The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-27
ICOUINC Il FIXES
SALARIES FOR 1914
Only One Salary Cut, Being That Of
Municipal Court Clerk Weber
Stein Gets Small increase
OTHERS REMAIN THE SANE
Aldermen Favor Continuing Rest
Room Three Saloon License APP
pications Are Granted

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But one official on the Bemidji pay
roll will receive less for his services
during the coming year than for the
last eighteen months, this being the
clerk of the municipal court, the sal
airy committee having recommended
to the council that the pay be cut
from SIS per month to $35.
Two other salaries were raised,
these being that of the city clerk
from $50 to 500 per month and that
of the city assessor from $500 to
$500 per month, this change be-
ing caused by the fact that both
personal and real estate property
must be taxed during the new year.
Clerk STEMS salary was raised be-
cause of the decrease in fees caused
by several new laws which will 60
into effect this year.
Hannah Causes Stir
81 would like to ask the city attor-
ney if the work Of the clerk will
not be as heavy during the next year
as during the past" said Alderman
Hannah, the only Socialist on the
city council.
To this P. J. Russell, city attorney,
replied, GAS the population of the
city increases, the work of the court
will necessarily increase, further
than this have no recommendations
to make"
81 understand that, but / would
like to ask the salary committee,
which is the same as set the salaries
a year ago, why the clerk is not
worth as much to the city today as
he was year ago today"
sherm Bailey, alderman Of the Sec
ond ward, and members of the sal,
airy committee, readily answered, II
have spoken to many of the lawyers
of the city, and find that they absolu-
| tely refuse to take their civil actions
before the present municipal court,
this of course takes large amount of
costs from the receipts of the court
tduring the year. also find that the
fines imposed are much lighter than
chould be the case.''
Suggests Larger Cut
The suggestion was made that the
clerks salary be cut to $25 but the
motion was not seconded.
The other salaries were fixed for
the coming year as follows; city at
torney, SIS; treasurer, $40; street
commissioner, $50; driver fire de-
partment, 800; janitress dormitory,
$40; engineer fire department and
day janitor, $75; night janitor, $40;
chief police, $s5; patrolmen, $76;
water clerk, $751;. Librarian, $40:
library janitor, SIS; city engineer,
Sc per day actual service; assessor.
$500.
Favors Decrease
81 am in favor of cutting the sal
aries and as long as we can get q
clerk for $S5 month, l think that
is enough, and when we can't we'll
raise the salary" commented Alder
man Moberg.
Hannah then requested why the
cut was made at this time, and to this
question Alderman Bailey answered,
when Malzahn was mayor he rec
commended that the clerks salary
should be reduced but the council
saw fit to try the new plan, and not
until now have we decided that 1t
was too much"
The saloon license applications Of
NJ Gustafson, j. w. Oppie and John
Bye were granted.
Amendments Not Mentioned
No mention was made by any Of
the aldermen concerning the amend
ments which were to have been voted
on at the city election, but which
will not be placed on the ballot be-
cause the first published notice was
printed one day too late.
On motion of Alderman Smart and
seconded by Alderman Hannah the
council voted to again aid In the
keeping up of the rest room, and will
continue to pay SO month during
the coming year. The aldermen all
appeared to favor the rest room and
believed that it was paying pro-
position. /,