Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-08
MAYOR VETOES
SALARY RAISE
FOR INSPECTORS
Will Return Resolutions to
counciI-Approves One
Increase.
UPHoLDS ACTION OF THE
REPUBLICAN, ALDERMEN
Inspector Wards Wage Goes
Through-Econonoy as
Reason.

Before leaving the city for a short
vacation Mayor Thomas L. Raymond
vetoed the resolutions increasing the
salaries of three license inspectors.
On Friday evening the Common
Council raised the salaries of Joseph
z. Fletcher, Charles NJ. Jessup and
George A. Roehm from $500 to
$1,000 per year. With the exception
of two members of the minority the
Republicans opposed the action. They
also opposed the increase in salary
for James NJ. Ward, license inspector,
from $500 to s2,100. In acting upon
the resolution for Wards increase the
mayor gave his approval
He will return the other three res-
olutions unsigned. on the ground that
the men are receiving this compensa-
ton at the present time since their
fixed salary is 81. 200 and an additional
s25 per month is allowed for the in
spection of dance halls. Inasrnuch
as other inspectors viii have to be
appointed in the near future, the
establishment of the salary at 31,50
is not favored by the mayor and
therefore he is returning the resolu-
tions with his veto.
1t is likely that the veto will stand
inasmuch as a two-thirds vote cannot
be secured, since with the exception
of Alderman Henry Hahn and Will
liam Littlefleld. the Republican MEM
bers oppose the increase.
The fact that the mayor had vetoed
the resolution could not be verified.
since E. Erie Moody, the mayor 5
secretary. said that it would be dis
courteous to give out any informa-
tion before the council had received
notice OF the mayors action
Raises Voted Friday.
At the meeting of the council on
Friday night the resolutions increas-
ing the salary of the three license in
spectors We're presented with the ap-
proval of the liccnse committee and
the finance committed Alderman John
! J.. Walsh, chairman Of the license
committee, spoke in favor Of the reso-
lutions and set forth that the income
from licenses due to the difigent work
1 OF the inspectors was $50. 900 Der year
He said the Inspectors were at wofk
] night and day and that much add
tionai labor had been added as a re-
suit of the great number Of jitneye
operated He declared that the pro-
posed fixing or the salary at 81, 500
was not an Increase, since the i'm
spectors received this amount through
the allowance of SIS per month for in
cidentals. II was the desire, Alder
man Walsh said. to eliminate the need
Of passing resolutions each month for
their additional $25
Alderman e. Garfield Clifford, leader
of the minority, opposed the action
on the ground that precedent would
be established fixing the salaries Of
the inspectors at $500 and that in the
future the salary could not be de-
creased if additional inspectors we're
Z be appointed, so that an additional
cost would be added to the city as to
salaries.
The three resolutions were passed
with the vote of the Democratic
members, together with two Repub-
lican votes. IN caucus before the
meeting of the council on Friday
night this course was voted upon by
the Republican members who had
been in conference with Mayor Ray
mond, who gave expression to his
views and opposed the increases on
the ground of economy.