New Britain herald., 1925-02-05
DELAY ACTION ON
 SALARY CHANGES Members Of Council to Take Up
 Subject Tonight SOME PROTESTS FILED

New Bullding-Rcaitors to Re-
 cclye National Ccrtiflcates-Con-
 cert Well Attended.
 Postponement of the salary ques- ton until tonight, when the text of the bill to the legislature requesting an increase In pay for local court of- fcials. could be received, took place at the special council meeting last night. The city solons decided to discontinue their session as all of the facts were not available and agreed to meet tonight to consider the sal ary increases.
 In addition to the text of the legis- lature bill. the court and police ex- penses will be carefully gone over to- night before any action is taken. h. dications are that the requested raises, if any, will not be granted and that compromise sums will be voted, if additional payment is de- cided upon.
 Since the meeting last Saturday, when the salary problems were dis cussed by the city officials and the court officers, letters have been re- ceived by Mayor Wade, opposing the raises. The councilmen feel that the court officials need some increase, but whether the grant will be made tonight or not is matter for specu- lation, according to men conversant with the situation.
 Among those, who have written to the mayor, protesting against the increases, is Henry B. Wilcox, who writes in part as follows:
 By the terms of this measure. if my figures are correct, the judge s salary would be increased SC per cent; that of the deputy 100 per cent. The prosecuting attorneys salary would be increased 10S per cent, while that of the assistant prosecut- ing attorney would be increased G6 per cent. Total of present salaries $S,9o0. Total after proposed in crease s7,20Q, or close to S5 per cent increase.
 Now, as resident of Bristol for nearly 30 years, and as a taxpayer for over 20, l wish to protest most emphatically against approval by your honorable body of this matter With a debt burden nearly to the legal limit, economy and retrench- ment should be most potent watch words in city administra tion in these days of staggering tax burdens, and the thought of an outside body i'm posing an additional yearly load. for nothing additional in return, is most offensive and disquieting.
 Tt will be said that the business of the court is much larger than 20 years ago. This is not denied. Then, the judges salary was s400. Now. at $1,500, it shows an increase of 275 per cent, or using the new fig ures, the total increase in that period would be 525 per cent. Has any, body the temerity to say that the population of the city, or the busi- ness of the police court. has increas- ed at anywhere near such a ratio. The present incumbent, after joining the republican party in 1904. lost no time in getting attached to his pres ent job, and who expects any volun- tary loosening from the perquisites anywhere down the line, should this move fail?
 Trusting that my attitude is made clear, which by the way, is free from any personal bias, and believ- ing citizens generally, if cognizant of the situation, would also protest, l remain
 Yours truly
 HENRY E. WILCOX."
 Henry B. Kenney. 70 years old of 444 West street suffered a fractured skull yesterday afternoon on a side walk, while proceeding from one factory building of the E. Ingraham Co.,. 10 another. He became uncon- scious after the accident and efforts Ito revive him were fruitless. He was removed to the local hospital, where Dr. F. B. Jennings diagnosed the case as one of fractured skull and operated. The patient rallied well after the operation and this morn ing, the hospital officials declared his condition is favorable. Mir. Ken nNy has been employed in the plating department of the E. Ingraham Co., for some time.
 Murphy Heads Company
 John w. Murphy, member of the plumbing firm of Murphy & Sheehy, and a health commissioner, was chosen head of the Red Mems Build ing Co.,, at a meeting of the dtrcc- tors last night. Judge William J. Malone was elected vice president. William Armitagc and Daniel J. Donovan were elected secretary and treasurer, respectively.
 Ingraham Company Builds Announcement was made this