REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.

The salaries of these officers have been established recently, and appear moderate, therefore no change is recommended.

A reduction of 10 per cent. on the salaries shown in the following table, unless otherwise specified, is recommended.

In addition to the foregoing, the Superintendent of Health employs 458 men, who are paid from $75 to $52 per month. The average amounts paid during the periods covered by the statement were as follows:

Your Committee recommend that all day laborers in this department be employed at the market price.

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$1,800 00

1,000 00

1,000 00

$2,500 00

$2,800 00

SEWER DEPARTMENT.

The statement shows the reduction recommended, and the Committee would also recommend that all day labor be hired at the market price.

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Reduction.

While your Committe feel that they are not fully able to judge of the requirements of the library, they can see no reason why the number of employés should not be diminished, and a general reduction of 10 per cent. made in the salaries of the remainder, without impairing its usefulness; they hesitate, however, to specify any sum, except as shown in the statement, preferring to leave the matter to the Board of Trustees.

In addition to the above, there are seven Branch Libraries, employing about 46 persons, including substitutes and occasional assistants; the salaries vary from $1,000, per annum, to eight cents per hour. The total estimate for salaries for the Library and its branches for the financial year 1875–6, as per Auditor's estimates, was $69,500. The salaries are fixed by the Trustees of Library.

PUBLIC BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

The Superintendent informs the Committee that as soon as the janitors of school-houses are placed under the charge of the School Board, he will be able to dispense with the services of one, and perhaps two, of his assistants. At the present time the department employs 150 janitors in the care of School-houses and other public buildings. The monthly pay-roll averages $6,000.00.

The salary of the Clerk of this Department appears to be less than a fair compensation, and the Committee recommend that it be increased to $840 per annum; the wages of the Lamplighters, of whom there are 110, were fixed by the City Council in the latter part of last year, and no change is recommended.

There are also 5 men employed in repairing broken lanterns, etc., who are paid from $10 to $20 per week.