The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-11-20
BOARD FAILS TO
ACT ON Salaries
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night was that Chief Fancher should
be given $4,000 per annum, Building
Inspector Austin $500 in advance of
what he is now receiving, $4,000,
which would be $500 less than he ex-
poets. City Engineer Kelly was to re-
ceive $500 more making his salary
$4,000 year instead Of the $4,000
asked for
Alderman Devine arrived late at
this committee meeting, but he re-
fused to coincide with the views of
his colleagues on the raises Of the
building inspector and the city engin-
eer. He was in favor Of Chief Fan
cher getting more, however. Mulvey
would not favor any of the raises at
ALL
The next step in the matter is the
meeting next Tuesday night, when it
is expected that Devine and Mulvey
will submit minority report
Chairman Townshend signed the re-
port of the committee for the majority;
that is, Davis and Russell and himself.
Russell had no vote as to the chiefs
| salary since the district he represents,
the Fourteenth ward, Is In Fair Haven.
He says he regrets this because he be-
| lives that the chief should be given an
| increase The rules Of the aldermanic
| body do not permit Of any alderman
from the district Indicated voting or
matters, affecting the fire service, since
the outlying ward which he represents
is not included in the tax levy of tht
city.
4 When the committee entered tht
room of the board of aldermen they
scarcely knew where they were at
Mr.. Townshend had simply signed fol
the majority and there arose ques
ton as to whether this was usual ii
the action of subcommittee. He SAT-
1t was quite regular
The finance committee was waiting
upstairs in DiBector James B. Coe'!
room to receive the action of the board
that 1t might make the appropriation
necessary, the board to subsequently
approve or reject, but there was nj
message from the board Of the f1nan
n ciers.
Fourteen members Of the board wert
on deck when the matter came up las
q night
Under the change that was mad
in the charter by the last legislature,
said Mr. Townsend, after he had an
nounced that the committee was read!
to make It's report Hthe right to max
these increases in salaries was left t
! the boeyd Of alden men and the boart
OF finance. The Increases are passed
by a two-thirds vote of the board @
aldermen and a two-thirds vote of tht
lrance board. What action we TAX
wet have got to take here and thel
send it to the board Of finance befor
the first of December. That neces
STATED the calling of this meeting.
we do not pass upon this matter a
this meeting it will necessitate the call
ing of another meeting. I don't kno'
: whether it is better to consider thes
matters tonight or to have anothe
meeting a week from tonight. snipl
suggest this. I don't know how tn
other members of the board feel abou
t IT. Mr.. Townshend suggested that pei
haps unanimous consent shpuld
asked for in order to get the matte
before the finance board at once
Il thinR thlt it should be wise an
irdicious to let it go for a week." sal
l lAld6-man Healey. "There would
! ~lenty of time then to attend to it an
} I guess some of the aldermen woul
, like to know what the board of f1nanc
intends to do with the various de
, | rartments Of the city. This boar
: should not be kept in the dark in re
= gard to the rest of the salaries of som
: Of the clerks in the City hall I thin
: that we should not be kept in til
dark he repeated.
II doubt very much" said Alderma
| Mulvey, EFF all of the committee vote
: on the matter"
He understood that Mr.. Russell ha
not been permitted to vote as to til
: fire chiefs raise.
+ 1.-THE matter I believe was left In
. rather unsettled condition. To tell yo
the truth don't know how it stands
r he said.
: He wanted the report to go over,
, Then occurred the question of WI
, signed the report. President John
Johnson said he wanted to know.
: GAS understand it" said Mr.. Tow
q shend, "ft was majority report. tt
i majority voted for 1t. There We
enough for a majority without M
i Russell.
After more talk Alderman Townshen
( proposed that the report be tabled IL
Alderman Patrick Collins said:
"Why should Russell be put on I'll
: committee if he had no right to vote
:, 1t was explained by the president I
= the board that he had right to
there.
+ THE matter seems to be very pt
4 orliar one" said Alderman Franklin
j. H9ran.' j. seems to me II would
wise for the gentlemen TO read the r
i ! aI move an amendment" said Aide