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INCREASE
Of SALARY
Wanted By Policemen As Well
As The FiFemeR
Petition Presented To Council
Monday Night
And Matter Referred To Com
mittee For A Report
TOFn.Up Condition Of {. Gam
bier ST. Is Discussed
Service Director .tSu Submitted B
List Of improvements
Service Director So Submitted b
List Of improvements

Petitions for increases of SALARY
are piling in thick and fast on the
new city council as, at the regular
meeting of the body Monday night
all members of the police department
sought an increase of $40 a month In
salaries, outlining their reasons fol
such in the shape of expense for uni
forms and the high cost of living.
This recalled that like petition
from the firemen of the city had been
laid on the table at the last meeting
so this was taken up and with the
new request referred to respectively
to the fire and police committees for
report next Monday night. BY way
of passing, Councilman Mawer re.
marked that still third petition
would be read at the next meeting
from employees of the water works,
also seeking salary increases.
The torn-up condition of East Gam
bier street, between Rogers street
and the corporation line, the opening
up Of that section without authority
by some residents and the bad state
of the detour through Howard street
came in for considerable discussion
after Councilman Brentlinger had
called attention to these conditions.
1t was pointed out that the concrete
on the uncompleted job had frozen
and that loss to the city or Con-
tractor Kile would be inevitable in
the spring unless something is DONE
The street committee, aided by the
city solicitor, was deputized to in
vestigate and recommend at a future
meeting OF council.
At the request of council, Service
Director G. G. Snow submitted list
of the various improvements in the
city, specifying those completed,
those contracted for and under way,
those contracted for but not started
and those for which bids have been
taken. The statement will tend to
keep council straight in the matter
of improvements and it is probable
that such reports will be asked for at
intervals.
City Solicitor Rooms, in commun-
ication to council, stated that Anna
L. Oborne sought relief from sewer as
sessments against her property on
the corner of Division and Chestnut
streets on the ground that she has
already paid in full her share in the
Division street sewer. The matter
was referred to the sewer committee
and the city solicitor with power to
make adjustment If necessary.
A statement from the city solicitor
on the disputed assessment of Mrs.
M. e. Roberts seemed to indicate that
the woman would be exempt from as
sessment. The statement was re-
ceived and filed.
The bond of City Clerk j. H. Woot-
ton in the sum of 5000 and signed by
Clifford Brehtlinger and James Lamp.
son was approved by council,
Councilman Mawer gave a brief
story of his experience in attempting
to secure rights-of-way in the west
end in which work he encountered
one individual who asked $50 for
right-of-way and another who de-
manded that the city put in the sewer
free of charge The effort was rather
discouraging and, on motion OF the
councilman himself, the city solicitor
was asked to act and the sewer COM
mittee relieved of further RESPONSE
bility in the matter.
Councilman Brentlinger called
councils attention to the value of the
land on which the engine house
stands-land which will be offered for
sale in all probability. He stated
that should the city ever desire to
erect a public building, land for the