Show THE TIIE SALARY ORDINANCE Y mayor turner has signed the ordinance to repeal the measure which provided the salaries for city officials As it is clear from many inquiries that the situation is not generally understood a brief recital should bo be given and attentively read it if the new council shall find no ordinance in operation fixing compensations their compulsory duty will be to pass f such a measure they may then make tile sa salaries aries higher or lower than at present with the ending of their brief term of office they may in turn repeal the ordinance then in existence and their successors successors wall bo be compelled to follow the evil example of fixin figins their own salaries the true spirit of the law will thus be violated its solo sole purpose was to prevent any man from having baving a direct voice in regulating the compensation which lie should receive for the performance for mance of public service in a sense of justice to the people and tile law the majority of the present council who voted for tho the repeal last monday night should now introduce and pass another ordinance to fix the salary list at reasonable figures |