South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-03
CITY employees
PAY IS BOOSTED
Council Informed That New
Scale at WaterWorkS
Started on Oct. |.

That the ordinance recommending
that the board of public works raise
the salaries Of the employees of the
city water plants, be tabled. was
the tenor of the advice which the
committee of the whole decided.
last night to present at the next
meeting of the common council. This
was decided after il was learned
from the report of Pres't Morris of
the board of public works. that a
new wage scale has been effective
since oct. 1st.
At the last meeting Of the COM
mon council, Councilman Seifert
said that the declarations of the
men employed at the city water
plants. regarding their wages. were
at variance with the impression left
by the report Of the board Of pub
lie works presented at the previous
meeting of the committee. The mat
ter was then referred TO the meet
ing of the whole which was
held last night and Mr.. Morris was
asked TO submit a new report
Gives Detailed Report.
When the subject came before
the meeting. Mr.. Seifert gave a de
tailed report Of the wage scale
now in force among the city's en-
plOyes in the department. Both en-
gineers and fremen. he said. work
ed u hours or more a day. the
firemen receive less than $50
month and engineers less than 500.
Metermen receive $3.50 a day and
the men who work on the city
streets but 20 cents an hour for nine
hours of work Councilman Thomp-
son substantiated some of these
statements.
More than two months ago q new
wage scale was adopted by the
board of public works according to
the report of Mr.. Morris. He de-
ClaTed that he was under the inn
preston. when he last addressed
the committee of the whole. that
this raise and change in the work
ing hours of the men had already
been adopted. not knowing that it
was being held up by the superinten-
dent of the works, j. TOyne. He
maintained that Mr.. Tcyne is given
the authority 10 use his discretion
in the matter Of the time of the
enforcing Of the DEGREES of the
board of works.
Provides For Three Shifts.
The new scale, which went into
effect on the first day of October.
provides for three shifts of iremen
and engineers. This Will make each
mans day nine hours long. The fire.
men will start work at SIS per
month with a maximum wage Of
$95. Engineers will be paid $50 per
month when first employed and the
maximum salary will be placed at
500. which is the same salary that
they are now receiving.
Because the employees of the water
plants are at present taking their
vacations and one or two men are
absent all the time. Mr.. Toyne said
that he had decided not 10 put in
force the new time and wage
schedule that the board had order
ed. As soon as the whole force is
again back at work. he said. he
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of new men and for the shorten
ing Of the hours.
Recommend Tecple Raise
The committee recommended TO
the council the passage Of an or
dinauce 10 raise the salary OF as
sistant building commissioner.
Teeple TO $500 per year. Il was
recommended by Mayor Keilar and
| by Mr. Morris that Mr.. Teeple be
retained in the employ OF the city.
owing 10 his efficiency and very ac-
curate knowledge of the city's build
| ing code.
Il was decided 20 accept the in
vitation 10 review. from the stand
at the court house. the civic pa
rade which viii take place TUESDAY
, afternoon as a part of the centen-
NAL celebration OF St Joseph coun-
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