Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-06
COMMISSIONERS VOTE
INCREASE IN SALARIES
Mayors Annual stipend PLACED hi
Si.SOO, Other CITY Officers
Also Advanced.
GOES TO VOTE MARCH 1e
Proposed Ordinance Would Eject by
Plurality instead Of by
Majority.

Tho salary Of the next mayor Of
Tulsa TO be elected by the voters
at tho municipal election April =
will be ,i.sOO a year II the citizens
ratify the action OF tho city com
missloners yesterday In llftIng H.
The commissioners raised the
mayors salary To the above amount
from $4,000 and also raised the sal
aries OF tho commissioners from
1890 TO $4,000 and the office OF
deputy auditor was created, the sal
airy to be fixed by the commission
ers
An ordinance carrying these Ia
creascs was submitted to the com
missloners yesterday by city Al
torney John II woodard and was
unanimously passed except that
Mayor simmons did not vote, At the
same time u was ordered that tho
changes he submitted TO the voters
at special election to he held
March i9--the day ~ the municipal
primaries.
Plurality Would Eject.
! Another ordinance which will
.also be submitted az tho special
election provides that the mayors OF
Tulsa shall In the future be required
to receive only a plurality vote IN
stead of u majority vote of the peo-
pie as the present charter requires,
| II these changcs carry at the spo-
cial election the new mayor 10 be
elected April will only need plu-
Irality vote rather than majority
vote and will receive salary OF
sisO0 year during his term.
when the ordinances were pre-
scented Mayor simmons expressed
ldisapproval. saying he thot the hikes
we're "a little too strong but Com
lmissioners Noble. Brink and lounk
man disagreed with him Commis-
sioner Funk WAS absent D..
The mayor said he thot the mayor
Iof Tulsa should have such q salary
as the new ordinance provided. but
that as he might bo n candidate "a
succeed himself he didn't wish 20
place himself IN the attitude of q
salary grabber. Were Il not that
he may be candidate he would
vote for the increases, because he
lthot they were just
thlNN tsntbENfu.
Several citizens who wcrc present
remarked that the raises we're
proper and unanimously endorsed
them
Judge Frank n. billiard, who was
present at the meeting on other
business. when he learned ~ tho
increascs. heartily endorsed them
THE city cannot expect to get good
men ~. serve u unless u Il WILLING
10 my them" he declared - pet
sonally know that Mayor simmons
has lost at least 5000 year since
he has been In office, for know
what he wus doing In private bust
Ines. matters bcfnrr he took the Of
flee was associated with him and
II have been trying for long time
Ia talk with him on matters in
(which We were interested but he
has never had tae time 10 see me
HES always busy with the city ar
fairs which take all his time TULSA
is able 10 pay good men TO serve q
and any other Kind would be costly
At the very lowest salary"
while the special election called
TO rntify these changes IN salaries
and the requirement regarding the
election of mayor will be held on
the same day az the primary. IL will
he an entirely seperate election. with
separate ballot boxes. but tho same
election officers will serve IN both
jelectiona.