The daily sentinel., 1909-07-08
FIVE MEN FOR 4 YEARS
TO COST $4,000 ANNUALLY

at a very lengthy session of the
charter convention. For several
hours the delegates argued and de-
/ bated the three commissioner and
| the five commissioner plans and in
spite of the fact that a vote taken
about ten days ago indicated that the
| convention was in favor of the three
commissioner plan. last night the
majority leaned toward the five com
missioner plan and had two delegates
! known to favor the five commissioner
plan been present the convention
would have rescinded its former ac-
tion and adopted the plan for five
commissioners. As it was the vote
I five commissioners Tonight when
the final vote is taken 1t is very like
ly that there will be ! 2 votes for the
five commissioner plan.
If the proposal is adopted tonight
| and there is every reason to believe
1t will be adopted. 1t will mean that
the charter shall provide for five
! men to serve as commissioners for
period of four years and the total
! annual salaries of these men will be
S6.60O
The following is the proposal that
was debated and amended last night
and on which final action will be
taken tonight:
COMMITTEE REPORT.
We, your committee No. 3. beg
leave to submit the following report
on Article " of the proposed Char
ter, and recommend its adoption
ARTICLE "
Elective OFFICERS.
80. OFFICERS-TE The
| a nf Of . ~ ,tt
sist of five commissioners, one of
whom shall be the commissioner of
public affairs, and ex-officio mayor.
one the commissioner of highways
and bitches, one the commissioner of
finance and supplies. one the com
missioner of water and sewers, and
one the commissioner of health and
civic beauty; each of whom shall be
elected at large by the qualified cleo
, tors of the city.
The terms of all elective Officers
| shall commence at o O'Clock a. m on
the first Tuesday following theft
| election and be for four years each,
and until l o o'clock a. m on the first
Tuesday following the election and
qualification of their successors; pro-
vided, however, that the offices of
the commissioner of highways and
bitches, and of finance and supplies,
first elected under this Charter. shall
be for two years only, so that their
successors shall be elected at the gem
eral municipal election in 1911. and
every four years thereafter. and the
election of the other three commits
sioners shall first be at the general
municipal electioa in 1909 and every
four years thereafter.
SO. QUALIFICATIONS No per-
| son shall be eligible to the office of
, any such commissioner unless he is
| a qualified elector.
81 SALARIES.-Th commits
sioner of water and sewers and the
commissioner of public health shall
each receive an annual salary of ST.
| 800, the commissioner of highways
and bitches and of finance and sup
plies shall each receive annual sal
aries of 1920 and of health and
civic beauty shall receive $1,000. all
of said salaries being payable in
monthly installments; provided, how.
ever that the city council may at any
general or special municipal election
submit TO vote of the qualified
| electors of the city a proposition
definitely changing and fixing any or
all of these salaries.
| 90 AtaNSlES.--l vacancy
occur in the office of any such com
missioner, the council shall appoint
an eligible person to fill such vacancy
until the next general election, sub
ject to the provisions of the recall,
and any such vacancy shall then be
filled by election for the uneXpired
term. a vacancy shall exist when an
elective officer fails to qualify for
ten days after notice of his election
dies. resigns. removes from the city,
absents himself continuously there
from for three months, is convicted
of felony, or judicially declared
a lunatic.