Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-28
INCREASED WAGE
SCALE APPROVED
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and storage purposes for the high
way department extensions in the
Fourteenth ward water system, new
arc, standard and large candlepower
lights, underground extensions so
that wires can be removed in Cap
itol Park extension and other
smaller improvement items. No
provision is made for any new i'm
provements in the city park system,
the incRease for that department to-
falling about $4,000, most of which
will be needed for maintenance and
labor costs.
New Police Salaries
In the police department the to-
tai appropriation for next year is
$121,460. Il. compared with S1O5.-
I65 for this year. Increases in SAL
aries follow: Chief of police, from
$4,000 to s2,160; captain, St,700 to
$1,S60. lieutenant, $500 to
S1,640; four sergeants, each 1890
to $1,000; four detectives, each
200 to $1,500; secretary to May
or $500 to $1,620; siXty-two po-
lice officers, from $1,000 to $3.50,
each, SIS a month increase, $751;
$50; two chauffeurs, 1900 TO
1880; record clerk. $1,000 to
$500; police matron. $3.50; mes
senger and janitor, $3.50 to $1,000.
other items which were increases
or additions to the budget follow:
Rent of office $3.50 to $4,000;
telephones. 1926 to $3.50; insurance,
$3.50; two new motorcycles, $3.50;
six semaphores, $3.50.
In the bureau of law the salary
of the Assistant City Solicitor was
increased from $500 to $3.50,
while the item for court costs was
reduced from $2,50O to $1,000. The
total for next year is $6,S21GS; this
year, $7,S17.30.
One Reduction
The salary of the city clerk was
not changed but he is allowed 5000
annually as secretary of the civil
service board. making his total sal
airy $4,000 instead of S2,100. Other
increases in this part of the budget
are: Salary of stenographer, $500
to $1,OSO: cleaning Office and Coun-
ell chamber, $3.50 to S240; total next
year, $4,14S.50; this year, s3,70S.50.
In the bureau of weights and
measures the total was reduced from
S2,752 TO s2,632; bureau of printing
increased from $4,000 to $500; ac-
counts and finance, increased from
$4,52O to S4,72O. of which a salary
increase of $3.50 for the clerk and
$50 is added for rent; bureau of
finance. $500, unchanged; city treas
ury, S6,S32, So more than this year;
license taxes, $3.50 instead of ST.
200 for salary of officer
In the city assessors department
there is a reduction from $s,115 TO
$5,959 and a new office of assist9 Mt
assessor is created, paying an annual
salary of 81, 500. The assessors sal
ary is increased to $1,000 from ST.
100, and the clerk, $3.50 to $1,400.
For Park improvements
The appropriation for the bureau
of miscellaneous expenses is reduc-
ed from $172,5S7.62 to $170. 0.302.67.
This part of the budget is set aside
for interest charges and sinking fund
payments on improvement loans
The appropriation to the Polytechnic
| Hospital was increased from $500
to $1,000, and for workmen's com
pensaion from $1,000 to $500.
The highway department budget
will be increased from S172,146 tc
| s2O9,S17, the advance being caused
| largely by the Third street paving
Improvement and the increasing cost
of repairs and resurfacing. Items
which are increased or new follow
Rent of office, $500 to $S75; repairs
! to asphalt streets, from S22,5O0 tC
S25. 900: resurfacing, $1R5OO to S2O,'
| 600. grading earth streets. $4,000 tC
So. 600: cost of sweeping streets
| $40. 900 to $4,000; repairs to inter
=, craving sewers. $4,000 to $4,000
cleaning inIets. $4,000 to $500; re
nairs TO brick streets, $4,000 to 50,
600. auto maintenance, 500 to $500
Third street paving from North t'
Walnut streets when street is widen
ed. S22.5OO; paving intersections II
North Cameron street, from Herr u
| calder. $4,000; new brick building
For asphalt plant. blacksmith shol
and storage, $4,000; paving road
way at pumping station, $2'OOO.
The city engineers departmen
budget "a to be advanced from Slz'
40 10 S14.708 for salary increases
and rent as follows: First assistant
sI 400 to $3.50; chief drattsmah
s1S60 to 81. $50: assistant, 81. .42S =
s1'71O: levelman, s1.O56 to $l.zoO
yodman, $500 to ses0; stenosrapheer, lei,
S7s2 to 5000: registry clerk, Sl'zo'
ia 1880; rent. $500 to SSSV'
Slight Increases
THE water department salary IN n
creases and advances FOR cost ,,,tI n
maintaining the various plants wi, Wi
raise that part of the budget IRON ron
s10s.B40 to S12s,7s0. The puihp,ns a.
station appropriation which s.a %sI Sod
aO,v' sa0t, alter plant increased from
M 1900 to sis.o0oi extensions o, o,
street mains, including Fourtesh,n
rd sa0OO to $4,000, and the pal