Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
PUBLIC SAFETY PRICES.
Chief Brown Does Not Ask for Much More
Than Last Year-Some of the Bureaus
Reduced and Others Raised-The Re-
port in Detail,


Than Last Yesr-some of the Bureaus
Reduced and Others Raised-The Re-
port in Detail.
Chief Browns report is opened with an
explanation of its features. In it he says:
Herewith submit the estimate for the De-
partment of Public Safety for the year 1891,
together with detailed exhibit of the ex-
pendftures.of the department for the last u
months.
The appropriation for the general Office of
the department is the same as last year.
The general appropriation for the Bureau
of Fire is also the same as last year; but an
additional increase is asked for by rea-
son of a recent ordinance of Coun-
ellis, providing for increasing the strength
and efficiency of the bureau, to
wit: ssO,4ll Oh. This does not include the
building of a fireboat, which believe would
as not to SO largely increase the appropria-
tion for the Bureau of Fire. A detailed
statement of the increase under the afore-
said ordinance is appended to the general
estimate for the bureau. The absolute
necessity of materially increa sing the efflci-
ency of the Fire Bureau in the downtown
district is so apparent and well known that
] deem it not necessary to refer to the
matter at length.
The general appropriation for the Bureau
of Police remains the same as last year, and
made by virtue of the operation of an
ordinance licensing dogs and establishing
o pound, and paying the salaries of the
necessary men connected Herewith. This
estimated increase, as per schedule at
tached, is $3.50. The proceeds of the opera
tion of this ordinance for the last year were
about $l2, 000 and the ordinance WIS only in
operation some four months When this
ordinance is in operation during the entire
year am satisfied that the receipts for the
city will be in excess of SIS, 900.
No More Police Needed.
No additional increase in the number of
men for the general police force is asked
for, or will be anticipated during the COM
ing year-as 1 believe that the changes,
rules and regulations that the bureau is now
contemplating for the better improvement
of the same, will be sufficient to make the
present police force more efficient and
will enable this department with the
number of men already in the bureau,
to well and efficiently police and protect the
city. The sum of SIS, ,391 81 is asked for and
recommended to secure a suitable place for
sCentral police station, rent, equipping the
same with cells, sewerage, closets, police
court, sleeping apartments for the relief
squad, cells and room OF retention for
women, quarters for police matron and for
the accommo dation of women and chill
dren.
The estimate for the Bureau of Electricity
Is 81, 100 less than last year.
The estimate for the Bureau of Health is
Sd24 5S less than the sum appropriated last
year. The other bureaus remain the same
Respectfully submitted,
Chief of Department of Public Safety.
Following this Chief Brown gives the
estimates for next year:
The first item is the general office, SIC. 100.
OF this 500 is for general expenses and
$1,000 for salaries.
In the Fire Bureau $3.50 $40 is asked, as was
appropriated last wear This covers Salaries
GnnnliPS. hOnSp
feed, etc. 1t also includes $40 600 for new
hose, there having been none purchased last
year; coo for new horses. 10 or u new teams
being needed and $685. having been used in
this way this year, and 81, 300 for remodeling
No. engine house on Highland avenue
Then there is added $S0,4l o. in conformity
with an ordinance passed by Councils to in
crease the efficiency of the Fire Bureau
This includes the salaries of 80 men, ,S46, ia o.;
water tower, "a 600; four first size steam
fire engines, sls0G0; two hose carriages,
s., 200; rent for suitable building for water
tower, fire engine, hose company, accom-
modations for the men operating the same
in the lower part of the city, equipping the
stable for eight head of horses, furnishing
the mems sleeping room, etc, S950O. The
omission Of the fireboat saves the city
S45, ,000.
A Small Increase Asked.
The estimate for the Bureau Of Police is
1886. $50 and to this is added the expense of
the dog license ordinance and the new Gen.
trail station, bringing the total to $3.50, 564 81,
The total this year was sss9,s99. or the esti-
mate for 1892 $2ss, ,465, is for the regular sal
aries. House repairs are put down at IS, 25O
last time, s, 500; harness and re-
3 pairs. irs. $1,000 $1,000: gasrol Z; so wagon repairs
IL engine house, 81 500. The other charges
are the same as at present and are based on
this years figures. The added expenses for
the dog licenses are $4,000: license plates
81 500; salaries of six men, S. AIS; feed for dogs
while in the pound. $3.50; horses, feed, etc,
$lt5o: total of $3.50. The proceeds from
this source tils year were $4,000
For the new Central station the sum of s &. |