The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23
STILL NOT SETTLED.
COUNCIL HAS A LONG pfsctssios
OVER PoLIcEMEx1 PAf.
4 sssAfnx scale Prrs~nses'
Acted 0m-Chf~f ReeAs
she sssusslos-The xeeess
Ke~pfnx Experiences
Of the Omrers We
s8Goea.

r.,.t wha, .hs rstv cornen VII 90 aD'sie
raising ~. wages o. the possesi-se'. = SO
r,sas.a !, mystery ssow ~ II VS. $3.50 =
ra.-rs.rsa b4fd last aigfst IT WHICH afs pa
Ser go g,ssrs,xsxd A. s1fz<fsn1 sensat 70
ho,.,ess..,arg mir All gresers- TIE e1aaic'i-
rr.as are NJ .sre~s gssgrpuses on u'sN 49,
,sogs ARA sass ssesxslsslgsy Of 70 agreement
Il sssetros.sss until the regina -'..s@
next Mosssag night The es1'p', - -. -.
Jsce. license aud gcTerse. NAssai issts4 -
Instructed 10 prepare "a o.Ha s "a
u.ltfed ere which vas tsikea os@F 's}d
tier, fa-rs>errea. 10 tho original coTn-
u.atsee AT. added the chaifnassn OF iiss oo''s-
mites ON finance, esfDer4tson6 and hsc
The artl.asncc i.tssdnret w'sh the com
,nits.e - a. uuuai1tng father, was az
f0sowE:
..seesss,u 4 The montiiy salaries o. OK.
G<,srs and szsernsef - ef ne posis< -. -
the ,sss; of Eegtsis x:HM . ~ ao'''" x,ts
Chief OF Isotles ...-..f...ss :. -
SIX detectives. each s.s---s..'f.'t''.' ~
sec,ian All parts e FL orais, ~ sssa s aa
consistent with tns p5ossssaos w '
t;inause are neseby repenteot -, ~.
sss5e~tsr,vs Z This ordinance sssatl take -
feet from and after he ist DAY o. @Aosus''
ISL
subsequently al Gnendment vas onasess
ty Rode. baaee % he graduasea sea'e u
w1Gss. NJ foiiSws.
New pOliremsn. ~ the arst s1fse
~ seeos ri ysss. ~: sslsd year. -.
Kuas nut THIS 4, the fern OF an ane.sSi-
fnens 20 tss. ordsnssne.
D,sesusiou was On u ordnance and inc
amcndnasat, roauc53men sometimes saiA-
iu. on sss4 ard again - another
Ifurss .asd that at the committee meet
ing IL was agreed tisat . graded scale of
r.ty. acrDrdls.g 20 isaxth OF service. shoaia
&c arranged. NAT onsy for the posice de-
p.srtnant. but for ethsrs as wcii. me
finances had nnf setnE1 TO admit OF ssicia
Il sta;, st rfsssist, he saij. but such
,ss.sssssa ton VAS fasorably considered. and
nssgfst lss isaaguraied with the beginning
Of q new year. The city comptroller bad
informed him tina. tne annual lsgy for The
Police department va fssu1e. OF which
S4t.9c would probably be eoiinctea. rs tue
espeE q al fhr department az the present
rate xeuies be about t4s.psl. this would
leave q DETECT Of stn6. With such a
show Ing AS This fiasfd did not see how a
raise c34sl be- made unless the chance
Mere .iskst " making W The deficit from
seine ether fund.
nenf that the ordinance showed disarim-
:nation Ia that IL ralsed only the officers
OF lnc peisee depar-Ieat- lie thought he
body OF TIE force sisosla be raised az well.
Again. Tits HossiJ involve discrimination
against the FIRE department..
Sayia spuka profoundly OF the chances
81 hurian adsaneemeHt. The faculty OF
making friends merw often determined "a
mans appointment 10 yfiicial positions of
A. e.fX II
tence Competent men never could ma ke
friends. ergo competent men never reetch
the top of the ladder. lie was agains. the
report because It save Il raise OF salary
TO the officers AM nefhtng To the man who
walked the beat. The officers were not
half as important a. he pstrolmen he de-
cared. II was the ratrolmen who were
going. and not the olfieers whose salaries
we're raised
sliding scale. PUT Il on al the bottom and
slide II up. Would sou add sioo.ooe 10 the
yearly cxrfsases IT the city, Any police
man can learn his business well enough
In one year 10 b an officer. There are
men In other branches OF the government.
however. whose business requires years OF
training Who are getting only sso and
should BE raised II any one Is
Marr discussion Of = like nature was In
pressing themselves being the absent ones
and MeArdle. who was handicapped by an
elessiion Ia tic ehairmanEnip
Iamea explained that while Il WAS I'm
peSaible to hold the rasroimen by any gem
efsi raise which The city could afford. Il
was his idea thai by giving experienced
detectives snossh salary 10 hold them
these could give the advantage Of their
hnowlsslg. In criminal lore 10 new police
men. lie believed shat men Intending 10
60 10 the t'iotidYka would go despite any
False In pay. lie waved thai the ordinance
II re~fsferred To saa committee To bo re-
Ported hask al the next meeting. This
carried ard discussion ceased.
Chief Neea.a views,
When the meeting had adjourned until
asst Monday night Al o'clack, Chief of
fuice Reed WAS asked as h, III. effect that
would hs. had ara The DEPARTMENT by this
assioG of the soanei
u; viii simply hold Them in sasncnss
and fnsfS who have waited until teni.ht
will resign. NJ sssea was - f,,y. ,.atYol.
Gen SO month: sergenntS. sS0. aafes
dvsS, s~'. ans captains. 81 did no: on
cose the sliding scale. because under that
! Thought the NEE row In the aAuartn..nf
would gss So having seen ttrca YEAR.
service. Experience easntx in uf,ie.s work
rsobabsy a. muen or more than i'm any
thsnr eias \ policeman learns 10 koow
the Faces and methods Of criminals. Th..Y
are men leaving the force ~ e., north vha
have the face of alsnee, every ..tt.,tr.s
that has sSsr visited the pargfis fe, -
photographed on their BRAIN Nrs nsn