Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-10
MORE MONEY FOR
CITY EMPLOYEES
PAY ADVANCED IN ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS
Officials Say They Must Have More
Help, Owing to the Enor-
nous Expansion Of
Business

The council yesterday passed new
salary ordinances which provide for
the payment of the salaries Of a large
number of the city hall employees.
In most cases the employees of the city
will secure a substantial increase in
their compensation. Most of the i'm
creases come under the rule which pro-
vides for an increase in the pay of
city employees who have been continu-
ously in the service of the city one, two
or three years.
In the city clerks office there are two
changes; the salary of the stenographer
is increased from $50 to $50 a month
and one copyist is placed under the or
dinance with an increase of IS a month,
who has formerly been employed under
requisition.
The salary of the members of the
board of stationery engineer examiners
will receive $25 month in future in
stead of $40 as formerly.
J. J. Malone resigned from this board
yesterday and j. j. Mcguire was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
A decided change was made in what
has been formerly called the free labor
bureau. This will now be called the
city labor bureau and the city will
pay the manager salary of 800
month. The salary is the same as
before but the county formerly paid
one-half of it and the city the other
half.
Heretofore no charge was made for
securing positions. Now a charge of
twenty-five cents will be made for Sc
curing place for an applicant. A free
reading room will be maintained in
connection with the bureau. 1t is said
that there will be no change in manage
ment, as the head of the bureau is
under the civil service.
Does Not Sign
The salary ordinance presented to the
council by City Assessor Lewis a week
ago was returned without the mayors
signature. A new ordinance was in
troduced in it's place. This establishes
the position of cashier and makes the
number of permanent employees eight
All employees of the Office are pro-
vided under the ordinance. Heretofore
a part of them have been employed
under acquisitions. The salary of the
chief deputy is increased from $125 to
$3.50 month. The questions involved
in the retention or discharge of Chief
Deputy Nunnalley will be referred to
the civil service commission.
In the city attorneys office Leslie
Hewett will get an increase from $3.50
to $165 a month. Stenographer Welsh
is increased from SIS to $S5 month
and Miss Slosson, another stenographer,
gets an increase from $50 to $50.
In the health Office the position of
assistant clerk is created. The posi-
ton will carry salary of 500 month
There will be five inspectors at $11O in
creased from 500. Four employees re-
eeive increases from 800 to $100 month.
The city bacteriologist will receive $125
q month. Eleven inspectors will re-
ceive $50 a month for third year of
service.
Two new clerks will be appointed in
the auditors Office. One will be paid
$50 a month and the other $1O0. The
men in the electrical department who
were formerly under requisition are
placed under the ordinance. The total
increase in salaries will amount to
several hundred dollars annually, but
it is said business has increased very
much in all departments of the city
government