The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-15
SALARY INCREASE
FOR EMPLOYEES OF
BOARD Of WORKS
Advance of About Ten Per Gem.
Is Granted All Along
the Line.
CIVIL SERVICE MUST
GIVE IT'S APPROVAL
Some of the Men Who Are Bene-
fitted by the Action Taken
Yesterday.

Increases in salary of from 8 to 10
the Civil Service Board, were granted
to most of the Board of Works en-
ployees at the meeting of the board
yesterday afternoon. The change made
corresponds to the increases made I'M
der the old sliding scale system of
salaries, employed before the advent
of civil service, when employees were
grouped into three classes of one, two
and three-year service men, and paid
accordingly. The commission cannot
approve the increases of some OF those
named until they have passed an ex-
animation.
Most important of those affected were:
Water department, George Sanzen-
bacher, chief engineer and superin-
tendent, So, 900 to s3,250; Herman Rosen-
t~retter, principal assistant engineer,
81, 900 to 50, 250; Robert o. Scholz, as
sistant engineer, ST. 200 to 81, 320; James
M. Miller, clerk, $3.50 to 81. 400; John s.
Lange, clerk, $1,000 to $1,320; William
Fl. Squire, assistant timekeeper, S93S
to s., 900; Henry Wolf, superintendent
of inspectors, $1,4 0 to 81, 500; Henry
G. Baker, assistant superintendent of
inspectors, 81, 200 to $1,320; John Rose,
clerk, S1,0S0 to $1,000; Charles s. He'd
den, clerk, 81 800 to 81, 400; George Mel
len, construction inspector. 81 200 to
1920; Thomas a. Dennis, George Ra-
bone, George Alder, Charles Clairvillc,
Albert Schmitt. z. C~henowith, John G.
Bonnet n Michael Brennan, inspect
ors, 1885 to $1,000.
Sanitary Department.
James Wooley, clerk of meter repairs,
is raised from 1890 to $1,400; John
Gill. meter repairer. 1850 to 81, 200;
Harry Hayes, Taper, S1,320 to 81, 400;
Joseph P. Henderson, plumber, 1890 to
81, 400; Edward Forbes and Walter
Frost, plumbers, 81, 200 to 81. 800; Oscar
T. Born, meter repairer, 81. 900 to 81, 100;
J. George Zimmerman, assistant
cashier, 81 800 to $1,000; Charles H.
Madison, head bookkeeper. 81, 800 to
81, 900; George H.. Wilson, assessor,
So, 900 to 81 100; William H. Van Vliet,
assistant assessor, 81, 100 to 81 500; T..
c. Tappan, John L.. Virtue, Earnest A.
Hallam. Robert Laiblin, George w.
Vernet, Robert Baldwin, jr., Harry w.
Douglas, clerks, 81, 800 to 81, 500; Edward
j. Kerr, William Fl. Beardsley, James
L. Riker and Lyman L.. Bodman, clerks,
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| Lewis Huber and Harry Hunter, clerks.
81, 200 to s1,320; Louis Kirschner, clerk,
81, 100 to $1,200: Henry E. Mackey, jani-
tor, 81, 900 to S1.100; Miss Mabe Fey
nolds, telephone operator. $720 to $500.
In the department of streets and
highways, Oscar ]. Leib, head book
keeper. is increased from 81, 500 to 81, 500;
Frank D. Aber, superintendent of cross
walk repairs, s 1,400 to l 1900; Joseph
Crawford, trolley inspector, $1,000 to
81, 500: Gustave W. Filler, William
Greathead and William H.. Povey, assist
ant light .superintendents, S1,0S0 to
S., 200; John G.. Netschert, deputy as
sistant light superintendent, $720 to
Ss40; John c. Elliott, superintendent of
sidewalks, 1,200 to S1,320; John II.
Lapp, assistant sidewalk s%uperintend-
ent, 1898 to $1,000; William A. Howell,
engineer, $500 to $3.50; Charles A.
Stilger, assistant engineer, $4,000 to
S 1850; Walter w. Kane, engineer of
construction. $1,000 to $4,000; David M.
Crabh, assistant engineer, 81, 200 to
81 1890; Moncton Mitchell. Clifford l..
Landmesser and Arthur Bradley. tran
sitmen, 81 .oso to s1,100; Gustave Goslau,
chemist. $1,32 2 to $500.
Executive Changes.
Executive department changes are:
William E. Greathead, clerk of the
board, $4,000 to $3,100; Alfred L. Swain,
assistant clerk. 81 ,320 to $1,400: Charles
Nichols, $1,000 to s1.100.
In the surveyors department, Joseph
G. Wolber, secretary chief engineer,
goes from $1,000 to $1,000; William G..
Dassing, stenographer. $40 to $500.
Office of general superintendent,
David M. Harris, chief engineer of
sewer pumping station. is advanced
from 81, 800 to $1,400.
In the department of sewers and
drainage, Edward S. Rankin, engineer,
$4,000 to $3.50; John A. Schieck, prin-
cipal assistant engineer, $4,000 to $3.50;
James j. Burnet, engineer of construc-
ton, $1,so0 t 49, 900; Goline Doremus,
assistant engineer, $1,000 to $1,000; Ar
thur Roeder, ~leveler. $40 to 5000; Harry
d. franklin, engineer of house on
peotior1s 81 c00 m T1 200. Otto HOrniph