New Britain herald., 1918-01-30
SALARY Committee
down TO BUSINESS
Recommends Adjustments for
Female Clerks In City Hall
ASSESSORS ARE CRITICIZED
councilman T.. L. McDonough Docs
Not Think Assessors Do Work Pro-
DcrIy and Does Not Hesitate to Say
S0-Incrcases Granted.


So-Incrcases Granted.
The salaries revision committee at
It's meeting last night got together
"like a family gathering" to use the
phrase of D. J. Sullivan, and after
meeting that was very business-Hke
and conducted along sensible busl-
ness lines voted to recommend salary
increases for all the female clerks
and stenographers in city hall VINO
asked for them. The members also
reconsidered their previous action re-
lative to the salary of the chairman
of the board of assessors but no
change was voted and during the
discussion the board came in Tor
some severe criticism by F. Il. Nc
Donough. The list of young women
clerks and stenographers in city hall
who were considered for salary re-
adjustments, and the action taken,
follows:
Clerk of board of assessors. asked
increase from $3.50 to 81, 200, granted
Increase to $1,050, an increase Of
5000.
Second deputy city clerk, voted in
crease from 5000 to $1,000, asked
Second clerk in city clerks office,
asked increase from $728 to $S25,
granted increase of $72, making SAL
ary $500.
Third clerk in city clerks office,
asked increase from $500 to 500,
granted increase of SIS, making sal
ary $675.
First clerk in tax ,fllector's Office,
asked increase from $3.50 to $3.50,
granted 500 increase, making salary
$3.50.
Second clerk in tax collectors Of
fee, asked increase from $500 to
$3.50, voted increase of $100, making
auary 500.
= Clerk in board of health office,
asked increase from $500 to $500,
voted 5000 increase, making salary
$500.
Clerk and stenographer in board OF
public works Office, asked increase
from $3.50 too$zS0Yy voted increase of
$50, making salary $3.50.
Clerk in charity department, salary
: previously fixed at 5000, not touched,
as no change was asked.
There were only a comparatively
few present at last nights meeting
compared to the previous sessions
those being present having been
Chairman Albert F. Eichstaedt, Cor
don j. Ely, Hedley 2. Carter, F. L.
McDonough, Cornelius J. Dehm
Daniel J. Sullivan and Jacob KraWiec.
= City Comptroller H. L. Curtis was
present as was Daniel Shea.
Girls Petition For Increase.
Proceeding at once to the business
of regulating the salaries of the fe-
male clerks and stenographers. a pc
tition was received from the clerks
in the city clerks office in which an
increase of 5000 was asked for the
second deputy clerk, $3.50 for the Sec
ond clerk and $50 for the third
clerk. Mr.. Sullivan at once moved
that the salary of the second deputy
be increased from 5000 to $1,100 and
Mr.. Eichstaedt remarked that Col A.
l.. Thompson was present and would
be glad to speak in behalf of his
y clerks. Mr.. Sullivan said he would
be more than glad to hear what the
city clerk had to say for the en-
ployes in his office. Before Col.
THOMPSON came in Mr.. Dehm re-
marked that while 5000 looks small
on paper it figures out to more than
SIT q week and he is convinced that
none of the office clerks in city hall
. could get that salary in factory Off
, ces unless they were working for the
government. M. Sullivan asked Mr..
Ely if that was true and the latter
replied that he feels certain such is
the case. He said that he feels posi-
tive no such rates are belng PAID IN
factory offices and he understands au'
thoritatively that $40 a month is {
fair average at the Travellers Insur-
ance company, though he has heard
of some who get more than that. He
said however, that $12 and SIS a weel
is the best he can think for girls II
offices and to support that he said HI
knew Of some girls hired from th'
insurance offices in Hartford at 81:
and $13 per week. Mr.. McDonougl
agreed and said that he knew posi-
lively Of certain girls in insurance
Offices getting as low as $3.50 pei
week. Col. Thompson then appeared
to tell why he thought his clerk.
should get a raise.
"I suppose everybody's claim is tha
the high cost of living necessitate:
their getting raise, isn't that SOP
queried the colonel.
That's for you to say" responded
the chairman.
well, I think in proportion tt
what the others are getting that the
girls in my office earn their wage.
fairly we'll and are entitled to some
consideration anyway" said the city
clerk
Mr. McDonough asked Col. Thomp
son if it was not true that his girls
were paid more than the average ant
was told that he did not know, bu
he aid know that one City hal
steno@"apher whose salary h2d beer
$500 po., year had resigned to take
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