Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-03
BILL TO RAISE SALARIES
OF CITY COURT OFFICIALS

A bill to increase the salaries of the
Norwich city court officials was in
troduced in the senate at Hartford on
Friday by Senator Elisha, Waterman
of Lebanon. The bill as presented
calls for the increases to bring the sal
aries of the court officials uE TO the
following.
Judge $500. deputy Judge $500,
prosecuting attorney $1SG1. assistant
prosecuting attorney and assistant
clerk $500 anC, clerk $1,000. The salaries
of these officials at present are: Judge
$500 deputy judge $500, Prosecuting
attorney $12C0. assistant prosecuting
attorney and clerk $500, clerk 5000.
One of the city officials has prepar-
ed q table of statistics relative to this
matter showing why the increases in
salary in this city are warranted and
how Norwich; during the past year has
done twice as much police business
than many of the cities n the state
of the same population arc yet the
salary of the officials remains at about
| half what is paid in these same cities.
| Norwich city court detail as com
pared with all other cities in state Of
about the So me population:
| New Britain 1918, criminal cases
i 1850. salary % city ATTORNEY $4,000.
| New London 1918 criminal cases
1175. salary of city attorney $1,000.
| Stamford -91S crimina. cases 1895,
salary Of cit7 attorney $t8GQ
! Meriden 1918 criminal cases 63S,
salary OF city attorney s1-Go
| Danbury 1918 criminal cases $40,
! salary of citv attorney $500
| Norwich 1918 criminal cases 2233,
| salary OF citT attorney $1,000
Increase i! Norwich cases and a
comparison OF salary:
| Norwich in year 1899 had 40 cases
at fee rate CT $2.31 paid city attorney
| S17o9.
Norwich in year 1909 had 1l79 cases
| at fee rate Of $2.06 paid city attorney
! S249S.
Norwich in year 1914 had 1874 cases
Norwich in year 1918 had 1928 cases
/ salary $1,000.
CITY of New Britain approximate
population 5000 City court has ciyi
jurisdiction which affect; salaries OF
Judge. assistant judge ar7 clerk Dur
ing year 1918 handled 1850 crimina
cases. (Estinated between $500 ant
! 1000. Paid judge $4,000, assistant
Judge S10a9. prosecuting ATTORNEY
$1,000. Increased this yea 10 $21O0.
Assistant prosecuting attorney $3.50
ulation 4o,O0t. City coust has civil
Jurisdiction. During year 1918 han.
died 1895 criminal cases. Paid judge
$500, assistant Judge S459 prescott
ing attorney $1,000, assistant prescott
in@ attorney $3.50, clerk 5000
| City of Mcriden approximate popu
iation of s. eco. City court has civi
jurisdiction. During year 1918 han
died 53S criminal cases. Faid judgt
$4,000, assistant Judge s5h0 nrosecut
ing attorney 1890, assistant prescott
ing attorney (not giverj, clerk $1,000
City Of New London approximate
population 10000. City court ha
civil jurisdiction but seldom tries c'y-i
cases. During the year 1915 handle
IT'S criminal cases. Paid judg
$1,000, assistant judge no salary. fee
WREN called m, prosecuting attorne
$1,000, assistant prosecuting attorne
no salary, fees when caiIed, cler,
$500.
City Of Danburv approximate popu
lation 20,oea. City court has CIV
jurisdiction. During year 1918 han
died $40 criminal cases Paid judg
s15e0, assistant Judge s402, prescott
, ing attorney $500. assistant prescott
ing attorney $500 clerk $50.
The cases in court last year DraC
ticallv doubled the numbe- brought i
1909 while Tie compensa' ion of tn
city attorney was one-Eale as mucl
Eight hundred and siXt% odd case
: more We're handled the l'ast year a
: con1Dared with those of The wear 1911
while the compensation remained tn
), same.
Showing increase Of cash turne
over to the city by fiscal years fror