South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
BALK ATTEMPT
To RAISE SALARY
Of CITY JUDGE
Republican Councilman How
ever Come Back with 0rdi-
nance to Give Cassidy
Good Sized Pay.

pend the council rules. three re-
publican members of the new city
council last night prevented the inn
mediate passage of am ordinance
increasing the salary OF City Judge
Gilmer $1,000 a year
The salary Of the judge of the
city court is now $500 d year At
the last session of the general as
sembly. city courts iu cities of the
second class were siven civil juris-
diction in cases in which the amount
involved does not exceed $500. I'm
view Of the added duties Of the city
Judge in south Bend. an ordinance
increasing that officials salary 10
$2.8OO a year was presented at the
regular meeting of the city council
last night By Councilman Edward
Luther
The ordinance also carried with il
provision FOR the payment of ST.
0SO a year for a city court bailiff.
After the ordinance had been re-
ferred TO the committee on fees and
salaries. City Clerk Bilinski told the
councilmen that a ely bailin is inn
perative. - informed the mem
bers that thNe is now no way in
which to have city court papers
served
Councilman Maurice Vennet then
moved that the ordinance be taken
from the hands of the committee
and under a suspension Of the coun-
ell rules. be placed upon final pas
sage The vote stood seven to
three in favor OF Mr. Vennets mo-
ton. the three republican members.
Messrs. William GOebel. Charles
Beyers and Edward Hagey, voting
against the motion. Councilman :.
G. JudsOn. republican, voted with
the democratic majority. but it was
necessary to have a unanimous vote
to carry the motion, and the ordi-
nance was again referred 10 the
committee on fees and salaries
Would Study ON Judge Raise.
Councilman GOebel said that he
would support the rules of suspen-
sion motion if the judge and bailih
salaries we're separated so as to
eliminate that of the judge from the
ordinance. He said that the cOun-
ell should be given time TO see
whether the city judge needed a
raise in salary.
Councilman Goebel. however. had
no hesitancy in introducing two
salary ordinances. one fixing the
salary of the assistant chief of pO-
lice. which position is now held by
William Cassidy. and one creating
a $1,000 clerkship for the city con-
trOller's office. The assistant chief
OF police salary ordinance calls for
$20O yearly increase for the Of
flee which was formerly filled by
former Chief of Detectives William
Barnhart Ii fixes the assistant
chiefs salary at 81. $50 a year.
Neither did Councilman Goebel.
nor either of the other republican
members who voted against the pas
sage of the judge and bailif salary
measure intimate that the other
two ordinances should be carefully
investigated TO see if the increase
in the assistant chiefs salary and
the creation of new clerkship i'm
the controllers Office were really
needed.
City Judge Gilmer explained the
Judge and bailin ordinance before
the vote was taken. He said that
former city Judge Hmmerschmidt
owing TO his short term i'm office
did not care 10 ask for an increase
in salary. and DISCOURAGED as far as
possible the films of civil cases i'm
the city court.
Shows Need OF Assistant.
Judge Gilmer said that since Jan
. =. eleven cases had been uIed in
his court. and there was no one by
whom summons and other atteudine
lesal papers could be served. II
was announced by others in the
council chambers that one attorney
alone is preparing 90 ME so such
cases with the city court
when city Atty. Thomas SlicR
told the council that he had been
asked 20 prepare certain ordinances
for presentation but had not had
time 20 give them 70 members OF
the council, Mr.. Goebel said that he
would present them They we're the
CASSIDY and controller measures
These two measures were referred
10 the committee ON ways and
means
Before all the discussion started
the board Of park commissioners 90
draw $4,000 in time warrants
bearing four percent interest. from
the track elevation fund was intro
duced and was passed under the
suspension Of rules. 10 was explain
ed that the park board has only
$50 on hand. and is badly i'm need
OF money. This measure was alsC
fathered by Councilman Goebel
Committees Announced.
Pres't John Olejniczlk announced
the following standing council com.
uittees for the year
WAYS and meaus--N emmett Ba.le-
and Bcyers Sewers ~ Wisuiewsk
and hudson ordinances ~ kuss
Nenuet and Hase. Fees and sal
arIs-Vennet. WiSuicUSki and Goc
he'll Miscellaneous ausiue~s-B Bailey
WisniewsSi and Judsou. streets
alleys and r.dEe-- kus~ Ha-ey anl
BAILEY Grievances Bailey Wis
niewsi and Beyers. Claims nth
er. <uss and Hsaer Elections