Arizona republican., 1915-03-01

or any loss att all was occasiOned at said Jones fire because said lar ger engine was out of repair.
 The city manager, for answer to the statement contained in said para graph III, which reads as follows: The Fire Chief is unable to re- medy the existing conditions, by reason of the fact that said city manager has deprived the said fire chief of all authority, and that the firemen will not take commands from fire chief because said commands are subject to countermand, and have been countermanded by the said city manager, and the authority of the chief of the fire department is held in contempt by his subordinates. similarly as in the case of the chief of police" says that said statement is without foundation whatsoever, and is absolutely false.
 This manager further denies that there is or has been any loss in efficiency or discipline in the fire department at any time since he became city manager of the city of Phoenix.
 This manager admits that the cost of operation of he fire deparment for he five months from July l December l. 1914, has been increased over the cost of operation for the same five months of the year pre-
 vious; and says that said increase and the whole thereof was occasion ed by the increase in the salary of the fire chief, fixed by ordinance, and by the employment of additional men in the paid fire department and the purchase of additional supplies. necessitated by the purchase and op- eration of the additional fire equip ment hereinbefore mentioned.
 This manager admits that the de- pertinent of general government in cluding the offices of mayor, city mag
 istrate, city manager, city auditor, city treasurer, city assessor and collector, city attorney, city engineer and main tenance of city hall, has been increased
 for the five months from July to De- cember l, 1914, by about $976.60 and no more that the office of city treasur- CT shows an increase of about $G47 over the corresponding period of the preceding year. and in that behalf says that during the said period for the year 1913 the said mayor drew no compen-
 satlon. whereas, under the new city charter the mayor of the city of Phoe-
 nix is now entitled to draw, and did
 draw, compensation in the sum of $300
 per annum, as likewise did each of the
 city commissioners; that during said
 period for 1919 there was no city man
 ager, whereas, during the said five
 months, ending December l. 1914. there was a city manager, an office created
 by the charter, whose salary is fixed by
 the charter and by ordinance at the sum of $5,0G0 Per annum that during
 said period for the year 1913 there was
 no city auditor, whereas. during the
 said period for 1914. there was . city
 auditor, an office created by the char
 ter, with a salary fixed by the com
 mission, by ordinance, at $3.000 per an mum. that for the said period of 1913
 the city treasurer drew a salary of $40 per month. whereas. for the core spending period of 1911, the salary of the city treasurer was. by ordinance, fixed at $l25 per month; that during said period for 1913 the city assessor and collector received q salary of $50 per month whereas. during the core spending period for 1914, the city as | sessor's salary. as fixed by ordinance, was Sl75 per month: that for the said period of 1913 the city attorney was maid SylqF.r nf S1p- whereas. during the corresponding per iod for 1914, the city attorneys salary, as fixed by ordinance was $166.66 per month; that for the said period of 1913 the city recorder acted as city magis- trate and here was no separate office l of city magistrate, whereas, during the corresponding period for the year 1914 the city magistrate, an office created | by charter, received a salary of $150 per | month, as fixed by the charter and by ordinance. and that the city clerk an office created by charter. succeeded to the duties of the ely recorder as such and has drawn a salary during the corresponding period of 1914 of $175 I per month, as fixed by ordinance. mak- | ing combined salary of $325 per month for the city clerk and city mag | istrate as against a salary of $200 per | month in 1913 for the city recorder. | acting in the combined capacity of city | magistrate and city recorder.
 In addition thereto the city commis-
 mission authorized the appointment of
 stenographer in connection with the 1 city attorneys office. for the purpose
 of codifying the ordinances of the con-
 mon council of Phoenix and typing new | ordinances of the commission under | the provisions of the charter which 1 was necessary to be done in order to 1 give effect to the new charter pro- visions, which said stenographer has, | in addition to said work. reported pro- | ceedings at all meetings Of the commis- sion and, at the request of the city at torney, reported cases in the city court 1 considered to be of importance; and | has also assisted the city inspector of
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