Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-14
MAYORS VETO
HANGS OVER
SALARY RAISES
Not a Chance for Santa Claus
to Visit City Hail,
'Tis Said.

That Mayor Raymond intends to
veto all resolutions providing for
salary increases became generally
known today when he returned sealed
to City Clerk Alexander Archibald
the resolution on which he has writ
ten his veto. At the last meeting of
the Common Council the building in
spectors were granted an increase of
from 81, 200 to 81, 800. An increase was
also granted to Charles F. Doughty,
assistant overseer Of the poor, who
for the past twenty-seven years has
been a city employe at 81, 900. He was
given an increase of 5000.
It Is understood that the resolutions
have been vetoed and will be read at
the adjourned meeting of the Common
Council on Wednesday, December 70.
There is a bare possibility that the
aldermen will make an effort TO pass
the resolutions over the veto iof the
mayor. but there is little legal hope
that this can be done, since the rules
provide that to override a veto, such
vote must be taken at a regular meet
ing.
Tha question has been raised as to
whether the adjourned meeting is q
regular meeting. Some argue that it
is only a continuation of the regular
meeting, held Friday, December 3.
whether City Counsel Frazer will
agree In this opinion is unknown, but
the question will no doubt be raised.
Alderman Avitus j. Dougherty,
chairman of the building and altera-
tion committee, was insistent at the
last council meeting that the increases
for the fourteen building inspectors
should go through. and he only won
| his points after long conference.
AT the time Majority Leader Mark e.
Phillips pointed out that in all liken-
hood the mayor would veto the resQ-
Ilutions. and that there would hardly
| be tinne.to pass them over his veto this
wear. However. Alderman Phillips
Yielded to the insstent demands of
IAlderman Dougherty and the reso,
iutions were passed with the SOLID
Democratic vote, together witn Aioef-
man Henry Hahn bolting the Repup-
lican members.
If il is possible to override the
mayor's veto at the adjourned meet
ing of the council next week, there Is
no doubt but that enough votes can
be mustered together, since at least
| two Republican members favor the
raise.
AT the mayors office nothing could
be learned as to wnetneI OF MOI .ne
resolutions had been vetoed. CITY
Clerk Archibald said that he had re-
oeived the resolutions from the may
or's office. but that he had no way OF
telling, since the envelopes were
sealed.
The building inspectors who VIII De
affected are John Fl. O'Rourke jacob
| r. Crosby, Francis Mckinney Edward
McLaughiin, Thomas II. Boland. Ed
ward Duffy, Ralph Zirpoli. Eugene
Dosser. Joseph w. McNally, VIII
! lam III. Raith, Peter Fillippone. Will
lam Fiverson, William l.. Berg and
IIohn Arthur. Solomon Heller, a
clerk in the Office of thefbuilding de-
partment, was also recomnlended Tor
an increase from $1,000 to 81 500.
II SO happens that former Mayor
Jacob Haussling also vetoed the reso-
Iutions to award the building inspec-
tors a. salary increase.
In view of the mayors more recent
action there Is little likelihood that
the finance committee will make any
recommendations for a large batch o.
salary increases slich as have been
applied for by the heads Of various de-
partments. Taking the criterion OF
! the fate of the building inspectors, the
fnance conamittee could hardly expect
that the mayor would approve tho
<Aa<si Ions,