The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-17
CHAPTER LxXXII.

Al Act to regulate the pay of officers and
employees of paid fire Departmental cities
of the first class in this state.
l.. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in any city of the first class in this state hav-
ing a paid fire department, the pay or
salaries per annum of the following named
officers and employees shall be as hereinafter
| specified namely: to the chief engineer, the
| sum of two thousand five hundred dollars; to
| the assistant engineer, the sun of one thous-
| and six hundred dollars; to the battalion
chiefs or district engineers. the sum of fifteen
| hundred dollars each; to the clerk of the
board of lire commissioners, the sum of two
| thousand dollars; to the superintendent of
| telegraph. the sum of one thousand five hun
| dred dollars; to engineers of steamers. the
| sum of eleven hundred dollars each; to
stokers of steamers, drivers of steamers,
drivers of tenders, drivers of trucks, and
tillermen Of trucks, the sum of one thousand
! dollars each; to permanent hosemen and
permanent truckmen. the sum of nine hum
dred and fifty dollars each to telegraph line
men. the sum Of one thousand dollars each
to inspectors of horses, the sum of eight hun
dred dollars each TO foremen of companies.
the sum of three hundred dollars each; to
horsemen 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 provisions of
this act shall remain imperative in any such
city until the same shall, by a resolution
| therefor of the board having control of the
fire department Of such city. be submitted to
a vote of the legal voters Of such city, and be
assented 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 pub
llshed every day for at least ten days next
/ preceding the time when the official ballots
must be ready for distribution for such cleo
tion In such city. in the official daily news
paper in such city. by the clerk of such city;
persons voting at any election at which this
| act shall be submitted as aforesaid, shall ex-
press their assent 10 or rejection of this act
by depositing their ballots in the box pro-
ylded for depositing ballots at such election
In the election 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" written or printed
thereon, and those who are opposed thereto
shall each deposit a ballot with the words
against increase of pay OF fire department.
written or printed thereon; but this accept
ance or rejection may not be expressed upon
| the ballot on which are the names of the can
dldatcs for ward. city, county or state OH
| GERS but must be expressed upon IA separate
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