The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-13

dinance OF the council, and in fourth
class cities In which the council re
fuses to abolish the office The maxi
mum salary of the controller in citie.
of the fourth class shall be $1,000 e
year instead of $1,000
| Cities of the third class shall MOI
have board of public works unless
| one is created by ordinance. In cit
les of the fourth class the mayor, the
| city civil engineer and a commissioner
| appointed by the mayor, shall consti-
tute the board of public works. unless
the council by ordinance creates such
a board. If such a board is created
the salary Of each commissioner is re-
duced to $500
In cities of third class the salary OF
the city engineer may be from $1,000
TO $4,000, instead of a fixed salary of
$1,000. as at present
No reference is made in the law to
salary for the city engineer in cit
les of the fifth class.
City councils are given the power to
erect and maintain works for the col
lection and treatment of sewage.
Appointing Police Commissioners.
Where there is no police board in
any city of the fourth class, the MAYOR
shall appoint a board of safety of
three members, only two fro many one
political party, each of whom shall re-
neive 5000 year.
In every case where there is a cues
ton Of the legality of public improve
ments because the Improvement was
advertised in a weekly paper because
there daf
such action is legalized.
The office of city marshal is abolish
ed in all cities of the fifth class, which
have boards of police commissioners.
This applies only to Jeffersonville and
Elwood. The office of city treasurer
in New Albany is abolished
Where there is no daily newspaper
published in town legal notices Of
such town may be published in weekly
papers
Town marshals shall be elected in
stead of being appointed by the town
trustees Trustees are eligible to re-
election. The terms of one-half of the
trustees are shortened two years. so
as to make half of them shall expire
every two years.
The council may provide for pay
ment of salaries to city officials and
employees oftener than once a month.
The salary of the county treasurer.
acting as city treasurer In Evansville
and Fort Wayne, are fixed at not less
than $4,000, nor more than $4,000, and
in Anderson, Muncie, New Albany. South
Bend and Terre Haute at not to ex-
coed $1,000. The treasurer's fee for
collecting delinquent municipal taxes is
increased from 4 to per cent.
School house bonds may be issued
only by towns having population of
more than 1000.
Salary Law Has Emergency Clause.
The new law, fixing the salaries of
city OFFICIALS had an emergency clause
and went into effect on Feb. Is.
The law requiring cities Of the fifth
class to enter into a contract for gas
water, electric light or power to adver-
tise for bids, also had an emergency
clause and became effective on March +.
ANY city that is level enough to use
one general sewerage system NAV call
an election to determine the question
OF whether bonds shall be issued to
build such a system. This is meant TO
apply to Vincennes
The law amending the METROPOLITAN
police law had an emergency clause
and became effective on March 4 II
provides that members of the notice
board of each city shall Ibe appointed
by the mayor instead of by the gov
ernor. and that the bonds of such com
nissioners shall be approved by the
city council The salary of police |
commissioner is reduced from $500 to
$500 a year