New Britain herald., 1917-03-01
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greaves $100. from $1,2OO to $1,8OO. These actions were permissible, Cor poration Counsel Cooper ruled, in- Asmuch as the ordinance providing that requests for salary increases be brought in at the January council meeting applies only to cases In which the parties themselves ask for an in- crease. Under this ruling g council member. as a part of the council busi- ness. can bring in a resolution asking . salary increase for any official. Bremen Get Increases.
 Taking up the salary husiness where the council dropped 1t last week. Clerk Thompson read Councilman Nays re- quest that fire department captains bel paid $1.40 0per year instead of $3.S0 per day. Councilman Curtis argued that captain has sunicient r0euonsi- bility to warrant paying him consider- ably more than . reeulaf fireman. HA thought $1 400 h a fair pay for . cap tain. Alder6AnsMcCabe a6reed and 1t was passed. CpuncilrhAn May recom- mended that lientenants be paidA41. 1900 per year instead Of 15. 10 per day as suggestAd by the snlary c0mmittee. Councilman Mel DonouBh suggested an amendment that first, second and third grade tffemen and ofiicers be raised ten per cent over the safety boards recommendation At present fireman's pay amounts to only about thirteen cents, fourteen cents and fifteen cents per hour for twenty-one hours day Councilman Landers agreed with Councilman McDonough and Alderman McCAbes thought the flremen should receive as much as policemen. s Here the council mem- bers entered into q long debate which was ended when 1t was voted to pay lieutenants $3.se per day, as amended by Aldermah Chamberlain. The couii- ell voted to reconsfder the vote making the captainsi pay n. 400 per year and then voted to pay tho captains at the rate Of e3.84 Nper day. As suggested by Councilman Curtis. On motion of Councilman Landers it was voted to pay the frst, second and third year fremen at tho rate of $1,000, $1.l0O and $1.3Oo per year respectively. the pay to be paid according to | aperdieu1 ratio. It VIII voted to increase the pay of supernumerary policemen from $2.50 to $2.75 per day.
 Klett Gets 99,oo0, Quigley Too.
 Councilman LAnders moved to amend a motion to pay the prose- cutting attorney $1,s0O. asking that the salary be made $2.000 per year. He said he considered Senator Klett one of the most able prosecutors in the state. It was voted to increase his salary to t9.o0o As requested by Councilman Landers. The assistant prosecutors salary was raised from 3450 to 36s0 per year. City Electri- clan Cooley's salary was increased from $1.S0p to 31,Soo per year. It was also voted to pay an assistAnt city electrictan 9l.30Q per year wheI, he Is named.
 Backed by Messrs. Anderson. stad- Ter, McCAbe and Landers, the council voted to increase the mayors salary from 31,4oO to $2.OoO, instead of $1.S00 as recommended by the salary committee. Other increases were voted as follows: John Maher, foreman of water department. $I,OO03 to $1.200; stenograpfer In board of public works ofiice. $500 to $sSO: third clerk in city clerks ohice, $620 to $500; plumbing inspector, $1.20O and $500 for transportation. to $1,S00 per year and this incumbent furnish his own transportation. 4a 4f
 Among ordinances that were ap-' proved were those creating the office of assistnt electrical superintendent. and also providing for the payment of supernumerary policemen semi monthly.
 The council voted to ask that the safety board get an option on fifteen fire alarm and five police boxes and in the meantime consult other firms A G0 me n a better price.
 The health board was granted the power to advertise for bids for the collection of city garbage. The con-, tract with Henry Furman will ter-, minate on June 1. The high cost of all products is the reason that the present contractor cannot continue to serve the city at his present rate of $2.950 per year.
 To Repair Wooster Street.
 Alderman Jester's resolution that the mayor be empowered to buy 15O deputy badges for emergency use was passed. So was Alderman Cham berlain's resolution to spend $1,000 to put Wooster street in passable condi- ton. There are now twenty-two houses on this street and at present AI lS HI 0uCH d COAUAtAO1A I1AAI IL WOuAO be impossible for the fire apparatus to successfully pass through it. Councilman Spencer's resolution to have the new trolley extension route go down Fairview street to Kelsey street to Rocky Hill avenue was ap- proved.
 n BO New Park Land.
 The council accepted the report of the park extension committee which provides that the city take over from c. F. Smith, as he has generously of-