Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-03
SAFETY DIRECTORS
DIFFER ON SALARIES
Unable to Agree on Basis of
Compensation for Paid
Firemen.

Appointment OF the men who are
TO serve In the new paid fire depart
ment il still a matter pending before
the directors OF the Department OF
Public Safety and while they were
hopeful that they were going TO be
able 20 get down To this task last
Tuesday they have not succeeded as
yet in getting their first list OF eligi-
bles Just where the delay has &C.
CURED was not explained today, but
the directors were waiting yesterday
afternoon at their ,meeting for the list
which, however, did not arrive. They
expect 20 get Il this afternoon. prob
ably thirty-five or forty names of
men who are believed capable OF fin-
/ ing the positions 20 which assign
ments are 10 be made
/ s. X. Smith. the president OF the
/ board. stated this morning that when
/ the list of candidates is handed 70
them the namesFwin be referred by
4 the board to an investigating COM
nlittee before the selections arc made.
I The board has a report on the &c
suits Of the physical examination 70
which each candidate has been sub
( jected and il viii also have Q report
on the showing each has made in the
/ training school. These are two tf
the three considerations on which all
appointments are TO be made The
third is character and it will be the
duty of the investigating committee
20 report its findings on the character
lof each and every candidate. The
identity Of the men composing this
committee is not revealed but il is
understood 20 be the purpose of the
directors not to have in the new paid
fire department any man who is not
able 20 show that his past history Is
beyond reproach or whose presence
might reflect discredit upon the Ge-
lpartment. When the committee makes
it's report the directors will personally
look at the men recommended and
will select such as they deem Ct foI
the service.
The directors are keenly anxious
20 get started on the work of makins
these appointments just as quickl,
!. as possible. They have not muci
time in which 10, work now and 10
this reason il is understood that ono
the lists OF eligibles start TO come II
the appointments win be made as rap
Idly as the investigating committe
can submit its findings on each man
At the meeting OF the directors yes
terday during a discussion on tn
maintenance cost OF the new depart
ment the question OF salaries for tn
officers and men Of the departmen
! was brought up and il then devel
( oped that there IL difference Of opin
, Ion among the three members as {
! just what the pay for the firemel
2 should be. Some Of them favor Ger
; tain figure for chiefs. assistants. cap
{ tains, lieutenants and rank and fl
while others think the, pay should b
smaller. The question was debate
but no decision was reached. II wa
stated this morning, however, that th
directors expect 10 have this matte
settled probably this week and If $
the figures fixed upon will be an
nounced.
q AZ the meeting OF the board tn
6 afternoon II is possible contracts II
e various supplies viii be awarded. Car
e tain Umbekant. the expert in chart
n OF the training school, is expected
If submit report today on the resul
l. Of the work there 10 date. This NOR
ing the candidates in training we
of given instruction in connection wi
/ the aerial ladder work.