New Britain herald., 1928-01-20
CITY SALARIES UP
 FOR COUNCIL VOTE
Few Increases in BrStoIs 0lf.
 cid Family Forecast
SUGGESTS SINKING FUND
Mayor Crumb Agrees With Proposal
 of Treasurer To Have Money
 Available To Meet dccruing Debts Men Again Hunt Wildcat.

oeuHlle dCtlOu Ou lue pollCy of expenditures to be pursued by the present city administration will be adopted tonight when the city coun- | cil will hold a special meeting to prepare the estimates of city expen- ditures for the ensuing year. One of the big matters which Sill be de- cided upon at tonight's meeting will be the question of salary raises for !, city employes.
 While many Of the city employees expected raises to be granted them at tonights meeting. it is understood that the city council is adverse to granting salary increases to the city employees in the same proportion 'n which they have been granted in past years.
 Owing to the fact that the salary committee Of the city council had
 not definitely prepared its recom-
 mendations in report to be made to the council at the meeting last Tuesday night, the matter of making up the city estimates was postponed
 and it was decided to hold a meet ing especially for that purpose to- night. The matter of deciding upon
 what the salaries of the city em-
 ployes shall be is always . ticklish
 one. There is . general feeling in other offices about the city that the i, employees in the city offices are paid
 too high . rate. There has been
 considerable complaint from those
 sources. On the other hand there is a danger Of losing valuable en- ployes in case the salaries are not
 raised to a sufficient extent to keep them. 1t is argued. It was only a few years ago that two clerks left the office of the city clerk when the raises which were granted them were not what had been expected. Among the other matters which will be included in the estimates to be prepared at tonight's meeting will
 be the setting aside of certain amount of money to create a sinking fund with which to retire the t6oo,-
 900 in five per cent General City I'm.
 provement bonds which will become due on January l. 195e. It is under
 stood that Mayor W. Raymond Crumb is fully convinced of the de- sirability Of creating sinking funds with which to meet the city's obli- sations when they become due. He is heartily in favor of the rec
 concentrations made by City Treas Urer Ceorpe q pa,,h <~ IL. .ee
 that a sinking fund be created to retire the $6oo.ooo bond issue when it becomes due, in spite of the fact that past administrations have done nothing about these recommenda- tions in order that the city cxpendi- lures might be kept down and good
 showing be made to the voters of the lefty.
 In a recent communication to the city council. which was read on Tuesday night. City Treasurer Beach
 stated that by setting aside the sum Fof $13.oo0 each year for a sinking fund. that the interest would &C., cumulate sufficiently so that the en- !tire s600,ooo bond issue could be
 met when it becomes due in 1852. By setting aside the sum of $7,0o0 annually, one-half of the 5000, 900 bond issue can be met.
 Among other things which will be included in tonight's estimates will be the permanent improvement pro- jects which the city council will de- 'cide to have done during the ensu- ling year. The council has already decided to stand its share of expense in making Terryville avenue d state aid road from the North Side corn,r through the Terryville town line. A sufficient sum will be set aside 10
 meet the city's share of this ex- pense.
 Funeral Of Mrs. George Given The funeral of Mrs. Martha Given,
 c1, wife of George Given of 27 Oak street who died at St. Francis hos
 pital in Hartford. Wednesday. was
 largely attended at St. Anne's church
 this morning at S:So. The Rev. J. F,
 Perreault celebrated the high mass
 of requiem and burial was in St.
 Joseph's cemetery.
 EIks Entertain Deputy
 Bristol lodge of Elks entertained
 District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler John B. Edgarton of Willimantic and
 his staff at a chicken supper at the
 Elks' home last evening prior to the
 regular meeting of the lodge. at
 which the district deputy made his
 official visitation. At the lodge
 meeting. which was largely attended
 in spite of the inclement weather.
 number of candidates were initiated.
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