Instances. he said. It was a sacrifice for
en- ofiicehoider to devote his time to CITY
government at the salaries paid
II. n. Davis stated that the city was to
become Greater st. Louis'' In reality.
and that with the approval Of the So QO0. 90
bond measure at the pols next spring no
reaction from the Worlds Fair was to be
felt. He stated that St Louis had now a
prestige which meant a new awakening.
and with the city going into wholesale I'M
there would be work for all
and keeping up of the strides which had
been taken during the Worlds Fair period.
While the proposed amendments specify
no more Increases, n stipulation Is made
hat 5000 shall be the maximum for all
other city officials. The salaries of as
sstants or deputies shall not exceed $50
or the salaries OF clerks sl.s00