The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-16
SALARIES OF CITY
 EMPLOYES FIXED
 BY COMMISSION
Protest Against Dismissal of Engineer Kendrick Filed. R. E. Chadwick Appoint
 ed on Education Board

l yesterday afternoon was featured by the fixing of salaries of employe. already appointed and the naming of number of officers and mem. bers of the police department. Thi. was the second meeting of the new commission, and many matters ot importance came before the body.
 Mrs. Sarah Phelan was the first t, present a petition to the board ask. ing reduction of the paving assess ment on Fifteenth street. The petf- tion was referred to the president foI further consideration with the assur- ance that action would be taken al the next meeting.
 Petition from the residents in the vicinity of Thirty fifth avenue in North Birmingham requested that some action be taken in regard to the parking of jitneys between Twenty-seventh street and Twenty eighth street, due to the fact that the present system of parking endan- sered the lives of school children and pedestrians in that block and a.so due to the already crowded traffic conditions. The petition was deferred to Commissioner Cloe for considera- tion and for report at the next ses- sion.
 Petition from a delegation of Eighteenth avenue. north, citizens in regard to the assessments was passed over until the next meeting for further consideration by the board. Declared Half Holiday
 charles E. Rice, representing Bir- mlngham- Southern college and How ard college presented a resolution re- questlng that next Saturday be de- clared half holiday on account of the annual inter college football event on that day. The half holiday was declared by the commission.
 Petition asking for permit for the erection of a filling station by the Standard Oil company at the cor ner of Mcconnell street and Tusca- loosa avenue was deferred until further investigation of the petitions Tor and against the permit could be made.
 Widening Of Thigty-sixth street be- fore the actual work was started on the franchise granted to the street railway company was advocated by committee of citizens. Action on this petition was referred to Com missioner Dickson for investigation.
 Protest Dismissal
 letter was read from the engi- neering bodies of the city protesting against the action of the commission in dismissing Julian Kendrick. for mer. city engineer. and demanding that public announcement be made as to the reasons set forth by the board for his release. The resolutions were filed for future reference.
 bond issue for S92.0OO was au- thorized for the purpose of paying contractors estimates on outstanding civic improvements. Several peti- tions and claims pertaining to assess ments were referred to the legal de- partment for investigation.
 Salaries of city officials were fixed as follows:
 H M. Taylor, city comptroller, $i,O0o per annum; c. P. Shook. pur chasing agent. $250 per month. W. J. Wynn. city attorney, s6.000 per year. L. F. Gray, secretary of the commission. s250 per month.
 The services of Walter Brewer, Horace Wilkinson and Graham Pur- due. assistant city attorneys, were dispensed with, to take effect yester- day.
 Other salaries were fixed as fol- lows: Mrs. Helene Davis, stenogra- pher to the president of the commis- sion. s100 per month.
 Mrs. Eunice s. Hewes, assistant secretary of the commission. $200 per month. w.. A. Jenkins, assistant city attorney, $4,0o0 per year. w Marvin Woodall. assistant city attorney S3.600 per year. Robert J. Wheeler. assistant city attorney $3,00O per an mum. c. E. Armstrong was appointed chief clerk of the comptrollers of flee.
 The salary of the city engineer, A J. Hawkins. was fixed at s5,O00 per year.
 R. F. Chadwick was appointed to fill the vacancy on the school board made by the resignation of Mrs. Mary Echols to take up her duties with the commission.
 Police Department The appointments as announced by Commissioner Cloe for the police de : partment and the salaries attached to the list were approved by the board. The list is given as follows: Chief of Police Fred McDuff. per month si0O; assistant chief Tom Christian. s200; inspector of police o. w. Bragan S200; Captain R. H. Hawkins, S165; Captain E. G. Moore, 1 $165; Captain c. F. Devine, s165; Captain R. J. Granger, s165; Captain T. D. English, s165 Captain NJ. o. White. $165; Sergeants w. W. Brent. F. w. Crump, c. N. Burkett, $135 each; c. N. Kicker, pay roll clerk. $165; desk sergeants, W. R. Doak, J. F. Hodges, 2. F. Hollums. s126 each Ensley desk sergeants. O. c. Quinn and s. W. Roberts. $125 each; c. R. Trafford; secretary to Commissioner Cloe, $50; Dick Francis, clerk of the Ensley court. $150 Henry J. Martin, recorder. s250 w. c. Cunningham, clerk of the recorders court, $50; Wardens. c. k. Glover, H. w. Ran dall and Dr. F. B. Sutton s125 each. George c. Moore was appointed as street commissioner at a salary of $225 month.
 Detective Department
 The following charges were made in the detective departments Dropped from the Separtment: Lu- ther Hollums, Leroy Jones. W. E. De- Grca., A. M. Bivens. R. T. Cartwright. E. D. Brewer. G. J. Lyons. former chief, w. K. McAdory of Ensley. | Sent to the uniformed department w. T, Cochrane of Enslcy, E. F. Jones and E. J. Wall.
 w. F. Carver was appointed as /! inspector of pawn shops and junk in- | srector in place of o. W. Malone who was released.
 C.. l.. Brewer was transferred from the I.nsley force to Birmingham as I detective.
 The following men were added to