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At an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council April 27th there were present: Eeesre--T. A. Bunting~ N. P~ Cl~ud, Oscie Dashiell~ J. T. Hanvey~ C~ H. Heroer~, Jno~ A~ ~o~ris, W. Do Mor~n, 7. 2~h were taken The following unfinished m~tters from the meeting of the body April ~ Eatter of increase in pay for employees of the several City Departments, ~nd the election of members to the School Board to fill the s~pired terms as follows: First District (First, Second and Third W~' W. F. Robertson, R. S. Earsnall, ~nd Harry Cuthriell~ Second D~s~r~., (Fifth and Sixth Wa~ds : W. H~ NcGehee; Third District (Fourth and Seventh ~a~ds): E. R. Brink- ley and Albert Lass!tot. ~nereupon, the Department of Public Safety recommended that the pay of the men in the Police Department be increased as ~o!~ows. Policemen, to ~.75 per day; Sergea~uts, to ~3.00 per day, and Captains of Police, to $3~25 per day. On motion, the recommendation was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashieil., Hanvey, Herbert, Sortie, ~organ The Department recommended also that the pay of the men in the Fire D~oartment be creased as follows: F~e~n~ to $2.~5 per dmy~ and Engineers, to $3.00 per day. On motion, said recommendation was adopted, ~nd by the ~ollowmng vote: Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dmshiell, Hanvey, Herbs. t, The Department of Finance recommended that a special approp=iation of $I~0i0~ be ml!ow- ed for increases in salaries of teachers, &c~, in the Public Schools, for th~ months of Septem- ber, October, November, ~ud December, 1917, as per the request of the School Board to the Coun- cil February i3th~ On motion, the recommended appropriation w~s ~llowed, a~d by the following vo~e: Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiell, ~nvey, Herbert, Sortie, morg~u, ?. The Dep~-~tment of Public ~ars recommended that the pay of the laborers in the City Cemeteries be increased to $2.00 per day~ and same w~s adopted by the ~ol~ow~ng vote: Ayes~-Bunting~ Claud, Dashiell, Hanvey~ Herbert~ Morris, Morgan, 7. The Department of Public Service recommended the following increases in pay of men under %he Department{ That laborers at the ~ncinerator be increased to $2~00 per ds.y; street l~nds, to $2.20 per any; and ihs Rodmmn to the City En~neer be increased by $5. per month. On motion, the recommendations were adopted a~d by the following vote, the vote being the same for each: Ayes~Bunting~ Claud~ Dashiell, Hanvey, Herbert, ~orris, Morgmn, ~. The Department of ~ublzc Property~reoommended that tn~ sal~ry of the Janitor a~ the ~rket be increased by~ $I0. per month, and said recommendation w~s adopted by the following vet e: Ayes--Bunting~ Cl~ud, Dashiell, Hanvey, Herbert, ~orris: ~org"~, On motion, it was resolved that all of said increases of pay be~_n Nay iet~ 1917. Second. ~tter of electioneer members ~o the School Board to fill expired terms, as named above~ ~r. Herbert sta~ed that he understood there w~s no objection to smy of the members whose terms hmd expired aud he moved that all of zhem be re-elected~ The motion was adopted ~nd they were all re-elected by the following vote, the vote being the same for each: Ayes--Bunting, Claud, Dashiell, H~nvey, Herbert, Morris, Morgan, 7- At this point, Nrc Dmshieil msked if it was the intention of the Council that pclioemen and firemen whose pay was increased should lose their ten dmys leave of absence with pay. ~Ir. Eorris moved t?~t further consideration of that matter be deferred. The motion w~s ~dopted. O~ ~otio~, adjourned.