New Britain herald., 1917-03-22
RUTHERFORD ID GET BIG SALARY BOOST Council Fixes Building Inspectors
 Pay at $2,5Qo
 COOPER CUT TO ss,vo
Alleged 1ndiscriminate Salary Increas- ing Assailed by Councilman Curtis in Session That at Times Bordered on a Farce.

who will again be A. N. Rutherford. at $2,5OO per year, and had cut down 1 Corporation Counsel !. E. Cooper s recommended increase $500, making 1t $2.7OO per year. It was the sal aries question that provided all the fireworks of the evening, Counciiman Orson F. Curtis leading the assault on all plans to boost up the city's payroll.
 The mayor and aldermen recom- mended that the city tax collector abate certain uncollectable taxes to- talling $96 and street sprinklinx as- sessment totalling $193.4O and . street ] improvement assessment of ninety two cents. making total abatement of $29O.32. They also reported that interest and liens on an assessment for flag walk in front of the w. |. filling property on Kensington avenue should be abated, and also interest and Hens on taxes against J. August Carlson of 23 Linden street, provided in each instance that the original bills for the walks and taxes are pai on or before April 16.
 Clock in Council Chamber.
 The supplies and printing commit. tee recommended that clock be in : stalled in the council chamber at a cost of not more than SIP. and also that telephones be installed in the residences of the health department employees at municipal rates. This affects seven employees, each of whom will pay for his own phone.
 The estimates were received and labeled for one week. per the usual custom.
 Petitions and Reports.
 The following petitions were re- ceived and referred to the board of rublic works: James W. Hall for grading in front of his Ellis street property; August Stanquist. ct all, for acCroing and macadamizing Sheffield street; Mrs. Mary Lord. for a side walk on the, north side of Bronson street.. John Brink. for catch basins on the south side of Ash street; to the claims committee: From Alvine Erling for injuries received when she fell and was injured on an icy side- walk on West Main street near Brad ley street; from John Jackson, through Attorney E. H. Danberg, for damages suffered by fall on F'eb- ruafy IF: from the Equitable Reality company for a water main in Hum ter Road; from Broad street residents for better drainage and sidewalk con- ditions near Silver street
 Reports as follows were presented by the board of public works: That bids be secured for materials to be used in the Park street subway; that the board be authorized to build catch basins on the south side of Ash street and at the corner of Ash and Cherry streets; that the water department extend the water main in Park Drive from Francis street to Highland Ter race, provided the usual bond be posted and a contract drawn up whereby the city will not have to ac- cept the street: that the water de- pertinent lower the main in Francis street so it will not freezze; that the board of public works order walks on both sides of Bronson street before July 3; that the water department ex- tend the water main in Brook street from the corner at Greenwood street to Pond street; that a cinder walk be laid on both sides of Rhodes street from Chapman to Market street be. fore April IT; that the board con- tract for it's seasons supply of ma- terials; that the sanitary sewer in Lasalle street has been completed; that a storm water drain has also been installed in this street at cost of $1,689.74 and that this matter be referred to the board of compensa- ton and assessment; the completion of sanitary sewer in Booth street at Q cost of $777.58 and that this matter be referred to the compensation com raittee; that the comptroller draw his D~c Ixv tric company and $127.S4 for the City Service Station and charge these sums to the street department: the completion of a sanitary sewer in Grove street at cost of $1,388.43 and that this be referred the com pensation committee.
 Predicts Flood of Petitions.
 Councilman Echstaedt, for the sal ary committee, said that the present salary ordinance was made so 1t would be impossible to recommend changes when requests are not made at the January meeting. He said he did not think the council has the moral right to violate this ordinance and if it is overruled the council will be flooded with requests for more pay, he predicted. Councilman Landers moved that the salary ordinance be repealed. MT. Landers was out of order and 1t was ruled that the sal- ary committee had not presented genuine report, since 1t was verbal. MT. Eichstaedt then presented the resolutions to increase the corpora tion counsel's salary $500 and that $100 increase each be granted to the deputy city clerk and the clerk of the assessors' board. The reso- lution was then tabled temporarily Ordinances were approved as fol-. lows: Increasing the bond of the