The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-26
ECONOMY TO BE
 THE SLOGAN OF
 CHARITIES BOARD
Only Unavoidable Increases iu Salaries Allowed Old Promise of "NO De. ficit This Year" Heard Again.

EconoIny will be the slogan of the
 Board of Charities this year President Stone asserts that if there is a de-
 fciencys this year he will vote to re- duce the salaries of all the employees of the board. There was only one real Increase in salary at the meeting
 of the board last night. Charles Mill
 Ter. steward at Lakeview asked for a restoration of the salary of his po- sition from $720 per year to $900. To
 back up his claims Miller said in his petition that the inmates of the insti-
 tuition had increased two to one since he had taken the position. There was a gleam of humor in his roster of the duties of his position which he enum- erated as electrician, undertaken,
 butcher, prize fighter, doctor cook, plumber. clerk and farmer when nec- essary." The varied attainments of the efficient steward. evidently impress ed the cornmi ssioners for Miller got a raise of $10 per month which was with in $s per month of his demand. He had accompanied his request for raise with the assertion that he would not continuea unless his request was granted and kthe action of the board was the resuH of an agreement reach ed before the meeting was held.
 The question of money was the basis of every discussion. President Stone took stand against a deficit this year. One of the matters which was seriously discussed were the hospital bills. Of the appropriation allowed the board about s4O,000 per year goes to the hospitals and other institutions It is proposed to cut down the bills from the local hospitals by exercising closer supervision of the doctors who attend the outside poor. While no patients to the hospitals who could be cared for at home, the general senti- ment of the board was that the mat ter should be watched closer and pa pitdfs soon as possible This mat ter had always been one of the duties of the Superintendent of outside poor until the war among the members of previous commissions commenced. Then it was taken out of his hands.
 Last night Supt. Brennan was in structed to watch the hospitals close ly and see that all patients were re- moved as soon as they were able to be taken to their homes. He is also to decide when it is necessary to send patients to the hospital
 The economy bug appeared when the at Lakeview Home, who asked for an increase of salary from s360 to s4SO ger year. Although Miss -Lavin was reappointed her request for an increase was ignared. Edward F. Nevins clerk of the board expected that his request for an increase in salary would come 1p and be favorably acted upon. The salarysof clerk of the department was I y uas reduced to s1,0O0. The s2OO Topped of the clerks salary was added to that of the Superintendent of Lakeview. Since that time the duties of the clerk ffsee greatly increased. Three Of the H4Nfnbers of the board are said to fa- Vef restoring the salary to it's orig fffaI figure. The matter will probably eeine up at the meeting of the board which takes place next Thursday A4fht:
 i pr. Harry R. Bennett was cared for with position created expressly for his benefit and called Relief Doctor" Fffe salary is to be the same as that of the doctors for the outside poor, sso Der month. A part of this salary IS month from the salaries of the physi- ria na for the outside poor. The re- auction however is recompensed by re- 7ur.ffo1s in the duties of the latter who wfu nos in the future be required 10 teIfeve It the Emergency hospllaI. 1isrrr years the board has started out Y. SEsSew appropriation with an ex- 1cfoxminatIon to come out with