New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-02
SEVERAL INCREASES
FOR CITY employees
Salaries Revision Committee Re-
considers Recommendations

The salaries, revision committee met
last evening in the mayors office and
among other things voted an increase
Of 800 in salary for Assistant City
Electrician B. L. Sage, whose request
had been previously denied. Likewise,
the committee adopted the recon-
mendation of the board Of public
works to increase the salary of N. r.
O'Brien, superintendent Of sewers,
500, making it $1,000. Inasrnuch as
the fire departm ent increases do not
affect Assistant Chief w. J. Noble,
who is a callman at $500 per year, it
was voted to increase his pay 500.
Those present last night were
Chairman A. F. Eichstaedt, c. j.
Dehm, D. J. Sullivan, Fred Beloin, II.
P. Carter, and Gordon J. Ely. City
Comptroller H. L. Curtis was also
present. On motion of the chairman
the committee reconsidered their pre-
vious action in refusing to increase
the salary of Dr. Charles Witte, slaUgh-
ter house inspector, from $1,000 to
81, 800. Mr.. Sullivan objected to SO
much reconsideration and thought
that matter should be left with the
council and Mr.. Beloin voiced the
opinion LudL IL LIZ. w IILc DIS SUCH d
capable veterinarian he ought to have
private practise Of his own instead
of working for the city at $1,000. Mr..
Dehm also favored leaving the salary
at $1,000 and it was so agreed.
1t was also voted to increase the
salary of the mayors secretary from
$500 to $500 with the prOvisO that
such an incumbent devote her entire
time to the position.
Again reverting to the city clerks
office, Mr.. Beloin said he favored
dropping the salary of the girl now
acting as first deputy at q recon-
mended salary of $1,000 be dropped
back to the former second deputy's
pay in case the former incumbent re-
turns or a new first deputy is appoint
ed at the old salary of $1,000. Mr..
BeIoin asked Mr.. Sullivan, following
some comm ent, if he thought City
Clerk A. L. Thompson would hold an
employe down if she was capable. Mr..
Sullivan replied that such was his
opinion. "a man who would go around
and tell his understudies not to put
in for raise would do almost any
thing he said. Further discussion
was finally closed when Mr.. Sullivan
moved that the salary list be adopted
as made out previously.
Taking up the matter Of payment of
city employees, it was voted to recon-
mend an ordinance providing that all
full time employees and officials be paid
weekly. This recomm endation also
provides that part time employees such
as assessors, the assistant prosecuting
attorney chairmen and clerk of the
fire and police boards, clerk of the
court prosecuting attorney, water
board chairman, mayor, treasurer,
comptroller, corporation counsel,
judges, and probation officers be paid
monthly. 1t also provides that the
bard of compensation and assess
ment, the board of public works, clerk
of the civil service board and select
men be paid quarterly and that the
board of compensation and assess
members Of the committee also agreed
that the comptroller shall draw his
checks for these payments and snail
also be notified when any employees
leave the city's service and that the
salary of a new employe be fixed by
the council.