The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-23
POLICE BUDGET is GIVEN
VERY LIGHT TRIMMING
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In his opinion, they were receiving
enough now in proportion TO the rest
of the force Six precinct detectives
who have been long in the service
on patrolmen's pay were increased TO
81 200 per year. Doormen were rails
ed from 5000 to 1850 per year and
the eight matrons in the department
to 1920. an increase OF $50 per year
for each.
In urging an increase OF 5000 per
year for Or. Gorenfio, the department
surgeon. and DR.. Griffith Thomas,
first aid" surgeon, Mr.. Croul spoke
OF the splendid work done by both
men.
IL couldn't begin TO tell you how
many battered heads DIR. Thomas mas
fixed up" he said IF you ever get
out on a tear and have to be taken
TO a station he's the man who u
straighten you up
DIR. Gorenfio will receive $1,000 and
Or. Thomas 81 300 under the new
schedule.
Carrying out the same policy, the
aldermen granted all the salary in
creases asked in the signal depart
ment, including a 5000 boost for Sup.
Spoonnenburg.
The item OF S162.0 900 for the 200 ad-
ditional patrolmen naturally excited
the widest discussion OF any or the
items In the budget Commissioner
Croul declared that he was ashamed
OF the conditions existing I'm some Of
the precincts.
You Just ought TO see the stack OF
complaints in my Office" he added
Il am almost ashamed to see a man
come into my ONCE, for il is almost
certain that ne has a complaint 10
make. The only thing can do is TO
show him how | am fixed out in the
precincts. and tell him that | simply
haven't the men. II you want me 10
protect this city properly IL is up TO
you TO give me the men. Why, do
you know that there are only four
more men doing patrol duty in this
city today than there were in 1907
And in that time the city's area has
increased from IL square miles 10 AZ
square miles. Additional men have
been allowed from time TO time, but
Il have been compelled TO put them
on special details. There Is no city
in the country with an area OF AZ
square miles that has less than 1000
patrolmen We have 66S men all told.
Our cycle squad and the automobile
squad. answering 5000 calls per
month an an average, are all that
have saved the day. | don't know
what would have done without
them"
The committee allowed an item Of
$42e to permit the commissioner to
transfer the harbormaster's ONCE
from the lighting commissions dock
to the foot OF Baldwin-ave., where he
has made arrangements TO lease a
portion of the dock from Schmidt
Bros. at the figure named, per year.
He regards this as an ideal location.
The lighting commission has ordered
the department TO yacate the present
location.
The largest cut made by the com
mittee was an item OF $4,000 for a
new station to replace the Scotch sta.
ton, IL being proposed to erect the
new building further west Aid. Walsh
and Garvey objected TO the Scotch
station being abandoned. arguing that
IL the station were removed Clark
Park would be unsafe for citizens. be-
cause OF the hoodlums who congregate
there. Besides the aldermen thought
the commissioner could get along
without a new station inasmuch as he
had been allowed 200 new policemen.
The committee on sewers, Wednes-
day afternoon, dealt literally with
the sewer budget. allowing the two
big trunk sewers asked for by Public
Works Commissioner Haarer, except
two sections of the west-side sewer
north OF the Boulevard. The conf
mittee voted TO increase the salary Of
Peter Dunn, chief superintendent Of
the sewer department, from $500 to
81, 1000 per year. His two assistants,
who now receive s27 per week, were
allowed $500 per year each. The
three sewer inspectors were raised
from $24 a week 10 $1,000 per year.
and the chief clerk was allowed an
increase OF from s2l to s25 per week