New Britain herald., 1918-01-22
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(Continued From First Page). question of whether they can proper , ly go on the salary list. The salary i of the street and sewer superinten- dents and the city chemist was also questioned in relation to this and it was voted to ask the opinion of the corporation counsel.
 Following a lengthy argument as to the wisdom of putting all salaricd officials on the salary list. since in the water board for instance, some salaries are paid out of the incomes, Mir. Beloin moved that all Self-Sus- taining departments reimburse the general fund of the city to the eX- tent of their own salary lists. It was also decided that the various depart ments give the salary committee list of all salaries that ought to be in the salary budget. With this pre- liminary work out of the way the matter of salary adjustments was ! taken up, beginning at the head of ] the list.
 | On motion of Councilman Dehm ] the salary of the mayor, which is i S2,000, was left as it is.
 On motion of Mr. Be1oin it was recommended that Ine salary or the city clerk be left at $2.2O0.
 Bcloin Opposes Sullivan. l Although the second deputy city 1 clerk, whoe salary is $900, had not asked an increase, MT. Sullivan at l once moved that this salary be in i creased $400 to $1,300. He then ex- i pained his reason. He said he was 1 not even acquainted with the young : woman who holds the position but i he thinks she is entitled to more pay ] because she not only does her own work as head clerk, but she also does the work of the first deputy . which office is vacant and for which a salary of $500 is provided, as ! well as doing the work of the city clerk when he is out. She is a very efficient girl, he stated, and should | be recognized with a suitable com pensation. "There are many on the salary lists'' he said, ''who do less than she does and get four times as much pay" Continuing, he said. j If she was a man and had a pull she'd get it too"
 MT. Beloin said he thought the young women ought to get paid for what work she has done in the past | and Councilman Lenehan also thought i she should receive compensation in the way of back pay. The comptroller ! explained that city employees cam nOt | get increases on back salary as bon , uses Whereupon MT. Beloin recon- sidered apparently for he remarked that he would rather be inside in the | city clerks office working for S9O0 ! than outside in the cold. FFI think | she's getting enough now" he said and when the matter was put to a : vote the proposed increase in pay was lost Immediately MT. Sullivan | moved that the pay be increased i s2Oo but no one seconded the motion i and it was not accepted.
 Would Cut Curtis Pay. The salary of the city treasurer was allowed to remain the same at $500 | and then the salary of the comptroller i at $1,00O, was brought up. MT. Sul- ' livan immediately asked what time the city comptroller devotes to that job. | Chairman Eichstaedt requested comp troller Curtis to reply.
 q don't know-but all that's nec- l essary'', he replied.
 Don't know? We'll, if he is able ! to hold three or four different sal aried positions and get S1,000 from the city and can't explain how much
 time he spends to get it, there is | SO11SlIlllS W1OuS. iiioNS Ailc'I |iho
 comptrolIer's salary be reduced to eight said MT. Sullivan.
 Flight dollars or eight hundred
 oueried Councilman Lenehan.
 Flight hundred of course, but pos
 sibly eight dollars would pay it bet
 ter.' replied MT, Sullivan
 MT Beloin immediately rallied to
 the defense of the comptroller and
 remarked that he had seen him work
 ing until Il and 11:30 p. m. many
 times and thought he was well worth
 his salary as he keeps the city
 books in good shape Councilman
 Lenehan had the same views and ] Chairman Eichstaedt also agreed that 1 the comptroller keeps an excellent set
 of books and is worth his salary. It ! was voted to continue him on the same
 salary After 1t was all over Comp
 troller Curtis awoke to what lnforma-
 tion it was MT. Sullivan had asked 1 and gave a detailed explanation of l what work he does. Well, why
 1idn,t you say that in the first place.
 remarked Councilman McDonough.
 The salary of the tax collector at
 s2 900 was not touched, nor was any
 increase asked, although one of the
 r,omhers remarked that he thought
 tho head clerk does most Of the work.
 Reduce Deputy City Clerk.
 Nbc,, inc members came to the