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ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE SALARIES OF CITY OFFICIALS
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Beginning with the terms of officers elected at the municipal election in the spring of 1909, and by the City Council thereafter, the following compensation, salary and fees shall be paid to the City officers named herein and employees of the City of Jonesboro, to-wit:
The Mayor shall receive a salary of Four Hundred Dollars per year, payable in monthly installments.
Each member of the Council shall receive Two Dollars for each and every Council meeting attended by such member, payable monthly.
The City Clerk shall receive a salary of Four Hundred Dollars per year, payable in monthly installments.
The City Treasurer shall receive a salary of Four Hundred Dollars per year, payable in monthly portions.
The Police Judge shall receive a salary of Four Hundred Dollars per year, payable in month portions. The acting Police Judge provided for by ordinances, shall receive Two Dollars for each day he shall so act, payable the first meeting of the following month.
The City Attorney shall receive a salary of Four Hundred Dollars per year, payable in monthly portions.
The Chief of Police shall receive One Thousand Eighty Dollars per annum, payable in monthly portions.
The Deputy shall receive Seven Hundred Eight Dollars per year, and each night police officer Seven Hundred Twenty Dollars per year, payable in monthly portions.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall receive a salary of Nine Hundred Dollars per year, payable in monthly portions; and each other member of the Fire Department shall receive Two Dollars for each fire attended and fought by such fireman, payable monthly. The night man at the Fire Department shall receive Three Hundred Dollars per annum, payable monthly.
The Street Commissioner, should one be elected, shall receive a salary of Seven Hundred Eighty Dollars per year, payable monthly. Should no Street Commissioner be elected, but a foreman of the street gang instead, the said foreman of such street gang shall receive a salary of Two Dollars per day, payable in monthly portions.
The Superintendent of the City Cemetery shall receive a salary of Four Hundred Fifty dollars per year, payable in monthly installments, and shall also receive the charges for digging graves, not to exceed three dollars for each grave, payable by the person applying therefor.
The President of the City Cemetery shall receive a salary of Four Hundred Fifty dollars per year, payable in monthly installments, and shall also receive the charges for digging graves, not to exceed three dollars for each grave, payable by the person applying therefor.
The President of the Board of Health shall receive a salary of Two Hundred Dollars per year, payable in monthly portion.
Passed and adopted this March 1, 1909.