The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-09
HOSPITAL SALARIES
TO DECIDE QUESTION OF
INCREASE OCT. 20.
Freeholders Discuss Matter and Defer
Action-Scanlon Doesn't See How
It Can Be Done.

The members Of the Board Of Freehold
ers' hospital committee discussed yesterday
afternoon the advisability Of raising the
salaries Of the employees Of the two coun-
ty hospitals, but did not decide the mat
ter because some OF the members OF the
committee wanted to learn first what sal
aries were being paid the employees of the
State Hospital for Insane at Morris Plains.
It was finally decided to lay the matter
over until the next meeting, Wednesday
October 20. when 1t is expected that the
desired information on that point will have
been obtained.
some of the members Of the committee,
especially Freebooter Kenny, tried to have
the salaries of some Of the attendants
raised without delay. rs he said he was
tired Of having the matter postponed so
often.
Freeholder Scanlon said he did not see
how the committee could raise salaries OIL
any Of the employees, because he appro-
~pr1ation of the committee could not stahd
il. He said that the appropriation was
s2T7 900, and that the committee haa oeen
using about one-twelfth of 1t every month.
II think however, he said, that if any
increase is made we should first raise those
of the. attendants. as 7 think they are more
entitled to il than the others, as they DO
harder work thar any of the other EN-
ployees in the institutions, and besides,
they are on duty twelve hours out Of every
twenty-four.p
Freebooter Kenny said he argued with
Mr.. S~canlon, but at the same time, ne
thought that the steward at the Overlook
Hospital. who WAS receiving $40 per
month, should receive as much as the stew
ard at the South Orange Avenue Hospital
who was receiving $50 per month.
n. nuI .,OnrfOfondan4 If tho hnEnitaIS.
said that If any employee deserved more
money II was the attendants, as he had
great difficulty in trying 10 get good at
PENDANTS for the wages that are being
paid, and when he did they did not remain
very long, and therefore 1t was a source
of great annoyance and also much concern
in changing the attendants so often.
Freebooter Kenny said that there
was a disparity between the wages paid
the butcher at the Overlook Hospital and
the one at the South Orange Avenue Hos
pital. The former received $50 per month
and the latter $50, while the work was the
aame. but tine man at the Newark hos
pital could go home every day, while the
other man could not
Freeholder Steck said h. believed the
committee was ~dillydallying too long about
the matter. and If something was not done
very soon there would be trouble at both
hospitals. He also said that II good help
was desired decent wages should be paid,
because the cost of clothing had increased
considerably during the last six months.
Freebooter Eaton moved that the dues-
ton be laid over until the next meeting,
and in the meantime Dr.. Dill could get a
list of the salaries paid to the employees
of the Mopris Plains Hospital for Insane
and the committee be able to act wisely on
the matter. The motion was adopted In
Indifferent manner.
After the motion was carried. Free
holder Kenny said he did not see why
a transfer of money could not be made
from one committee to another in order
to provide for increases of some of the
employees wages or else go to the f.
nance committee and ask for more
money.
Freebooter Eaton conceded with that
idea. and wanted to withdraw his mo-
ton. but was prevailed upon to let 1t re-
main. as the committee would surely set
tie the matter at the next meeting.
Mr.. Steck announced that he had
enough money on ham from the recent
baseball games between the Freeholders
and Aldermen to purchase a new piano
for the recreation hall, and put the old
one in one of the wards. He also an
nounced that the employees at the South
Orange Avenue Hospital would have their
monthly entertainment tonight,
which would be paid for by the commit
tee. Heretofore the employees had to pay
for these entertainments out of their own
pockets.
John j. GaffneyA superintendent of dis
of the United Electric Company,
made an inspection of the South Orange
Avenue Hospital with the committee, with
a view of reducing the cost of lighting
the building. He said that he would lay
the result of his inspection before his Of
ficials and give a reply at the next meet
ing of the committee.