Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
Asreed te Raise TixalIsa 1lsher
 q Than Recommended.

all the members were present except Mir Hurley.
 A communication was read from the mayor suggesting that the city attorney be instructed to take the necessary steps tor charter amend uaent authorizing an increase in the salaries of the city attorney, city clerk, the comptroller and treasurer. Mayor Elton wanted to know what about the assistant clerk. adding that m assistant that does his duty is worth moro than $1.000. It was ex- plained that the salary of the assist- ant clerk is fixed by tho aldermen and board of finance and can Do raised without charter amendment. On motion of Dir Larkin it was voted to add the oflce of mayor to the list, after which the city attorney was in- atructed to have the matter adver- tised and bill to that effect brought before the legislature.
 The pay of these otacials at present Ia as follows: Mayor, $2,00O; clerk and comptroller. 1.500 each: city at torney, $2,0O0 and clerical fees; treasurer, $500. A
 Another communication from the mayor; called attention to the need of some charter amendments regarding the trolley service, notably that the city be empowered to compel the company to heat It's cars in winter, to relieve the congested condition in Exchange place, to have signs on each car telling its destination, and to give seven minute schedule in certain streets. This, too, was passed. This was followed by another recommen- dation. nobody stating who was be- hind it, directing the city attorney to have a charter amendment passed providing for an assistant prosecuting attorney at a salary of $l.000. and that court be increased from $1.000 a the salary of the, clerk of the city year to $1,500 and his bond raised from $2,0O0 to $5.000. The recom- mendation was adopted. On motion of Mir Spain the proposed charter amendments regarding the appoint ment of new police sergeant and the matter of building conduits and laying water mains was passed along to the city attorney with instructions to secure favorable action on them in the legislature.
 At this juncture the board went into committee Of the whole to act on the appropriations. Before taking them up Commissioners Mcdonald and Chapman of the board of educa- tion were heard regarding tho need oi making provision to build q S40.- 900 addition to khe Driggs school and valious other items which cannot wpll be spared and which were cut oal, by the department of finance. M Mcdonald laid particular stress npon the adyisability of making pro- vision to enable the-board to raise he maximum salary of teachers in tho service over ten years from $650 year to $7O0. He also explained tho deplorable condition of many of 'he school buildings about the city for lack of funds to keep them in rec hair, talking of the present mayor taking the insurance money out of tue hands of the board of education aud having 1t handled by the comp- troller. and dropped some other hints which showed that the finance board and board of education don't play in the same backyard. One of the prin- cipal reasons advanced for moro school room accommodation in the Driggs school district is that the board does not like the idea of hay Ing children from that part of tho town % to the Croft and Elm street schools on account of the danger in crossing the trolley tracks. Mir Chap man followed Ir Mcdonald. cor roborating ell his colleague had said and adding scric things himself.
 When the commissioners of educa- ion had had their say and left. Mir EI:on moved that the appropriations for the frsa taxation district be ap- proved as amended. The motion was psssed. Tho hex. move was motion offered by Mir iiarkin that $40.000 be appropriated for an addition to the Driggs school. This was passed with out division, but not until after tho democrats. xho feared an assault upon the Baldwin street engine house item, had been assured that the ma ;or!ty was not going to be unfair to any section. Mir FitEsimons moved that the sum of ss00 be added to the item. Teachers Salary" Some of the others wanted to know why he didn't make 1t ee,00o. what the com rnissioners had asked for. but Mir Fifzsimons didn't see what they wanted with any more. He said that Mr Mcdonald claimed that they wished to make the maximum salary of eighteen teachers s700 Instead of ss5o and that $500 would do that. It was suspected that there was some mistake about that and 1t was finally decided to make the addition S2 600. The items for the board of public works went through without . scratch.
 When they reached the department of finance. Mr Spain moved that the diacrent items be approved. but be- fore the motion was put Mr Larkin poilce department Item from S5s, 900 10 sss.0oo. Nr Spain made a strong protest against this and went on to show the need of better police protee- ion in all parts Of the city. but the amendment vas passed just the same on . strict party vote
 Then the real tug of var com menced when Alderman Goss took exception to the proposed site for the Baldwin street engine house and said he should refuse to vote for the ap- propriafioa unieSs there vas some