The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-06
'TAEESlQI'RIl|EI
TO gII|EI'. I0O!PE..R
CENT Raise
o fices
Nearly Az
Filled

In order that the 9omn1or council o
Fairmont should be above any suspi
cion Of graft during the present year
he legislative body for the city increas
the legislative body for the city in
creased the salary Of its members ono
hundred per cent. Whether or not coun
cilmen can vote to raise their own sal
tested later. 1t is an unusuaI proceed
ing and some think illegal. 1t is sait
that the councilmen were in doltb
about the matter Of collecting the in
creased salary, and that the question
was thoroughly discussed at the Mon
day afternoon rehearsal, but It was de
cided to make the trial. The salaries
of all the appointiye officers We're
made out and agreed upon at the Mon
day afternoon rehearsal and all that
was necessary was for Councilman
Robinson to draw a manifold copy o
the proceedings of the rehearsal OF
this matter and move that council
adopt the salaries as fixed at the re
hearsal. Those that had been in train
ing voted aye. while Brand and Nor
gan voted no. The omnibus bill passet
and the salaries were fixed without any
trouble.
On motion Of Robinson the usual or
der of business was dispensed with
Council changed the order Of voting
and will hereafteF.yO@ in alphabetical
order instead OF by wards.
Council then fixed the salaries fol
the officers, after which it proceeded
to elect officers, except chief Of police
assistant chief OF police, day and night
bumpers at the city pumping station.
The officers appointed and the sal
aries allowed were as follows:
Collector and treasurer, ]. E., Pow
ell, allowed TX per cent on collections
City solicitor, Walter R. Haggerty
SS.33 per month with police court fees
City engineer, s. B. Miller $50 per
mont.
City physician, DR.. W. H .Kunst
$25 per month.
Fire chief, T. F. Reed, $50 per
month.
Assistant fire chief, Ralph DoolittIe
$65 per month.
Captain First ward fire station,
French Travis, $50 per month.
Fire department drivers, Blaine Bog
CESS, $5S per month,
Fireman fire department, Charles
Norris, $56 per month. ;.
Probationers, fire department, Arlie
Dent and Fleming Hamilton $50 pei
month.
Water commissioner, George selm
crs, $S5 per month.
Supt, reservoir, John Price, $50 pei
month,
bumpers at station, not nameu
Salaries $50 and $65 per month.
Laborers in street and water depart
ment not named but wages fixed al
$3.50 per day.
Street commissioner, George Ad
ans. $40 per month.
Cart driver, George Stam, $50 pei
mont.
supt. crematory, Levy Thomas, So
per month,
Chief Of police, nom named, but sci
airy fixed at $40 per month,
Assistant chief Of police not named
but salary fixed at $65 per month,
Policemen
First ward ,bPhil Harr and Emanuel
Layman.
Second ward, j, T, Rowland.
Third ward, Kip Fleming and Henry
Hager,
Fourth ward, j. w. Griffith,
Fifth ward, okey Watkins.
The greatest demonstration OF thf
power Of a steam roller was exhibited
at the council meeting last night wher
council took the matter Of appointing
the various committees out Of the
mayors hands, and Mr. Buckley
brought a manifold copy OF the com
mittees agreed upon at the rehearsa
on tho afternoon before last nights
ratification meeting and moved thai
the council pass the list ofcommittee!
as determined at the rehearsal. The
motion carried, ogden, Morgan ant
Brand voting against the motion. May
or Martin insisted he had the right t.
appoint these committees. Council did
not debate the question as to the righi
Of the mayor to appoint the commit
tees. It did hold, however, that coun
Gil had the power to make the appoint
ments, no matter II the mayor had thu
EIght. The right Of the mayor had t
yield to the power Of the council
Following some little debate the list
of Mr., Buciley's was adopted as fol
lows: 5,, Il l I. l.3 "a,
Itihpnee u r. I.inH g Powell g
d. Robinson.
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