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City Document— No. 4.
REPORT

OF

JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE

ON

Salaries for City Officers

OF THE

CYDY OF ROXBURY.

1856-57.

ROXBURY:
NORFOLK COUNTY JOURNAL PRESS.
1856.

CITY OF ROXBURY.

In Common Councin, Feb. 25, 1856.

OrpERED, That a Joint Special Committee be appointed, to consider
. and report what salaries should be paid the City Officers the current
year.

Messrs. Cusuine, Lirrie, and Fow ze appointed.

Sent up for concurrence.
JOSHUA SEAVER, Clerk.

In Boarp or Anpermen, Feb. 25, 1856.
Concurred. And Aldermen Grant and THompson added.
JOSEPH W. TUCKER, City Clerk.

In Common Covncit, March 10, 1856.

Mr. Cusuixc, from the Committee, submitted the following Report
and Order, which were read; and, on motion of Mr. Lewis, laid on the
table, and ordered to be printed for the use of the Council.

JOSHUA SEAVER, Clerk.

The Joint Special Committee appointed to consider what
Salaries shall be paid the City Officers the current year,
respectfully

Jas da de Olas De

Tat after a full and careful consideration of the sub-
ject, the Committee are unanimous in their opinion, that
the salaries of those City Officers whose whole time is
required in the faithful discharge of their duties, are not
in accordance with the increased business of the City, or
the greatly increased cost of living.

The Committee regard ‘the salary of the Mayor as alto-
gether too inadequate for the duties required, and services
performed; but as the City Council have no power to alter
his salary during the year for which he is chosen, the Com-
mittee would unanimously recommend that an Order be
adopted establishing the salary of the Mayor for the next
year at Twelve hundred dollars.

The Committee submit the accompanying Order, and
recommend its adoption by the City Council.

For the Committee.
JAS. W. CUSHING.

COPIEMY GN CG) aa Ths, (0) DC 183 LOS 183 Ee

In Common Covuncit, March 10, 1856.

‘ORDERED, That the Salaries of the several City Off-
cers, for the year beginning on the first day of April, One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, shall be as herein
named, to be paid quarterly. This order to remain in
force during the municipal year of One thousand eight
hundred and fifty-six, and until otherwise ordered.

4,

SECTION 1. The salary of the Mayor shall be at the rate
of Hight hundred dollars per annum.

SEcT. 2. The salary of the City Clerk shall be at the
rate of One thousand dollars per annum. And the fees
received by him in the discharge of the duties of this office,
shall be paid into the Treasury of the City, for the use of
the City; and the City Clerk shall, in the months of Janu-
ary and July, make and render to the City Council a state-
ment of the amount of moneys received by him as fees,
specifying from what sources said fees are received.

Sect. 3. The salary of the Clerk of the Common
Council shall be at the rate of Two hundred dollars per
annum.

Szor. 4. The salary of the Treasurer and Collector of
Taxes shall be at the rate of Fourteen hundred dollars
per annum,

SEoT. 5. The salary of the City Messenger shall be at
the rate of Four hundred and fifty dollars per annum.

Sect. 6. The salary of the Assessors of Taxes shall
be at the rate of Two hundred dollars each per annum;
and One hundred dollars shall be allowed to the Board
of Assessors per annum for a Clerk.

The Assistant Assessors shall receive at the rate of
Twenty dollars each per annum.

Sect. 7. The salary of the City Solicitor shall be at
the rate of Five hundred dollars per annum.

Sect. 8. The salary of the City Physician shall be at
the rate of Two hundred dollars per annum.

Sect. 9. The salary of the City Marshal shall be at the
rate of Two dollars and twenty-five cents per diem. The
salary of the Assistant Marshals shall be at the rate of
Two dollars per diem.

Ne

PUBLIC. LIBRARY

OF THE

CITY OF BOSTON.

- ABBREVIATED REGULATIONS.

-One volume can be taken at a time from the
Lower Tall, and one from the Bates Hall.
Books can be kept out 14 days.

A fine of 2 cents for each volume will be
incurred for each day a book is de ained more
than 14 days.

Any book detained more iia a week be-
yond the time limited, will be sent for at the
expense of the delinquent.

No book is to be len’ out of the household
of the borrower. :

The Library hours for the delivery and re-
turn of books are from 10 o’clock, A. M., to
8 o’clock, P. M., in the Lower Ilall; and from
10 o’clock, A. M., until one half hour before
sunset in the Bates Ilall.

Every book must, under penalty of one dol-
lar, be returned to the Library at such time
in August as shall be publicly announced.

The card must be presented whenever a
book is returned. For renewing a book the
card must be presented, together with the
book, or with the shelf-numbers of the book.

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