The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-02

tions for Improvement and th4n to take up with the Council the. Ql1es- stions presented. Up to the present. I have not had sufElcient time to find out all the needs of all Of the depart ments. and I. therefore. am not able to make full uil'commuhication.s ss to such needs Wsss tor. devote part of fl1is time neiptng out the clerical force in the waferworks department. ana that the, supsrintend- cnt be not required to do clerical work but devote his time to Eetting business for the city and general su- perintendence am convinced that with a readjustment of this depart ment tae rate charged for water ca n be materially reduced thus lessening the burden of the user and enable the city to supply all industrial plants lo- cated In the city. I, am informed that the boilers at the pumping station are in bad condition. I suggest that this have your immediate attention. II further will recommend additional reservoir capacity. the. present being inadequate. in my opinion.
 .This department, and Its needs. however. will be the subject of Q spe- cial message, as also will the Police. Fire and Electrical and Street De- partments. after their ,re-or rganization.
 AS to the cemetery. our respect TOT the living and the dead VIII make us devote the time and money necessary to keep the grounds In proper condi- ton.
 city Improving.
 "Notwithstanding the panic thls city has shown more improvement Tn the last few years than any that has come under nv observation. and its citizenship has every reason 10 De proud. The streets are broad, and ex- pensive to maintain, but espciaiy at- tention will be given Nto their clean liness and repair. The business sec tion will not be disturbed In the early bours of the night, by dust from the sweepers, but they will be thoroughly cleaned after the cessation of neces- sary passage.
 "In every department and subdivis- ion of each department there will be responsibility for the matters tntrust- ed to their charge, and the persons in charge will be held to the full measure of such responsibility.
 .sThe financial condition of the city deserves vour serious consideration. and will be the subject of a special message to your honorable body. It is proper, however. to say that for years
 
 debt that last year. amounted to about $40. GOO, and will be little. if any less this year. This amount of floating in- debtedness is a menace to the credit of the city, and In a tight money mar ket the city might bc damaged sconsid- erab1y.
 "Attention will be expressly. given. to the credit of the city and 1t will be maintained at all hazards.
 la 1Ak H<. reiterate the grave importance of unit ed effort in all departments of the city government, and again assure you of the earnest desire of the executive that auch harmony shall characterize each and every act. let its incipiency come from whatever source 1t may, until its very proposal shall be an augury of civic uplift and betterment in health. beauty, finance and good government
 saInry Changes.
 The council adopted the report or the salary committee last night can, ing for an increase in the city's annual of approximately five thou sand dollars.
 The recommendations of the com mittee were adopted with but few changes and these were for greater increases than suggested in the re- port. But one decrease was made out of the entire official force. that of the salary of the superintendent of stock. whose pay is less than last year by s1So.
 The salary of the mayor is made $s.- 500, instead of $2.4o0. as heretofore. The city clerk will get s2.4o0. instead of $2,00O he has drawn in the past. The salaries in the office, of city health officer and city physician are increas- ed from $1.500 to s2.000. The office of meat inspector will pay s1,20o instead of $1,0SO. The. city chemist and bac- teriologist will get s1.50o Instead of s1.200. The city lineman will draw s4s0 instead of s390 The city engi- neer gets s2.400 instead of s2.c00. his assistant gets $1.350 instead of s1.200 and the clerk to the engineer will get