The Detroit times., 1911-04-15
EDDIE SCHnEITER
WILL REMAIN
Promises Estimators He Will Work
Under CITY Clerk--Efort To Re-
instate Clerks Fails.

Aid. Gutman. president OF the conf
mon council, backed up by Estimator
Thomas @. Craig, made an Intellectual
attempt, Friday evening, before the
! board OF estimates committee in charge
OF the general fund, TO induce the COM
mittee TO restore the two positions un-
der r. r. Schreiter, secretary or the
common council committees, whicn
were cut out earlier in the week. Gut
man was especially anxious that
! Schreiter be allowed to retain mis-
draughtsman. but Public Works CSm'
missioner Haarer had told President
Barnett. of the estimators, that he
could hire man at $50 a month TO
do the work under the direction or
the CITY engineer and the committee
probably will allow sum sufhcient
to provide for this extra draughtsman
I'm the engineers department.
Secretary Schreiter was present at
the meeting and, in answer 10 ques-
tion said he would work in harmony
with the city clerk II placed under
the latter at his present salary oi
81, 500
1t is known that Schreiter's friends
in the council have been busy amCns
the estimators and IL Is quite likely
that another attempt will be made TO
reinstate the positions abolished De-
fore the estimators finish their WORK.
Estimator Craig persuaded the com.
mittee not to abolish the position o.
medico-legal expert, now held by AT
torney Frank T. Lodge at $1,000 per
year Mr. Lodge appeared before the
committee TO explain the nature or
his work, and the members were sat
isfed that he earned his money.
At the urgent request OF CITY
Treasurer Koch, the committee recon
sidered its former action In cutting
out the increases asked for sevefal
clerks in the treasurers oftce ana
restored them Four new positions
were allowed in the department OF
buildings. to take care or the extra
work made necessary by the new
building code. but trimmed the sal
aries OF the chief inspector and the
secretary down to $4,000 and Sl.5u0,
respectively. The department had
put these positions in at $4,000 anu
81. 100. and the council cut them
down TO $2,25O and $1,S00.
The chief accountant was allowed
an extra inspector for three months
at Sl25 per month. for the purpose OF
making an audit of the board OF edu-
cations books.
Boiler Inspector John McCabc's
salary was raised from 81 800 TO 81
600 per wear. to place him on level
with the chief building inspector.
At the general meeting OF the esti-
majors, previous to the committee
meeting, the principal business tran
sacted was the passage or a resolu-
ton introduced by Estimator Porter,
calling on Corporation Counsel Haliy
for further information as to the two
per cent tax limit.
The committee in charge OF the po.
lice budget held a three-hour session
in the office of Police Commissioner
Croul Friday afternoon, but action
on the items was deferred until later.
Mr.. Croul pointed out the necessity
for additional patrolmen. The council
allowed him 200, but the probabilities
are that the estimators Will cut the
number In half.
Mr. Croul also strongly urged the
allowance of the increases asked Tor
his men The committee will go oht
next Friday afternoon for tour or
the stations where improvements are
asked.
The meeting of the committee in
charge of the sewer budget did not
meet Friday afternoon, as planned
An imposing delegation of real estate
men was on hand to urge liberal ap-
preparations and the committee mem
bers evidently were bit awe-strick-
en-. They have one Of the worst JOBS
ahead OF them OF any OF the commit
tees for, under Corporation Counsel
Hally's opinion, they must cut at
least $4,000 from the appropriations
allowed by the council. Unless the
amendments to the home rule bill,
permitting piece-meal revision of the
charter, are passed, there is little
hope for needed improvements III the
way OF sewers this year, as the fund
is limited to 100000. Mr.. Hally says.