The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-13
JUST ABOUT EVERYONE IN
CITY HALL IS PUT DOWN
FOR BIG BOOST IN SALARY
Council Ways and Means Com
mittee, In Generous Mood, Al
lows Every Increase Asked
ST 900 MORE FOR DOOLEY
Corporation Counsel Makes Plea
For His Assistants-Enter-
tainment Fund Boosted
81, 900 MORE FOR DOOLEY

Increases In salaries for city hall
employees met with the favor OF the
council committee on ways and means
Wednesday morning in considering
estimates for several departments.
The committee did not cut an item
where increases either In the salary
or number Of men were asked. IL
seemed TO be the sentiment of ma.
Jority OF the committeeman and
some department heads that the city
pays poorly for some work
In the corporation c0unsefs office
an estimate of $500 a year for the
salary OF Chief Assistant Atkinson
who now receives $1,000, was approx,
ed by the committee An item OF
$4,000 for the salary of Bernard
Weadock, assistant counsel, which Ii
an increase Of s700, was also allowed
as was an. item of $4,000 for William
Dooley. street opening and grade sep
aration clerk. This Is an increase OF
81 900 yearly for Mr.. Dooley.
Corporation Counsel Lawson ap
peared before the committee In per
son to urge the increases. saying thai
Dooley has saved the city 10 times
uib bdldIy ohCu year anu Wdb eAp6Tl
In grade separation work.
An estimate OF $4,000 for the salary
Of Boiler Inspector MeCabe was also
approved, which means that he will
get an increase Of $500 yearly over
his present salary II the recommends
ton goes through. The committee
spoke highly Of McCabes work. Some
comment was made on the fact that
the salary OF the chief building in.
spector was left on the budget at 81,
900, the same as last year, the feel
ing being that Inspector DuPont's
services like those OF McCabe arc
worth more to the city.
A new item of 1890 for a plan
clerk In the office OF the building in
spector was allowed, and the number
OF district inspectors was increased
from five to seven, at 1920 each.
The committee decided to hear
from Justice Jeffries before passing
on the police court budget wherein
an additional clerk at 81, 500 Is asked
In the assessors office the salary
Of John Denne, probate record clerk
was increased from 81, 200 to 81 ,4O0
and the salary OF the draughtsman
was increased from $1,000 to $500
The salaries OF FL clerks was In.
creased from $1.034 to $1,000 and the
item of $2,100 for overtime work al
lowed.
John w. Eisman, chief clerk in the
controllers Office was put down for
an increase from $1,000 to $1,S00 and
the committee allowed the estimate
Price Expert Halls salary was ten
tatively increased from 81 500 TO 81,
GOO and the same increase was al
lowed in the salaries of Bookkeepers
Ecklund and Finn. The salaries OF d
stenographer and two clerks were
also increased from $1,034 to $1,000.
City Treasurer Koch obtained al
allowance of $1,000 for the purchase
of an automobile for his department
after explaining to the committee a
new system for paying the city labor
ers. 1t Is proposed TO use the auto
mobile two days q week. one day or
each side OF the city. The machine
will be accompanied by two police
officers and the paymaster. Mr. Koch
said he could dispense with the cost
and trouble OF paying II he could pay
with checks but the aldermen immed
lately demonstrated, insisting that
payment be In cash.
The sum OF $1,000 was approved fol
city entertainments, an increase o
500 over the amount allowed las
year.