New Britain herald., 1918-01-29

go S1llo WHICH dHl called ] must get there,' he added. To further ques- tions MT. Woods said he estimated that he does approximately 575 cases @ year. or about one-third of the entire police court work.
 No Time Off for Movies.
 Rernadotte Loonis, tax collector
 9nr7Hared f0 ask an increase of from
 $500 to $750 for his second clerk and
 $750 to $850 for the head clerk. He said the receipts of his office have increased 63 per cent since 1918. The first clerk, who took office in 1909, has never had a raise, he said
 and the second clerk, who has been in the office since 1915 does not get as much as she ought
 MT. McDOnOugh asked Mr. Loomis numerous questions, one of which was whether or not he gives the girls an afternoon off each week to go to the movies. MT. Loomis re- piled that such is not the case, but inasmuch as in the summer time the girls have to work overtime very much he frequently gives them an afternoon off during the winter when the work Is caught up and the office work does not suffer thereby. ''This makes up for their overtime" he said.
 Ernest N. Humphrey spoke in fa- vor or increasing the salary of City Engineer w. H. Hall from $3,50O to $5,O0O and said he is one of the most capable engineers in the state and in order to retain his services the city must pay him. He remarked that there are 110 miles of streets, 80 miles 0f ,~1- foy. which MT. Hall must take the respon- sibility. He also favored increasing the salary of the assistant city engi- neer, Edward Mccarthy, from $1.60O to s2,00. He said he is valued practical engineer and is well in formed on sewer work and all grades. He is well worth the salary asked, ho said. Clerk Emmett is a very capable man whose duties are long and who is very efficient and he should get an in crease from $1,20O to $1,60O, MT. Hum phrey said. He also explained the work being done by other engi- neers employed by the board and then spoke a word in favor of increasing the salary of the stenographer in the board of public works office. She has been long in that office and is re- garded as efficient Although the board did not see fit to allow her all she asked, MT. Humphrey thought she was entitled to receive a wage simi- lar to that paid other stenographers in the private corporations and that was what the board recommended.
 At the urgent request of MT. Sulli- van MT. Humphrey spoke of his own work, but said the petition for an in- crease of from $200 to $500 was not at his solicitation. He did not seek 1t for himself, he said, but thought that whoever succeeds him will earn that money. MT. Sullivan asked him just what his duties are as laid down by the charter and much discussion en-
 sued, during which MT. Humphrey
 quoted: "and he shall personally see, so far as possible" that all the work is done. That puts it up to me-" MT. Humphrey said in explain ing why he goes about the city to personally inspect work done. Com
 missioner J. A Downes spoke a word in favor of the board of public works employees and said MT. Humphrey should get the raise asked mot so
 much for the money in it as for a testim onial to his ability.''
 Chairman August Burkhardt of the board of assessors spoke words Of praise for the clerk in his office and also explained the nature of his own l work and that of the other two asses sors, who are part time men but al
 ways subject to call, City Electrician 1 George Cooley told of his work and 1 said: q built the city electrically ' l His assistant, Burton l.. Sage, also ex- i planned why he sought an increaFe
 and quoted figures to show what is l paid elsewhere.
 At 1O:45 D. m. MT. Dehm put ] through a motion to the effect that the committee remain in session until
 it had disposed of all it's business Messers Ely and Sullivan did not fa-
 vor such nasty action but the motion
 was passed. On m otion of MT. Dehm