Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-29
OFFICIALS WOULD
CUT OWN SALARIES
Two Orange Commissioners
Ready to Accept $500 Cuts to
Aid Poorer Paid.

An attempt made yesterday By
Commissioner Frank J Murray, Of
Orange, to have the salaries of the
mayor and commissioners of the city
reduced so as TO preclude the necessity
of cutting the pay Of certain munich
pal employees, failed of contamination.
The idea of Commissioner Murray was
seconded by Commissioner William r.
Kearney. No further action was
taken.
Commissioners Murray's statement
was retort to Commissioner
Kearneya when the latter suggested
that the Republican members of the
commission. Mr.. Murray ana William
A. Calhoun, who urged the body to
reduce the helpers pay from 80 per
| day to S2.25, TO practise their econo-
mics on the city officials having
larger pay.
Don't take the money from the
poor fellows when a man is down
try and give him lift How far
could you go on $3.50 a day." asked
Commissioner Kearney, addressing
his remarks to Messrs. Calhoun and
Murray
Lets Each Drop $500 Year
Lets each drop $500 a year from
our salaries and help the poorer paid
men," answered Mr. Murray, and Mr..
Kearney promptly said, 81 will"
Don't cut the Mayors salary
said Mayor Daniel f. Minahan, with
a smile, and the talk, which had
grown exciting, ceased by the vote
which showed Messrs Murray and
Calhoun alone in favor of the reduc-
4 finn ma " YaA
Kearney standing together for the
higher sum for the laborers. Michael
Dolan, Peter Coghlan and Laurence
Dillon were then reappointed for two
| year terms at their present pay, $3.50
per day.
Commissioner Wethling started an
other lively discussion by favoring
the employment of a plumber in the
water department to attend to work
in making water connections. Alex
ander Milne and George H. Werner,
of the Master Plumbers, Joined the
protests against 'the city getting in
the plumbing business Mr.. Werner
insisting several times the men of
his craft were not robbers" 1t was
said the job of city plumber would
be snap, and it was pointed out
that only forty-eight connections
were made last year. Mr.. Wethling
said he would use the man to inspect
| fixtures in addition to his other work,
! but when it came TO a vote on the
appointment of Louis Deckenback for
/ the position all the other commission
ers voted against Mr.. Wethling and
killed the proposition.
Amend Sunday Selling Law.
An amendment to the ordinance
relative to Sunday liquor selling,
which made the penalty for violations
four days In jail with the option of
| $50 fine, was passed. Commissioner
Calhoun was the sponsor for the
measure which changed the jail SEN
tence to thirty days. It was stated
| that one violator recently took the
| four days rather than pay the fine.
Mr.. Calhoun also introduced a
measure to give the Police Court
judge discretionary power in impos-
ing sentences under all the city or.
dinances, as in many cases the cour
must impose maximum penalty
None of his colleagues supported tn
Second Ward man, however, and hi
ordinance was killed
William Heslin, first assistant t.
Comptroller Frank G. Coughtry, al
81, 800 per year. who will be succeeded
On August by John H. Cooper. viii
| lCl LIS tNA Ii WIN tit AAAceNNAe-
office at the end Of this week. Messrs
Kearney and Wethling voted mo
and Mr.. Calhoun said they were mot
consistent" Edward Beamon was re-
appointed stenographer to the various
| city officials and clerk to the commits
sioners at an annual salary of 5000
! His term was fixed at two years
| John K. Gore was named member
of the sinking fund commission To
succeed the late George Lethbridge
who died several weeks ago.
AS excise sums are now handled
| by the city treasilrer's office, the
commission cancelled the bond of City
! Clerk John j. Bond, who formerly
handled the license fees. Former
School Commissioner Abram Riley
discussed his water bill, which he
complained as being excessive to the
old council His petition for re-
| duction had been ignored by the for
| mer administration, and the commits
sioners informed him no reductions
for leaks are now permitted.
1 The Board of School Estimate an
nounced $5S.9O6. with $1,000 additions
| for manual training as the sums
| needed for the schools, exclusive OF
| the State appropriation. Joseph
Drexel Holmes sent communications
| for improving Cone street and in
creasing the city's water supply.