The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-22
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sI,3sl.31 during January for
IL hours work a day. On yearly
basis this would amount to $16,-
575.72.
This Is not fiction :. but true,
cold fact. Any taxpayer can get
the same shock by checking the
vouchers in the City Treasurer's Of
flee. This is your money-revenue
that's taken in by the Wyandotte
General Hospital city-owned in
stitution.
DR.. Ivor d. Harris was paid
$1.381.31 during the month Of jan
uary. He was paid this amount for
working II hours day. six days
o week.
For this amount he performed the
work Of an x-ray technician. Five
other hospitals and clinics also en-
ploy the same man. He travels from
one hospital to another each day
dividing up his time at each
place. Wyandotte has him for IL
hours O day. At other hours of the
day the Wyandotte General Hospi-
tai Is without an x-ray man. Yet,
we paid him s1,381.31 in January.
For this amount of money he reads
or interprets all the x-rays that are
placed before him when he arrives
IN Wyandotte each day. X-rays that
are taken after he leaves are not
touched by him till the next day. He
can't look at them he's busy
working at five or more other places.
And besides. he maintains his own
busy offices in the David Whitney
Bldg. In Detroit.
Harris works for the Receiving
Hospital In Detroit. He reports
there ut 7::30 each morning and
leaves at II a. m. He works there
81 hours day =. but is paid only
s3,s33 Q year by the City Of De-
troit. that's 1923 month >. and
Tor 81 hours work each day. Wy
andotte paid Ivor D. Harris four
times that much and for half
the time. In Detroit, Harris is paid
q yearly salary for his part-time
work. In wyandotte and for
some mysterious reason :. Harris
yearly salary was recently changed
to a percentage basis. He gets 40
per cent Of the X-ray revenue. He
used 10 get $1,000 a year for this
part-time work. But at the begin
ming Of the year the hospital board
agreed to give him a cut on the
take.
Ivor D. Harris also works for the
Delray General Hospital. Investi-
CATION there discloses that he is re-
tanned on a yearly basis at an I'M
disclosed salary which Is re-
liably reported to be around 5000
y year.
Ivor d. Harris also works for the
Dearborn Industrial Hospital. His
salary there Is undisclosed.
Ivor D. Harris also works for the
Drs. Roberts g. Knox Clinic IN Riv-
or Rouge at an unknown salary.
Ivor D. Harris also works for DIR.
Lee Hileman in Ecorse =. at
an minimum figure
Ivor D. Harris also works in his
own offices In the David Whitney
Building.
Ivor D. Harris may work at other
hospitals and clinics but. If so, their
names have not been disclosed.
Doctor Harris divides his working
day between the above places =.
and the taxpayers of Wyandotte
paid him s1,38131 during the month
of January for having him avail
able about IL hours day.
His earnings can be substantiated
ut our City Treasurer's office.
His working hours for Wyandotte
were disclosed by his own Detroit
office.
He was hired on this basis by
our hospital board ALTHOUGH 1T
WAS KNOWN THAT HOSPITAL
SUPERINTENDENT HARLES
FINDLAY OBJECTED TO THIS
FANTASTIC ARRANGEMENT.
Last year Harris did the same work
Tor 5000. This year he may earn
over s16.OO000.
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
MINI. discloses that a first class
FULL-TnME x-ray man is generally
paid between $500 and $4,000
year.
The Wyandotte hospital board is
willing to pay a part-time man
$4,000 Q year for IA hours work
day.
whyf
DR.. Harris was hired after his
DR.. Kenning, retired be-
cause Of illness. DR.. Kenning used
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