The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-07
Also Raise Of 10 Cents an
Hour For the Auditors
VOTED AT CITY MEETING
Mayor VIII Receive $3.50 Per Year ana
Auditors Forty Cents Per Hour.
Motion TO Raise AIdermen's
Salary Declared Invalid

Higher wages was the slogan at the
special city meeting held in the opera
house last evening to establish the pay
Of the mayor, city clerk and treasurer,
auditors, aldermen and assessors for the
ensuing year; and It proved a successful
rallying cry to tho extent that the may.
or's salary was raised 500 4 year ana
the pay Of the auditors by 10 cents an
hour, and again vote was carried to
instruct the city council to establish an
eight-hour working day for the employees
Of TIE street and water departments
without change Of wages. These things
were all done ii little over 80 minutes
and with but little discussion.
There we're about 100 voters present.
James P. Marr was elected chairman Of
the meeting, and the question Of the
mayors salary was first taken up. Ia
moving to raise the mayors salary 500,
u. f. Sadlier said that under the existing
conditions this year the mayors salary
ought to be doubled In former years,
be said the mayors had all been manu-
facturers. business men or m0neyed men,
who could better afford TO give their time
to the Office than the present mayor.
who has to work at day wages Tor his
living.
II he has to take a day Of on the
city's business, be loses his days pay,
and the salary Of the Office as it now
stands Is not enough to hardly make UP
for what be loses Though he was not
in favor Of making the salary Of the
mayor big. Mr.. Sadlier thought that ID
should at least be sufficient to give the
occupant some compensation for the
work lie put into il, and be would move
that the salary be raised from $3.50 TO
$3.50.
Oscar Borgh thought that 1t should be
stili higher, saying that he considered it
a shame for the city TO expect man
Of intelligence to all the Office al it
should be on such small compensation.
The motion vas carried with q few
voting no.
The motion to raise the pay 81 the
auditors from 20 cents an hour to %
cents was made by james r. Higgins.
and If was carried without opposition
The salary of tbs city clerk and
treasurer was made the same as previous
years. $3.50, with fees in addition for
wora done IN connection with tbp Office.
This motion waa offered by Arthur S.
Martin. On motion Of S. H Forsytile
Che pay Of the aldermen waa kept the
same, 30 cents an hour. ~. Fl. Aiesssr
made q motion that the aldermen be
paid 40 cents an hour. but 1t was not
acted upon, as the city clerk stated that
the city charter stipnlates that the pay
of the aldermen shah not exceed 30 cents
an hour On motion of j. r. Sadlier,
she pay Of the assessors was fixed at
$3.50. the same as last year
The question of en- eight hour day
for the street and wafer employes start.
ed the Only real discussion Of the meet-
ing The motion to instruct the city
council to establish an esRht.hour day
for these men was made by Alexander
Ironsides. s. d Allen inquired of Mr..
Irorsidss that IN the case Of the city
hiring teams ard paying them S4 a
daY II he sl1crld wnnt them To quit at 4
o'clock with the same pay. Mr.. Iron-
sides replied that the city had Just pnr-
chaSed q team for the street work and
would not have To hire many
teams now J. ?. Ead1er spoke ia favor
Of the motion, a. also did William Me-
Donald. W. Fl. Messer and Z. S. Cnrrier.
Tames Adie said that he was not in
favor Of the motion. He said that these
men do not work from whistle to whistle
as the stone cutters DO. 1t rs often the
case tisgt yoll fud soare Of che mer. when
the syIpwintemdent is rot present. taking
q nap for an hour or 80 ia the shade
az some b,9lding The very conditions
rnder which they work do not keep them
huxtlirg. al tAga Stone cutters hare To.
be declared, and Ne considered II wousl
be an Injustice to the citizens of the
city To pass any such q motion at the
meeting.
The others who spoke in favor Of the
motion STAYED that If the men were
found sleeping or kaafing On their jobs
It was the fault Of the superintendent
and not 81 the nlen themselves, and Il
such conditions exist they could easily
be reredied. TIRE motion was carried
bv an almost unanimous vote, and as
this concluded al Of the business the
saa1finu adjourned