New Britain herald., 1918-01-16

011StAnt City EleCIT1claH btli Ion h' [TSage, an increase of IS per cent on his present salary of $1,200.
 C|hairn an A. F.. Magnell, fire com mission, from $250 to S35O.
 Clerk Keough, fire commission, from $500 to $400
 Members of fire department, an in- crease of from 20 per cent. to 10 per cent. or about 50 cents per day per man. making a gross increase of $1'- S475O as follows: Chief, $1,S00 to s1,o82.50; captains, $3.S4 per day to s434; lieutenants, $3.56 per day to s4.o6: first grade firemen, $3.29 per day to s3.7a; second grade men, s3O1 per day to $3.51; third grade men, from $2.74 per day to 3.24.
 Police department, flat increase of 10 per cent on present salaries,
 Clerk of police court, city court and naturalization court: Emil J. Dan berg, s1,20O to s1,S00 to enable him to engage an assistant at his own eX- pense.
 Health department: Plumbing In spector Thomas Quinlivan, $1,800 to s2,1oO; Mrs. Bowen, clerk, $500 to $500; Inspector McEnroe, $500 to SLIGO; Mrs. Kitson, $500 to $1,100; Inspector Dolan, $90O to SLIGO; In- spector Crowley, $7S0 to $900; Meat Inspector Witte, $1,200 to $1,400; total increases asked, $1,420.
 Water department: Superintend- ent James Towers, $2,o0O to $2,500; total increase asked, $500.
 Board of public works: City En- gineer w. H. Hall, $3,5O0 to s5,o0o; Chairman k. N. Humphrey, $200 to $500; Clerk Harry Emmett, $1,200 to tn s9O0; Assistant City Engineer Edward Mccarthy, s1,6O0 to $2,0O0; Clarence Lamphere, s4SO to $500; Superintend- ent Joseph Scheidel, $1, 400 to $1,5O0; Superintendent M. F. O'Brien, $1, 400 to s1,500; total increases asked, $3,160. N
 School department: Salaries of Jan- itors are increased from a gross total of s16,42S to $18,000; clerks from s5,03S.17 to $5,400, and day teachers from s192,62s to s231,000.
 It should be understood, however, that all of the above-named salaries are not fixed by the council or the council committee. The school board fixes it's own salaries and in the health department there are several salaries that are taken from the departm ental budget appropriation rather than from the council salary rate.
 Other Council Business.
 Among other items that will como up at tonight's council meeting in ad- dition to the usual routine matters, will be the election of a member of the board of relief to succeed the late Dennis J. Farrell. It is expected that John L. Ross will be named. Alexan- der l.. Mackay will be present this evening to take oath of office as third ward councilman succeeding Gardner c. Weld, now in the army. Mention will also be made of the other third ward vacancy caused by the resignation of Councilman J. c. Andrews who is likewise in govern nlent service. AS yet no candidate has been brought forth for this posi- ton. A fifth ward councilman is also needed to succeed John Tomszewski who has been raised to the position of alderman.
 The health department will also introduce a proposed ordinance gov erning the care of drug stores, res taurants, etc, providing for licensing them and also providing for fine of not more than $50 for violations.
 The water board too, will make q report in which 1t will recommend immediate work on the Burlington tunnel