Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-09

meetings. Mr.. COX Shiu ''"' ."
thought Mr.. Davis should give some
excuse for not attending the meet
lines. MIR. Wallace said mat MI.
Davis had been hurt at the shipyard
and that his injury had prevented MN
from attending some of the meetings
MIR. Cox moved that MIR. Davis De
expelled from the council, but thefe
was no second 10 me motion ana the
matter was dropped.
on motion of Mr.. Ford. the council
resolved itself into committee OF the
whole 10 consider the retrenchment
report and Councilman q. +. VIA, OF
the First ward. was elected chairman
of the committee.
Let Board Make Schedule.
After the chairman called the com
mittee OF the whole together. Mr..
Ford said that he understood that the
council at It's last meeting had left on
the consideration of the report of the
retrenChment committee al the pro
posed cut in the police department.
He said that inasmuch as there had
been considerable discussion about
the police department and that as
there was a diversity of opinion as to-
how the cut in the department should
he made. he Ought that the council
should fix the salaries of the chief,
sergeants, patrolmen and patrol wagon
drivers and appropriate a lump sum
for the department and then let the
board of police commissioners make
up the schedule of the department.
determining upon the number of
patrolmen and sergeants that are
necessary. He declared that the COM
missioners had held a meeting and
agreed that II cut in the depart.
mcnt was necessary the board could
run the department next year on $685.
$40.
Mr.. Ford's Resolution.
In accordance with this plan, Mr.
Ford introduced the following resol
ton:
BE II resolved by the council OF the
city of Newport News that section
of an ordinance prescribing the num-
Der Of officers and men who shall com
pose the police force of this city with
the salary of each as amended be
amended and reordained TO read as
follows:
THAT the police force of this city
shall consists of one chief of police.
who shall likewise be the head of the
detective department at q salary of
81 300 and such sergeants and partrol-
man and patrol wagon drivers as the
board of police commissioners NAV
determine; the salary of the sergeanis
not to exceed SS5 per month: the
salary Of the patrolmen not to exceed
$40 per month and patrol drivers not
TO exceed S65 per month, provided.
however. that at no time shall said
board expend more money than Is APP
propriated for said purposes. That
said board of police commissioners be
and IL is hereby authorized to make
such appointments from time to time
rpd subject TO such rules and regula-
tlons as il may from time 10 time
prescribe"
MIR. chssdle Offers Amendment.
Mr.. Cheadle offered as an amend
ment that the police board be given
s26.5S0 for the coming year to run the
department. This amount Is the same
as that appropriated for the depart
ment OF the present fiscal year.
Councilman Cox said that he was
opposed to cutting the police depart
ment and that he thought the com
mittee should hear from Chairman II.
B. Hoims, Of the board of police com
missioners. who was present. Mr..
Holmes was granted the privilege OF
the floor.
impair Efficiency Of Force.
At the outset, Mr.. Holmes said that
fha. loo H.. I'll
would handicap the department and
impair its efficiency to some extent.
However, il the council found il abso-
lutely necessary to make the cut, the
commissioners. he said. would CO
operate with the council. The board.
he said. had made ont a schedule for
the department within an appropria-
ton Of S23.140 per annum. This
schedule provides for one chief at a
salary OF $500. two patrol sergeants
st $S5 per month each: 81 patrol
men at $40 per month. two wagon
drivers at Sos per month and $500 for
incidental expenses.
Work Men Longer Hours.
Mr.. Holmes said that under the
schedule outlined II would be neces-
sary to re-arrsnge the force and work
tre men an average OF about ten
hours out OF every tweBty-four. in
siesd OF eight borrs as at the present
time. The board has planned. he said.
TO work fewer men in the day in order
to properly patrol the city at night
When Mr.. Holmes concluded. Mr..
Ford made a vigorous address on the
condition OF the city's finances. de-
caring the figures printed yesterday
we're misleading. tie said that
cut OF the balance OF $4,000 on hand
on April I. 1910. an appropriation OF
SIC .oeo for the schools must be made;
the bin OF the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway Company for more than xa.-