The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-31
D.P.W. BULGE WILL
RUN CLOSE To
100000
This Is Nearly Two Million Over
Last Years Figures, But Commits
sioner Haarer Says the Money
Is Needed.
Police Department Asks 200 New
Patrolmen and Salary Boosts
Lighting Estimates Higher, Too.

MY budget this year viii be close
TO 100000 said Public Works Com
missioner Haarer. Saturday morning
know that Is bfg increase, nearly
$2.O0O.0O0 more than asked last year,
hut 1t can't be helped. am trying TO
keep the figures down as low as pos
sibly can. Detroit, you know. is get
ting to be a pretty big town and | am
getting requests for improvements.
such as sewers, for instance. from new
industrial institutions, that in former
years were not made at all. These
things are all needed and It will take
money TO put them In"
Practically the entire force in the
department OF works is at work on the
budget and the commissioner expects
TO have 1t ready for submission to the
controller by Monday.
The commissioners asked last year
R3,204 POSTS.
crouI Wants More. Too.
Police Commissioner Croul asks ST.
11S,797.36 with which TO run the police
department and install some new
Ideas. during 1910.
Last year S799,S20 was allowed,
ond the amount asked was $901..
99270.
Among the larger items In the 1910
budget is a request for $4,000 for
automobile equipment; a proposition
To add 500 year TO the salary Of
every uniformed officer drawing 81,
500 or less; $1,000 for new motor
cycles; end 200 new patrolmen at an
initial salary OF 1910.
Captains, now drawing $500 per
year, lieutenants, sergeants, patrol
men and doormen all figure In the pro-
posed increase OF 500 year. Detec-
tives, precinct detectives, and Night
superintendent Mack, whose salary is
$l,660 and Capt. Alphonse Baker, OF
the Central precinct, who draws $4,000
per year. are not 10 benefit by the
raise
Commissioner Croul asks $3.50 for
improvements TO the police signal
service. and $4,000 for the instala-
ton OF additional patrol boxes in the
outlying districts. twenty-five horses
are asked for the mounted squad at
1925 each; total $5.625.
The $4,000 item for automobile
equipment is separate from a request
for $500 for equipping the proposed
auto patrols with stretchers, and first
aid surgical cases. that they may be
used as ambulances on all police calls.
The ambulance proposition seems
20 me to depend on the success OF the
automobile item" says Commissioner
Croul. II don't think the old style
patrol wagons will be practical as
ambulances. But II we get the auto
patrols, they will respond to all acct
dent calls Of an emergency nature"
"Flrst Aid" Glasses Planned.
In this connection, Commissioners
Croul asks that Or. Griffith Thomas
now ranking as patrolman. be made
First Aid Surgeon. with an increase OF
salary from $1,000 TO $1,000 The
proposition is TO have DR.. Thomas
hold classes for signal officers, and
teach them the rudiments Of first aid
TO the injured. In this way, every
auto patrol--if auto patrols are al
lowed-will be equipped with signal
officer who is practically an ambul-
ance surgeon. fitted for first aid work
Police Surgeon Gorenho will supet
wise the work An increase of from
$1,000 TO 81 500 is asked Tor him.
Commissioner .Craul wants a dep
uty superintendent" at $4,000 Detec-
1--WE Judd Lombard, now acting assist
ant uperintendent, on a detective
lieutenants salary, would probably
get the job.
The cost OF the auto patrol now in
commission, and paid for out Of Com
missioner Croul's own pocket, is to be
taken out of the $4,000 appropriation.
The wagon cost $4,910. and was made
by the Packard Motor Works.
Commissioner Croul wants more
patrol wagons, and motor truck for
the sealer Of weights and measures.
Would Boost Many Salaries.
Requested increases In salary are
quite general and pronounced. Some
of them are: Capt. G. L. Sponenburgh.
of the signal service, $1,000 to $1,000;
assistant signal superintendent 81 200
10 $t.400; machinist, $500 to 81 900:
nine operators, 5000 TO $1,000; three
time keepers, 5000 TO S940; eight
matrons, $50 10 $50 per month; Chief
Clerk Bernie Chappee, Of Supt Dow
ney's office, $1,000 to $500. Chappee
once got 81 ,500, but the estimators
cut IL, two years ago. Stenographer
Leo Banker Is down for boost from
81 ,034 TO $1,000.
Sergt. Herman Auberlln, supern-
tendent of buildings and repairs, now
drawing 81 100 as a sergeant, wants
$1,000 as building superintendent.
Discussing his request for 200 new
patrolmen, Commissioner Croul said !:
THE city needs them, badly There
are beats where the residents don't
see a policeman In a month. What
want is not more, officers. but more
men to walk beats"
Lighting Budget Higher.
The public lighting commission
submitted its estimates 20 the con.
troller, Saturday morning The com
mission asks $537. 052.S1, which ia
s3o.621.79 more than asked last year.
the amount allowed in 1909 was 1857.
32442.
The largest item I'm the lighting
estimates is that of 1895, 424.06 for
extensions. For operation and main.
tenance s19S,797.50 is desired. The
commission would like TO provide itg
general superintendent with an auto
mobile, but In this request is very
modest, asking only $1,000. For a
new building TO be used for store
rooms and shops, Sac asa is asked.
At the request Of the park commits.
sloner the lighting commission sub.
mits an item OF S5,093. not included in