Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-16
MAYOR STILL
HALTSSANTA
AT CITY HALL
Won't Sign Christmas Payroll
for the City Clerks
Staff.
QUESTIONS APPOINTMENT.
OF TWO NEW EMPLOYEES
Also Announces That He Will
Veto New Salary In
creases.

The two score members of the staff
of City Clerk Alexander Archibald
did not receive their Christmas pay
mond refused to sign the payroll and
issue the warrant which would re-
lease The money. The warrant is Cor
$500. covering the semi i-monthly pay
for some forty clerks
This is pay day in the city clerk $
Office and when the checks were not
ready Mr.. Archibald made formal de-
mand for them on City Treasurer
Elmer A. Day, who replied the checks
could not be had until released oy
the auditor. Acting City Auditor An
drew K. Brady in reply to a formal
demand from the treasurer explained
that the warrant had not been
issued by the mayor and that no
checks could be authorized without
the warrant.
The city clerk after getting the
official facts asked for an Interview
with Mayor Raymond. The mayor
contends that the executive sanction
is necessary to legalize the appoint
ment of Edward A. Byrne as assist
ant city messenger at 81, 200 yearly sal
airy and also to legalize the salary
increase from $500 to $500 given
William A. Periitt. a stenographer.
Against All Salary Increase.
Neither do / intend to approve any
of these proposed salary increases,
and l propose that when the resolu-
tions are presented to me by the Conn
mon Council to veto each and every
one," said Mayor Raymond today IN
further discussing the salary situa-
tion. IT care not whether the i'll
creases are for appointees made by
me or whether they are elected. 1t
was one of my campaign pledges that
/ would oppose the increasing of SAL
aries, and l intend to keep my word
to the people of Newark. This con-
tinual raising of salaries highly-pigly
will not be tolerated.
1.-The Common Counci,slaas not met
with me on this subject, and until
they are willing to have a scientific
survey made OF salaries so that proper
adjustment, increasing or decreasing
can be made, will still maintain this
attitude, and think It is the only
fair way to do. There is no doubt
officials are being underpaid, and
Others who are getting too much, but
this must be found out by an intelli-
gent investigation. / will hereafter
exercise my power of veto to check
all salary increases, and the proposed
raises, amounting to more than s15.-
900, which are being considered. will
meet the same fate" continued the
mayor.
He intimated that possibly gen.
eral Investigation of city departments
would be made by Edward A. Stowall
during the coming year, but as to this
he had not entirely made up his mind.
The mayor declared that a number
of officials had come to him person.
ally, but that the Common Council
committee had refused to discuss the
question of salary adjustment, which
in his mind was most important.
The sub committee Of the finance
committee of the Common Council on
salary adjustment did not report at
the finance committee meeting last
night. 1t is generally known that the
mayor was opposed to salary in
creases. and the numerous applica-
tions which have been made by the
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