The age-herald., 1899-01-11
PAY OF POLICE
 WILL BE RAISED To Schedule First Suggested by the
 Commission. SALARY OF THE OFFICERS Mas Discussed and a Raise Will Be
 Recommended.
LANE OPPOSED INCREASING CHIEF
Officer Goodwin's Resignation Was Ac- cepted-No Female Maskers Will Be Allowed in the Saloons During
 the Carnival Celebration.

The petition of the patromen of the police | department for raise in salary has re- ceiyed the favorable action of both the
 board of police commissioners and the board of mayor and aldermen. At meeting of the police commissioners held last night the graded raise which was submitted to the mayor and aldermen was
 reported favorably by the special committee which was given power to act and was | made effective from January l. The committee further agreed to recom-
 mend to the board of aldermen that the
 salary of the chief of police be raised from
 Slz5 to s135; the salary of the night captain,
 from S85 to $95; and the salary of the day
 sergeant, from $65 to $S5
 Business of the Meeting
 The meeting was held in the council
 chamber of the city hall and was called
 to order at 7:90 o'clock by Chairman Lane,
 with Commissioners Garrett, Fox and Me- Cartin present. Commissioner Lesser came
 in few minutes later.
 Commissioner Fox stated that the special
 committee to confer with the board as to
 the raise in salaries was waiting in the
 mayors office. Colonel Altman, chairman
 
 board and stated that some of the members of the committee had not arrived, and asked that the conference be postponed for
 few minutes, which was agreed to. Under the head of trials, Chairman Lane
 stated that charges had been preferred against Patrolman J. A. Goodwin, but that
 the patrolman had sent in his resignation.
 On motion of Commissioner Fox the resig- nation accepted
 petition from Patrolman W. H. Schar- Der to be allowed full salary for time lost while suffering from a sprained ankle,
 which occurred while in the discharge of
 his duty, was on motion of Commissioner
 Garrett referred to the chairman to investi- gate, with power to act.
 The report of Chief of Police T. c. Me-
 Donald for the month of December was
 read and ordered filed. Inc report showed
 the following figures:
 The Chiefs Report Amount of fines assessed $3,i7S; amount
 of fees assessed, $54S.50 amount of fines collected, $1,1S4; amount of fees collected, $1GS.10 amount remitted by mayor $1, ,42S.32 escaped from the streets, $209.13; served and being served, $1 36.95.
 Total cash receipts, $1352.10; value stolen
 property recovered, $4255O; street and poll tax collected, S,311; license collected, Sl,- 199. .25.
 Arrested for burglary and grand larceny, 14; bound over to the criminal court, b; days at hard labor assessed, S50 days at hard labor remitted, 439; days at hard labor escaped, 161 white, males, arrested, 205; colored males arrested, 29O; white, females, arrested, 94; colored, females, arrested, 1O2; total males arrested, 495; total females ar 4DAoI aINnr rRfa Amount of pay roll for December, $2,5O6.6S. Runs made by patrol wagon, 176; trips made by morning mounted man, 79; trips made by evening mounted man, 100. Average number of prisoners in jail daily, 96; average number of prisoners at work daily, 55.
 Commissioner McCartin suggested that an item of extra days should be kept of pris-
 oners who worked on Sunday, which would
 decrease the item of days remitted by the
 mayor which was concurred in.
 Chief Mcdonald stated that on account of
 the delay in getting certain data he would
 not be ready to submit his annual report
 until the February meeting, and asked for
 additional time, which was granted. Commissioner Lesser, on behalf of the
 Carnival society extended the commission
 CTS an invitation to participate in the Mardi
 Gras celebration which was accepted with
 the thanks of the board.
 At the suggestion of Commissioner Lesser
 resolution was adopted forbidding mask CTS in female attire from visiting saloons during the carnival season. The chairman was instructed to confer
 with the police and sanitation committee
 of the city council and request that he be to ha celebration.
 City Council Committee The special committee from the city coun- ci headed by Chairman Altman, was ush- cred in. Colonel Altman stated that the committee, composed of Aldermen Parker, Pearce, Rainbow, Kerr and himself, had
 met during the afternoon and had con- cluded to allow the raise in the salary of the patrolmen and also agreed to recom-
 mend back to the board raise in the sal aries of the chief, the day sergeant and the night captain.
 He explained that the committee had been authorized to act only on the salaries of the patrolmen and the other raises would only be in the nature of recommendations, and would be made if the commissioners so de- sired. The committee requested that the huber of men be designated and that a budget be furnished them so that they might act intelligently.
 A schedule of salaries under the proposed raise which showed an increase of $195 over the present monthly appropriation or limit of s2,500. was furnished the committed which retired to take final action. The schedule included the raise in the officers as well the patrolmens salary and showed the following monthly budget:
 Twenty-six patrolmen, $7O.... ........ .s1, ,S2O % Six patrolmen, s65................ ...... 39O % One patrolmah, $60.. ........ .... GO co One patrol driver..... .... .......... 50 co Salary of chief of police..... ........ 135 co Salary of night captain..... ..... .... 90 % Salary of day sarRean Q m