The Washington times., 1905-08-27

his family as he should. In the years
or the departments existence the men,
bers of the force have received little
encouragement from Congress.
Il have recommended, in view of the
unfortunate situation. that the two
classes OF pay for the privates be made
1850 and $500 per annum. and that
4 small increase be made in the sal
aries paid the officers, to make them
at least commensurate with what is
paid in other jurisdictions"
Items of Increase.
The principal items in the estimates
of the Superintendent of Police are in
creases in the salaries OF the captain
and assistant superintendent the four
captains. the lieutenants and sergeants.
the establishment of a gymnasium and
target range at the Seventh precinct,
and the erection of a harbor precinct
station, with cells
Major Sylvester asks for an increase
OF 500 per annun in the salary of his
assistant
The assistant superintendent ranks as
captain. and is one of five such officers.
At the present time the four remaining
captains draw a salary OF 81 500 per an
mum. For them, the superintendent
asks additional compensation to the ex-
tent of $500 per annum. pointing out IN
support of his request that captains in
Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston New
York and other cities receive salaries
well above the s.. 600 mark
For chief clerk Kemp. an increase of
500 per annum is asked. Chief Clerk
Kemp now receives $3.50 per annum- A
recommendation is made that the sasary
OF Z. b. Nesse, clerk, be increased from
81 800 to $1,000
Increase for Surgeons.
According TO law. there are now four
police and fire surgeons who draw an
nual salaries of $40 Major Sylvester
expresses his opinion that this IS not
adequate and asks the surgeons be paid
$500 year. Fire and policce surgeons
in Baltimore receive 81 900 and in Gin
cinnati they are paid $3.50.
There are eleven Heutenants on the
police force. who receive 81 800 per year
Major Sylvester requests an increase of
$3.50 per annum in their salaries. calling
attention to the fact that in all the large
cities heutenants of the police force re-
ceive salaries ranging from 81 500 to ST.
500. Connected with this recommends ton
is a kindred one asking for an increase
in the salaries Of sergeants from 81. 40
per annum to 81. 800. the salary now re-
ceived by lieutenants
Coming down to his estimates for pri-
Yates. Major Sylvester asks that he be
given ten additional privates OF Class l.
making $50 IN all. and that they be paid
81 $50. instead OF $500. and that his 265
privates in Class 2 be paid s, 200 per
annum in lieu of s1.Oso. which they now
receive In making this recommenda-
ton. Major Sylvester says:
The Major and Superintendent. after
a careful investigation of police meth
DDS and salaries paid in other jurisdic-
tions. is OF the opinion. as heretofore ex-
pressed. that the privates should be di-
vided into three grades-those OF Class 1
10 receive $500 per annum. and after two
years probation. provided intelligent at
tention to duty merits the same they
should be promoted to Class 2 at a sal
2ry of 81 .OS0 per annum: and then. II in
telligent attention to duty merits fur
ther promotion after a service of five
years, they should be promoted TO Class
3, at 81 zoo per annum.
For his desk sergeants. who now re-