Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-11-19

oPShnAiS IIlIOSCIldAlCOoO
following the regular business
session, pointed out 81 appreci-
ate the so-called 'streamlining'
process this council has passed
tonight. Never in history that l
can remember of has the ceme-
terry department had IL laborers
on the pay roll which this legis-
lation calls for. On the other
hand you will find that five
men in the waterworks con-
struction department will not be
enough to take care of regular
work, let alone emergency serv-
ice. The few men we now have
are on 24-hour CALL" said the
Mayor.
81 want those men in the
street department who have
worked for the city for the past
Is or 16 years to know that it
was not l, but this council, who
were in favor of turning them
OUT, continued Mayor Lock-
wood, speaking of the ceiling
figure of 35 men in the street
department. The Mayor men
toned that when he took office
their were SO men employed in
that department, and that he had
culled it to a minimum of AZ, but
now council forces that figure
to 35.
Councilmen Lentz and Wagner
voted against the cut Of person
mel in the waterworks construc-
tion and street department.
While council was busy
"streamlining" the city depart
ments, they also granted a $500
per year raise to Roger Moss
man, deputy city auditor, over
the protests of Councilmen Stare
and Evans. The boost brings
the salary of the deputy auditor
to S2100 per year.
RELIEF SEWER
The Everett Avenue Sewer
Relief project received it's third
reading and approval by coun-
ell Monday night, and resolu-
tion was adopted authorizing
that negotiations with the board
of education be started to Sc
cure a right-of-way for sewer
construction through school prop
erty.
FILTER OPERATOR
Rumblings from the clerk of
councils office during caucus
indicated that all was not we'll
in regard to the situation at
the waterworks. Later in coun-
Gil meeting Councilman Payne
sponsored an ordinance which
was defeated, calling for the
employment of a chemist at the
waterworks to fill the position
formerly held by C. T. Kaiser
who is now on leave, being in
the employ of the federal gov
ernment. Service Director And
erson had introduced a letter
from the state health depart
ment that due to emergency sit
uations it would be feasible to
have an experienced employe of
the waterworks carry on, and
that the state departments would
help out at any time needed. An
ear to the keyhole revealed that
Roy E. Price, long time en-
ploye, was the man being con-
sidered for the position of chief
filter operator at a salary Of
$3.50 per month. The new po-
sition of chief filter operator
was created by passing Of an
ordinance.
Service Director Anderson was
authorized by adoption of a re-
solution to purchase 5000 tons of
coal, 1900 tons of lime, $50 tons
Of alum and $50 tons of soda ash,
for use in the light plant and wa
terworks department. Total cost
is estimated at $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS
Councilman Payne, Lentz,
Gaunder, Walker and Evans, will
continue to serve on the COM
mittee recently appointed to in
vestigate insurance coverage on
city property. Their report to
council revealed that the proper
ty is only covered by one-tenth
of 80 per cent of the valuation.
Additional insurance is advised
as soon as ways of financing it
can be arranged.
The service committee report
ed that they could not find any
indication where hammers at the
Lightner plant on Everett av-
enue were destroying founda-
tions. They pointed out that the
company is working 100 per cent
on war work, and residents in
that community should put up
with little discomfort from
noise in the interest of the war
effort"
City Solicitor Charles B.
Holtsberry reported to council
that minimum coal prices set by
the federal government called
for an advance of coal prices on
Oct. 1, 1912 of 20 cents per ton.
The question arose when the
service director informed coun-
Gil that certain coal bid had
been raised 20 cents per ton,
and asked for an appropriation
to cover added cost. The solicit
tor was asked to investigate.
BICYCLE ORDINANCE
The almost forgotten bicycle
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