The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-20
COUNCIL


Kissane, typist. will receive As cents
hourly on a part time basis.
In the water works department
Gerald Mead. superintendent. who
last year received $l65 a month will
receive $lS5 but a $40 monthly car
allowance will be discontinued,
Kenneth Rice, Ben Stephens and
Ross Biddle were raised from $l20
a month to $125.
In the water and sewer service
department. Carl DeNike, assistant
superintendent, was raised from
$3.50 a month to $40. Guy o'Key.
meter reader, is allowed an addi-
tional IS monthly for car use. No
change was made in the salary OF
John Grinage, foreman, but salary
OF Leslie Barber, another foreman,
was increased from $3.50 to $50,
the amount paid Mr.. Grinage. Wage
scale OF other employees in the de-
partment has not yet been deter.
mined.
Set BY Board
At the water publication plant
John Max, superintendent, will re-
ceiye S1S5 monthly. the amount set
by the board of public works at a
meeting April 4. Three other EN-.
ployes in the plant we're advanced
from Sis a month to $125.
Mrs. Mabel !. Stadtmiller, city
treasurer, will receive $3.50 a month
or $40 more a month than in the
year just past. Donald F. Comstock,
assessor. will receive $3.50 a month,
the same as last year since his sal
airy Is set at the time of election. r.
A. Weir will receive $50 a month for
his services as plumbing inspector
instead of $40. His car allowance OF
$40 remains the same.
George Lurkins, janitor at city
hall will be paid $40 instead OF
800. Marion Burton, who assists
with the janitorial work will remain
at forty cents an hour but will have
five days a week instead OF four.
John P. Kirk. city attorney, will re-
ceive the same amount as before,
$500 a'year.
Raise for Assistant
In the engineering department,
knowell Hart. assistant engineer,
will receive $50 a month more. or
$l7O. His car allowance of $50 a
month remains the same. Increase
of five cents an hour was granted
Glenn Hart, and Max Lurkins. as
sistants Jay Rogers, sidewalk in
spector, and Miss Gwendolyn Bull
len. clerk.
Ernest NJ. Maddux. street COM
missioner, was raised from $3.50 to
Sl6O and his car allowance was left
at $50 month. Hourly rate Of the
department was changed from
90 to so cents an hour; mechanic
from SIS to rs cents, six drivers from
so to So cents, seven sweepers.
from IS to 50 cents. The attendant
at the city dump will receive the
same remuneration as last year,
35 cents hourly.
In the sewage disposal plant.
Stanley Bower, head operator. will
receive $40 instead of 1920 a month
and the other two employees will
receive S125 a month instead of
1920.
Same Amount
The city market master, Albert
Avery, will receive the same amount
as before, 81 a day.
In the park department Arthur
Johnson. foreman. was advanced
from $2S week to $50. One care
taker was advanced from $26 to
S21 a week; two from $25 to $26;
one from $25 to SIS and it was de-
cided to obtain services of one extra
man in July at S26 a week.
The library appropriation remains
the same. $3.50.
No change was made in salaries
in the health department. With the
exception OF the garbage collector.
Miles Latin, who will receive $4,000
for his years work rather than
$4,000.
Police Department
In the police department Ralph
L. Southland. chief. will receive s2O5
a month. an advance of $40. The
three sergeants will receive a five
dollar advance. to bring their sal
aries to $3.50 month each. Patrol
men will be paid $3.50 a month in
stead OF S145. Mrs. NJ. Ivah Man
ming, municipal court clerk, will re-
ceive $1l0 a month, an increase OF
$40 but no change will be made
in the salary OF Justice A. M. Van
dersall whose salary is set at the
time Of election. He receives $3.50
a month.
Firemen Advanced
In the fire department James
Dignan, chief, was advanced from
$lS5 TO $685.; ]. Hadley, assistant
chief, from $l55 to s165 and IL fire
men from S145 to $3.50. One new
fireman remains at $40.
At Boyer Memorial Hospital Miss
Minnie A. Smith, superintendent,
will receive 1910 a month instead
OF $500; Miss Irene Thayer, book
keeper, 1920 instead Of 300: medi-
cal clerk $50 instead Of SIS; one
graduate nurse in contagious 800
instead OF $1l5: other hospital EN-.
ployes remain at the same wages
as before.
Under the poor fund Earl r. Sny.
der. welfare director. will receive
$3.50 instead OF $3.50 while Mrs.
virginia Taylor, clerk, remains at
$40. Mr. Snyder also receives S25
monthly as sanitary inspector and