New Britain herald., 1920-02-12
Council Committees s Recommendations
 For City Employees Increases Accepted
PLUMBING INSPECTOR ONLY ONE WHO IS NOT GRANTED MORE PAY IMMEDIATELY <s63,717.O7 ADDITIONAL AS ANTICIPATED.

Every recommendation of the com mon council salary committee. with the exception of q motion for $500 increase in the office of the plum ping inspector. was accepted at d special meeting of the council last night. Be cause the present plumbing inspector, Thomas Quinlivan. has notified mem bers of the city governing body that he would not remain in the office. it felt inadvisaoI to pay the in creased salary to new man and aft CT d short discussion an amendment was offered and carried eliminating the $500 increase in that office. The total of all increases was $63.711.07 as accepted.
 Alderman P;toncssa. moved that the mayors salary be kept at S2,000 as he doesn't devote all his time to the office. CounciimGn Gorbach believed that the salary should be made $4,000 and hat a male clerk should assist he mayor He offered a motion to that effect. but it was defeated.
 On the question of a $1.000 increase for the chairman of the board of as sessors. Councilman J. Gustav John son raised the question of public sen tIment on increases of $1,V0O.. He felt that the chairman should receive but $500. Alderman Curtis explained the importance of the work the efficiency with which he and his assistants handled the big job and the fact that the New Britain assessors office is less expensive than any other in the state. The salary stood accepted.
 Mayor QuiSley spoke on the in crease for the health superintendent. He felt that the salary should be made elastic so that an efficient man might be kept. Alderman Paoressa scored those responsible for not having a doctor in the office of superintendent , during the epidemic. The mayor l compIimented the present officials of 1 the board for the efficient manner in 1 was explained that the salaries could 1 be changed at any time through the l year.
 Council E,ichstaedt. chairman of ! the committee on salaries moved for i the adoption and printing of the new ! schedule and also the adoption of an amendment to the Additional Rcgu- lationsr covering salaries as follows:
 Your committee would also recom- 1 mend that section 439A, under head 1 Additional Regulations be changed 1 to read as follows:
 That whenever q salaried employe i leaves the employ of the city, the ! comptroller be notified at once by the i head of the respective department Of ] the lime of their leaving. 1
 That whenever d vacancy is to be l filled, the salary shall not be fixed l without the approval of the common ] council
 The comptroller shall charge salar- ies against the various departments.
 Toward the close of the meeting. l Councilman Landers informed the ] council through the chairman. that ! he would ask an opportunity at the l next council meeting to speak on the ! proposition of a tWo-platoOn system in the fire department.
 A resolution to have a, committee of three named to draft resolutions up- on the death of Councilman Charles Gillin was accepted.
 Councilman Landers moved a vote of thanks for the salary committee.
 Alderman Paonessa and Council man Wells offered a resolution to have the corporation counsel see that the Connecticut com pany does it share toward the removal of snow from city streets. The council split 10 whether the trolley company or the board Of public works was most at fault, a few members expressing i as believing both to blame and several members thought the scarcity of workmen made it most difficult to efficiently carry the work of either orga nization. Councilman Gorbach arose and in berating the board of public works concluded bN saying. Look at the chairman and see what you depend on." A lengthy discussion followed and one of the council members suggested that unless there was less talk and more action. the snow would melt before d decision was reached. The resolution Was carried.