The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-17
Committee Hands Out
Boosts With PrOdi-
gal Hand
MANY LINE UP
AT PIE COUNTER
Disgrace and Out
rage" Cries Lodge AS
Payroll Jumps

mi'tee on ways and means, Tuesday
morning. when the various ONCE
budgets that 20 to make up the
general fund were reviewed. In
tive instances salaries were In.
creased by the aldermen above the
amounts asked. and In only a few
isolated cases did the aldermen re-
fuse requests for increased compen-
sation. Then Il was mostly be-
. cause the petitioners did not have
friend at court
The members OF the committee
; showed an absolute disregard for
the taxpayers money. so far as sal.
airy increases were concerned. The
aldermen approached their task with
smile and there was no wrinkling
OF brows 10 see where a dollar could
be saved here. and there. Even Con.
troller Engel. who so strongly urged
economy In other budget meetings.
was as still as a mouse when the
general fund was taken up.
Aid. Lodge. member OF the ways
; and means committee. arrived late.
He was dumbfounded when he
learned what his colleagues had
done.
1t Is a disgrace and an outrage"
he declared. Il will honestly be
ashamed 10 face my business asso=
ciates IL these salary increases 60
through. In year when every en-
ployer Is striving to reduce expenses
and men are glad to have any. kintf
OF employment. 10 Il mockery for the
aldermen to go through the budget
granting salary boosts right and
left. We must remember that the
taxpayer has 10 foot the bills and
IL Is not our own money that Is be-
ing given away"
Aid. Lodge and other minority
members OF budget committees will
attempt to prevent tho Wholesale
salary grab when the committee re-
ports come up in committee of the
whole for adoption. but II Is doubt
full II they can overcome the
strength of the aldermen playing
Prince Bountiful at the risk OF q
high tax rate.
Edward +. Fitzgerald, mayors sec
Rotary, had HIS salary jumped from
$4,000 to $4,000. Aid. Rutter be-
walled the fact that the committee
touid not give Fitzgerald more.
The council salary budget was in
creased from $4,000 10 $4,000 to
take care OF the six new aldermen.
to be elected In April, from the time
they take their seats until July l..
the beginning OF the fiscal year.
City Clerk Lindsay was the only
department head in the city hall who
did not ask for any salary boosts
The committee decided that since
Dick" was SO economical in prepar-
ing his budget. II would be a good
opportunity TO give Joe" Lougheed.
member OF Lindsay's stan. n $500
salary increase as an unexpected
present.
IF Eddie Schreiter was worth
$500, Lougheed Is worth about 3o.-
OO0," said AID. Rutter, chief salary
booster.
Lougheed is now drawing $4,000 o
year.
Controller Engel put his own sal
airy In at $1,000. an increase OF $1,000
under the recently adopted charter
n. tnf a. Tnai0n
about July and accept re-appoint-
ment at the advanced salary. VII.
liam s. Dever. deputy controller, was
increased from $500 to $4,000. The
auditor in the controllers ONES was
also allowed $500. boost OF $500.
Two 400 men In the ONCE were
allowed an increase of 800 each
A new payroll clerk at 81 400. o
stenographer at 200 and messen-
ger at $3.50 were allowed. The con-
trollcr said the additional help II
necessary because of the work that
has TO be done now in his ONCE for
the civil service commission
City Treasurer Koch requested
salary increases for number Of his
men and the committee gave him
more than he asked. The increases
allowed are: Tax department super
intendent. $500 to $1,000; two as
sistant cashiers. 1890 TO si,4oo
each; paymaster. 1900 TO si,7oo;
chief bookkeeper, sI.40o to 1900;
two special tax adjusters $1,000 TO
si,4OO each; levying clerk, sl,l00 TO
$1,000. and n messenger at 5000 were
allowed
Trce surrr Koch also asked that
the salary OF George Reinhardt. as
sistant paymaster, be increased from
sI.s20 10 $1,000.
'why Is Il that you ask only an
$50 Increase for Reinhardt. when you
ask for 500 10 5000 more 10 rthe 9th.
ers7" asked Ala. Dingeman. rs II
because Rcinhardt's father opposed
you for the nomination last fali?"
The treasurer replied that such