More old news from the Altoona Tribune from Thursday, 12 February 1942 -- and, yes, we're still working on the "City Council Sets All Wages" column (it's extremely long!) Herman Klingbeil, relief $7.56 Fenner's Grocery, relief 12.50 Farmers Store Co., relief 2.30 Cities Service Oil Co., relief 2.49 Farmers Model Dairy, relief 1.47 Sacred Heart Hospital, relief 96.94 Eau Claire Book & Sta. Co., 1 M Envelopes 4.46 Dykes Garage, 1 Delco heavy duty batter for fire dept. 11.60 J. Miller & Son, coal for aud(itorium) 42.00 City Fuel Co., coal for aud(itorium) 19.50 LaRoy Schilling, making 4 bolts for Lift station .50 L. G. Stanley, 6 meals at 60 cents for sewer cleaners 3.60 Gutorm Sund, Sewerage system plant and lift station attendant for Jan. 30.00 8 hrs. at 40 cents repairing leak in disposal plant 3.20 21 hrs. at 40 cents cleaning and flooding skating rinks 8.40 Victor Kleist, 3 hrs. at 40 cents hr. flooding skating rinks 1.20 Kenneth Vindal, 6 hrs. same 2.40 Loren Schilling, 8 hrs. same 3.20 A. Klemstein, Alderman salary for month of February 10.00 Wm. Glassbrenner, Alderman salary for February 10.00 W. S. Steuding, salary as health officer for month of Feb. 7.50 City of Altoona, Water Dept. Loan to Water Dept. 3,000.00 It was moved by Alderman Glassbrenner that the following salaries will be paid for services to all city officials and employees during the two year period, effective after the next election, which will be held on the first Tuesday in April, 1942, being the 7th day thereof: Mayor, $180.00 for one year. Aldermen, 120.00 for one year City Clerk, 400.00 for one year with $50.00 withheld as guaranty, as stated below. City Treasurer, 295.00 for one year with $50.00 withheld as guarante, as stated below Assessor, 110.00 for one year. Sewerage system disposal plant and Lift station -- Attendant 40.00 per month Health Officer 7.50 per month Election officers 4.00 for 8 1/2 hours and 50 cents per hour for all time worked over. Teamsters $.70 per hour, subject to change when conditions warrant. Truckers with trucks $1.00 per hour, subject to conditions. Other employees $.40 per hour, subject to conditions Sewerage system employees working under ground $.55 per hour, subject to conditions. WATER DEPARTMENT Pumper $15.00 per month, includes keeping fire at pump house during winter months. Hydrant flusher 10.00 per mo. Reading water meters 50 cents per hour. Other emplyees 40 cents per hour, subject to change when conditions warrant. City Clerk: Fifty dollars will be with-held from the salary each year as a guarantee that the general city ledgers and water dept. ledgers are kept in an up to the date condition and that the annual report for the city shall be made and published on or before the 31st day of January of the next succeeding year for which the report is made, etc. City Treasurer: same Board of Public Works Altoona Water Works Department It was moved by Alderman Glassbrenner that the Water Dept. borrow the sum of three thousand dollars from the City to pay note in favor of Silas and Mabel Jacobson, dated April 15, 1939, and Mayor, Clerk and Treasurer are directed to do so. The motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Alderman Glassbrenner that the following vouchers be allowed from funds in the Water department: E. W. Volkman, salary as pumper for December 15.00 John Beach, 4 hrs. at 40 cents helping install Heuer's water 1.60 Louis Wright, 9 hrs. at 40 cents helping install Heuer's water 3.60 Gutorm Sund, 15 hrs. at 40 cents on Heuer water connection 6.00 Paid for water tap for Heuer 3.00 8 hrs. at 40 cents putting locks and chains on manhole cover and ladder on water tank 3.20 W. H. Hobbs Supply Co., material 9.18 Northern Sates Power Co., light at pump house .75 power at pump house 58.70 Otto Semisch, salary as hydrant flusher for December 10.00 W. S. Steuding, Express charges on water test 1.10 Geo. A. Thurston, postage for January water bills 3.50 E. J. Garber, clerical work on water meter books and reading meters, 54 hrs @ 50 cents 27.00 W. H. Hobbs Supply Co. for material 4.25 E. W. Volkman salary as pumper for month of January 15.00 W. H. Hobbs Co., material 21.23 Otto Semisch, hydrant flusher for January 10.00 C. St. P. M. & O. Ry. Co., freight on five meters 1.06 Northern States Power Co., light at pump house .85 Power at pump house 61.40 LeRoy Schilling, making shut off rod for stand pipe on Garfield .50 Gutorm Sund, 39 hrs. at 40 cents per hr. putting water meter in county shops, thawing pipes, reading & repairing meters 15.00 Neptune Meter Co. five meters 68.25 Silas and Mabel Jacobson, principal on note 3,000.00 Interest on above note to Feb. 15, 1942 60.00 Signed -- Geo. A. Thurston, City Clerk ++++++++++++++++ Well, that's it! Tomorrow we'll start on something new and different. I hope someone found some of these names of interest! I've had a few comments and have been comparing notes with a few people on this list! It's always fun to hear other peoples' memories. -- Nance