The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-19
CUTS ALL.
TO THE QUICK
Council After Battle, Reduces
Many Appropriations.
SERVICE BOARD SCORED
While Police Force is Reduced
Board Asked to Raise Salary
Fight Made to Gust Addison Balm.
Council to Look for New Quar-
ters- Passes Bond Ordinance.

COuncil last night censured tho
service board, not few uncompli-
mentafy things were said about tns
park master, the mayor jumped on
the finance committee with both fee
and in turn the mayor was bitterly
olawed by the master financier. ana
uhen there were other things THAI
happened during the battle.
The city dads hal on their fight
Ing tclgs and when the semi-annual
appropriation ordinance which had
been so carefully complied by the
finance committee, was presented, a
sturm of protest arose. The service
board was directly the cause of tn,
argument. Despite the fact that the
city has cut its police department I'm
two, has suspended street repairing
and offered many other things on
the altar of financial sacrifice, the
service board had the nerve. the
cold aullacfty to recommend that the
salaries of health officer, Roy Chap
man and of garbage plant superin-
tendent f. II. Burnett and his as
sistant, be raised.
Member Jacob Rudolph was the
first to demonstrate his stand in tho
matter. Mr. Rudolph declared that Il
was am outrage for the ervice board
to raise salaries in the face of the
present financial strfngency He fur
thermore stamped his mark Of dis
approval on the idea of supporting
a park superintendent through the
winter months on full pay. He de
clared that he believed that we have
an excellent park master but said
that he is not in favor of appropriate
ing money for his salary when he
Is not doing anything.
Other members of council favored
Rudolph's idea and declared that
they would not vote for the ordin-
ance unless the allowance for the
park superintendent is to be cut out.
AT this point Mayor Louis Scherir
addressed the body. The city's chief
executive declared that when the
parks were purchased 1t was not in
tended to improve them. Honorable
councilmen do YOU mean TO say tina.
III is right TO cut out the policemen
who are under civil service law, TO
al,audon street improvements when
the pavings are full Of chuck holes
and cut expenses in all other pos
s!t'e ways and then sustain park
master at $75 per month during the
winter months when his services are
NOT needed"
continuing he said, "If our police
lay OF three months, why should not
our park master You cannot cut
expenses and be fair unless yol
treat everybody alike"
Scarcely had Mayor Scherr fin
ished his little speech than DR..
Salter, chairman of the finance com
iDttee was upon lIls feet He attack
ed the mayor on every side. lie de-
olared that the mayor should have
vetoed the appropriation of ordin-
ances long ago If he thought tina,
cornell was spending too much mon
ey on park improvements Setter de
clared that Balm Is only receiving
$45 a month for looking after tins
parks and the remainder of his sal
AIRY is for experimenting the city
market which pays for itself
Member William Gorton finally
gained recognition in the thickest OF
the fight and explained that the or
dlnance should be passed and th't
the responsibility of sustaining or fir
ing the park superintendent should
be left entirely to the service board
He explained that council had abso-
lutely nothing 20 do with It and
should pass the appropriation as
they were submitted by the finance
committee. President RauhauseT
made a few remarks along the same
line and the ordinance received the
vote.
A summary OF the appropriation
ordinance follows; Under the head
OF Council" expenses for ordinary
purposes such as members, ianitor
stationery, incidentals, the sum OF
$625 was appropriated. Last year
there was $76O appropriated under
this head
The clenx OF council was appro-
priateil $S45. Six months ago the
amount was $495 under this head.
Mayors Office, including stationery
ard printing, $3.50. Six months ago,
$675.
Auditors Office $J25 Six months
AGO II was $500, Treasurer, $460,
City solicitor, $500. Legal advertis-
ing mayors proclamations resolu-
tions, etc, $1,000. SIX months ago,
$1,450.
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