New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 17, 1916, Page 5

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916. Ten Per Cent. Increase For Police and Firemen ] Council Rebukes Smallness of “Dime Dribblers” By Vot- ing Substantial Raise for Safety Dept. Employes. recon:- Coun- Magnell toi¢ or the mendations of his board but cilman Curtis wanted reasons. Councilman Curtis did not consider that [ the wa in other cities as a good body voted to increase the of | comparison and said conditions ma !differ in different cities. Mayor patrolmen and firemen per cent. arttes ¢ ; | Quigley called Councilman Curtis out thereby upsetting the plan of those | SUiSIeY called Councllman Curtls ) lof order. ! ¥ policemen dvocates of office boy wages for Mr. 1 grown men received a rude shock ak the February meeting of the com- mon council last night when pay ten who, in the generosity of their hearts, favored presenting with an “increase” day. There were made e Chief’s Salary $1,510. ! Councilman Landers moved that | the salary of the fire chief be in- | creased from $1,400 to $1,500. Coun- cilman Curtis amended that it be in- creased ten per cent. or to $1,540. ! Councilman Landers wanted to know whether Curtis intended to ten per I cent. all the salaries and Councilman Curtis’ replied in the negative. Alderman McCabe inquired whera the city was going to benefit ten per cent. Mr. Curtis replied that the cost of living has gone up and sal- aries in manufacturing plants have gone up also. He didn’t think the city should “screw down” its em- o $2.85: police chief, $1,800 to §1. | Ploves but should make the job at- BN ind e sl $1.400 0 41500 mere ) nctives (TR (§1549selaty Was . e S | adopted after Alderman McCabe made eants, $1,200 to 1,250; pa o0, | .Y A ;;\;’Ov(h':f‘r:’;‘o":;:i a shout about the taxpayers being pro- Nol Y20 b L tected. year, $2.75; third ycar, $3, fourth year, $3.10 Fire Captains $3.51 Per Day. Wagner Blames Safety Board. The pay of fire captains was next the list. he salary committee Councilman Wagner moved that.! o : 2 the recommendation bo adopted, He | [oc0mmended an increase from § g | 3.13 ay 7 o 3.46 sald the committce reported on the | 1 371 B ey e o recommendations safety board | : 5 : § of the safety board | ¢,y "ten per cont increase making it and he thought the entir cl - RROUIA ek e o feoue councliss 51 o day, iAlderman Jester) movs Councilman Degnan amended thut | Ch fOF & ten per cent. Incrosfe = cach department be acted on separ- 1 I spite of the fac 2 ately ‘and Councilman Curtis amend- COURcll had decided to act on cach 3 ¢ . LE - item separately His faux pas was ed that each item be acted on separ- .o e ithdrew Staly, | Ho and Aldeames Packer o pointed out to him and he withdrew ed for a statement from Chairman N5 motion. = o @ ugh Magnell of the safety board ut Mayor , COXmissioner = Mc Quigley considered this not In ordor, | 2tiention to the pleayune policy of Councéilman Curtls' amendment aml‘ | wasting valuable time over a few Councilman Degnan’s amendment | PRIty Dieces. The ten per cent. in- were adopted. Councilman Curtis in. | CTease Was granted. sisted that Mr. Magnell should make | Licutenants a statement. | the of ten cents a some exceptions in the cases of firemen these were so trivial that they will never be missed. The report of the salary committee on increases for the firemen was the chief bone of con- tention during the meeting and oc- cupied the greater part of the even- ing. The salary committee recommend- ed the following increases: Fire chicf, 11,400 to $1,600; captains, $2.88 per day to $3.13; lieutenants, $2.74 to $3; hosemen, laddermen, etc., $2.60 but called 3 Per Day. The lieutenants’ increase, $2.75 to The Man Who Looks Ahead Most persons have some goal to which they steer their hopes, but many thoughtlessly unnerve the hand and dull the brain by faulty living, then wonder why * success is not achieved. Among the everyday habits of life that often up- set health is coffee drinking, an ancient and respect- able custom, but harmful to many. The average cup of coffee contains about 2!, grains of caffeine, which, gradually accumulating in _the system, often causes nervous prostration, heart trouble, mental depression, etc. There’s an easy way out of coffee troubles—quit the coffee and use POSTUM This pure food-drink is a simple combination of whole wheat roasted with a little wholesome molasses —nothing else. 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Alderman Jester moved that the police salaries be raised ten per cent. from the chief down. He was out of order. Police Chief $1,760 A Year. Alderman McCabe moved to in- crease the chief’s salary ten per cent. to $1760 from $1600. The salary commission recommended $1,800 and Councilman Curtis amended to make it $2,000. Alderman McCabe con- sidered that an outrageous sum and Councilman Curtis withdrew his mo- tion, endorsing the $1800 as recom- mended. This figure was beaten on a vote and the advocates of the ten per cent. won out. $1,540 For Captain. The salary committee recommended an increase for the captain from $1400 to $1500 but it was 10 per cent- ed. Sergeants $1,320 Each. The sergeants’ salaries were given the same treatment and established at $1320. The committee recommended an increase from $1200 to $1250. 10 Per Cent. For Patrolmen. The committee made the following recommendations for patrolmen: First year, $2.50 a da; second vear, $2.76; third year, $3; fourth year, $3.10. Mayor Quigley ruled the ‘noes’’ had it on a ten per cent. motion but Councilman Curtis doubted the de- cision and won on a standing vote, 18 to 11, The pay will now be $2.75, $3.02 and $3.30 for three grades respectively. Hold Up Electric Poles. A petition from the United Electric Light and Water company to main- tain poles on Klm street— in the way district-—aroused umbra of Mayor Quigle nd Alderman Par ker and it was referred to the city engineer and corporation counsel. Public Works Report. following made by the bhoard of public Establish building lines des of Columbia street Arch street to Linwood street as fol- lows; on the south side of Columbia street from the west line of Arch street to the east line of Linwood street fifteen feet back from the adopted street line; on the north side of Columbia street from the west line of Arch street to the east line of the George H. Ingraham property to the east line of Griswold street twenty feet back, and from the west line of Griswold street to the east line of Linwood street sixteen feet back; permit United Electric Light and Wa- ter company to erect poles on Ellis, Stanley and Center streets; authorize the board to hold hearings on the proposed laying of permanent pave- ment on Park street from Elm to Stanley street: instruct corporations to remove wires from Bigelow street The were recommendations works both on from and Elm street from Park to Bast Main streets before May increase the salary of the clerk from $1,000 to $1,200 per year; permit William F. Keeley to cut down tree on Frank- lin street near Elm strect; work Cor- bin avenue to new street and grade lines; increase salary of assistant city engineer from $1,400 to $1,600 per Yyear. Sewers Completed. The board of public works reported the completion of storm water and sanitary sewers in Park street from Stanley to Fairview streets at a cost of $1,261.52; in Grand street from Griswold street westerly at a cost of $82.50; in Ellis street from Stanley street westerly to the railroad bridge at a cost of $783.13; in Griswold prop- erty between Garden and Harrison streets at a cost of $134.08; in Sun- rise avenue East to Wilbur streets at a cost of $986.51; in Cemetery lane at a cost of $92.32 and in High street at a cost of 87. Referred. The recommendation of the board of public works that the salary of Clerk Harry A, Emmett be increased from $1,000 to $1,200 was referred to the committee on salaries. The same action was taken on tho recommendation of the board to In- crease the salary of the assistant city engineer from $1,400 to $1,600 a year. The board of compensation and as- sessment reported on sewers in Steele street from Harrison to Corbin ave- nue, benefits $709.69; sewer in Law- ler street from its former terminu northerly about 829 feet, benefits $745.36. Suit Settled For $21.35, Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper recommended the payment of $24.35 to Gustave B. Carlson for his client, Kinkade, for damages received when | ago. between Church and Chestnut streets | | he ran into a tree on Park street. Tt ' was adopted. The hoard of finance and taxation made a report on the recent transfers made to cover deficits m the various departments and the report was adopted. In the report of the comptroller it developed that the city paid Philin iTughes of Newington $650 to settle the suit brought hy Hughes for al leged pollution to Piper brook by sew age. The board of h petitioned for n increase in the sulary of the clerk the office of the board to $60 per month. Tax Collector Bernadotte petitioned for an incrcacse to $12 a week for the clerk employed in his office. Both were referred to the com- mittee on salaries The board of finance rocommended that $ by a bond issue to purchase a site for \ new school to replace the Burritt “chool. The recommendation was \dopted. The report of the riles was taken from dopted. teport From Sewer Committee, Councilman Paonessa, by resolution, slked for a report from the filter bed ymmittee ,appointed twenty months A report of the expenses of the and taxation 000 be raised committec the table on and commiittee was also desired. On motion of Councilman Nolan and others the water board was in- structed to take complete charge of the public drinking fountains. Mr. Brooks Talks on Park, Chairman W. F. Brooks of the new park committee explained the pro- posed lay out of the Stanley Quarter park, as recommended by his commit- tee at the last meeting. The figures in the recommendation scared the council. Mr. Brooks explained that the plan submitted to the council was merely a general one showing what could be done in the future. The only expense for this year was an appro- priation for the care of the park, Mr. Brooks thought $1,500 or $2,000 a year for three years would prevent deter- ioration. This Is Your Chance. Councilman Paonessa requested the press to print an appeal to some nice kind-hearted man or men to come for- ward with contributions of $100,000 for the developmeut of the park. So here it is. Now, don't crowd; line forms on the left. Curtis Wants Dept. Reports. Fach department of the city under the control of the council was direct. ed to report its indebtedness as a lia- bility on April 1. This, Councilman Curtis explained, was to learn the in- debtedness of the departments to be paid out of the new appropriations. He said a few years ago a paving company which did work in the f was held up until the following spring when appropriations were made for the new fiscal year. Councilman Stadler, chairman of the ordinance committee, angrily stat- ed that the committee was up to its eves in work and could not report at the next meeting. Memorial Day Appropriation. A United Span- G .Hammond camp. ish War Veterans, petitioned for an annual appropriation $50 to aid it in Memorial day. The pe that similar appropris observing i | | COLUMBIA GRAFONOLA and twenty-six selections on thirteen .Columbia Double- Disc Recerds > g > for 8GO Subject to three days’ FREE trial, and $5 a month will pay for it. So confident are we that| this Grafonola will please even the most critical, that we | will send the outfit specified above, subject to three days’ free trial, and agree to refund all meoney paid by any pur- zhaser who may think the in- strument not equal to our claims for it. | This is a Grafonola that any man, of any means, may be proud to own and use for | a life-time. Hearing is believing. 138 MAIN STREET HALLINAN BLDG. 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