The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-21

your Honorable Body Mr.. Thomas Q.
McKeou as Clerk in place of Mr.. John ].
NJ. Kaylor, at a salary of twelve hundred
dollars per annum. appointment to date
from October l, 1889.
Very respectfully.
P. II. O'NEILL,
City Collector.
Which communication was acted on as
follows by your Board:
Resolved, That the appointment of
Thomas e. McKeon as Clerk to the CITY
Collector at a salary of $1,000 per annum
be and is confirmed by the Board of
Finance. page a.. minutes 1SS9-9O."
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
be paid Thomas G. McKeon as Assistant
Clerk of the Board of Finance be and is
hereby fixed at the rate OF $500 per an
nuns; page 45. minutes 1889 90"
When McKeon was appointed a clerk
In the Collectors Office at a salary of
$1,000 per annum he received the limit
allowed by Section l Chapter 1877 DAVIS of
1889 New Chnrter). which section, among
other matters, provides that the Collector
may employ with the consent of the Board
OF Finance, 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 Il clerk in the City Col
lector's office fixed, as above, at 81, 200 per
annum and the $500 per annum for ad-
disional salary as Assistant Clerk of the
Board of Finance together make 81, 500
per annum covered by resolution as the
salary Of Mckeon. Your Board, at its
meeting held May !. 1890, passed a reso-
luton as follows:
Resolved, That Thomas C. McKeon be
appointed as Assistant to the Clerk of
this Board from thisdate. at the salary of
1880 per annum, payable in equal month
ly payments, said assistant to the Clerk
being necessary for the proper discharge
of the duties of this Board Up. s. Minutes
1S90-91).
1t is plain to me that the salary Of
$1,000, n the extra pay at the rate of
$500 per annum were merged in the reso-
luton CT May l. 1890, which fixed the sal
airy at 81. 500 per annum
In passing, it may be well to note that
at the meeting of your Board, held April
%. 1891, Mr.. McKeon was reelected As
sistant Clerk of your Board without 1ef-
creme to any salary. aud this same course
was pursued in April of the current year,
no resolution increasing Mr.. McKeon's
salary beyond the amount liked May l,
1890, to wit: 81 500 per annum appears in
the minutes of your Board.
Mr.. McKeon has drawn since Deem
Der, 1890, $3.50 per month, or at the rate OF
ST. 500 per year through July, 1892.
For the month of August, 1892, Nc
Keen accepted S125 in full for services as
assistant clerk of your Board.
MIR. McKeon has drawn S25 per month
in excess of the amount fixed on tie re-
solution employing him; he has drawn
this amount from December, 1890 through
V,lxy 1000 ~, a fnfn ~ fnyanfu ,anEhr
which payment in excess OF resolution Of
employment amounts to $500.
Third. E.. P. Croke was appointed at a
salary of 81, GOO per annum, or $S3 SO per
month, at the meeting of your Board,
held December II, 1889; p. 20, minutes
$500, such appointmenB was confirmed.
Since December. 1891. Mr.. Croke drew
warrants for 800 per month. or SIG. 81 per
month in excess of the resolution of con-
firmatton. This excess was drawn
monthly through July. 1892, amounting
to $133. SO. fail to find any resolution
increasing Mr.. Croke's salary.
Fourth. Henry Povnton was appointed
a CLERK in the City Collectors Office, and
at Il meeting of your Board such APP
poiutment was confirmed February 10.
1890, at a salary of SIS per month, P. Sc
minutes 1SS9-90.
MI. Poynton has drawn warrants for
$83 SO for twenty months, an excess of
1888 per month, or a total excess of
S166. so. / fail to find any resolution in
creasipg 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, Decent
Der 2, 1890, which fixed the salary at 500
per month.
Mr.. Hewitt has drawn warrants for SIS
per month from December. 1891, for
eight months, which Is S15 per month IN
excess of the resolution of confirmation,
or a total excess of $l20. l fail to find anv
resolution increasing Mr.. Hewitt's salary.
Sixth.-C. 3. McAnally was confirmed
in his original appointment as a messen'
ger in the Office of the Collector, and
afterwards, at a meeting of your Board,
his compensation was fixed at 5000 Del
annum or SIS per month.
Pr. minutes 1SS9-90, meeting of Decem.
Der II, 1880.
Mr.. McAnally has drawn warrants fol
$50 per month from December, 1881, fol
eight months, which is SIS per month IL
excess of the resolution of confirmation
or a total OF excess of $120. / fail to fine
any resolution increasing Mr.. McAnally':
salary.
SEVENTH. O'Neill was appointed
messenger in the Board Of Finance and
afterwards his salary was raised from
$50 per month to SAL. 66 per month, an(
from the latter figures to S720 per annum
VI EOO DCA - Az Ao1b AhSA - w ~
made by a resolution OF your Boart
passed December II, 1889, p. 70, minutes
1SS9+90.
Mr.. O'Neill has drawn warrants since
December, 1891. for 800 for a period O
eight months. which is $50 per month IL
excess of the resolution fixing Inc com
pensation, or a total excess of $240.
l fail to find any resolution increasing
Mr.. O'NeilPs salary.
Eight.-James Clark's salary as al
assistant clerk to the City Clerk was tiXeC
at the rate of SIS per mouth by a resolu
ton OF your Board, passed October
1889.
2. 40, minutes 1SS9-90.
Mr.. Clark has drawn warrants for $40
per month since December, 1890, TO
twenty months, which is an excess of 50
per month above the rate fixed in tn
resolution naming his salary. which e X
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