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R. C. P, J~nuary 1E, 1917 · At an adjourned regular meeting of the City Counci:l January 12th there w~re present: Hessrs--Oscie Dashielt, J. T. Haavey, C. H. Herbert, Jno. A. Morris, W. D. Morga~ ~; The Chairman of the Department-of Finance presented the Bud=met of 1917, as unfinished at the meeting January 9.th. .He ~ggested thmt, ms the reco~endmtions Zor emch Dep~rtmsnt were re~, they should be considered ms adopted ~empor~riiy ~or emch item reco~ended, unless objection should be made to s~e, when i% should be considered referr~ to' the nex~ re~lmr meeting of the Council, to be t~-en ~ under the he~ of "U~inished Business.~- ~. Morris mov~ to ~pt the sugges~lo~ of the C~irm~, ~nd s~e was adopted, FINANCE-- Under "Generml A~inistrmtion," the reco~ended incremse in the City Clerk's salary to $1,800. ~s referred b~ck to Finance Depmrtment; the smlary of the Assist~t to the $ity Clerk was incremsed to $~80. per year; the sml~y of the City 'Auditor was incremsed to 1,500. per.year; th$. salary ~f the Deputy City Collector was increased t~mJ$~4~, per y~r; an approprimtion of $~20..per yemr was mllow~ f~r a ~teno~apher to the City E~ger; and ~ mpp=opri~tio~ of $100. ~er ye~ ~s allowed for Probmtion Officer, s E~enses. P~LIC ~CE-- Under "~ecial for Streets," s~e ~s ~opted me or~:glnmlly presented. Considerable discussion ~rOse when it ~s noted %h~% the block'in front of the Jefferson street school w~s not included in _the ~d~t~ ~. Mor~n ask~ thmt ~. Shertzer be ~ven the privilege of the floo~.~o.~ve his views on the ~tte~, ~d s~e was ~nt~. The E~ger stated ~t he wms of the opinion that the Council would rather h~ve Dined- die street fixed, ms it will ~terimlly ~d to the tm~bie vmlues of the City, th~n to h~ve the one block on Fifth st=est paved. He stmt~ further t~t it is his intention to have the street in f~ont of the school roll~ mud a preparation of oil placed on it, ~nd in this ~er put the street in m very ~od condition fo~ several years, until fu~s c~ be fo~d to l~y a pe~m~ent p~v~en~. Under "Sewerage," the salary of the Chief Engineer of the Sewer Pump Station was increased to $i, 200. per year. The~re¢ommended · o mncr~ases in salaries of the Firemen and Engineers at the Sewer Pump Station were referred back t~ the Department of Finance. The recommended increase in the salary of the Plumbing I~spector to $1,500. per year wms referred back to the Finance Depmrtment. Mr. 2&organ gave notice that he objected.to the appropriations given~is Department and would ask for m reconsideration at a subsequent meeting. LAW-- Police Justice. Morris gave notice that he would ask for a reconsDderatlon of the salary of the PUBLIC SAFETY-- Under "Fire," the recommended increase of Bepartment~was referred back to the Finance Department. S~l~y of the Chief of the-Fire The salaries of 3 Engineers were increased $5-~3 1/3per month each~ salaries of 3 Firemen were increased $5. per month each; the salaries of 6 Men were increased $5. per month each; the s~laries of ~ D2ivers was increased $5. per month each; and ~ additional men were allowed for the Deloa~vtment ~t a salary of $60. per month each. Et.this point, Mr. DashietI stmted that he objected to taking the feed of horses omt of the hands of~tHe dziversof the Fire Department, ~s the dmivers received some eomp~n~tion from t~e feed; and that theincrease of salary for them would not amount-to as much a~ for other paid mss. He then moved that the question of feed for horses be referred to the City Man, ger. The motion was adopted. An appropriation of $399-75 was allowed for a Touring Cam for the Chief of t~he Department, instead of the $359.75 recommended for the "Ford~? Under "Police,m the salary of the Chief of Police was increased to $1,500. per ye~r. PUBLIC WELFARE-- Under "Board of Health," the recommended increase of salary for the Sanitary Inspector to $1,320. per yemr'was referred bmck to the Finance Dep~rtment. Under "Cemeteries," an appropriation of $1920. w~s allowed for "L~oor." Under RCity:Home," the salary of the Keeper of the Home was increased to $720. per year. SINTH WARD-- Adopted as presented. S~EVENTH-WARE.-- Adopted as presented. Finally, Mr. Herbert moved that theBu~get be adopted, as amended; and the motion w~s ~dopted by the following vote: Ayes--Dashiell, Hanvey, HerbeX, Morris, Morgan, 5. NEW BUSINESS.