New Britain herald., 1918-01-22

ton l.. Sage, asked to be increa&1u $1S0 on his present salary of $1,200. Mir. Beloin remarked that his exper- fence has always been that the head man usually stands around and watches while the assistants general ly do all the work. On MT. Beloin' s motion, however, it was recommend ed that this salary be left the same. Referring to MT. Beloin's previous statement about the assistant doing all the work, MT. Sullivan asked: Now don't you feel kind of ashamed after what you've just done to the assistant city clerk?''
 II didn't do it," was the reply.
 No comment was made on the sal ary of the sealer of weights and measures, Carl Carlson, which is s1,000.
 Talk About Engineers. The salary of City Engineer w. H. Hall, at present $3,500 and for which an increase of $1, 800 is asked, caused much talk. Councilman Lenehan moved that it be left as it is and Councilman Dehm favored @ $400 in- crease MT. Beloin stated that in Stamford, a city of 10000, the city engineers gets $4,O00 and the officials there say a city engineer is not worth anything if he is not worth that amount. Well, we've got an assist ant city engineer who is worth $4,000 if he's worth a cent" said Council man Lenehan. Councilman McDon- ough however, agreeing that MT. Hall is one of the best engineers in the state seconded MT. Dehm's motion for a $4OO raise. MT. Ely thought the present salary a fair price but on vote the raise was carried, with Coun- cilmen krawiec and Messrs. Ely and Sullivan voting no. Four voted in favor
 Assistant City Electrician Edward Mccarthy seeks a raise of from ST. 600 to $2,OOO," said Chairman Eich- staedt. Councilman Lenehan and MT. Ely favored the increase but MT. Be loin moved that he be given an in- crease of only $2O0. MT. Dehm also favored this amount and MT. Beloin added that he did not think the em- ployes of any of the city boards are overworked.
 Well, MT. Mccarthy does the work and Hall makes the reports" is the way Councilman Lenehan summed up the situation
 "Wel, Mr. Hall does the thinking" explained MT. Dehm.
 Huh. perhaps he only thinks he thinks" said Lenehan.
 An increase of $120 a year was recommended for Rodman Clarence Lampherc.
 Jab at Corporation Counsel.
 Mr Beloin moved that the salary of Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper be left at $2,700 and despite Mr. SulIi- vans motion that it be cut to $2,O00 it was passed. "The corporation counsel in Stamford gets $3.500." said MT. Beloin, but he finally admit ted that he denotes his entire time to the office instead of part time as in this city.
 There was no discussion on the salary of Prosecutor c. w. klett at $2,O0o, but MT. Sullivan, remarking that Assistant Prosecutor J. G. Woods had been glad to take that job at $4O0, recommended that it be reduced from $65O to $500. It was finally voted to keep it at the same figure as at present, although the incumbent did ask to be increased to $1,00o.
 There was no comment on Judge Meskius salary, s2,5O0, or Judge
 
 fixed by the legislature, but the re- quest of Court Clerk Emil J. Danberg for an increase was denied. At pres ent he gets $1,200 and asked $500 more for himself as we'll as an addi- tional $500 for clerk. On motion of MT. Krawiec it was voted to keep it at the same figure.
 No action was taken on the proba- ton officers salary, s1,25O, or the as- sistant's fee, $200.
 Beloin Fights for Neighbor
 Then came one of the hottest ar guments of the evening, the proposed salary increase of E. N. Humphrey, chairman of the board of pubic works, from $200 per year to $500. MT. Beloin expounded on the virtues of MT. Humphrey and said that II he isn't worth $500 he isn't worth a cent. Asked what he does to me so valuable, N1r. Bcloin relied that he is always on