奇科皮消防员。
在市议员们最近要求改变关于消防队员工资的市法令之前，整个城市的消防队员就已经颁布的法令进行了讨论，这样新来的队员就可以比现在的法令更快地得到加薪。现行法令规定，这些工人的薪金如下:第一年，$660;第二年,720美元;第三年,780美元;第四年，840美元，第五年，900美元。新课程表要求的学费是第一年700美元，第二年800美元，之后是900美元。人们认为新时间表将影响三个人。变化不影响老消防员,他们中的许多人有多年的服务部门,和这只意味着,新的男性将在同一基础年长的和更有经验的消防员上升超过一半的时间,他们已经在过去的几年里。一项关于新消防员工作条件的简要调查将显示出这一变化的力量。在新消防员工作条件下，许多老消防员在实习时的工作条件已经得到了很大改善。当年纪较大的人开始工作时，他们必须以每年600美元的工资工作5年，然后才会有加薪，然后这些人就没有休息日了。 Under the present ordinance, the men get a substantial raise each year, and besides have three days off in every month in addition to their 2weeks’ vacation. The three new men who were appointed in the soring are having their 2weeks’ vacations this summer, although they have been in the department but half a year It is said that the change asked for by one of the aldeymen is not wanted by the majority of the men of the department, because it is an unjust benefit to a small number of firemen, and it is argued that, if any change is to be made, it ought to effect the men trained in the service, who have served long years of apprenticeship in fir fighting, and especially the chief, who gets but $1000. with no days off. and who, for the good of the department, takes no vacation.
