Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-16
POLICEMEN GET
INCREASE VOTED
ELECTION DAY
Aldermen Agree and Bonus Plan
is Abandoned
GENERAL SALARY INCREASE
Fire House Janitors Among
Others to Get Boost In Pay
for 1920

An increase in salaries of practi-
cally all of the employees of the city,
including the police, street depart
ment men, fire house and city hall
janitors, and those appointed by the
Board of Aldermen. Is provided for in
the 1920 budget.
Following long, hard-fought.
wordy battle between the Aldermen
and a large contingent of the local po-
lice force behind closed doors last
night, the police finally won their
point and the increases suggested on
the ballots at the last general cleo
ton were decided upon by the alder
men.
The salaries of the patrolmen,
commencing January 1, will be as
follows: First year men, $1,000 per
annum; second year men, $1,000 per
annum, and third year and over men,
$500 per annum. The superintend-
ent of police will receive $2400 per
year, the sergeants, detectives and
detective sergeants will get $4,000
per year and the roundsmen $1,000
yearly.
A large number of ordinances fix
ing the salary of appointed city off,
cialS and their duties were passed up
on their first readings. Under these
the street commissioner will receive
$1,800 yearly; the overseer of the
poor, 5000 yearly; janitors at city
hall and police station. $1,000 yearly;
city electrician, $4,000 yearly; city
marshal, $1,100 yearly and travelling
expenses; city clerk, $4,000 annually
and no fees; Inspector of buildings,
$500 yearly; tax assessors at large,
$500 yearly; harbor master, $3.50
yearly; city comptroller. $4,000 year.
ly; city surveyor, $4,000 yearly.
Resolutions were passed increasing
the salaries of all employees of the
municipal plant $500 annually; in
creasing the pay of Miss Alma Wi
derstrom, assistant to the overseer of
the poor. to $40 monthly increasing
the salary of Mss Lillian Johnson,
clerk in city collectors Office to 500
month; increasing the salary Of John
Hunt, clerk to the tax assessors, to
1926 monthly the salary of Joseph
Hornsby, assistant city collector to
$3.50 monthly.
The salaries of two assistants to
the city clerk were increased, Miss
Marina Graae to $40 a week and
Miss Eva Richards to SIS per month
salaries. The following increases
were also made by resolution: Two
daily telephone operators at City
Hall to $75 monthly; assistant to the
city treasurer, S175 monthly; janitors
of frehouses to receive q salary of
$1,620 yearly; James REILLY, weigh
master, to receive 500 monthly; j. c.
Jensen, assistant city electrician, to
receive $3.50 monthly, and Mrs. Mar
garet Salmon, matron at the alms-
house. will receive $50 monthly.
The resolution increasing the sal
ary of w. G. Comings in the city
collectors office to $3.50 monthly was
laid on the table.
In voting on the ordinance to In
crease the salary of the city marshal
Alderman John J. Clark said he
would not oppose the measure but
declared this position was superfiu-
Gus.
La the ordinance to increase the
Clark asserted one assessor should
be named who should devote his en-
tire time to the work. Alderman-at-
Large Ira r. Grouse said this was
impossible owing to the larger
amount Of work to be done during
the latter part of each year by the
assessors.
Bids from five different concerns on
an automobile tractor for the Pro-
lection Hook & Ladder Company
were received and referred to the fire
Amboy Garage Company. $500;
American -LaFrance Engine Company,
$500 and $7,700; Central Garage of
this city, $7,055 and $5,865; Frank
Van Syckle, of this city, $500, $4,000.
$500 and $4,000 (four types); Knox
Motors Company. $500 and $3.50.
A communication from Susan K.
Killian of the Red Cross on Juvenile
delinquency was received and referr-
Il a oP x1r91n
petition from the Perth Amboy Wom-
ems Club requesting the appointment
of a police matron was received and
referred to the police committee.
A communication was received by
the Board from Chief of Police Burke
informing them that Patrolmen Ed
ward Morgan and John Kurpiel had
been suspended following their indict-
ment by the grand jury on charges of
carnal abuse. The communication
was referred to the police committee.
The veto of Mayor Dorsey on the
resolution transferring $1,000 from
the police account to the library ac-
count was sustained by the Board
after which resolution was passed
transferring $1.415.50 from the po-
lice to the library account, the Sort
age coming as the result of an "un-
foreseen demand" on the library ap-
AlueIIlSIu N<iLl EOLCu
mo- on the resolution.
Action was taken by the board to
transfer $575.22 from the. police ac-
count to the streets and sewers ac-
count; $204,51 from the police ac-
count to the poor account; s3S.28
from the police account to the farm
ers market account, Alderman Clark
opposing the transfers other than the
poor account item, which he stated
was allowed by law, whereas the 9TH
ers were not. All of the other alder
men voted favorably for the e trans
fers.
a resolution was unanimously pass
ed authorizing the issuance Of $75, 900
worth of tax revenue bonds.
1t was decided that a special meet
ing Of the board be held on December
%, at 9 o'clock, at which all of the
ordinances which came up for their
first reading last night would receive
their second and final readings. and
that the public hearing on the 1920
budget would be on December 29.
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