Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-09
CHARLES R. HATHAWAY,


 Examiner of Public Records.
 The communication was received and placed on file and the mayor au. thortzed to have plans drawn for the remodeling of City hall This will meet the situation with reference to the vault and also relieve the con gested condition in the several offices in the building.
 c. l.. Holmes. who was appointed some time ago to investigate and re Port regarding the salary of John F. Calvin, assistant ianitor of City hall, submitted the following:
 Waterbury, Conn, March 8, 1904. To the Board of Commissioners of
 Public Works:
 Gentlemen-Your committee ap- pointed to investigate the pay of John F.. Calvin, assistant janitor of the City hall, hereby reports:
 John F. Calvin was appointed as sistant janitor February 1, 1903, by Mayor Kilduff, without any action by any board. The reasons given for this appointment were that the use Of soft coal in the furnace room re quired more labor the regular jani- tor could give at that point, and a gradualM increasing use of the City hall auditorium was requiring more labor there. Calvin was to receive $1.50 per day for week days, as as sistant janitor. He was also to re- ceiEe flor night attendance at the au- dftorium $1.5O per night when the auditorium was used up to 10 or I'll o'clock. and $500 when used up to 12, midnight, or later. These rates for night attendance had been long established and probably date back to the time when theatrical perform ances by travelling companies were a regular thing.
 Whenever occasion requires Calvin has to hire help for moving scenery, and he pays the help out of his own pocket. 5
 Your committee recommends that if an assistant janitor is needed at the City hall, se be paid $1.75 pes week day and 25 cents per hour for night attendance at the auditorium, time beginning at p. m. Also that if he needs any assistance in moving scenery Or stage furniture, such as- distance be engaged and paid for by the party renting the hall.
 c. l.. HOLMES, Committed
 This was regarded as an increase in pay for MT Calvin, but MT Holmes said that if an assistant janitor is needed he ought to have SITS. h. asmuch as the hall is soon to be re- modelled and the auditorium cut up into offices. thus doing away with the need of a scenery shifter, it was decided to let things remain as they are for the. present.
 The following communication was received from J ones & Morgan, Bank street outftters:
 To the Honorable Board Of Public
 Works, Waterbury, Conn
 Gentlemen-We would respectfully request this board to instruct the clerk of the water board, in sending future bills for water, to consolidate the readings of two meters into one total, so that We may enjoy as favor able price as the quantity of water used would entitle us to. Also that we ought not to be discriminated against, as the case is at present, our ne1ghbors using water under the same conditions i. e., from one sup- ply pipe with two meters attached, one to register the use Of water from a four-fnch supply, the other to register water used in the building. The conditions are as follows: One four-inch service pipe, one four-inch meter on same; one three-fourth inch meter attached to pipe connecting with four-inch service. Our previous bill We paid under protest, but as the amount was small we waive all claim to same, provided our bills in the future are consolidated into one, as we believe they should be.
 Respectfully yours, ..[
 JONES X MORGAN.
 "There Is the same old question: '' remarked the mayor, as he passed the communication over to Mir Wade, adding that he didn't think the city has a leg to stand on in defense of it's position on that point. He be lieved that the proper thing to do was jack up" the prices if you. Want