Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
City Mechanics
Get Pay Increase

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cripple many industries, declared quick
action necessary to prevent a shortage
Of water.
The new figures place the men slight
ly below the average paid for the same
class Of work in Government establish
ments. but form material increase. the
total cost Of which will be appreciable
to the city. Foremen of mechanics Will
receive an increase Of s1.25 a day, while
ordinary machinists will get seventy-five
cents a day added. The increase for
machinists helpers Is the same as for
nlachinists. Boilermakers will have
their pay increased s1.25 a day while
class 2 Of boilermakers are given
fIfty-cent daily increase Boilermakers
helpers will be given daily increase OF
seventy-fve cents.
The administration had determined on
no increase at this time. but the emer-
gency created by the wholesale resigna
tions Of men brought about a complete
change Of front. 1t was even intimated
| today that further increases may be
granted II sudden necessity for them
| arises. In a number of branches Of the
city government employees are disatis-
| fed and mean to wage a fight for bet
ter pay.
! Financial Measures Up
| Financial measures to the exclusion
of all other classes of legislation oc-
cupied the attention of both Chsh OF
| Councils this afternoon. Previous to the
| meeting Councils Finance Committee
received reports on balances avail
able for transfer and transfer bill
was framed for passage this month
The only transfer bill ready for pas
sage totals s694l, but this may be
amended to a much larger sum before
being finally acted upon. 1t provides
$4,000 for the completion of the free
library building, Old York road and
Wagner avenue. in the Forty-secont
Ward. It also provides small transfers
including $500 for repairs to the Mayor:
automobile.
One Of the important river measures
provides $4,000 OF State-appropriatet
funds for use in dredging the Delaware
River off Point House wharf. Another
bill provides $4,000 for pressing improve
ments needed on Frankford road be
cause Of the presence of the Frankford
Tacony and Holmesburg Railroad.
Before Councils meeting committee!
met to clean up survey, highway. elec
trio, street railway. lighting and othe
bills. Many OF these, of sectional i'm
will be passed by Councils two week.
, from today Special sessions of Councils
: are likely to be held each week thi
; month to expedite business and ALLOW
for general roundup before July.
Bills reported today authorize tn
Mayor. City Solicitor Connolly and Di
rector Twining, of the Transit Depart
ment, to cancel the subway contract
and provide appropriations and trans
M
financial bills provide s27b,o00 for Goa
for the remainder of the year, $4,000
: for the elimination of mosquitoes nea
the Philadelphia Navy Yard and tn
Hog Island plant, $4,000 for the repai
of Frankford road. 900 for the mu
nicipai repair shop, Twelfth and Rec
. streets, $4,000 for automobile polio
patrols and $4,000 for emergency ma
chine parts for the Bureau of Water.
, Among Other Bills
Other bills provide $500 for a ne'
telephone switchboard for the Stree
Cleaning Bureau, $1,000 to repay tn
g Philadelphia and Reading Railroad fo
faulty construction work on a retainin
! wall between Ontario street and Gler
wood avenue, $4,000 to District Al
, torney Rotan to cover expenses of tn
a Fifth Ward murder case trial at Wes
Chester next month and $4,000 for th
Wrightsville Playground.
:, The Committee on Street Railway
= considered an ordinance granting pei
mission to the Philadelphia Railway
Company to construct and operate
double track extension to the Hog l,
d land ship yard from the present Soutf
western trolley line.
The extension starts at the interset
ton Of Hog Island road and Penros
o Ferry road. and an additional three-cer
l. fare will be charged
n Several bills relating to openir
I streets. revising lines and grades, ar
II other improvements IN the Fortie'
q Ward tract. where the EmergenC
y Fleet Corporation will build houses Il
l. Hog Island workmen. were acted on
= the Highways and Surveys Committee
The Committee on Gas approved mea
ures for locating 200 new gasoline laml
in outlying sections of the city.