The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-05

OF the State Civil Service Commission,
in a communication concurs with the
opinion OF Commissioner Burdette q.
Lewis, of the Department of Institu-
lions and Agencies, that the rate OF
pay for attendants Of the criminal in
sane at the State Hospital is made
quate. Mr.. Messick replies to pub
lie communication by Mr.. Lewis UNI
der date of May 10, in which the COM
missioner urged for increase in COM
pensation for attendants at the State
Hospital
Mr.. Messick says that this COM
mission is and has been for a consid-
cradle time of the opinion that for
the rate of pay offered, it is not pos
sible for the hospital authorities to
obtain dependable attendants for this
important and exacting service"
Mr.. Messick, however, takes the
commissioner to task for the commu-
nication, which he says was not first
directed to the Civil Service Commits
sion. He said: THE Civil Service
Commission feels that your request
for the authorization for increased
compensation. since it must have been
addressed to this body, should have
been forwarded to it direct"
Mr.. Messick's letter concludes:
"The Civil Service Commission Is
ready at any time to consider this or
any other question having to do with
the welfare of the public service and
contributing to an economical and eff
fective personnel"
War Memorial
Plans for the state war memorial
building, which it is planned to have
the state, Trenton AMI Mercer county
erect in Stacy Park, were materially
furthered at meeting of the general
committee held in the office of Mayor
Donnelly in the City Hall.
L. L. woodward, chairman of the
executive committee, presented a re-
port on the type of building which
that committee would recommend
after an anlysis Of the missionaries
sent out by the committee to many
citizens of Trenton. This report was
adopted and referred back to the ex-
ecutive committee, which was In
structed to have plans prepared,
sketches made and costs estimated.
These will then be presented to the
general committee.
The committee suggested that the
building, which Is to go on an acre
of land in Stacy Park, given by the
state under an act of the legislature
last winter, contain a large auditori-
UNI with a seating capacity OF from
$500 to $500, large banquet hall
with a seating capacity for possibly
1000 persons, rooms for veterans or
CARNATIONS, for state war relics, for
gifts, an art gallery and possibly a
smaller auditorium. This, it was con-
sidered by the general committee,
might be equipped with portable par
titions, and, like the large auditorium.
have movable seats. A municipal or
gan was also recommended.
The Colonial type of architecture
two-story building.
SiIzer for TWO Bridges
Construction of two bridges over the
North river-one from 178th street,
Manhattan, to Fort Lee, and the other
from Fifty-seventh street-to relieve
traffic congestion in the metropolitan
area, was suggested by Governor Sill
ger in New York at the Town Hall
conference called by the committee on
regional planning for New York and
environs.
1.-THE rapid development of Long Is.
land and the successful handling of
traffic brought about by construction
of the East river bridge clearly dem
onstrate the necessity for the span
ming of the North river" said Cover
nor Silzer
He referred to the Hudson river ve-
hicular tunnel, declaring there still
existed some doubt as to the projects
ultimate effectiveness. The useful
ness, he said, will not be known until
the ability to ventilate it properly is
shown
Says New Jersey Will Help
your honored mayor" said the gov.
ernor, says that New York is to be
mulcted for the improvement of the
meadows Of the Hackensack and Pas
sale rivers and on Newark bay. With
the Port Authority composed of three
members from each state, New Jersey
at least is not afraid of being nlulcted
for the benefit of New York"
New Jersey, he added, can be de.
pended on to aid the Port Authority
with appropriations and is already
planning the construction of two
bridges from Staten Island to New
Jersey.
Sustain Girls Award
Casting its votes for human rights
as opposed to corporation rights, the
Court of Errors and Appeals in dis
posing of cases argued at the March
term upheld Vice Chancellor Fielder
in sustaining damage verdict for
Mabel Dillon, sixteen-year- old fac
tory worker, injured at the plant of E.
Heller & Bros, Inc, North Jersey