Next io these men in key positions are favoured the senior deputies in the various departments, whose special increases are recorded as "two-thirds."
The remaining Class A employees are allowed "one-third."
In commenting upon the seemingly very liberal treatment of the officials in "pivotal" positions, the Council spokesman said that the offices involved were such that the S.M.C. naturally had to engage men who by training, experience and ability were of the highest order and who, in commercial life, could command salaries which compared very fa¥our-ably with those paid by the municipality.
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