The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-25
CROUL ALLOWED
100 MORE COPPERS
Committee Reduces Number From
200 But Allows Nearly Every
Other Item in Budget.

Following the example set by the
ways and means committee OF the
council, the board OF estimates COM
mittee In charge of the police fund, in
a meeting held In the committee room
OF the council chamber, Monday night,
allowed practically every item asked
for by Police Commissioner Frank II.
Croul, outside OF that providing for
200 additional patrolmen. the number
being reduced 10 $50 Thus the esti-
majors concur In the splendid compli-
ment paid Mr. Croul by the common
| council. Their action practically
amounts to an Endorsement OF his adj
| ministration.
or the members of the committee,
which Is headed by Henry G. Wob-
rock, only one. Estimator Klebba. was
opposed TO the motion of Estimator
Andrus to allow $50 new patrolmen In
stead of 200 Klebba thought that
100 additional men would be plenty,
and threatened 10 make q fight on the
proposition In committee OF the whole
President Eddie Barnett expressed
approval OF the committees action,
pointing out that the Detroit Board OF
Commerce, among whose members
were some of the heaviest taxpayers
In the city, was anxious TO see Com
missioner Croul get at least $50 new
men.
The committee cut a total OF s44,-
300 from the budget of sl,06S. 612.7s
submitted by the council. or this
amount, SAL 800 was accounted for by
reducing the number of extra police
men from 200 to 100. The items al
lowed by the council for new auto
equipment were allowed to stand, as
were the salary increases for the most
part An increase OF $3.50 per year
was denied Secretary George Walters
however.
The committee in charge of the
| board OF education and public library
funds, Edgar O. Wardell chairman
met In the public library Monday aft
ernoon, and made only two small cuts
aggregating $1,000, In the budget sub
mitted by the library commission. The
| budget that will be submitted to the
board as whole totals 1851 ,122 %
as against $334.Sl7.62 allowed in 1910
The committee clipped $1,000 from
| the book appropriation. reducing IL TO
! $4,000, and $500 from an estimate oil
| s. $50 for furniture and supplies. The
| largest item In the budget is that OF
$4,000 for the purchase OF a site
! for the new Carnegie central library
The commission has an option on a
| piece OF property out Woodward-ave.
| opposite the proposed art museum
site. The money for the purchase OF
! this land will be raised by bonds.
IL is practically certain that the
committee will allow the $4,000 asked
/ by the board OF education for the pur.
chase OF additional land adjoining the
Bishop school for playground pur
poses. IL is also inclined to act favor
! ably on the estimate of $23 900, In
addition TO an appropriation OF $l7,
900 allowed last year, for the pur
chase OF site for the George school
| The committee does not favor the ac
| ceptance of the school site offered by
| the Marshland Boulevard Land Co.
south OF Jefferson-ave., in the Fair
view district. The committee believes
that the school should be located
north of Jefferson-ave. The commit
tee will meet again Tuesday after
of estimates, and expects TO have its
board Wednesday night.
The committee on streets is max
ing it's final inspection of the streets
today.
The board of estimates, in commit
tee of the whole, Monday night, APP.
proved the reports of the committees
! on the public lighting, sewer and
market funds and on the sinking fund
for the annexed district, making no
change whatever.
The board rescinded 100000 worth
Of garbage plant bonds and the 1925,
900 worth of bonds formerly issued
for the purchase OF voting machines
On motion OF Estimator Porter, the
board voted to cancel $15,156 of bonds
that had been fioated for the purpose
Of building the Buchanan-st. sewer
from Eighteenth to Twenty-second-st
which cannot be built until after the
| Twenty-third-st sewer is COMPLETED