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Show fCITY FIREMEN SEEK i AN IUCREASE IN SALARIES Opden's city fireman lasl nipht presented pre-sented a requer-l to Ihe city commls-slon commls-slon for an Increase in salary of $1" a month. They called attention to the fact thai living expenses have trebled in the last three years, while their waces remain ihe same. The petition was taken under advisement by Mayor Hey wood. The firemen said they could not possibly meet their expenses on the present pay. They receive $7n for the first year, which is nboui $2 35 a day; $&0 for the second year, or $2.65 a day, and S'tO for the third year, and thereafter, or a maximum ot $:: a day, counting thirty days per month. The firemen today expressed a belief be-lief thai ihe increase would io allowed. allow-ed. Their advocates pointed out ifiar the Mayor believes in salaries high enough to meet living expenses and leave something for savings, bo-cause bo-cause he himself receives pay from the city amounting to 113.50 day. and the two other commissioners receive re-ceive $11 60 daily. A C. Ramey and others petitioned for the condemnation of the Weber canal on Twenty-eighth street as a nuisance Commissioner Flygarn will investigate and report. Edgar G. lohnston and other school teachers asked the commission to establish es-tablish free tennis eourts in Lester and Liberty parks. The clubwomen have made a similar request. Com-1 missioner Miles L. Jones will investigate investi-gate and report. |