The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-04-22

Gil was held Tuesday night, likewise the
first meeting of the new city council.
All the members of the former body
were present except Trustee Manley
who was detained by business matters.
A considerable number of citizens
were present. A long wait for Pres
ident Corbett was followed by a
very brief session of the board of trust
ees. when after few remarks OF
thanks by the retiring presiding officer
the new council took their places around
the table and proceeded to business.
Mayor Johnson delivered brief, but
effective, speech on taking the chair in
which he outlined policy of effective
ness without extravaganza, economy
without penuriousness. He declared
that we should have live business ad-
ministration in which harmony should
be the desire and economy the watch
word" He reviewed briefly what had
been accomplished in the past year and
thanked the retiring president and board
of trustees for paving the way and for
the kindly words of his predecessor in
quitting the chair.
A call of the roll showed that all the
members of the council had filed their
oaths of office.
The mayor suggested that all salaries
be fixed before the appointments were
made, so that appointees would know
what they were getting and that there
might be no thought on the part of the
public that personality had anything to
do with salary limitation.
The office Of city clerk was first tax
en- up. The salary for last year was
$3.50. Alderman Speidel moved to pro-
ceed to fix salaries. Alderman Shean
moved that the city clerks salary be
fixed ar $3.50, which was seconded by
Aid. Hayes. On roll call all voted aye.
Following the fixing Of the city clerks
salary, that of the city attorney was
considered. The present salary is SITS.
Aid. Speidel thought that too high as
compared with the salary of the city
clerk. Aid. Baker thought good deal
of work would follow the change from
village to city-that the ordinances
would need overhauling and additions
made and that sits would be low rather
than high. AID. Nelson moved that the
attorneys salary be fixed at SITS and
on roll call all voted aye.
Then came the city physicians COM
pensation. Aid. Nelson said that the
proper salary was ''hard thing to get
at" that the amount of work depended
upou conditions. The city had paid
what the physician asked. None of the
alderman appeared ready to act upon
the matter and it was laid over till the
next meeting.
The city marshaPs salary was dis
cussed. Aid Baker suggested that the
marshal also act as street commissioner
and do the outside work on the water
system. Aid. Hayes thought the super
intendent of the waterworks could con-
tinue to do the work on the system.
Aid. Gordon thought that in looking
after the work on street, the marshal
would be called too far away from where
he would be needed as marshal. Others
thought that such would be the except
ion and Aid Gordon fell in with the
general opinion. On motion, the mar
shal's salary while acting as street COM
missioner was fixed at $50 per month
the pay when not acting as street COM
missioner to be fixed later.
The matter of having night watch
was taken up and all members were
agreed that we should have one at $50
per month.
Mayor Johnson said that his COM
mittee appointments were not ready
and that there was an ordinance with
reference to the Owen and Northern
right of way that should have it's first
reading. W. S. Manning then read the
formal document which is to give the