Show WILL APPROVE ROLLS U EXTRA WATERWORKS ITEMS WILL BE ALLOWED Superintendent Hines Explains Why I He Employed Clerk of Department on tho Extra Work 4 Tho Waterworks < department payroll which was hung up last week because It embraced certain extra compensation compensa-tion for J U Eldredge Jr clerk of the department and Frank T Hines son of the superintendent will be approved and paid The extra compensation was for extra ex-tra work clone by Eldredge and Hines In making out the assessment of water rates for the year Mr Eldicdgo began on the work late In April and has since been allowed 17375 for It Mr Hines has assisted nearly all if not the entire time and has received the same compensation us that allowed Mr Eldredge 250 per day The objection of a number of Republican Repub-lican Councilmen to tho allowance of the amounts was not based upon tho claim that the work was not performed but upon the contention that where extra ex-tra labor l was required It should be given to competent men who needed the work < rather than to employees of the department who have permanent positions posi-tions Superintendent HInes said yesterday that he asked Eldredge to take charge of the work because he was thoroughly acquainted with the details of It having I performed the same service several times before for other superintendents As to his son who was employed In another department until quite recently recent-ly he felt that he had the right to give him the work and pay him for It Mr Eldredge said ycstmlay that he had performed the work < entirely outside out-side of l regular duties the same as when he assisted Superintendent Caine while In the employ of Walker Broth era Tho same he said applied to young Hines Mr Buckle has affixed his signature to the payroll hut excepts as to the extra compensation to Bl ledge and nines |