New Britain herald., 1927-01-05
building department that 1t is self supporting.
 Mayor Speaks for Krkham.

Mayor Weld spoke for increases in the salaries of the corporation coun- sel and the mayors secretary. The former receives s4,000 and $500 increase is recommended. The mayor said practically every department in the city finds it necessary to consult the corporation counsel frequently. and municipal business requires a great deal of the time of the incum- bent. "The city pays him s4,000 and he probably does s7,000 worth of work" the mayor said.
 Relatice to the mayors secretary's salary of S1,200. Mayor Weld said it is essential that there be man in the mayors office, capable of attending to many details and meeting callers who are in search of various kinds of information. The mayor cannot be on hand at all times, nor can he give the time necessary to personally handle every matter that comes to his attention. The $500 increase sought would not raise the salary to the figure it should be, he said, but salary. Secretary Bardeck is an ex- ceptional secretary, the mayor said, and regardless of the period of his tenure of office, the position should be paid sufficient to insure a high type Of secretary at all times. In ad- dition to the office work, the secre- tary frequently represents the mayor at meetings and in other ways re- lieves him of much routine.
 Carlson says Work Has Increased.
 Carl A. Carlson, sealer of weights and measures, who asks an increase from S1,700 to s2,000, said he has been in office more than 10 years and naturally his duties have in- creased with the growth of the city. Inspection of gasoline pumps re- quires considerable time and the fact that he has no assistance obliges him to work overtime when there is work to be done. Weighing the school department and the fire de- partme1t coal takes considera ble time, while the increasing number Of gasoline pumps in itself provides great amount of work, he said.
 Tax Collector Bernadotte Loomis told the committee his deputy, Mrs. Mae Jackson. and office clerk, Mrs. Dorothy Mahoney, are very compe- tent. They relieve him of a great deal of detail in the office and are accurate, honest and efficient. The work of his department increases with the growth of the city and he feels that S100 increase for each of the employees is a reasonable request.
 Zimmerman Not Discouraged.
 Chairman r. M. Zimm erman of the board of assessors said he has been before the salary committee three times in the interests of the em- ployes of his department, but he has not had success.
 The development of the city adds work to his office and the young
 
 They work overtime when necessary and their faithfulness was demon- strated today when both stayed at work although they were i'll. He fla vors increasing their salaries because of the nature of their work, and their ability.
 Registrars of Voters Thomas J. Smith and William Ziegler, who pe- titioned for a 10 per cent increase in their present salaries of S2,200, gave figures to support their claim that their work has increased out of proportion to their compensation. In practically every other city in the state. the registrars have clerical as sistance, but in New Britain the registrars do their own office work and never ask the city to reimburse them for small expense items, which according to an accurate count amounted to between SS and s4 per week one year.