February 9, 1935, Menasha Record
As a matter of public record, the city would publish the salaries of its employees and elected officials every year. The 1935 salaries are listed above. Of interest, I note Section 4 which allots a ten day vacation each year, but as a period of respite from city duties WITHOUT pay. Ouch! I'm not exactly sure yet when paid vacations finally came into vogue for city employees but a quick check of the newspaper archives reveal that at least by 1953, two weeks of vacation WITH pay WAS available to full-time employees after reaching one full year of service. For the 1935 crowd, it made a great argument about having some discipline to save up, if possible, in order to have any kind of time off.
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