The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-05
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

The Captains and the Seraeants 20 Demand
Increased Pay.
Yesterday forenoon, In pursuance OF o general
call made by somebody or other who had, no
doubt, assurance beforehand that the call would be
well responded to. all the police captains Of this city
ana Brooklyn In addition 70 one sergeant from each
precinct assembled at Police Headquarters In
solemn conclave to consider tine proprety Of in
ducing the Legislature to increase their salaries.
After a chairman and secretary had been ap-
pointed discussion OF the momentous subject was
An uptown captain said that 4 was notorious
fact that the sergeants and captains or the force
OF
decently, anfd In neat uniforms, and support
family from such paitry sunsf Measures should
therefore be immediately taken to have <heir sala-
ries increased and to that end bill shOuld be
drawn up which the Legislature wouN, no doubt
commlttee should be appointed to DO to Albany,
and assessments 70 defray their expenses would
have L0 he made.
known why he had been called TO headq uarters. lie
had been notified to attend meeting AMI he had
scnted nobody but himself. He Understood there
was but one sergeant from every precinct present.
How about tho other three scrGeantsf They ought
To have ray III the matter. No doubt this would be
In favor Of AN Increase Of salary bat they ought to
be consulted on tho subject, particularly II, ~ he
had understood. assessments were 70 I've made.
A captain here said that he could answer for oil
his sergeants. NN
brooklyn captain declared that he represented
downtown sergeant suggested that committee
should be appointed with full power 10 make such
assessments they would think necessary to deray
would 10 presented. The chief thing TO he done
was TO get the money by assessments frst, a. past
experience had proved that after the law work WAS
over II was very difficult to vet the funds lie had
In times gone by known men to say that they were
willing TO give nifty dollars each In order to 'hclp
the thing through" but when 1.-THE thingr was made
twenty dollars. That wasn't the way 10 40 business.
popular captain remarked that everybody
should understand that there was no question before
lure. The money 10 lie raised was simply to dcfray
the expenses Of the committee 20 Albany. The cx-
penses would naturally be heavy, and the efforts Of
salaries should be proportionately great
A down town captain said he han been . member
OF committee sent to Albany year or TWO ago OH q
were heavy. lie mad to telegraph to New York for
$500, and. In conjunction with another captain,
signed check for $1,000 Nobody could tell him
would have to have money, and II they didn't get Il
from the force II was pretty certain they wouldn't
pay their expenses out OF their own pocket. That
knew that 700 much o. : good thing was good for
nothing. Mf NN 81 NM NmN
An executive committee. composed OF several
captains and sergeants,. was then appointed, with
fun power 70 take such action concerning the sub
JecL discussed they thought proper and W make
the necessary assessments, or rather collect what.
passage Of the bill saw fit to contribute. s.Tlsst
The meeting then ADJOURNED for one week. when
the COMMITTEES Will present It's report. ITENt4.
The present annual salary vi a police captain In
s2,o)0 aud that OF sergeant 1900. Although what
amount OF increase IL TO DO demanded was not mem
toned nj the meeting. several OF the persons vino
took part In II believe that the CAPTAINS desire an In
crean OF from $500 TO 000 and that the sescants'
salaries be liked Mt $4,000 per annum.