Surveyor’s Salary Increase

Labour Justifies Its Attitude at Denaby

An explanation why Conlsborough Urban Council have increased the salary of the surveyor, Mr. H. Thirlwall, from £7OO to £82O per annum, was given Labour meeting Denaby, today.

Mr. David Sheldon (vice-chairman of the Council explained that the Rivers Board had threatened the Council with writs unless they enlarged the sewage works. The Council had to decide whether to engage outside civil engineer to prepare the scheme or to get their own surveyor to do the work. The Council decided on the latter course.

Mr. Sheldon gave a list of costs and fees, showing that the Council actually would be saving money by allowing their own surveyor to do the work.

The surveyor would be paid an immediate grant of £210 and an increase in his salary of £120 per annum until 1946.

The meeting passed vote of confidence the Council’s action.