Show MAYOR GLEND INNINGS MESSAGE mayar Glendin glendinning sing submitted hie first a 1 nual message to abe city council last evening jan 28 in it be wye gentlemen 1 transmit herewith the reports of the beads beada of devart departments ments for the fiscal year jear ending december 31 81 1898 1895 the reports of the tb city auditor exhibit the financial condition of all we the departments department B in brief but the head bead of each department presents in detail much of importance and interest which to is not elsewhere to la evidence the following is ie the treasurers treasur reVe ers state slate MOM ment showing receipts and disburse menta lurlne during 1895 and the treasury balance at the beginning of the present year balance on hand january 1 1895 01 received from all sources 59 total 60 deduct disbursements for 1895 26 25 balance on hand december 81 aw 85 the bonded banded indebtedness of cali lake olty is carrying interest at 5 per cent bent per annum ano payable as to follow flows issue ine of september 1888 bonds bondi of 1000 each 1020 10 20 years ine of january bonds of fim 1000 each 10 1020 ao years at july 1891 bonds of 1000 mob each 1020 10 20 years tears ane 6 of villy july 1893 1892 bonds of OR each ch 10 ibsine bus of may 1894 00 bonds of 1000 each 20 years 2 2548 bonds of 1000 each ft ay iy it siss 1 l at the expiration of ton ten years on the ten twenty year bonds there must mast be set apart an aa a sinking fund ten per cent of each issue the city can redeem any or all of these issues issue after theeb the expiration pi pt ration of ten years interest and principal payable lu lawful money odthe of the united states state on the twenty year bonds a lund fund to ie provided as ae above but the bonds run for the full twenty years and the interest and prinC principal iDal are payable in gold the estimated receipts and ez tures of the city for the year 1896 based upon the reports of the several departments as at present orga organized are as follows liquor lican se 00 merchants license 00 miscellaneous license 00 00 city tax 1895 amount paid to treasurer january 2 75 00 Water rates 1895 96 assessment 00 water rates 1896 97 assessment 00 00 city tax 1895 balance due 40 00 from police court 00 city hallway company note due april 01 00 cemetery 00 tax sales redemptions ons beoo 00 oo poll tax MOO oe 00 Dog tax 2000 00 kent 1500 00 interest redemptions ons tax sales 1500 00 department ent fees 1000 1 00 miscellaneous oo 00 taxes during 1896 work completed 07 balance cash on hand january 1 1896 85 total estimated receipts tor for 42 interest 1894 may bonds 00 1892 july bonds 00 1891 january bonds cu co 1888 00 1891 july bonds bonde 1000 00 00 gravity sewer to complete including inguinal final esi imata 00 culmer jennings paving company clue du january 31 1 1896 10 pacific paving company of utah due january U pacific paving company of utah due december 14 2296 24 pacific paving company of utah due january ja culmer jennings paving company due january 81 1896 1273 68 utan utah asphalt company due june 20 05 93 street lighting 00 street sprinkling 00 removing moving Be catch basins 00 total disbursements not including running exen expenses seis of departments part ments 98 93 per mouth month per year salary official roll oo 00 oo go salary council roll 50 oo 00 police department 00 00 fire department 2500 00 00 00 waterworks Water works and extension tax 2000 00 00 engineering and saweren sewer extension tax 1500 00 00 street department 1000 00 00 department me Bt 1000 00 00 health department 1 1000 00 00 oo 00 oo cemetery 5 00 Ore crematory matory 00 00 joint bul building iding expense 00 iou 00 prison department 00 oo 00 oo office and general ex pauses pen ses 00 00 liberty park 00 00 printing and advertising 00 00 hospital 50 1410 00 incidentals 2800 00 00 total 00 00 briefly the above shows ams nw r receipts all sources 42 general genera disbursements 93 salaries and department expenses 00 93 apparent deficiency 61 it to is therefore evident that the pres prea ent administration is ballou upon to deal with a complicated said aad difficult financial problem the rhe solution of which demands most moat careful thought and judgment and the harmonious action of nil all officials Mol als of this adminis tra tion expenses of every nature should be reut reduced iced where such reduction can be made without destroying the efficiency of the service for a considerable time past I 1 have carefully studied this problem and in presenting herewith some suggestions as to reorganizations reorganization and changes which to me appear both feasible and ancl ec essary I 1 trust they may have your careful consideration and approbation the completion of the joint city and county building has relieved the city from a great expense and has aff afforded crded additional convenience and centralization or of the publio business the cot elusion of work upon the gravity sewer has also removed an incubus from the taxpayers and will doubtless greatly improve the sanitary aspects of our oily city besides simplifying the work of several departments the mayor recommends the abolish ment jentof ot the board of public works and their duties to be performed by a board of five heads of departments as fol ollow lowr the city engineer the superintendent in ot of waterworks water works the superintendent of streets and parks park the city electrician and the superintendent of sanitation with the atie mayor as chairman the present organization of departments ments is 18 as follone fol lowe there are employed to do the cites business five department chiefs aej tarea boards viz public works fire and police and health employing the number of men and paying fur for salaries alone according the enumeration in the fu following flowing table paid per annum one chief of police 2400 one chief of fire department 2100 ane one city engineer 2500 one superintendent luperi oten dent of waterworks water works 1800 one aBter one street 1500 one city sexton five mom mem bers bars board of public works 2300 2800 four members police and fire commission three members mem ben board of health 1600 une one city engineers clerk one waier master and street department clerk 1440 one fire department e n t c clerk 1 e rk 1 1080 1080 one waterworks water works department clerk 1080 one board ot of public works clerk one fire and police board clerk one board ot of health clerk total twenty six employed emp loyes total salaries one board lof five competent men and four good clerks cou could ad do all the work now dooe done by the twenty six men and at a cost riot not to exceed to following five heads of devart departments mente one chief clerk 1200 one clerk 1000 two clerks each 1600 nine employed emp loyes total salaries making a saving for supervision alone of by reductions in the working forces maintained by the various departments of public work for both outside and office work not included in the foregoing statements statement a further annual saving of can without difficulty bo be effected the incidental expense account of the city which Is ie now estimated at should be out by at least 15 on the lighting of streets and city office oan can be save daud on street sprinkling the total estimated raving therefore would amount to at jeaan based on conservative estimates ti which can be readily verified the mayor next recommends the creation of an electrical department with a competent super visor opposition to the existence of the fire and police board is made at length an arguments directed against it As the laws against sunday liquor selling gambling and the mayor says ays they should either be enforced ent or repealed the report of the city engineer contains much valuable information as to the work conducted by the department during the abe past year upon the gravity outlet sewer and the expenditures thereon in connection wila this report I 1 desire to call cail your attention to the manifest advisability of extending extend log the sewer laterals literals late rals throughout the city as rapidly as the condition of our finances will admit this matter is one which affects the entire community directly and its importance import amse is unquestionable enable the catch basine which have bave proven so nauseous hitherto should be removed or provided with proper sewer connections tor for frequent or constant drainage which the sewer extensions referred to should supply the waterworks water works department should be given authority to replace the small main now serving the northeast bench section of this city with larger pipe the water to is drawn from the city creek stream and the capacity of the present service to Is insufficient during the last dry seavon seaon sea on this section of the city was at times almost without water and much of the city cites Is growth is taking place in that vicinity it should nut be blud hindered bred lor jor lack of at gatei A change in the method of collection and pay payment went ot of wacer rates is desirable assessments are now made by the waterworks water works department and payment is in required to he be mado made to the city treasurer where rates are delinquent the assessment rolls are returned to the waterworks water works department for the collection of at these delinquent rates more than of last jast yells water rates are now delinquent and the city will probably lose a large amount of this sum I 1 suggest the creation of a special office for or the of water rates and licenses of pill all kinds the officer should give a proper bond baud for the faithful discharge of his bis duties and be required to turn into the treasury these collections at the end olevery of every week or oftener if required the recommendations contained to io the report of the board of health have my approval the burial of in the grou ground kid west of the jordan river is in itt neither either desirable nor refuse way maj be treated at the crematory without appreciable increase ot at expense and that is the proper method for its disposal dosal reference on my part to the city jail is almost superfluous Bum cleot agitation of this matter hall baa already been raised to render its outrageous condition familiar to every citizen I 1 trust that your honorable mody will manifest a more beneficial interest in ID providing now new accommodations for the city prisoners tuan has baa hitherto been shown the law jaw department to is reviewed at length and concludes with the ro recommendation ommen dation that the office of clerk of the police court be abolished and that a second assistant attorney be provi provided tied for to be appointed by the mayor or olty city attorney with the approval of the council such officer should be a member of the bur and F should be assigned to duty doty at the police the direction of the city attorney he ought to be responsible sible to the city for all ail fines and forfeitures paid into that court and give bonds for the faithful discharge of kilo his duties in conclusion I 1 have not entered upon my term of office with the view that the mayor alone constitutes constitute ii the city government I 1 fully appreciate the duties and re resting upon the council and other departments of the public service aid recognize the tact fact that the operation cooperation co of all the he departments with each other to is necessary to accomplish the best beat ser vied vica and therefore the greatest good to we inhabitants of this city I 1 cannot too strongly emphasize the fact to this council that bat vast retrenchment in the operating expenses of the city government must be made you will no doubt regard it as an ing statement when I 1 say may that from investigation already made by me covering tints subject that the fixed salaries of the officials and employee emp loyes in all departments of the city government under the present organization from mayor down to the official grave digger amount to the stupendous sum of per annum administrative experience in municipal affairs throughout the count cities of this size else aud of much larger growth has demonstrated she be necessity of re reposing losing in the executive whatever power I 1 is necessary to carry into effect such reforms and execute such laws and ordinances as an become his bis duty in the promises premises in this city while the mayor is charged with the executor of the he laws nis power in that respect to is merely nominal and the result of this inability is to bring the office into contempt whereas be ought to be clothed with the be authority tp tip compel obedience to every duty required ol of subordinates and to this n Is end and he be ought to be given the power to appoint all ail beads of departments part ments sud and subordinate officers subject to confirmation by the council with power to suspend or remove them tor for cause the citizens might then justly demand of him full responsibility for or the pr per conduct of all executive concerns and if levat ices exist they would know to whom to apply fur for the remedy or upon whom to fix the blame I 1 am most respectfully JAMRS JAMBS glendinning mayor ALBANY oregon jan 81 lloyd montgomery was hanged here today he exhibited a wonderful pluck and died unflinchingly |