Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
but this much passed between Messrs

but this much passed between Messrs
Gross and Bowman.
Mr.. Gross questioned the public
safety commissioners right to tread
upon the park department preserves
My duty as Councilman requires
me to give the proper service to the
people as the head of my own depart
ment, but also. as Councilman, to
see that the money in other depart
ments is not Improperly or eXtrava-
gantly expended" was Mr.. Bowman
reply, according to Mr.. Gross.
"A Big Man"
We'll. to my mind" promptly re-
turned Mr.. Gross. the man who as
sumes to run the whole city must be a
pretty big mani"
The give and take between Messrs.
Bowman and Gorgas reached the high
the salary Of Mr.. Forrer was re-
ferred TO.
According TO the budget. the assist
ant superintendent receives 81, 500 an
nually. He did not, however. assume
his duties until February l. Since
then his $3.50 salary. instead of be-
ing distributed over the year in in
stalments of S125 per month. has been
paid in instalments of s1S7.50. And
after the smoke had cleared away
Commissioner Gorgas declared that the
sal.50 which Forrer's salary account
had been overdrawn will have to be
made up. IF this is Topped from his
present months salary, Mr.. Forrer
will net the difference between s125
and se7.5o-or s27.50.
in the first place" explained Mr..
Gross to-day. this was my mistake.
l supposed that the $500 salary was
for the year and that the sum could
be paid in the year.
Mr.. Bowman raised the point that
the nrfinanCn ~ IT,
place provided that the salary should
be paid in monthly instalments OF
s125. So instead of paying Mr.. Forrer
S1.315 for the eleven months OF his
service. I expected to pay him the
$500 in eleven monthly instalments.
portions. In other words. Mr.. Forrer
would get S1S750 each month"
Mr.. Gorsas incidentally blamed his
assistant, Marion Nerbeke, for failing
10 acquaint him of the error. Mr..
Gorgas in turn is blan by Mr.. Gross
for his action to-day withdrawing
the additional park appr priation ordi-
nance.
Il was under the impression that
this money could be had" declared
Mr.. Gross to-day. and Mr. Gorgas
failed TO acquaint me differently Now
find that the money is not availa BILE
and I must wait until a little more
AlLO-4SS bSIOES can nope
70 get what is needed to prevent us
from shutting down all work on the
park sytsem."
Upon the recommendation OF Mayor
E. s. Meals. the appointment of ]. Ed
ward Wetzel as chief of police, Frank
S. Page as lieutenant and Fred Essig
as sergeant We're made permanent. ].
H. Rineer, 705 North Eighteenth
street. was appointed a patrolman to
succeed Mr.. Essig.
Council decided. upon recommen-
dation Of DR.. ]. NJ. J. Raunick. the
city health officer. to confer with the
heads of the Harrisburg. Polytechnic
and other hospitals upon the question
of providing convalescent facilities for
the victims of Harrisburg's ever-grow-
ing typhoid fever scourge. BY reliev-
ing the hospitals of convalescents ad-
ditional facilities will be provided for
caring for the new sufferers. The
meeting will be held in the Council
chamber at IL o'clock Friday. Coun-
Gil. at the Mayors suggestion. will in
spect the police motor ambulance with
a view 10 turning it over to the Har-
risburg Hospital for 81. the motor
vehicle to be used in the hospitals
service only.