The Detroit times., 1911-04-14
|6TIMATORs BUMP
EDDIE sCHREITER
|bolish Offices Of Two Assistants and
Indicate Desire To Place Him
Under City Clerk.

Edward r. Schreiter, secretary oil
ne common council committees, far
"a poorly at the hands OF committee
NO. I, OF the board of estimates, which
Has charge of the general fund, at an
|nteresting session In the city hall,
Wednesday night. The committee
nbolshed two positions under Schreit-
~, that Of stenographer and draughts-
an. which means a saving of $2,345
~ rear. and probably would have
4 Abolished Schreiter's Job, which pays
<2.BO0 a year, II he had had not re-
minded the members that he Is en-
/ >loYed under a two-year contract with
he common council. dating from July
107O. The estimators indicated plain
" that they thought Schreiters
work should be performed under the
1iroetion of the city clerk. The sug-
'xestiun brought q rise" from Eddie.
ut Il not within the province or
this committee to designate my Of
f. nee under any other" he said. The
ordinRnce creating my ONCE was pass
"a By the common council, legisla-
.Hvo body, and that body alone can
Et0AAkA WhCAo ohntA W.
" President Barnett, OF the estima-
\ torn, asked Schreiter II he would be
. willing to serve under the city clerk.
II you ask me wether will sub
NIT to-a change, Will say that VIII
Z 10 20 only under-command OF the con.
mon, council was the reply IF you
. want me to draw my $4,000 year
and have the city clerks Office do the
work, we'll and good"
Barnett retorted that the estimators
could abolish his job II II saw fit
nndsthe council would have nothing 10
eay about II.
Asked II his office could do the work
City Clerk Nichols said that while
he did not want to mix In the con-
trovefsy, he would undertake to per-
form any work the estimators should
zee at to place on him.
y addition to-abolishing thepositions
of stenographer and draughtsman, the
AFTER being employed In street open
1ng work, the committee cut out an
Allowance OF $3.50 for postage, station
cry, etc, leaving Schreiter with only
his salary OF $2,50e.
Il guess II Mr.. Schreiter Is allow
ed to retain his salary he viii not
sit In his office and kwtddie his
thumbs, but will make an effort 10
earn It." opined President Barnett
It has been known for some time
that Barnett was going after Schreit-
er's scalp this year. An linking OF
what was to come wast shown when
the board OF estimates, N It's FIRST
regular meeting, appointed the city
<<IxTv1r a q III ~ A<~xa tnaSAaA
OF Schrefter, who had formally done
the work. The committees action Is
likely TO be the subject OF an inter
esting fight before the board as a
whole, for Schreiter WIN make an eff
Tort to defend his job. tits quite prob
able, however, that an effort Will be
made In the council on me part OF
some OF the aldermen, to abolish his
'ofice and place his work under the
control OF the city clerk In this
event Schreiter would either have to
resign or become clerk under
Nichols, and he would probable choose
the former alternative.
The committee cut out a number
OF salary increases asked by the vari-
Gus city departments, but allowed an
increase Of $3.50 a year for Deputy
City Treasurer Jacob Bauman and
two small increases for members OF
City Clerk Nichols stan.
Prof Griffith, director of the De-
noit Museum Of Art, made an effective
plea for the allowance OF $500 900 in
bonds, for the construction OF the first
unit OF the new museum and audi
torium- The city plan and improve
ment commission was allowed $4,000
% prepare plan OF the city and So
boo TO take care OF the Office work of
the commission. This is the first
time the commission has received any
consideration at the hands OF the es-
hmstors. Commissioners Charles
Moore and John M. Donaldson spoke
for the allowances.
Little business was transacted at
the general meeting of the board,
"Wednesday night, but several com.
mittee meetings were arranged for.
The committees on the garbage fund
and public lighting will meet Satur-
day afternoon. The park committee
VIII start out at $3.50 o'clock next
Tuesday morning.