The pay of the police force was
raised as follows: Captain', from $32.
50 a week to $37.50; sergeant, from
$28.00 to $35.00; patrolmen from $28.00
to $32.00.
This mea^s an annual increase in
the payroll of about $1,200. There are
t .vo patrolmen on regular duty and an
extra one for traffic duty to be put on
soon for 36 weeks.
The increases in pay were made on
t! e recommendation of the police com
mittee, Chairman Dean stating tint
the men had agreed to make no fur
ther demands if they were given the
above amounts.
William Jarvis was appointed traffic
odker. He is 24 years of age, served
across in the war and was indorsed by
J. F. Carpenter, H. H. Davenport,
and Rev. C. F. Bedard.
There were eleven arrests t during
the month, one for drunkenness, sic
fc-r theft. . >
A permit was granted to O. R. Her
manson to erect a greenhouse, 26 J>y
SO feet on Grove St. and to L. Wolfe
tc erect a dwelling house on Fremoht
a*d Pleasant streets.
Because of extra duties that keep
him away from home more than he
expected Aldermanat-I.arge Byriu
icsigned the chairmanship of the Fire
committee. Mayor Marcy named Mr.
Dean in his stead, but he asked to be
excused. He consented to be acting
chairman for the present.
George W. Perry was made super
intendent of sewers on the reeon
r cndatlon of Mr. Johnson of the High
way committee who said that there
was no one to regulate the making of
cewer connections.
