New Britain herald., 1927-02-02
SALARY INCREASES
 VOTED BY COUNCIL Many City Officials and En-
 ployS Receive Raises CHIEFS GET S3,M0 EACH
Arrests During January Total Only 51 Death of James D. Carroll, Sr.-Mayor Appoints City Plan ming Commission,
ming Commission,


 At a meeting of the city council last evening, the salaries and rates of pay of many city employees were increased, the increases to be retro active to December 1, and will be payable on February 16. The in- creases voted were as follows:
 Fire department, chief, s2,70O to s3,o0o q year: catpains. S36.50 to $40 a week; lieutenants. s35 to sSS.50 a week; regular men, s33.5o to sS7 week.
 Police department. chief, s2,S0o to $3,ooo year; captain, s2,400 to g. 600 q year; sergeants, s2,000 to so.- 200 a year: two-year men, 65 cents .an hour to 72 cents an hour or $SS.Ss a week; one-year men, eS F cents an hour to e cents an hour or s35.10 a week; supernumeraries 63l2 cents an hour to 6S cents an hour or s34.3s a week.
 Superintendent Of public works s2,S to s3,0o0 q year; city clerk and city purchasing a gent, ss.100 to s5,200 a year; assistant city clerk, $2,204 a year 10 s2,40o a year; tax collector. s2.10o 10 s2,25o a year; charity superintendent. s1,2oo 10 s1,- $50 a year: corporation counsel s1,- 800 to s1.750 year; full time as- sessor, s2,5o0 to s2,6OO a year.
 Clerks in the City hall received the following increases: Edith Cor anson, s34 to s36 a week: Louise Fischer, $26 to s2S a week: Gladys Lynch, s24 to sc6 a week: Clarissa Goranson, SIS to s20 a week; Emma Graise, SIS to s2o a week; Louise Griesbach. SIP to SIS a week; Ora Narcotic. s25 10 s27 a week; Clara Quanz, s2o 10 s2o week: Francis Donnelly. so1 to SPA a week.
 Benefit Dance
 A public dance will be held this evening in the South Chippins Hill school. the proceeds to be turned into the fund of the school district.
 
 The monthly change in police beats went into effect yesterday morning and the coilowing assign ments made: Captain Thomas r. Guckin, office, nights; Sergean, Daniel McGiilicuddy, investigation and detective work; Sergeant Henry Jeglinsky, special work; Officer Con- nelly, southside beat: Officer Keith, North Main street beat: Officer Doo- Ian, north side beat; Office Messier. west side and north hill beat: Officer Mclaughlin. day beat; Officer O'Con- nor, center beat; Officer Thompson, south hill and office beat; Officer Brault, permanent traffic. Officer Chabot. Forestville. nights: Officer Mccarthy shift beat days; Officer Strup, parking; Officer McNamec. Forestville, traffic; Offcicer Norton. traffic in East Bristol; Officer Burns. north hill and center beats.
 Arrests Decrease
 Fifty-one arrests were made dur ing the month of January, according to Chief Ernest T. Belden's reports. This is a remarkably low number for a city the size of Bristol. The arrests were for the following cases: Assault and breach of the peace, ?; breach Of the peace. 1; danger Of falling into habits of vice, 1: de- struction of private property, 1; for nication. 2: fugitive from justice, 2: intoNication, 1; intoxication and breach of the peace. 3; intoxication, breach of the peace and theft. 1: in- toXication, breach of the peace and assault 1; keeping unlicensed dog, 1: non-support. 4 neglect and abuse of minor female children. 1: operat- ing motor vehicle with improper registration, 1: reckless driving. 1: reckless driving and operation while under the influence of liquor. 1: trespassing upon railroad property, f; theft, 3; unlawful practice of medicine and sale of unla beled medi- cine, f. unlawful practice of medt- cine and unlawful use of title of doc tor, 1; violation of liquor laws, 10; violation Of rules of the road. I.
 The cases were disposed of as fol- lows: Continued. 6. committed to jail, 3; Judgment suspended on pay ments of costs, 2; judgment suspend ed, 1: nolled by prosecuting attor- ney ': nolled with costs by prose cutting attorney. 9: paid fines. 14; placed in charge of probation officer. S; released by chief, 5; turned over to out of town officers, ..
 I. o. O. r. Meeting
 meeting of Pequa buck lodge, I. O. O. F., will be held at s o'clock this evening in Arcanum hall.
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