Show SALARY ORDINANCE BLOCKED ROBERTSON SECURED ADJOURNMENT ADJOURN-MENT OF COMMITTEE TVhittemore Attempted to Bring the I Matter Before Fire Committee for I Consideration Was Voted DownTime Down-Time first definite step toward tbing the I salaries of city officials for time coming year wan blocked last night at IL meeting meet-ing of the Fire committee of tho Council by Councilman Robertson Tho meeting j war held at the office 01 Chloe Devlno In J I the old city hall When Home minor business had been disposed of Chairman Whittemorc unfolded n portentouslook I ing scroll and ssikl 4I would like to have the commUteo consider the salaries for next year Ho got io further Kobertaon got halfway half-way out of his chair and exclaimed T I object The salary question was referred to tho Firo and Finance committees Jointly and should be discussed by them jointly Have you notified the Finance committee that you Intended to bring this matter up tonight Whittorriore confessed that ho had not but thought It would do no harm to talk it over Robertson still objected and Whittemoro milled Councilman Reid to tho chair HO that ho might enter moro freely Into the debate Robertson grew quite personal In his remarks dilating on the fact that the Fire committee alone could mako no report that would bo considered con-sidered by the Council His view of the matter seemed to be shared by Tudden ham and Reid and his motion to adjourn ad-journ finally r alJ dIn d-In the mal er of the petition by cX Firemen Corlcss and Morcton for roln I otatemcnt at their former salaries of 70 per month tho committee determined to ascertain from Auditor Rclaer whether ho would raise any legal objections to paying reinstated firemen the salaries of old llrcmen before taklncr action I Chief Dcvino was authorized to expend J not to exceed 5250 in decorating the sit I I tlngroom and making a bookcase for tho t department This Is to come from the I general fund and tho special firemens t j r lund is to be kept I Intact as tho nucleus I of a relief and pension fund There Is j now about 2000 In th m special fund Although tho nature oC the salary proposition f prop-osition up Mr Whlltcmores sleeve did not appear last night Mr Robertson evl dontly took It for granted that a raise of r the Fire Cillers compensation was contemplated con-templated Jt Is known that certain members of till Council are anxious when the salary appropriations are being I made to increase the yearly salaries of the flavor Auditor and Recorder from 1503 to 1SOO the present salary of the Treasurer Tho increase will be proposed on tho floor and not In tho salary ordl i nance reported from the committee Opponents Op-ponents of the raise will bring up the 1 point that the salary of an official yinnot j be changed during his term of ofllee Its advocates will reply that time terms nC Limo reelected oJllclals end on January 1st I and new torms begin on that date |