Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-04
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RAISE WAGES OF
MANY EMPLOYEES
J. V. w. Reynders Reelected
Council President Unani-
mously

Salary raises among borough en-
ployes, a change in the treasury fund
system, and the reelection and reap
pointment of a number of borough Of
ticeholders featured the work of the
new council at its first meeting last
night.
rhe old council met and completed
the business on hand in a short time
The finance committee report tor the
year ending December 81, 1915, show
ed balance in the treasury OF S3O,-
246.t5, including $4,000 obtained 10y
a bond issue for the purpose of build
ing municipal isolation hospital; and
S5,lIO from the unused part of bond
issue Tor paving. Total receipts Tor
the year were $170,65g.3G; dlsburse-
ments, S149,4l2.6l. Big items IN the
receipt column included more, than
S3O,UUU each Ior paving and water
rents, and more than $4,000 each Tor
paving and water rents, and more than
SJ6.UU0 from taxes of all kinds.
The Shade Tree Commission in its
report urged the employment of an
agent next year and asked tor an ap-
preparation of $3.50.
{. T.. keim, NJ. \. ,Obercash and Il.
I. McEntee, new members were then
received Councilman Henderson inn
medlately nominated j. V. ". Reyn-
uers Tor reelection as president of
council; councilman Nelly seconded
the motion Mr.. Reynders was tnen
elected unanimously, and upon taking
the cnair again thanked the yother
members. Utner borough officers
elected follow: Charles T. Feidt, sec
retary and assistant treasurer; M. ID.
Myers, treasurer, assistant secretary
and clerk; Jacob Meshey, street COM
missioner and building inspector; ..
+. BasKlnS, superintendent OIL the wa
ter department and sanitary sewers;
NJ. B. Lltch, bacteriologist and chem
IsI; William L. Callaghan, engineer, to
succeed G. y. liotter VINO has served
tor IS years, and did not ask Tor re-
election.
The entire, police force was retained,
with IL. +. Lungnaker, chief, and Val
enune Masters, sergeant. Each MEM
Der OF the force was given so a
month raise, and each driver of fire
apparatus, a similar raise. The bor-
ough engineers salary was $lUO, and
the salary of the assistant secretary
and treasurer combined, $50. The sal
AIRY OF Borough solicitor Wickersham
was increased $3.50, to $500. The scale
OF hour WORK in all departments was
raised.
other business transacted follows:
once of keeper of lookup given to
CHIEF OF Police Longnaker temporar-
lily.
Fire companies given usual appro-
priatiOns
ordinance permitting Pennsylvania
Railroad company to lay tracks across
several street, and build a siding, pass
ed second reading.
President Reynders authorized to
appoint committee to meet county
commissioners, and borough solicitor
to Investigate matter of obtaining
State-aid in paving South Front street,
between F'rantz's bridge and Motor
street.
President Reyners said that he eX-
poets council to provide for erection
of public band stand for use of Steel
ton band.
President Reynders appointed the
following committees with the first
named as chairman: Finance, Reyn-
ders, Sellers and Shelley; ordinance,
Shelley, keim, and Nelly; highway
Henderson, Nelly, McEntee, Obercash
and Wagenbach; sanitary, Reisch, Nc
Entee and Keim; printing, Wagon
bach. Shelley and Reisch; police, Mel
ley, Henderson and Sellers; town
property, Sellers, Obercash and Me-
Entee.