TRAMWAY OFFICERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 608, 10 September 1909, Page 8

TRAMWAY OFFICERS.

::'';-H" INCREASKS;IN; SALARiE|. ||5 ; : ' , The' Train ways Committee of \ the ,Ci(y.. Go.un. eil last evening -recommended/the ereases. in officers' salaries, in. accoi'dancd;'with on 'arrahgeirient ■ with the 'Institute, bf,;Mnrine Engineers:—. ■'' ~ : :.- ■'•'''.• "\. f' ■ , ..- • ElectHc Lighting > Departmont.—H.tE. Chap-, man,- sub-accountant, , -t'lß j E,. iN. : Player, traffic .returns and mileage clerk,"l' 6 !-.105.; H. Palmer,-junior clerk, M 10s.; R. DieHl, junior clerk and typist,: iG-10s. ! ; R., D. jM'lntyro, junior'blerk, .C6,'105.; AV. Crawford, office bov, X 6 10s; ; ■:-.-... '. ■■"'.-'. -. -, v '■.- •"*,-: - '.- " ,Power House.—E/ : M'Coll, ..stations ..:snperinv tendent, >C 25; F. Hobdayi' junior chief engineer, i£2S'; F.-S. Merchant, junior -second engineer, •^•lOs.''-:.'..;' , :.'-..-.. , :.-.' ••■■'.■•■■■-■ ;-■•■■. c >■■■■■■■■.< :■■■ ■'. Traffic Department.—C. E.; Simeon, chief inspector, JS.' -.:. ,'•' .'■•-. ~ . ''■'. ■ :■■ . Ticket G.' Redican, cadet, W'.' Millier, junior clerk, jE6 10s.. :•■ •,- ~.Lighting ' Station.—ll. H. Roy; senior chief engineer, jSIS;C: Bell, senior second'enginecri xwtts'..-.- '!':■':]■.<::■. ■■ ; v",.? .-,■:. : '..' ' '-.- '" Conioillor: Fittgerald . .asked .'".if ■ the city engineer- had lecommended- nny increases for the engineers, of his staff,. and, if 'so, why. it was' not proposed to give them, additions 'as well-as'the'members', of-the electrical engineer's fltaff. He , .was'- utrongly opposed' to -any differentiation being, made. . ', .. ■ ■•;". , -j ' . ..The, Mayor: said hoquito agreed with' Councillor Fitzgerald,' and disapproved.'' of the wholo: position;-' The; committee, however', had not. been ablo to recommend 'rises' in- salaries which wero.'above X'2so, owing to the'financial position of :the council. The recommendations under: discussion. were, the. result, of; an: agrcemerit: made by the .previous council.. -,Ho put .the report.before the council with m.uch reluctance, but ho believed that they wero bound by. the agreement' , ! mado last year. The , , city engineer, fiad mado no recommendations in regard to salaries, because, the Mayor supposed, ;he knew,' the positidn of,the counoil'e finances. Dr. Newman, added' thnt he personally felt the scale of salaries to be. altogether unfair, and that, he. would bring the. matter before ■■ the Finance.Committee. ■-. ■ -~.;■■-,. 1 '. : Other members of thei council expressed dissatisfaction at the position in which the couneiVwns placed in being'dictated to'by; an out-. side boily. like' the Institute of Marino -Engi-j neers.;. ,■ ;■■ '■"■_'■ ;■:•;•'■.-.-. ■;;. '.":;-,'' '■■-'] Thb : committee's recommendations, were agreed" to.. ' :'• ■-•;.:.;'. '._.. : . ; ■■'■•■.