Evening star., 1928-12-05
Approximately $1e,ooo,ooo in salaries

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stantial increase over the salary fund
in the current budget.
A large part of the increase is due to
salary raises in accordance with the
Welch law, which became law May %.
In a subsequent deficiency bill, $572, ,029
will be asked to meet salary Short
age for the current fiscal year, due to
the fact that the Welch law went into
effect after salary allotments for this
year had been appropriated.
For salaries for II employees in the
executive Office, $49.160 is asked, as
compared with $43,890 in the current
| appropriation.
New Position Carries $500.
In the purchasing division one new
position is recommended at salary of
$4,000 as special assistant to the pur-
chasing officer in accordance with the
recommendation of the Gibson sub
committee and the Bureau of Efficiency.
This brings the number Of employees in
this Office up to 80, for whom a total
Of SCI $50 is asked, as compared with
$4,000 in the current appropriation
act.
In the building inspection division
total of $121, 800 for 81 persons is
asked, as compared with $l13,160 for
the current year.
In the plumbing inspection division
one new employe at a salary of 81 ,430
is recommended, bringing the total pay
roll for that office up to $4,000, as
| compared with $36,250 for the current
year.
For personal services in the care of
the District Building, a total of $685.
626 is recommended, compared with
$63, ,070 for the current year. This in
cludes $54,626 for 80 persons in cleri-
cal grades and $4,000 for cleaners.
In the assessors office $4,000 is
asked for temporary clerk hire and
$204,5O0 for 103 employees, making
total of $207,510, against $189, ITO in
the current appropriation.
In the license bureau $19,82O is rec
commended, an increase of $500 This
includes $1,000 for temporary clerk hire
AMI $1,000 for IL regular employees.
III tho collectors Office $46,45O is
recommended, as compared with $43,-
$50 in the. current budget. This in
| cludeS $1,000 for temporary clerk hire
and the remainder as salaries for %
employees.
Increase in Auditors Office.
In the auditors office $118,64O is
asked, which is an increase of $10.63O
over current appropriations. This
provides for SIS employees at a total
salary OF $l17020 and one new position
! OF assistant clerk at 81 $50
In the Office of corporation counsel
500, ,l2O is recommended, compared with
S58,340 in the current budget, to cover
salaries of 10 employees.
| For five employees in the coroner's Of
nee a total of $10,040 is recommended.
compared with $9,190 in the current
| appropriation.
IN the office of superintendent of
weights and measures. $47,080, an in
crease of $4535, is asked for salaries
OF 20 employees
In the highway department $215 500
| Is asked Tor salaries for 98 employees
1hls Is an increase over the current
appropriation, which is $197,85O.
In the sewer department, where the
current appropriation 'for salaries is
$!78,360, the new budget recommends
$l93,200 for 98 employees.
In the trees and parkings department
one new position Is recommended at a
salary OF Sl,620 and $22,808 is recon-
mended Tor the salaries of IL persons,
! $19,720.
In the Office of chief clerk of the en-
gineer department $4,000 is recon-
mended for salaries of IS persons.
where the present appropriation is
$26,040.
In the central garage, for three per-
sons, the salary item recommended is
1920 as against $4,890
In the municipal architects Office
$76,520 is recommended for salaries of
l9 employees, where the current appro-
priation is $53,740
For the public utilities commission
$75,52O is recommended for salaries of
26 perSor - The current appropriation
is $72,23J.
For the salary of three part-time
members of the board of examiners for
steam engineers, $3.50 is recommended,
Identical with the current appropria-
| tion.
In the insurance department $19.-
$50 is recommended for eight employees.
The current appropriation Is $4,000.
| In the surveyors Office $84,69O Is
recommended for salaries of 43 persons,
against the current appropriation of
| $79,050.
For salaries of two persons engaged
In revision of the highway plan, So 900
is recommended, the same as in the
current law.
Increase Compensation Fund.
| For the employees compensation fund,
$3l, 900 is recommended, an increase
of $4,000. The estimated expenditures
are: Widows, $4073; dependent chill
dren, $663; permanently injured, $4,-
$685. temporarily injured, $4,000; hos
pitals $4,000: doctors bills, $4,000:
nurses bills, $2,555, and artificial limbs,
$27O.
| In the Office of director of traffic,
! $4,000 Is recommended, or an increase
over $4,000 in the current law. This
includes $32,040 for salaries of Is per-
sons and $1,000 for temporary clerk
hire.
For salaries in the Free Public Lii
brary, $265, 5,640 is recommended, an in
crease over the current appropriation
which is $240,035. This includes $261, =
800 for 161 employees and three new
positions for the Woodbridge Branch Lii
brary one at $1,000, one at 81 ,440 and
one at 5000. For substitutes and other
special and temporary service at the
discretion of the librarian, $4,000 is
asked. For extra services on Sundays,
holidays and Saturday half-holidayS,
$4,000 is recommended.
For the Office of register of wills,
$73.640 is recommended for 35 en-
ployes. Tne current appropriation is
$67,560.
In the Office of recorder of deeds
| $1O4, ,O2O is asked for salaries of SO en-
ployes, where the current appropriation
is 100000.
For the public employment service
| $7,47O is asked for the salaries of five
employees. Here reduction has been
made in force.
For the collection and disposal of
refuse, $138,900 is asked for salaries of
SO persons. The current appropriation
is $126,740.
For the office of director of play
ground $l13,180 is asked for salaries of
80 persons. against the current appro-
priation of $10l ,230.
Increase Number on Force.