La Junta tribune., 1915-03-06
CRY DADS IN sEssION.
nc OrsiinaAces Placed On Flnal
y Passage. After Being Revised-
New Gas Ortlinance.

& Our city dads held one OF their bi-
noAthly sessions last Monday night,
lAetentire aldermanic bunch being
Eamons those present and Mayor
Lamb presiding. No serious bust
mess was transacted. and most OF the
time was taken up In placing the
appropriation ordinance and the sal
arg raise ordinance on their third
readins and final passage, along with
an ordinance regulating the use of
gas on Its first reading, all of which
Viii be found In another column of
this issue.
~ The police magistrate and city
marshal reported eight cases in the
police court during the month of
February, from which the cash fines
aggregated total OF 35l.25. There
vas also $40 worth OF work done on
Ne streets by those who did not have
|the necessary wherewithal wherewith
~ liQuidate.
| wAen the ordinance increasing the
olariss os the city treasurer and city
E1terasy fron S25 per month to $50
Elsr month came up for Its second
tea1ins some Of the aldermen want
~ " know at whose instance this
eAeAse In the ordnance had been
nlse ID the city attorneys ordinance
= 1al been suggested to him by the
kny treasurer. who early In his pres
~ tenure OF office said that the
I1iDsad allowed was not enough for
/ - s0ssst Of time that was put In
p he job. Uadsr he Law the sal.
~ Of an official can aot be raised
hing bis tenn Of Office. and the
~ attorney asrssd 70 prepare a.
eQnaAce Increasing the salary at
~ close Of the DrsSsat term. Al.
eensn Davis has coatsadsd o. 10.
osRus occasions thai The city atess.
~ rae NOT rseslviss . salary CON.
1Degaes vith ~. duties hat h
~ - oeefesa, - - II 10 always
n0lnR - .a0ooaso AlleemaA ~
i1yEV6U6svss DS 55o61D6S 49, =
itssii. and the occasioas happsa ire
qusatly after frsquestiy. world with
out cad. Il is suspicioasd that ths
raiss In the city attorneys ordnance
vas made To satisfy him.
Alderman Blsnksnship expressed
hinss,f very forcibly. however. u
the effect that the salary grab" was
not Justified and that the city could
not afford TO increase salaries nj the
present Juncture when everybody
else on earth had insugurated = poll.
know what the salary Of the county
treasurer was IN order TO be provided
with some comparative Information
aud when Informed that his regular
salary was $4,000 \ year with about
e3.oO more from his fees ~ public
trustee. he came very near having an
attack Of heart failure. aud ejsculat'
ID. well. no wonder my taxes have
bssa going up every year. There's
got 10 b q limit some time. and
waat 70 ssy right here that I'm op.
pooed 70 this Increase In salaries
q least 20 the amouat that this or.
diasscs provides for. ! might stand
fee small Increase. but I'm OPPOSED
V 6esbliag the salary"
Msse everybody seemed 70 coiacids
u Al1sraaa BlaakesshiD's view,
- se0e of he rest Of then have also
bsee hard hit By The tax roll. aad b.
ltsve that . policy Of rssrssch0sat
nehss thaa sxpanssoa would b nors
u ascord With the spirit Of the times.
4 vas finally decided 70 leave shs
aalasy Of the city treasurer ~ Il wss
-o3s PER month. and iscreass the
salasy Of the city attorney from s5s
- 80 per month. This will b ths
selDend Of the city attorney who II
eleetsd BY the next city council "a
sesvs during che next two years.
This proceedurc 10 rather tough on
ehe present city treasurer. however
snd - he was not here 10 fight ths
hattie for himself. and Will probably
- elected 70 succeed himself befors
- gets back home again. he will have
70 asslmtiate the honors aud the blfl
baags that have been thrust upon
hin whether he feels ia the mood oi
~.
~ the Mountain States Teiephops
Company 10 operating In Ia Junta d
~ Desseat time without fraschlss
~ lees not ssem 70 ~ particular
wAeeAse ehsy have oss or rot. sons
0e0bess Of ths city couacil thiat
Ut auguse corporation should n
aooeloe1 q The feet that . meatAlj
Hootn1 fee Will b enacted of thsa
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