The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-30
HANDED OUT
BY PUBLIC BUILDINGS COUN-
Gil COMMITTEE.
Salary Raise May Accompany Adoption
of Name Chief Operator in City Hall
Exchange-Patent Suit Threat.

The members OF the public buildings
committee of Common Council, after the
meeting last night, could have exclaimed,
with Mrs. Delaney, of Newport, Me hand
is toired wild spendin' money" for, being
in a generous mood, they patted each
other on the backs because there was
something like $35, 900 of the appropriation
left, and then they proceeded to audit bills
and otherwise to get rid of the money on
hand. until they had parted the city from
something like $4,000.
Miss Jennie Robinson. a telephone opera
tor at the switchboard in City Hall, was
given the title of chief operator. and the
| committee will recommend to the finance
committee that her salary be increased $40
a month. This was done on a resolution
of Alderman julius A. Meyer, which was
passed unanimously, and Chairman Adolph
Holzner promised to bring the matter of
| the increase to the attention of the finance
committee.
A letter from Russell M. Everett, dated
! August IA, touching on the matter of the
stall floors which the sub-contractor at the
new police station house at Cour and
Washington streets is putting In, was
read. In the letter Mr.. Everett. as at
torney for w. w. Schouler, said the COM
mittee was Infringing upon Mr.. Schouler's
patent, No. 544. 444, covering the floors in
question, and that suit would be instituted
against the Commonwealth Roofing Com
pany, MS sub-contraetor. and William II.
Connolly, as general contractor, at an
early date, as no satisfactory understand
ing could be reached otherwise. Mr..
Eyerett's letter also said that the city
would be held responsible for damages,
should it use the floors, after the building
is completed. The communication was
placed on file.
In passing Il bill of $207 in favor of
Joseph Schaedel, a contractor, to whom
the work of painting the interior of the
wards of the City Hospital had been
given. Alderman j. A. Meyer took occa-
sion TO compliment tho contractor upon
the n~eatness and efficiency of his work.
In this the entire committee c%oncurred,
and Il resolution was passed in which Mr..
Schaedel, was thanked for the manner in
which he had performed his contract. 1t
was said that this was the first resolution
OF its kind this year.
Alderman Michael Leveen called the at
tention of the committee to the fact that
the houses upon property at William,
Plane and Arlington streets, purchased by
the city about a year ago for a central
fire station, had been rined of their win
dow sash aud lead pipes, and that mas
much as the houses seemed going TO rack
and ruin, he had placed a tenant in
two rooms OF one of the buildings. at So II
month rent, more as n j~anitress than as a
tenant.
Alderman Leveen said that he could oil
the houses with tenants, pending the final
disposition Of the property, who would
look after keeping up the property and
also bring in a little revenue TO the city,
provided water could be furnished them.
Alderman Holzner said that he would see
that water was furnished, and ths com
mittee authorized Alderman Leveen TO pro-
coed with placing tenants IN the buildings.
The chairman announced that Alderman
Meyer had contributed sS5 toward irving
an outing TO the inmates of the almshouse
this morning, to which all the members Of
the committee were invited.