The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-19
.BEMIDJI TO SAVE
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@,70oIN SALARIES
DUlRlNGNEXT YEAR
Council Approves Of Committee sug.
gestion: and Will Combine Several
Positions in Future.
ALL OFFICERS RECEIVE CUTS
Aldermen Grasp First Opportunity to
Place Economy Plan in Operation
Murphy in Chair.

Members of the Bemidji council
took advantage of the opportunity to
practice economy when the matter of
salaries for the coming year was
brought up at Monday evenings SEES
sion Of the council, the recommeuda-
lions of the salary committee being
accepted in every detail, meaning
that the city will save more than
S2,7o0 during the next year.
All Officers Receive Cuts.
Much surprise was shown among
the fifty citizens in attendance at the
meeting as George Stein, city clerk,
read the recommendations of the SAL
airy committee, comprising Thomas
Smart, S. c. Bailey and J. M. Phil
lippi. Nearly every official in the
employ of the city is to receive cut
of at least five dollars a month, one
ten and two positions are done away
with entirely.
Will Drive Fire Truck,
One of the changes made will neces-
state the securing of automobile
drivers for the day and night janitor
positions. The salary report pro-
vides that SIS month shall be paid
for day janitor and fire truck driver
and the same amount for a night
janitor and fire truck driver. This
will do away with a separate driver.
Up to the Engineer.
There will be no such officer as
the street commissioner in the future
for the city engineer, instead of re-
ceiving six dollars day for the time
he devotes to his duties, will be
placed on straight salary Of 500
month, and he will be required to
attend to the duties of street COM
missioner. In this way the salarXsQ Of;
another official is saved.
Weber Gets Another Drop.
A year ago the salary of w. N.
Weber, clerk of the municipal court,
was lowered from $75-a month to
$35 month and last night this was
dropped to $50. The clerk of the
water board, who has received SIS q
month during the past year, will re-
ceive $65 a month in the future,
drop of SO.
Police Are Included.
In the police department $240 a
year is to be saved, the chief and each
of the three patrolmen being slated
to receive five dollars a month less
than in the past. Doing away with a
fire team driver will save $1,000, be-
sides the saving of feed, year.
These the New Salaries.
The salaries for the coming year
will be as follows:
Judge of Municipal court-$1,30O
a year, cannot be changed.
Clerk of Municipal courtroom
$35 to $50 a month, a saving of $50
a year. 49,
City attorney-From SIS to so a
month, saving of $50 a year.
City clerk-$100 a month, not
changed.
City treasurer-From $40 to $35
a month, a saving of $50 a year.
Street commissioner-Done away
with. Former drew $50 a month.
Engineer and street commissioner
800 a month. Will be about the
same as the present wages paid the
engineer. -..- ....
Janitress dormitory-$10 a month
Not changed.
Day janitor and driver of the fire
|truck-$75 a month. Same as for
merly paid day janitor. ~
Night janitor and driver of the fire
month, bringing five
dollar increase over the salary Of the
night janitor formerly.
Police chief-From $85 a month
to $50. a saving of $50 a year.
Three patrolmen-From SIS a
month to $40, a saving of $3.50 &
year. -. g.. ..,..-
Clerk of the water department.
From SIS a month to SOS, q saving of
$3.50 year. Il ..s .A@ss. =
Driver of fire team-Done away
with, saving of $1,000 q year.
Assessor at $500 a year, as
formerly. s.4tssr sss-ess
Health officer, to the lowest bidder.
r.. r. Murphy, president of the
council, was in attendance, only two
aldermen, Dirty of the fourth ward.
and Lair Of the fourth ward, being
absent. S.:.. =. 5. s.
Albert Kaiser, cashier Of the First
National bank at Bagley, was in Be-
midi this afternoon enroute to Clear
brook to attend q stockholders meet
ing Of the Clearwater Lumber COM
pany, Of which he Is an officer. Mrs.
Kaiser and son. Albert. accompanied
Mr.. Kaiser to Bemidji and are guests
at the Dr.. Rowland Gilmore home.
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