Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-08
Judges Hahn and Herr Are to
Receive Salary of $4,000
Yearly.
ATTENDANCE OF REICH
WILL BE DEMANDED
Would Prohibit Sunday Cutting
of Meat-Taxi Ordinance
Goes Over.

Several salary increases We're au-
thorized by the Common Council at
its meeting last night among them
being those of Judge Simon Hahn and
Charles r. Herr. of the First and
second Criminal Courts, respectively,
from $500 to 81, 500 year. There
was an act passed by the Legislature
last year which left the amount Of
Criminal Court judges salaries
discretionary with the governing body
Of a city.
Others who were advanced in salary
were George E. Carpenter and John
P Manning. both employed in the
law department. They will receive
s., 500 year, instead of $1,000. Charles
NJ .Jessup, who ranked first on the
civil service list, was temporarily APP
pointed as an assistant license in
spector for sixty days. to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Hugh
Spillane recently The appointment
had to be made a temporary one be-
cause of the writ of certiorari which
George A. Roehm has obtained to re-
view the action of the Civil Service
Commission in striking his name from
the list. This action of the commits
sion followed hearing on charges
that Herman Van Steenburgh had
withdrawn his name from the eligible
list following an agreement with
Roehm, in order to better the latter's
chances for the position of assistant
license inspector
A 4 I Of nj
Third Ward. supposedly a regular
Republican, voted with the Progress
sive wing of the minority in the
council when 1t met for organization
early in the year, his vote making
the selection of Alderman w. Frank
Hopping as minority leader possible,
he has not been present at
the council meetings. His absence
has caused considerable comment
and last night Alderman Littlefield,
of the Sixteenth Ward, moved that
Mr.. Reich's attendance at the next
meeting of the council be compelled
by sending a messenger after him.
lis believed that by placing the
house under call the council can COM
pel the attendance of an absent mem
Der, and Mr.. Littlefeld's resolution
was adopted.
Previous to the council meeting the
Democratic majority held lengthy
caucus at which the questions of
salary increases, appointments and
several other matters were gone over
Alderman Fitzsimmons, at the re-
quest of the Meat Cutters Union, in
PRODUCED an ordinance which would
prohibit the Sunday selling of fresh
meet. 1t was referred to the COM
snittee on weights and measures and
Riiose butchers who object to it will
probably be given a chance to be
heard. The ordinance may meet with
opposition from Jewish butchers.
The measure provided a fine of IS
for the first infringement of its pro-
visions. $40 for the second, and $2e
FOR the third and each subsequent
infringement 1t is further provided
that a police officer or citizen may
make a complaint against butcher
breaking the ordinance by applying
to a police court judge. The ordi-
nance arose from the fact that the
butchers worlimen object to working
On Sundays. as they now have TO in
some cases.
Upon the motion of Majority Lead
er O'Brlen. the ordinance regulating
the taxieab business was laid over
for another month. 1t was intro.
duced at the February meeting, but
has not met with the opposition from
the owners of taxis, who declare that
the taximeters. which the ordinance
prescribes must be on every ma
chine, are controlled by a monopoly.
which demands exorbitant prices. In
The meantime the claims of the taxi
owners will be investigated
Alderman Reilly, of the Thirteenth
ward acting on behalf of commit