The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-09
SALARIES IN ALL DEPART.
MENTS OF THE CITY
ARE INCREASED AT
MEETING.
MATERIALADVANCE
Chief of Police to Get S13O And
Chief of Fire Department
SIPS per MOnth-Other
Increases.

Increase in salaries in all OF th'
departments of the city, that has nc
recently been affected by increases
were granted by the city council a
its regular monthly meeting Tuesday
nipht
The salary of the Chief of Police
was fixed at $3.50 per month and
salaries of policemen were fixed al
$110, and extra police officers at S10C
per month. The salary of the Pound
Keeper, Mr.. Tracy Green, was fixed
at $3.50.
In the fire department the salary
of the chief was raised to 1925 ard
assistant chief $110 per month. The
salaries Of firemen were fixed on the
basis of graduated scale with tern
of service as the basis. The new
salaries range from $50 to a maximum
of $100 per month.
The salary of the engineer Of the
water works was raised to $3.50 per
motlth and the assistant engineer t,
$100.
All of the increases are effective
November 1.
Following are the full minutes Of
the council;
City Hall, Columbus, Miss,
Council met in regular monthly ses
sion. Present, d. S. McClanahan,
mayor; G. Y. Banks, L. w. Stevens
L. A. Vaughan, ! :. Chappell, Joe
B. Love, councilmen.
The minutes of October 7th, 18th
and 18th were read and adopted. TIE
mcfthly rsaorta4 of the Captain o.
Police, Street Commissioner and
Engineer of the Water Works were
read and ordered filed.
The monthly reports of the Tax
Collector and Secretary and Treas
urer were read and ordered spread
on the minutes Of this meeting.
The petition of j. B. Burns etal.,
regarding the danger caused from
flying sparks from the ice factory on
Sixth street, south, was read aid or
dered filed.
The Secretary presented and read
a communication from Mrs. S. d. Har-
ris asking that her personal assess
ment be reduced $500 On motion
duly seconded the request is grant
ed and the Tax Collector is allowed
credit for This amount.
On motion duly seconded the per-
sonal assessment of w. c. Beard. Inc,
is reduced $4,000 and the Tax Col
lector is allowed credit for this .
amount.
On motion duly seconded the Water
Committee is hereby authorized and
directed to purchase a car load Of
alum.
The matter of painting the water
tank was, on motion duly seconded,
referred to the Water Committee with I
power to act.
The Eureka Fire Hose Company
and the Manhattan Rubber Company
presented bids on fire hose, tha bid
of the Eureka Fire Hose Company ap-
pearing to be the most satisfactory,
was accepted on motion duly second
ed the Mayor is hereby authorized
and directed to execute contract with
said company covering the purchase
Of 500 feet of Paragon Fire Hose at
S1.30 per foot f. o. b. Columbus.
On motion duly seconded the salary
of policemen is fixed as follows
Captain of Police, $4,000 per
month. All regular policemen that
have been in service since January,
1919, salary fixed at $1,000 per
month. Tracy Green, poundkeeper
ard policemen, $3.50 per month. All
extra police to be paid at the rate Of q
800 per month.
On motion duly seconded the Fire
salaries arc to be as fol-
ows:
Chief of Fire Department, sI25.00
per mouth; assistant chief, $1,000
Der month"; firemen salaries to be
liked on sliding as follows: First
iix months of service, $4,000 per
month; second six months of service,
$500 per month; third six months of
service, 10000 per month; fourth six
months Of service, $500 per month;
fifth six months and thereafter, 500
Der month. The salary of G.. W.
Bailey, fireman, fixed at $4,000 per
month.