The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-04
MORE CITY NEEDS TOLD.
HEALTH, PUBLIC WORKS AND PoLICEDEPARTMENTSHE HEARD.

Increase of S1,OOO Asked for in Health
 Officers saIary-AIso $2O0 More Re-
 quested for BacterioIogist--Item for
 Salary for Kimberly Avenue Bridge
 Tender Arouses Questioning-PoIice
 Want s6,oOO for DixwelI Avenue Pre-
 cInct.
 In the curse of the hearings sched- uled before the board of finance the beard of health was the first depart- ment to appear with It's estimates last evening which was the third evening of the session. Dr. Fleischner explain- ed the estimates of the department to the board. The board of health has made request that the salary of the health officer for the city be raised from $1,500 to $2,500 Increase in the duties of the position was the reason for the increase asked. Dr. Wright stated to the board that his private practice suffered from his public duties to such an extent that his income to- day was little more than half what it was a few years ago, when his salary was but s1,2OO.
 < An increase of s2O0 is asked to raise the salary of the bacteriologist of the department, Dr. Archibald McNeile from $700 to $900 Dr. McNeil is unable to devote any time to private practice and the board felt that the increase was but an act of justice
 Dr. Fleischner noted that $1,1O0 less was asked for the removal of garbage as new contract had been made for this work In this connection Dr. Fleischner called attention to the esti- mate of $23,00O included for the estab- lishment of a municipal garbage plant He said that.~he believed the garbage removal would be a nuisance and rep rehensible until municipal plant was erected. No city the size of New Ha- ven, he said, has a less appropriation per capita for the removal of garbage and no one has g most faulty system in his belief.
 Dr. James s. Maher presented some comparisons of the salaries paid the health officer fin other cities. Some fig ures given were: Alleghany, $12O0; At lanta, $1,5O0; Baltimora ss,50o; Boston, $2,5O0; Brockton, $LoO0; Hartford, $1,S0O;. Providence $2,000; Rochester, $2,600; St. Paul, $2,400. h51@.
 Dr. Maher also suggested the 6esira- bility of new headquarters for the board. He said that the present head quarters in the police headquarters' building were unsatisfactory and new. quarters apart from the other depart ments of the city were very desirable. Dr. Wright seconded Dr. Maher's re- marks and asked the board to take the matter into considerations
 The total asked for by this aepart- ment this year is $S7, 100 or without the estimate for municipal garbage plant, $21,6OO. The appropriation last year was $20,200. The second department to be heard was the public works department, which has submitted estimates for $297, ,655.53. These are divided up to give the most important items these sums: Salaries of officers, $5,617S3: streets $5,200; engineering, $12,487; bridges, $12,- 500; parks and trees, S14,2O0; cleaning sewers and drainage, $11,O00; cross- walks, $5,000: sprinkling, S35, ,000; public bath, $S,104; furthermore, S79.000 is ask ed for the State street and cemetery outflow. City Engineer Kelly stated that it would be economical to the city to construct the State street over- flow during this year in conjunction with the railroad improvements. This overflow is planned to relieve the cen ter of the city.
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