Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-17
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 The aldermen will meet next Monday night, when 1t Is understood some ac- ton will he taken regarding salaries of city officials. In March, 1903. Nay or Kilduff submitted a communication to the aldermen relative to salaries in receive $3,000 year instead of $2.OU0; clerk, $500, an increase of $500; comp tr0ller, $500, an advance of 800; treasurer. $I6O an increase of $25O; city attorney. $3.0OO instead of $2.O00. This with the $1,OOO allowed the at- tOrney for clerical hire would bring the salary up to $4,QOO. The communica. tion was referred to the city attorney with instructions to draft suitable amendment 'to the charter covering this matter and at the meeting held on ,. March 3. 1903, the draft was read and laid on the table. It was believed at'r, that time that some of the oficialS mentioned in the above list, if not alls should have more wages, but unfors tunately all of them with the excep- tion of the city attorney belonged to the wrong political party, and the men at the helm i'll that year not caring to appear too cIannfsh refused to boost
 AIr Kellogg and leave the others where they were, 50 the thing fell through for the time being. Things are quite different now. This is a business ad-
 ministratiOn with not grain of poli-
 tics in it's makeup. and few of the wise men have decided that this recom-
 mendation of Mayor kilduff had some
 merit in 1t and should he taken from
 the table and as much of it as suited
 the grand advisers acted upon favcr-
 ably. Then 1t would he up to the city
 attorney to hitch it OH to the tall Of some measure now pending before the general assembly and get 1t through as rider"
 The matter has already received some attention and mentioned Monday night in an aside by few of the aldermen, but 1t was not deemed wise to make a move for another week. The only thorn In the pathway just now is what to do with those whose salaries will not he affected by such changes as may be ordered So far the only one there is anything certain about is the city attorneys. This is equivalent to l permanent berth and the party iS. safe in pushing up the salary because 1 there Is not much likelihood of the plum ever falling into the lap Of il, l democrat. It Is different with the. other positions. The people might de-s eide to change their employees once in. 1 q while and i'll such a case the enemy, ! would profit by the additions to the salaries. One would think this
 shouldn't make any difference so long ! as the work was done in proper manner. but 1t seems 1t does. There Is no trouble in fixing the salary as hign
 as you please provided the right party has a sure thing on the job but 1T the office is subject to change and apt 10
 go to the other side now and then proposition to add a few dollars to lt l is looked upon with disfavor II may
 be true that all the officials are entitled to little more pay. If this he so they:
 should have 1t. regardless of their poll
 tics or the political affiliations Of those | who will succeed the present incum. i bents. It has often been said that It l would he good plan to pay the city | attorney about S5.OO0 year and let 1, him have an office in the city lhall and | he on hand all the time. If the alder | mel intend to .go within $1.OOO Of that md have fhe City attorney continue lon I ti1e ofti why why wouldn't 1t be visa move to give him little more and nave him devote all his time to the duties of the -ofice? This is an important I question and should not be disposed or in the ante-room of the aldermanic chamber or any other dark corner lt
 Is a if subject to discuss in open meet ing. but the fact that the board has had the matter under consideration TOT some time past without mentioning It above whisper shows that there IS no
 djsposition to find out what the public
 thinks ought to he done in the prem ises.
 Every tried and true man has had
 his salary raised during the past year
 with the exception of Mir Kellogg ana it is nothing more than natural that his friends should have come around
 and inquired the why and the where
 fore of this base ingratitude. Some
 thing will have to he done in this ,li.
 rectIon. but the details have not yet
 been worked out and until this has kbeen done on everything in the order
 desired. the ordinary mortal will pos
 see or hear anything unusual. ss.