Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-03
no EXPANSION IN The FORCE
Police and Fire Departments Limited
by Lack Of Funds.
LEGISLATIVE BIUEDER CAUSE
Unruly and Careless Firemen Are
Severely disciplined and One Dis
missed from Service Because
of MisbehRviOr.

mtnAeo from service neehuAc
of MisbebaviOr.
Omaha Is to be without Increased police
protection, not only during the rest OF
the year 1909, but also during 1910 accord
ing to a conclusion reached at Tuesday
evenings meeting Of the Board OF Fire
and Police commissioners. Chief Of Po-
lice Donshue was asked IL there was any
chance for the appointment Of new pa
trolmen. and in reply he explained that
the present condition of the police fund
made it just barely possible to get through
the year as the force now stands, the men
not receiving the salary increases pro-
vided by law.
He also stated that. although an in
crease of $4,000 is provided for in the 1910
police budget by the last legislature. the
Increase in salaries provided for VIII
amount to about $4,000. so there will be
a deficit in 1910 with only the present
number Of men comprising the force.
Therefore, he says, no more men can be
hired. either this year or next, and the
force will have to be cut down somewhat
In 1910. when the new salary Increases go
into effect.
Mayor Dahlmau was empowered to sign
for the board. the contracts between the
board and members Of the fire and police
departments, relative to the walving OF
claims to salary increase in 1909. BY these
Agreements the policemen and firemen
agree to work at the present pay for the
rest Of the year.
Applications Of two former firemen for
reinstatement were turned down, as the
fire FUND viii not allow any increase in
expenditures.
Committed Named.
At last nights meeting OF the commits
sioners a permanent organization was eff
fected. Hereafter the board will meet
| Tuesday evening, instead Of Monday.
Mayor Dshlman was declared ex-offlclo
chairman Of the board and w. ]. Hunter
was elected chairman and oharles j. Kar.
bach secretary. The mayor appointed the
standing committees as follows:
Building and Property-wappich, Hoye
and karbach.
Ffnance-Hunter, Karbach and wappich.
Men and Observation-Disclosures, Hunter
and Hoye.
Laws and ordinances-Hoye. wappich
and Hunter.
Discipline for Firamen.
Captain Patrick Cogan OF Hose company
No. . occupied considerable Of the time
~ ~ AANtNAh6 III OAEl iIS CilhTk
against three of his men, Ira Henderson.
Harry o'Hearn and william Clark. Hen
derson was fined s. and costs for report
ing late for duty one day and was also
tried on the charge of playing sick so he
could get a day off now and then and
have a good time.
Chief Salter told the board that MANY of
the firemen were In the habit Of feigning
sickness in order to attend a dance or at.
tend some other affair. Henderson was
discharged with a caution that the next
time he was caught playing sick he would
he dismissed from the service.
OHearn was dismissed from the fire de.
p%artrnent after a hearing, Il being said
that he had been absent from duty tffr.
teen times during the past year, many OF
the times without leave. The chief said
that he used to take auto rides once in a
while and fail TO. remember that he had a
job. r
Clark was fined s. and costs. refused
his pay for the time he had been sus.
pended and warned not to be guilty AGAR
of disorderly conduct in quarters by uslns
vulgar LANGUAGE toward his superiors. HI
admitted that he was guilty of the act
but not the Intention
Being a victim OF loan sharks probably
FdhGu EuhdTu M ALTERS OF IRE engine
company No, 3, from being severely pun.
lshed by the board. He had been ordered
by the commissioners to help support his
mother by contributing s. a month to her
but had not done SO, and was therefore
charged with disobeying orders, A letter
from his mother to the commissioner ex.
planned that her son helped her when he
could. but was being victimized by loar
sharks and salary Grabbers, and therefore
did not always have So left of his month.
pay to give to her. The charges against
hin, we're dismissed.
Fleming Popular or FaPnam Beat.
Citing that Patrolman E. N. Fleming he's
broken up a bothersome rang of men and
boys who used. TO annoy residents on tho
Farnam street beat. between Twenty.
fourth and Thirty-second streets. which
he has now, a large number of citizens
on that street signed a petition that wa.
presented to the board last night. Il
asked mat the officer be kept on that beat
to continue his good work. The petition
was placed on file and will be granted as
early as is feasible by the assignment OF
pa;rolluon to the various beats. The Off.
ctrsLre usually rotated from one beat &c
another.
T.o,a the sale of the sx condemned
Ere Lcr cs auetioned off last week. tht
sum VI ~ , as realized, according to a re.
Fort, made To the board. No more ami
mails VIII be bought al present.
Ice in small amounts for the daily de
livery 10 the various fire engine house.
was contracted for at the rate of IS cent.
a hundred pounds, The Omaha Ice anc
Cold STORAGE company will furnish 1t.
TO allow him to get married and hav,
a day afterwards in which to think thIng
over, the commissioners granted William
Hyland. a member Of hose company No. 5
a two days leave of absence. Patrolmar
A.. n. Glover was granted a thirty days
leave without pay and oftloer Michael Nc
GARTH was given his annual leave Of ter
days with pay. The resignation OF Patrol
man W. L. Stuli was accepted. Officer
Ean o.. Risk. Who was shot in the ankl'
when his revolver was accidentally dropped
and went off. viii be allowed pay for Ia,
time ne Is off duty because OF the wound