The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-17

Cutting the salary Of the recorder in
half, reducing the pay of tbs tax as
SCISSOR and building inspectors ca ch
three hundred dollars annually, pre-
senting an ordinance regulating the
operation of vehicles at the new L. &
n. passenger station and announcing a
plan which indicates there will be a
complete reorganization of the police
FIRE, and other departments were among
the prominent features of the second
meeting of the city commissioners yes
terday afternoon. which was held at ,
o'clock in the old council chamber at
the city hail. In addition to having his
salary cut. the recorder will have to
perform the duties of city registra ton
officer. The positions of license in
SpeCtor, inspector of weights and meas
IIres and meat inspector were com bined
and in future one man viii. f1E all three
jobs
THE FIRST ORDINANCE.
The first ordina nee to be introduCed
5Y the commissioners was one provid-
ing for the appointment of officials and
commissioners - i. apresnt s.the fol-
lowing offiters from time to time.
Marshal. chief of fire department. city
physician, comptroller. city attorney,
piiIIIbiIIS hiSptttoI, city eng Su-
Ierintendent of water works, street su-
perintendent, building inspector, cleo
trscian, clerk and reasurer, tax asses
sor, tax collector and recorder.
All of the above officers have been
named by the commissioners except
the street superintendent but in his
place they named DaF = ncs Yesterday
afternoon as foreman the street de-
rartment and fixed his salary at $50
per month. Foreman jones was street
superintendent under the Oid form of
government. James F'arinas, who has
been foreman for long time under
jones, is retained as assistant foreman
OF the street department.
The Office of street superintendent
has not been abolished by the COM
but the duties of the office
will be performed by the foreman until
they see fit to name superintendent.
FOUR SALARIES REDUCED.
The salaries of the different officials
were placed at the same amount as
they were under the aldermanic form
plumbing inspector, building inspector
and tax assessor. The salary Of the
re corder was reduced from 800 to $50, !
while the two inspectors and assessor
were each reduced $500 per year.
BY the abolition under the charter
of the board of equalization, the COM
rrtssioners announced that between
$3.50 and $500 per year would be saved
in salaries. There were three mem
bers of the board of equalization.
The salaries of the various officials !
were fixed as follows, together with !
the amount of bond which they are re-
4Eired to furnish:
superintendent of water works, 81 |
poo per year: bond, $1,000.
Attorney, $1,SOO: no bOEd required. !
Marshal. $3.50; bond, $4,000.
Engineer, S1.S00; bond $4,000.
Plumbing inspector, $1,000; bond, !
$1,000 The salary of this office under |
The former government was $500 per !:
year.
Comptroller. $4,000: bond, $4,000
Tax assessor $1,000; bond, $1,000. |
The salary of this office under the al /
lermanic form of government was ST. /
500.
100. The salary of this office was also |
Tax Collector, $1.620; bond, $4,000
City clerk and treasurer. S1,320; no |
bend required.
Chief of FIRE department. S1,sSo; no
pond required
1ond, $4,000.
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