Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-17
COMPROMISE REACHED IN MAT
TER OF COMPENSATION
FOR CITY CLERK
FINAL ACTION NEXT MEETING
ALL OTHER SALARIES RESTORED
EXCEPT THAT OF SUPER.
VISOR OF STREETS

rOi Hoic lhdu an hour last hiSht, thc
city council scrapped over The proposed
salary ordinance. As result, several
changes were effected. Final action,
however, was deferred until the next
session of that body
The salary of City Clerk Welch was
fixed at Sl25 per month and his bond
at $4,000, after heated argument.
Councilman Rose was in favor of keep
ing the salary of the city clerk at it's
present figure, $3.50 per month, with a
surety bond of $4,000 The salary Of
1925 per month avs fixed as eompro.
mise. Councilman Higdon fathered the
motion.
While the salary of the city attorney
was allowed to stand as proposed, $l2j
per month, a raise of $25 per month
over his present stipend, the purpose of
the ordinance to discuss with the
assistant city clerk and give her work
to the city attorney at Is cents per 100
words, was changed and continuation
of the present system decided upon
Ordinarily, the legal work of the city,
az Is cents per 100 words, it is said,
would amount to about $3.50 per month.
This work will be done, as in the past,
if the ordinance is adopted, nj a cost
Of $15 per month.
Police Salaries Fixed
The salaries of the police officers
were fixed at 81 per day, as is the ease
at present. The provision requiring the
officers to work on regularly assigned
beats was stricken out.
The monthly remuneration Of, tine
street supervisor remains as was pro-
vided by the proposed salary ordinance,
$l20 per month, cut of sl5 per month
from the salary at which Supervisor
Blevins was elected.
The bond of City Marshall Bob An
derson is raised from $4,000 to slO,.
900, in the revised ordinance.
With the other city employees, the
salaries are unchanged. The provision
of the ordinance, providing that il
should take effect from and after Sep
TENDER first, was revised, October first
being substituted.
Councilman Rose headed the fight for
the continuation of the wages Of the
city officials as they are at the present
time He was aided by House. Hig.
don and Mcneil aeceedcd TO. his re-.
quests in some instances. Van Slyek
stood pat for the provisions of the
original ordinance in every material
case.
AS matters stand nav, fual action
in the matter of fixing salaries will be
taken next Thursday night.
Fire House Contract Let
The contract for Tie erection OF the
new fire house and water department
building was awardei to " T. Quick,
Tor $4,000.
IA additional contract for the plumb
ing was awarded to r. l.. Drtz for $3.50.
Contracts will be signed and bonds
approved at next week Is session.
1t is understood that the old Ere
house will be removed within the next
few days, clearing the site for the new
building.
Roadway Wanted
DIR. l.. T.. Wightman of the school
board appeared before the council with
the request that passageway be So
cured to allow travel between the west
end of the Mesquite bridge and tie
Central school building.
He stated that the trail which is now
being used is on private property and
is liable to be closed up at any time,
much to the Inconvenience of the
students attending the Central school
The matter was referred to the
street committee in an effort to have
passage secured. The city engineer
was instructed to lay out the trails
1t is thought that the owners may
donate the necessary ground for road.
way.
Cheaper City Phones
AS the result of communication
from G. w. Hincheliffe, general manager
of the Consolidated Telephone company.
agreeing to rate of $3.50 per month
on all municipal phones, it was decid-
ed by the council that monthly con
tracts be entered into with the tele-
phone company at that rate.
Manager Edwards, of the local in
terests of the company, was granted
permission to erect poles and string
wires along the alley between Broad
and Hill streets.
Edwards stated, that it was the in