The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-27
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Following this last resolution at the
next meeting of Your Board held October
l. 1889, the following resolution was
passed:
Resolved. That the additional salary
pc paid Thomas G. Mckeon as Assistant
Clerk Of the Board of Finance be and is
hereby fixed at the rate of $500 per an
Dum; page As. minutes 1899 co."
Wnen Mckeon Was appointed a clerk
in the Collectors Office at a salary of
S1,2OO per annum he received the limit
allowed by Section l Chapter 1877 claws of
1889 New Charter). which section. among
other matters, provides that the Collector
may employ with the consent of the Board
OF Fin9nce, clerks and messengers as may
be necessary or convenient for the proper
transaction of the public business the APP
pointing power to fix their compensation
not to exceed, In any case, one hundred
dollars per month.
The salary as a clerk in the City Col
lector's office fixed. as above, at 81, 200 per
annum and the $500 per annum for adj
d15lonal salary as Assistant Clerk of the
Board of Finance together make 81, 500
per annum covered by resolution az the
salary of McKeon. Your Board, at its
meeting held May 1, 1896, passed a reso-
luton as follows:
Resolved. That Thomas c. McKeon be
appointed az Assistant to the Clerk of
this Board from thisdate, at, the salary of
1900 per annum, payable in equal month
~ payments, said assistant TO the Clerk
being necessary for the proper discharge
Of the duties OF this Board (p. 5, Minutes
1S9O-91).
1t is plain to me that the salary of
$1,000, n the extra pay at the rate of
$500 per annum, wers merged in the reso-
luton CT May l. 1890, which fixed the sal
ary at l 800 per annum
In passing, it may be well to note that
at the meeting of your Board, held April
90, 1891, MIR. McKeon WAS reelected As
sistant Clerk of your Board without ref
erence to any salary. and this same course
was pursued In April of the current year,
no resolution Increasing Mr.. McKeon's
salary beyond the amount fixed May /,
1890, to wit: 81, 800 per annum appears in
the minutes of your Board,
Mr.. Mckeon has drawn since Decem-
Der, 1890, $3.50 per month, or at the rate of
81. 800 per year through July, 1892.
For the month of August, 1899, Nc
Keen accepted $125 in fnll for service as
assistant clerk of your Board.
Mr.. McKeon has drawn $25 per month
in excess of the amount fixed on the re-
solution employing him; he has drawn
this amount from December, 1890 through
July, 1892, or a total of twenty months.
which payment in excess or resolution of
employment mounts to $500.
Third. r. p, Croke was appointed at a
salary of 81. coo per annum, or $50 80 per
month, at the meeting of your Board,
held December II, 1859; P. 20, minutes
$3.50, such appointment was confirmed.
Since December. 1891. Mr.. Croke drew
warrants for $100 per month, or SIG 81 per
month in excess of the resolution Of com
frmatiou. This excess was drawn
monthly through July. 1892, amounting
to $133 80. fail to find any resolution
increasing Mr.. Croke's salary.
Fourth. Henry Povnton WINS appointed
a cierk In the City Collectors office, aud
at a meeting of your Board such up
pointment was confirmed February 10.
1890. at q salary OF SIS per month, p. SO
minutes 1SS9-90.
Mr.. Poyntou has drawn warrants for
$S3 53 for twenty months, an excess of
s. 80 per month, or a total excess of
s166. go. / fail to find any resolution in
creastng Mr.. Poynton's salary.
Fifth. e. j. Hewitt was confirmed In
his appointment as a clerk to the Collec-
tor by resolution Of your Board, Decem-
Der 2. 1890. wAich fixed the salary ut $40
per mouth.
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