Putnam patriot., 1909-02-05
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everyone knew what 1t was for--it was for me to draw. My predecessors all said the office was worth more than tt k paid. Mir. oiLeary's wife acted as assistant clerk, and she was allowed for extra services. 1 have been keep ing the office open every day. The ja- nitor gets S2sna year, and 1t seenass my brains don't count for much. The fea- son the money was appropriated wns so could draw 1t. 1 wish the Coune3l would act on this hill.n MT. smith: No one has questioned about what the clerk has earned q what he Is worth. but where tho cher ter has fixed the salary of an officer VI cannot change it.
 Wilson: "i'm no. asking for moeo salary
 Smith; "lf we had right to eive thu clerk more salary we would AlsO have n right to give him less; or we could increase the salaries of the court otIl- cials or cut them down. We cannot dO D l, The Council would lay Itself liap bie 1T they vote more money for tho clerk than the charter allows. Mir. Wilson knew what the salary of tho office was when he was around tsyinG to get it.
 Wilson: .'i don't want il for salary. 1 want Il for extra work.n
 smith; 'sHave you ever called upon your assistant te help youe''
 Wilson. .No, Sir, 1 haven't.a
 Alderman Hawkins asked what tho s4oo was appropriated for.
 MT. smith said he was sure he didn't. know. uMr. Wilson asked for Sh0O. think il was.n
 Wilson: 'sl bag 10 differ with you.'
 smith. aWeil, anyway, It was iinAl- ly decided to appropriate $tu0 for the clerk 's office, but what Il was for do not know. The clerks salary is 31tIO and the assistant K willitg to come i'm at any time, and do his work and get his salary.'
 Wilson: '.i hcg to differ with you there Is no assistant clerk 's sniary; no appropriation has ever been mads for it.r
 Alderman Broduer asked howtt wan the Council had the power to give hinl the asslstant's salary and not vote him money for extra services.
 Mayor: "Arc you addressing the chair or the Council In generaIp"
 Brodeur: s.rhc Council In general
 Alderman I.aRue: s'i suppose the clerk did all of the work and he was voted all the salary.s
 Alderman smith: "f think il is time this wrangling was stopped. We have had il several times in the past; would refer you to the city charter"
 Mayor: s'l should have vetoed any bill that came from the clerk for more than the salary allowed by the charter. told him that If he performed my extra services he would have to put 1t In his bill ms such. This he refused to do, and went without his salary up to last month when he put in his bill with the extra services itimized, and u was approved. If salary k allowed for ex- tra services it would not come out of the appropriation for the city clerks office but out of the general expesise account. think this discussion hen gone far enough.n
 Mir. Wilson asked the chairman Of the finance committee If any mcmher of the committee had "S. k'edn the 1lf and was told none had.
 1t was voted to advertise for bids for carrying the prisoners to jaii and also for feeding them.
 Voted, That the city clerk he author izea to get sealed bids from fhe local printing offices for getting out the an- nual city report.
 The meeting adjearned to Tuesday evening, February 2a, when the annual appropriations will be recommended.