The Washington times., 1910-01-31
PENSIONS FUND
NEAR EXHAUSTION
Police-FiTemen Members
May Not Get Allowance
After This Month.

That the police and firemeu's pensions
fund IS practically exhausted was the
announcement made at the District
building today
Unless immediate provisions are made
the former members Of the Police and
Fire Department VIII not receive fU-
Jure pensions TO which they are entitled.
Deficiency Probable.
While there IS sufficient money on
hand 10 pay the pensions for January,
there Is q prospect OF a deficiency in
she fund next month unless there Is q
substantial increase IN the fines n the
Police Court from which the pensions
funds are derived n part
The pensions funds are made Up from
INES IN the Police Court, dog taxes. and
IN assessment OF SGD q month uPoH
each member OF Ihs Police and Fire De
partmenE
me de9ciency, IN ths opinion q on
Gals Of the Auditors Office, Is due 20
the falling OF OF fines IN ne Police
Court This IS due, in part. 10 the
acceptance OF personal bonds OF he in
position OF jan sentences under the new
vagrzucy law
The matter was brought 20 the atten-
ton Of the Commissioners today By AU-
diror TTesdale. in a statement showing
receipts and expenditures OF tho fund.
Relief Bill Introduced
RszEzinE that there was q possibility
Of such conditions, lEa5or Sylvester
drafted e. buI providing Tor fhs creation
Of q. poIlce and firemenrs relief fund.
which vas introduced by Senator Bur
kett March -, 1905
The measure provides that thu 'po-
-scerenss fund the ''fl-emen's relief
fund and the police fund shall be
DESIGNATED as The police and firemen's
relief fund. Dls-rzCt OF Columbia and
shall consist Of al fines imposed by the
Commissioners upon members OF the
PoTfcs and Fire Departments IN the
way Of discipline. all rewards received
hy members Of the departments. except
such as they may be allowed 10 retain
all net receipts from the sale OF IN
Gained property g1E the property clerk
s. a month from each member Of the de-
partmeu-s. and all fines and fOrIelCUres
paid into tho Police CONT
Taxes TO Meet Deficiency
II is provided further that should tf.e
fund at any time prove insufficient, the
Commissioners axe authorized TO direct
the Collector Of Taxes 70 deposit 70 the
credit az the fund ont OF receipts from
ali licenses other than ltIl0r licenses a
-
EEe biz was approved fg- the former
board OF Comm izsiouers and il nov be
fore Congress
Pezrre BIZ Opposed
The Commissioners today forwarded
90 Congress an uuEavorabie report on
the bin introduced by Esprsse1tatTve
Pearre Il Maryland, JzuGa-y u. au-
rhorlzinE the Commissioners 20 place
on the f--emen's pension rolls the names
Of tie Old volunteer Gramen who served
from 1S5s 20 $50
In a letter 20 Rsprasautatfve Samuel
" Smith. chairman Of the House Com
ui-ree on the District OF Columbia the
Commissioners say the pension fund IS
gradually becoming Inadequate for cur
rem demands and VIII soon he insult
GCIeuC unless some further means are
found 10 augment it.
As the fund Is made up in part BY the
deduction Of 81 from the monthly sa1a-v
OF each fireman and policeman and as
rre proposed beCeICisrles have not con
T~ibuced anything to the fund. it is not
believed. the Commissioners say. that
provision should De made 20 pension
them ont or IL