New Britain herald., 1923-01-10
Committees Tentative Re- port Subject to Recon sideration-Giye Hearing for All Petitioners.

mended many salary increases Tn me case of city employees. bur on motion of Councilman Howard Hart | was voted that all action taken at the meeting he tentative and subject 10 reconsideration at later meeting,
 The Registrars
 Registrars of Voters William Ileg- Ter and Thomas smith were The nfst 10 appear before members of the board to explain why they thought an increase was due them in their pay Their petition asked for an increase from si,bOO to se.200. Mir. Megier explained that during the past year there has been an increase Of ID per cent in the number of voters In New Britain and the work has been great ly increased in the office Of the regis trars since the women have been ai- lowed to vote.
 MT. smith repeated what Mir. Zieg- Ter said and added that both or the registrars work on the streets to se' cure names and ask nothing for their transportation. He claimed that they work on the average of nine houri day for at least 800 days out Of the year. He did state however, that they are compensated by the mayor for the work they do connected with the per sonal tax enrollment. This past year this compensation amounted to s62e he said.
 When the question of this increase came before the salary committee later in the evening it was voted fe have a committee consisting of Coun cilman Eichstaedt and B. C. Mercy chairman of the salary committee, sec the mayor about it.
 Health Department
 Dr. Henry T. Bray and pr Free F. Lee spoke in favor of salary m creases for the employees of the healtf department. Dr. Bray told of the very good work which has been dont bv pr. Lee and stated that he believed pr. Lee was appointed with the un' derstanding that his salary would p' increased from s2,500 year te ss.5oO if his work proved satisfactory If has been increased to s3,00o ano Dr Bray thought it should be ln' creased to s3,5oo.
 Dr. Lee spoke for the remaihint ] members of the board of health ano believed that the following were en' i titled to the increases they seek Dr .lc P Witte, from s1,750 to $2.ooo' Dr Joseph P. Meehan. from $l,2oo te s1 BOO. First Sanitary Inspector Johr | A Dolan. from s1,5o0 to sl,65oi Second Inspector Thomas CrowleS from $500 to s1,5o0; Mrs. Gertrude Rowen. clerk, from s1.200 to $l,3oo' Miss Edith Brooks. from $l,5oo te s1,600.
 The salary committee in taking ac. ton on the increases favored una. o' pr. Lees, of Mir. Dolan's ana Mrs Bowen.s. In the case of pr. Witte, tne members favored an increase ~ ls1 500 instead of $2,oo0 and to Sl,4oo instead of s1,5eo in the case or MT Crowley. They did not favor an IT, crease for Miss Brooks.
 Assessors Employers
 Chairman F.. A. Mccarthy or 'h. ho.-d of assessors spoke in favor ol increases for David Flliason and MISS Mildred Guilty. The petition asKeo for an increase from s1,5oo to S2,oo' for Nr Elliason and from $500 to s1.s5o for Miss Guilty. The salar committee in taking action on the above increases favored an increase from s1.5oO to s1,70o for Mir. Eiiia' ror hut in the case of Miss Quiits the matter was put into the hands o' committee consisting of Chairman Mercy and Councilman Eichstaedt n,bo yv;,, he asked to make an investi gation.
 Water Department
 Chairman w. l.. Hatch of the poare of water commissioners spoke in ray or of salary increases for the eni ployes for that department ana sa,e that he thought so much or t'e' work that if they were employed D. : him he was quite sure he would gran them their increase. The petluo', } coll for the following increases: Frani o,prien. clerk, s1,S00 to S2,OoO; su ner;ntendent James H. Towers, S2,So' to a ooO. Miss Humphrey, stenog rs,ber. s1. 900 to SLIGO. The salar! aoro r,ittee favored the increases in al , three instances.
 Public Works Employes Chairman T. w. Grove or tn hoard of public works favored the m oreases asked for by members of tha department and he told members CTS. Q {, the salary committee that the city fortunate in having the services Joseph D. Williams as engineer. Tn increases asked for are, MT. Williams r from s3.5oo to s4,20O; George John con clerk, s1,s50 to sl,S50; Miss eau ] ss,d s1.oo0 to s1,2oo; Superintendent of streets Joseph scheidl, s2,ooo t g Ss.3Oo: Superintendent of sewers Al : o'Brien, s2.20o to $2,5oo.
 The salary committee member were unanimously in favor or grant ing the increase to Mir. Williams an Mir. Johnson. In the case or MS caufeld they recommended that tn increase be made from si,ooo to sl,lo : and not s1,200. The committee wa not in favor of recommending an Tn |. crease in the salaries Of O'Brien an