The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-06
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY
[BY ~AUTHoR1TY.l
CHAPTER LXXXlI.
An Act to regulate the pay of officers al

employees of paid fire departments IN
cities of the first class in this state.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gem
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey.
That in any city of the first class in this
state having O paid fire department, the
pay or salaries per annum ofthe following
named officers and employees shall be MS
hereinafter specified, namely: to the chief
engineer, the sum of Two thousand five
hundred dollars; to the assistant engi-
neer, the sum Of one thousand SIX hun
bred dollars; to the battalion Chief or dis
tricJ engineers, the sum of fifteen hun
bred dollars each; to the clerk of the
board of fire commissioners. the sum of
two thousand dollars; to the superintend-
ent of telegraph, the SUI of n Thousand
five hundred dollars; to engineers OF
steamers, the sum of eleven hundred dol
lars each; to stokers OF steamers. drivers
Of steamers, drivers OF tenders, drivers
of trucks, and tlllermen of trucks. The
sum of one thousand dollars each; to per-
mant hosemen and permanent truckmen,
the sum Of nine hundred and fifty dollars
each; telegraph linemen, the sum of one
thousand dollars each; to inspectors of
horses, the sum of eight hundred dollars
each; to foremen of companies, the sum
of three hundred dollars each; to horse
men at call, and truckmen at call, the sum
of one hundred dollars each, in lieu of all
other compensation whatsoever.
2. And be it enacted, That the pro-
visions of this act shall remain imperative
In any such city until the same shall.
by a resolution therefor of the boarNt hay
ing control of the fire department. of such
city, be submitted to a vote of the legal
voters of such city, and bs asseuted to by
a majority of all the legal votes cast for
or against the acceptance or rejection of
this act at any regular charter OR general
election to be hereafter held, in such CITY
or municipality next after the passage of
such resolution; such submission shall
not be made until notice of the adoption
of said resolution by said board shall have
been published every day for at least ten
days next preceding the time when the
official ballots u be ready for distri-
button for such election In such city, by
the clerk Of such city; persous voting at
any election at which this act shall be
submitted as aforesaid. shall express the.r
assent to or rejection OF this act by depos-
iting their baIlots in the box provided for
deposiling ballots at such election in the
electian precincts, districts or wards of
any such city; and those who are in favor
OF the acceptance of this act shall each
deposit a ballot containing the words 'for
increase Of pay Of fire department. writ
ten or printed thereon, aud those who are
opposed thereto shall each deposit a bal
lot with the words against increase of
pay of fire department" written or printed
thereon; but this acceptance or rejeytion
map not be expressed upon the ballot on
which are the names of the candidates for
ward, city, county or state officers, but
must be expressed upon a separate ballot,
and the election officers in the several
precinces, wards and districts of such city
and the board of canvassers, of such city
shall. in the canvassing, determine and
returning the votes cast at such election,
canvass. determine and return the votes
and the result of the votes at such elac-
ton. upon the question of the acceptance
or rejection of this act, in the same man
ner as for officers voted tor at such cleo
ton: and If O majority of the ballots on
which there shall be the words ssfor in
crease OF pay of fire department" or the
words AGAINST increase of pay of fire de-
partment." are in favor of the acceptance
of this &C. then this act shall take effecu
Immediately.
3 And qe it enacted, That the increase
shall go into effect on the first day of the
next calendar month after Ibis act shall
take effect as aforesaid, Notwithstanding
that there may not be anv existing ap-
preparation or fuud sufficient to meet
such increase, and il there be not ssuch
appropriation or fund. the board or au-
thor,ty having control of the fiuances OF
such city shall borrow, by issuing honds
If necessary, a sufficient sum to meet such
increase for the remainder Of the cufieat
fiscal year OF such city, or May permit the
same to be paid out OF any money of said
city, not otherwise appropriated, and
shall put such sum in the next tax levy
in said city.
4. And be it enacted. That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March ~, 1892. :