Evening journal., 1916-01-14
Increased Salaries
FOR CITY Officials
Treasurer, Auditor and Their
Respective Clerks Benefited
By Proposed Ordinance
GET REPORT ON
TROLLEY SITUATION

Members of City Council last night
gave the first and second readings
to an ordinance increasing the sal
aries of several city officials. Fol-
lowing the readings the ordinance
was referred to the finance committee
OF Council and to Council as com
mite Of the whole. The new ordi-
nance provides for increased salaries
for the following officers
City Auditor from $500 to 81 800
year; City Treasurer from S1.2O0
TO $500 a year; City Auditor s
clerk and the City Treasurer's clerk
from $1,000 each to $1,000 a year
each.
The finance committee recOmmen-
ded that the contract for an addresso-
graph be awarded to the Addresso-
graph Company. OF Philadelphia
their price being Sl,6S2.50 which was
The highest bid. Councilman Kane
said he thought the bid Of the Elliott
Company. of Philadelphia. should
have been given more consideration
as II was the lowest being $1,000.
Councilman Draper said that the Ad-
dressograph Company's proposition
had been considered thoroughly and
was thought the best for the city.
The committees recommendations
were then approved
a letter was received from the
Salem Freight Company, Of Salem n.
j., stating that they we're planning
TO operate several boats between here
and Salem this summer and wanted
to know what the city would charge
for the use of Church street wharf.
The communication was referred TO
the navigation committee.
The Board of Public Utility Commis
sioners informed Council that they had
taken up the complaint against the SER
vice the fraction company Is giving the
city and told oi having the trolley com
panv officials before them. They asked
the company for statement of what
they propose doing ian the way Of i'm
provemcnts. This statement has beer
received but il is so ,oluminous 1T vii
take sevcraI days 10 90 over n. Onti
this has been done Council could not b'
informed of It's contents.
Councilman Draper said he wa
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doing something with the matter, hut h'
thought it was slow work. lie said thu
citizens are getting tired Of the trolle,
service. but he supposed they will have
70 wait until the company's new car
and equipment arrive. which he under
stood viii be some time next month.
Councilman McDermott called 10 th
attention of the members the need o
additional aud better street lighting
throughout the city and suggested tina
Council take up the matter at an earl,
date. lie also spoke of the street paw
ing and urged that it be hurried TO com
pletion as soon as possible. Councilman
Draper said there will be more none.
for more lights and the street work vii
be resumed in the early spring aud hur
ried through a. rapidly as possible
BY unanimous vote of the Council
Republican body. John J. Monaghan
Democrat. was elected a member o
the sinking fund commission. lie wa
member of the commission before AM
his term expired about two years age
The old Council neglected TO elect IN
successor. and his election last nigh
was for the neNpirod term, which vii
terminate IN March, 1917 There Is NJ
salarv attached to the office.
The balance in bank was reported &
Ice s3l5, 1896.