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-2- At 8:12 P.M. Chairman James J. Walsh of the Cemetery Com- missioners was admitted to this meeting to discuss the Library De- partment' s Budgets for the year 1944. Cemetery Maintenance Munroe - Personal Services ,..- Total 00.00 Mr. Walsh stated that there was no comment on this budget as it is the same as last year. Cemetery Maintenance_- :Jlunroe - rages & Expenses Total $4,356.80 Mr. Mike Delfino, the No. 1 man, received a $0.60 per hour wage. Now the Cemetery Department has to pay him $0. 30 per hour in order to keep him. Mr. William C. Paxton, Superintendent of Public Works, set the pace as to the wages of laborer' s, so this Department has to meet it. There is about a 33 1/3% increase in wages. The Munroe Cemetery figures on one full-time employee, one employee for forty weeks, and an amount for extra and overtime work. Mike Delfino - $0.80 per hour $1,996.80 Employee (40 weeks) - $0.75 per hour 1,440.00 Extra labor and overtime 400.00 $3,836.80 The laborers want time and a half for overtime. Mr. Walsh stated that the Cemetery charges $10.00 for an ordinary grave and $12.00 for an extra deep grave. Mr. Walsh stated that the Cemetery Commissioners propose to advance the rate to possibly $12.00 for an ordinary grave and $3.50 to $4.00 more for an extra deep grave. This budget is $973.80 higher than last year' s, but such in- crease is due to the increase in labor. Mr. Walsh stated that there were a number of sunken graves which had to be taken care of this year. Cemetery Maintenance - ;�testview - Personal Services - Total $600.00 The superintendent' s salary is increased 1100.00, as last year $400.00 was appropriated. Mr. Walsh recommends this increase. Mr. Marshall' s salary was reduced $100.00 about four year' s ago, due to Mr. Walsh' s recommendation. Cemetery Maintenance - Westview - Wages & Expenses _Total X641.80 The labor situation is the same as for Munroe Cemetery. It is made up as follows :