Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-04
COUNCIL WRANGLES
ON GIRL s SALARY
Summit Lone Democrat Holds
Out Against SIS Increase
for Stenographer.
LsreclaI 10 the Nemnrk star.l

Especial TO the Newark Start
SUMMIT. Feb Am increase Of
IS was granted Miss Caroline M.
Theuer, city photographer, in her
monthly salary by common council
last night, after Councilman Edward
G. Pringle, the lone Democratic
member, vigorously opposed the raise.
Miss Theuer has been receiving s45
per month. In making the motion
providing for the increase, Council
man Adams stated that the young
woman is especially efficient and is
particularly familiar with the af-
fairs of all departments of the city
government. Mr.. Adams declared the
stenographer puts in long hours In
the municipal building and does
stenographie and typewriting work
for several OF the city departments
aside from the work she performs for
the city clerk.
Would Limit Salary and Work.
Councilman Pringle, in voting
against granting the increase, ex-
planned at the outset the matter was
not a personal one with him nor
should it be passed upon by the coun
Gil as q. personal affair. He insisted
that IL was the taxpayers money
while there was no question as to
Miss Theuer's efficiency he considered
she was being sufficiently paid. Mr..
Pringle declared that the city clerk
is pad salary of $1,000 per year
and that's mans wages" he said
The work of the city clerk or any
other of the heads of city departments
should not be delegated to the city
stenographer. the Democratic MEM
H. iaaI9
Issuing licenses and attending to
other duties in the city clerks office.
Mr. Pringle said, is the duty of the
city clerk and the city stenographer
should not be called on to do this
work as she does at present. Mr.
Pringles vote in the negative on the
increase was the only one against
the proposition, Councilmen Adams,
Bates, Topping and porennus voting
in favor.
V. NJ. c. A. Exempt from Taxation.
city Solicitor Cora n. Williams
advised the Council that in his opin-
ion the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation is not required under the law
to pay taxes on its property at High
land and Springfield avenues. Mr..
Williams wrote that the Y. M. g. A..
is a benevolent association, and is.
therefore, under the statutes, exempt
from taxation.
President of the Council Clarence
K Corbin expressed the hope that
there will be large attendance at the
public hearing to be given by Council
on the question of the trackless troll
ley franchise. Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary II. Mr. Corbin said that there
were some citizens who believed the
Council should stand by the franchise
which was offered to the Trackiess
Trolley Company, and which IT re-
jected, some persons who believed the
franchise should be modified and
others who are opposed to granting
any franchise for such line. For
the water and light committee, Coun-
Gilman Bates again requested that
citizens make suggestions as TO what
they believe the water contract which
is now being drafted should contain.
Permission was granted the Or
pheum Realty Company to construct
areaways in Beechwood road and
Bank street leading into the new
theatre building An appropriation of
$3.50 was made = the Board of
Health.