MUNICIPAL TRAMWAY OFFICIALS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 45, 21 August 1908, Page 6

MUNICIPAL TRAMWAY OFFICIALS.

INCREASES OF SALARIES. A recommendation was made to the City Council last night by its Power Sta'tiop' and Tramways Committee, that sundry increases of officers' salaries be made.j ">S follow : — Head Office. M. Cable, assistant engineer, £425 per annum ; R. O. Petersen, accountant, 'A. J." Geary, clerk in charge, i!£2OS;- F. S. Hoy, general clerk, £169; 4 H E. Chapman, sub-accountant, £182 ; W. O. Bock, cashier, £218; C. E. Castle, ledger clerk, £130; L. N. Taylor, wages clerk, £182; P. P. Percival, assistant ', wages clerk, £182; P. W. Curtis, assistant ledger clerk, £156; C. R. Seaver, accounts clerk, £169; Miss E. Barron, ■accounts clerk and typiste, £120; Miss •*A. Haworth, assistant accounts clerk and £104; G. Gibson, collector and vjneter reader, £163 16s; E. M. Player, ,"_rileage clerk, £97 10s; J. B. Paton, %cad storekeeper, £192; H. Palmer, jun->-ior clerk, £72; R. Diehl, junior clerk, ""£65; R. D. M'lntyre, junior clerk, £52. Lighting Station. P. M'Coll, stations superintendent, 33425 per annum; H. W. Roy, senior chief engineer, £382; C. Bell, senior second engineer, £240 10s ; — Neubauer, senior third engineer, £221; — Weber, 'senior fourth engineer, £208. Power Station. E. Hobday, junior chief engineer,' r£260r £260 per annum; F. C. M-archant, junior second engineer, £227 10s; H. R. Huggins, junior third engineer, £221 ; T. iMagill, junior fourth engineer, £208 ; 'L. Silver, electrician 1 , £228; H. Smith, 'draughtsman, £260; C. R. Geyer, store-,-:keeper, £156. • ' Overhead Equipment Department. J. C. Russell, superintendent, £315 per >nTmro ; A F. Lord, inspector overhead lines, £187; P. A. Watson, cable inspector, £187; W H. Buswell, power supply snd lighting inspector, £187; E. B. Toojnath, electrician, £208. Car Sheds. H. Leah, ear shed superintendent, £219 Ser annu*n ; E. Mason, chief mechanic, £192; W. H. Cobham, car building foreman, £218 ; A. Dilly, night foreman, J8195; W. Millier, junior clerk, £52. Traffic Department. G. E. James, traffic superintendent, 58270 per annum ; G. E. Simeon, traffic clerk, £175; M. Whelan, assistant traffic clerk, £143 ; D. M'Gillivray, traffic inspector, £179; C. Patchett, traffic inspector, £179. Overhead Linea Department. G. Lauchfon, superintendent, £384 per ynrmm ; F. W. Good, assistant inspector, £208; J. A. C. Campbell, assistant inspector, £175 10s ; A. J. Hainsworth, draughtsman, £169 ; W. Barrie, foreman, testroom, £182. Cash Office Staff. J. W. Callaghan, cashier, £230 per annum ; N. Crombie, assistant cashier, £178 ; F. F. Jones, cash clerk, £169; C. A. Chapman, cash clerk, £169; F. W. Whitaker, cash clerk, £169; W. C. Wilkinson, cash clerk, £169; W. H. Giles, senior assistant cash clerk, £156; W. J. Sinclair, senior assistant cash clerk, £143 ; W. J. O'Meara, junior clerk, £117; G. W. Evans, junior clerk, £130 ; W. G, Fleming, junior clerk, £117 ; D O' Donovan, cadet, £65 ; J. C Redicau, ticket checker, £39. i / In moving that effect be given to the recommendations, the Mayor said that there were some of the engineers receiving less pay than they would get in other employ, such as the Union Company's. The council agreed to all the recommendations without disoussion.

A missive- in a lady's handwriting Which reached the City Council office this morning was couched in the following terms-.— "Having read in the wvening paper of' the late nuisances that exist in the city— cackling of fowls, j quacking of ducks, barking of dogs, ihowling of cats— and having been forced •to the conclusion that some folk are unaer the impression that you can prevent ;ihis cackling humbng, I ask you do you ithink you could help me by trying to -atop the rain and thunder, as it disturbs my rest at night. As for the jain, I cannot get my washing dry, and 4he thunder will not let me eleep. Truat•in<- you will assist me in the matter, I ■am, etc., One of the Troubled Ones." It is understood that Mr. Doyle, the Chief City Inspector, has replied that the matter is one for th» local authority, and quit 9 outside a city inspector's province. To-night an opportunity will bo given of hearing a disquisition on Napoleon. Th» lector* will ba given in St. John't Hall, Dixon-etreet, by Rev. J. Crookstoon, M.A., 8.D., of Victoria, a gentleman who hms previoußry successfully handled tho Bern* subject in Australia. To-morrow, at 2 p.m., Mr. J. C. Ariljuckle will sell by auction at his Newtown, mart, a quantity of furniture. Details are advertised in this iesuS.