The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-27
GET SALARY BOOST
SEVERAL HOLDING CITY
JOBS BENEFIT.
Lighting Superintendent and Trolley
and a Sidewalk Inspector-Iambert
Puts Engineers Bill on Table.

The meeting of the finance committee
OF the Board Of Works in the City Hall
yesterday afternoon was enlivened by a
brief tilt between Commissioners Book and
Lamber over a bill from Consulting En-
gineer James owen for work lone in con-
nectioH with the new dock plan. The con-
troversy was taken up where it ended a
week ago. when Mr.. Book moved that the
bill, signed by himself and COMMISSIONS
Eggers, be paid.
Commissioner Lambert commended that
the committee could not legally pay the
money unless the bill bore three sigma
lures, and he appealed to City Counsel
James r. Nugent for an opinion, which
was withheld until the matter could be
looked up.
Following annual custom, the COM
mittee increased the salaries of sew
eral minor officials of tho department.
Among them were John Huegel, superin-
tendent of lighting. increased from 81, 800
to $1,000; Joseph Crawford, trolley in
spector, from $1,000 to $ 1900, and John
Elliott, sidewalk inspector, from $1,000 to
81, 200. The action waslSApproved at the
full board meeting later in the afternoon.
During the committee meeting Commits
sioner Eggers, after reading a communi-
cation in Wednesdays STAR regarding
the railroad crossing at Elizabeth avenue,
WI 4NhSCht NAOblAFit IL Ait pOdlA
took steps to compel the railroad company
to put up safety gates there, 1t would
interfere with any other action the board
is taking in connection with railroad cross
ings. Nugent answered that, in his opinion,
it would not, and a motion to that effect
was made by Eggers. This motion.
amended to include all crossings of this
in the city, was later ratified at the
board meeting, as told in yesterdays
EVENING STAR.
Commissioner Eggers also called the at
tention OF the members of the Street De-
pnrtment during the meeting to the COM
plants Of several citizens about the ear
service on Broad street north OF Market
street. They objected, he said, because
the Clinton cars, put on during the rush
hours. went north only as far as the
Delaware, Lnckawanna and Western depot
and no transfers were given for them to
continue In that direction. He commended
that the cars should be run to the city
line, as called for by law. Book responded
that the Paterson cars were supposed TO
take care of the surplus northbound traffic,
but he did not see how the transfers could
be refused. He declared that the matter
should be looked up, and outlined a plan
which he expects to get into operation
after the first of the year looking toward
the establishment of a department to help
out the trolley inspector. Such a depart
ment. he said, could see that ordinances
were enforced and investigate the COM
plants Of citizens.
AT the meeting Of the board later in the
afternoon it was decided that a request
that a permit be granted to have paving
in front of three houses on Pointer street
torn up to make gas connections be grant
ed. The owner stated that when the
houses were built he had understood that
tho lots were connected with the mains.
When he discovered that they were not he
was told that according to law the pave>
ment, which was laid last June, could not
be torn up for five years. In view OF the
peculiar circumstances the board made an
exception in his case.
The water, lighting and sewer depart
ments met and adjourned without trans
acting any business.