The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-21
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to know if it was a wise plan to
make the city clerk an elective Of
ficer. He feared that there might
be a possibility of losing a compe-
tent man as city clerk through poi
itics.
With the consent of MI. Waters.
Mr.. Himmelmann's motion to have
but one assessor carried and it wa
voted to suggest hat one city as
SCISSOR be elected at a salary Of
$1,000 a year.
L. l.. Champlin called attentio.t
to the charter members that thers
Is a danger of making too many
changes. He believed that some OF
the changes suggested are good.
and others are not good. He
was inclined to think that the pres.
ent salary of the mayor is about
ton of the report sent in by the
committee. Mr.. Champlin said
that he wished to state his reason
for it's adoption. He would vote
for the adoption simply to bring it
to a vote of the. people, and not
because he favored all of the fea-
lures of the report. Mr.. Champlfn
made a motion that the salary OF
the board be placed at $500. F. ].
Mahowald suggested an amend
ment to Mr.. Champlin's motion
Ipsaaeeing the salary of the mayor at
the honor of the position by sew
eral Of the commissioners.
Commissioner Jud Humiston said
that there is not much in the hon
or proposition in the mayors Of
fee; he can not live on honor, for
he no more than gets into office,
when a recall is brought to Dust
him. This caused considerable
laughter.
Mr.. Humiston while on the sub
ject said that while they wer cut
ting down the salaries Of the may
or and councilmen and city clerk
why not not go clear on down the
line and regulate the salaries Of the
policemen etc. He believed that
the city clerk should be appointed.
At the present time the city has an
excellent man in the office OF. city
clerk. There is no reason that in
future years. the city might not
have just as competent a man as
Mr.. +. ". Bates looking after the
duties of city clerk, and through
haps by an incompetent official.
No. action vas taken on the matter.
E. v. Waters referring to Mr..
Humistons. suggestion that the po-
lice salaries s1oul1 be also regu-
lated with lowering prices, said
that he was heartily in favor of
such reductions.
"Let me tell you something"
said Mr.. Waters, the salaries or
wages of the comom laborers OF
this city have been cut down a
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chief drawing an enormous salary.
and the police getting war wages.
Not a one of them is entitled to
any more wages than the commol
showers on the street, for they do
not do as much work. Gentlemen.
it is about time to economic VIII
the taxes piling up as they are. Al
least $4,000 could be saved to the
city by reductions in the salaries
of the police force. Their places
can be Allied by just as competen.
men at much lower wages" sail
Mr.. Waters.
Some suggestions were made fer
striking out the clause which
would give the members of the
council SO a day for their services
as members of the board of equal
ization. G.. w. Eichstaedt, Charles
r. Taylor, stated that 1t was hard
tedious work, and the councilnen
were entitled to some remuneration
for their services. 1t was finally
decided to recommend 50 a day for
the work on the equalization board.
An adjournment was taken until
the evening of May g.. but mean
time with the aid OF City Attorney
| Charles E. Gilmore, the commits
sion will dress up the proposed
amendments and get them In pre-
sentabie shape for a vote OF the
people as to whether they will be
adopted or not.