Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-19
BUDGET CARRIES
BONUS FOR 1919
Ten Per Cent Gift to City
Employees Provided in
Pending Bill
REVIVE SHERIFF'S PLAN
Effort Today to Extract $2O2,-
600. for Expenses of His
Department
REVIVE SHERIFF'S PLAN

additional compensation for $4,000
CITY employees in the shape of a bonus
amounting to 10 per cent, to be paid In
quarterly instalments, is provided in n
oiii that will be passed by Councils this
1919. 'e~'
All OF the budgets for the city depart-
ments are scheduled for passage and A
second effort will be made to provide the
ment.
This was killed two weeks ago by inde-
pendent Penrose forces because IL con-
tained an item for advertising in a news
paper which, members say, has no circu-
iation' Another financial bill gives Di
rector krusen. of the Department of
Health and Charities, $4,000 for plumb-
ing at Byberry.
Would Expand Water System
Chairman Gaffney, Councils Finance
committee, introduced a bill authorizing
the city to appoint an arbitrator to take
up with other arbitrators, to be appointed
oy the Holmesburg Water Comp my the
question of purchasing that plant and
making its lines a part of the municipal
water system. The bill is drawn in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the old
ordinance under which the Holmesburg
company Is operating, and is looked upon
as the opening move on the part of the
city to take over all plants or parts of
water plants now doing business within
the city and county boundaries.
At the early afternoon session of
common Council bills approved favor
ably by the Finance Committee Tuesday
were reported. They will be passed
at a second meeting of Common Coun-
Gil this afternoon unless opposition de-
relops to a number of moral claims"
One bill to be reported provides $1O,-
600 to put back on the Water Bureau
payroll ten hydrant inspectors who had
been dropped by Chief Davis after he
had been asked by Chairman Gaffney
to practice economy" 1t developed
that the inspectors, one Of whom is lame.
another of whom can't hear and third
too old for work, had political backing
strong enough to regain their places.
This measure will be passed. as 1t re-
quires only a majority vote and, there
fore. cannot be defeated by the Inde-
pendent-Penrose forces.
"Moral Claim" for Losses
Hard shedding is predicted should the
minority oppose the moral claim" of
the American Bridge Company for $22,-
200 for losses sustained because Of de-
lays incident to the construction Of the
Frankford elevated lines.
The bridge company furnished mate
rials for which it had to pay storage ana
which suffered deterioration while a con-
troversy was under way between the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Contractor Edwin Fl. Ware and the City
Transit Department.
Ware threw up contract for founda-
tions, the p. r. T. failed to spread the
tracks SO that the bridge company, with
the third contract, could make no head
way. it is claimed. Twining, Of the
Transit Department, says the Rapid
Transit Company, is the real culprit,"
while Select Councilman Harry j. Train
er claimed before the Finance Commit
tee that the contractor was at fault and
responsible. All agree that the bridge
company suffered loss and the bill
makes the city responsible.
Other bills to be acted upon appro-
pirate $30,474.47 to the Mothers AS
sistance Fund and $4,000 to the Com
mercial Museum.