CITY COUNCIL STAFFS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 5

CITY COUNCIL STAFFS.

QUESTION OR"KEORGA2IISATION. -\ The question of the efficiency :of the staff,-and"; the. possibilities of retrenchment reorganisation "his occupied the attention of ; the City Council for some mouths past, and at last night's meeting a report from the committee-of the ■whole Council Was received on tie subject. w The committee reported that it had no'recommendations to make in regard to the Town Clerk's, - City .Treasurer's, ''• City Valuer's, Waikumete Cenvetery,' Electric and Water, and Baths L-^partmenis. ? _ •''.•■-. In the Librarian's depigment it was recommended that Mr. ' Sliders, 'messenger, be -placed on the -'permanent" staff, and in -the Waterworks Engineer's department it was propcs*/i that Mr. J. Bdbinson should be placet: upon the permanent staff. . -"V *'". " : In :/the , . Paries., ...:O!-j;artnieuLt.. ..it was recoaunended.__by . toe committee that v the .appointment of ~. Mx.....W. oldie (now employed, in Bayfield Park)' at £130 per year and fr«sc. house, be terminated as on June 30, .'.310, and;, that he be granted moatn.2' leave.of,ab_-. sence from. March 31st, 1510, on full pay. IThe committee proposed that a suitable nian be placed in charge of Ea.yfield.Park,at 8/ per. day arid free residence; and that the >vages of. C. W. Sruifh\ caretaker of Victoria Park, be raised from 8/ Sto 9/, and a free house. , -•■ ■ In the Baths department it Was .decided that J. Kane,- caretaker of the r Shelly Beach bathing -shed, be engaged at £2 2/ per week for;; the six summer nionthsj- . and £115/ during the six- winter months. As Mr. . Sexton, timekeeper and -cashier,' is ■: resigning,; the * committee, recommended that the position be not refilled, and.thatthe foreman in charge of each gang keep . the time. ,■ -•' ■-, - '-..-". ;"■'■- . ';■- - '—■ - (Mi. H. 'Wrigg;is.to tie employed in the draughtsmen's * department- as -a temporary, hand.at £15 per month.. •■■-, — ....■[■'. ;.'fln regard to the system 'of ward "foremen, it was urged that the method of district inspectors be abolished, and that in future the several gangs be placed in charge of a working"foreman, under the foreman of works. ■:.' = ..*••.'.,.■■ "'■''.-% , The sub-committee considered the position of the Assistant Engineer, and reported that it ..was'. of i opinion.- that Tiis services, cannot be dispensed with, seeing that half the services and : time of fcho. City Engineer is devoted to the work of the Auckland and Suburban. Drainage Board, for which the Board pays to •. the Council the sum of £600 per annum. "I' The sub-committee specially : called attention to . the fact that the salary of the City Engineer paid by the Council IS the net amount of £600, which,', added to the. Assistant-Engineer's - ; salary' oif£soo, makes the cost of the civil- engineering services rendered ■to the Council a total of £1100 per annum, a sum which! considering the important works in hand, and to be carried out, did ■ not seem ex- ' travagant. ~/j ...;'': , ,'" ; "• 'f ~%LJ, ''~; '•'. It was recommended that Mr. Turner" be relieved of the duties of .traffic inspector, and be ; retained in the office of-dog. registrar, in, addition to being appointed: pound keeper and inspector of dangerous goods at a salary of £130; also that the 1 services of Mr. Foster as •poundkeeper and. dog ranger,be"dispensed' with.."". ','• '--. Mr. Nerheny moved, an - amendment that the positions of poundkeeper . and dog ranger be handed to Mr. Foster at a salary of £120 a year". This amendment was. carried. -v- ■' ' A •-- •- -. The other recommendations of thecommittee were adopted...:, ;,-