The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-14
COMMITTEE MAKES FEW
CUFFS IN POLICE BUDGET
Allows Fifty New Patrolmen
and Every Salary Increase
Asked For

me council committee on ways and
means, Wednesday afternoon approx
ed the budget OF the police depart
ment, amounting TO s1.196,7l3, prac-
ticaily as submitted. Police Commits
sioner Croul appeared before the COM
mittee and the budget was put
through in less than two hours. An
item OF $l,565 for patrol boxes was
eliminated while action was post.
poned on an item Of s24,S70 for i'm.
proyements In the signal service.
One OF the most important recon-
mendations is for so new patrolmen
at salary OF $50 each. The items
OF $453,622 for 4l6 patrolmen al ST..
100 and $25S.440 for 264 patrolmen nj
$3.50 We're allowed.
In the budget this year appropria.
ton for five detective sergeants at
$l,20O Is eliminated. while the number
OF detective lieutenants is increased
to % at a salary OF $1,000. each. The
commissioner explained that he plan.
ned an Improvement In the system Of
promotion in the detective depart
ment In making this cnange.
The salary of Assistant Chief OF De.
tectiyes Lally was increased from
$500 TO $4,000 and the salary of Sec.
rotary George Walters increased from
$4,000 TO $4,000
The subject OF increases In salary
resulted in much discussion among
the aldermen, Aid. Allan insisting
Council Secretary Ed Schreiter
should also receive an increase
from $4,000 TO $1,000 The com.
mittee decided to put IL in a supple
mental estimate for this increase.
Aid Tossy then insisted that the sal
airy OF Porter J. Murphy, secretary
OF the ID. p. w. be also increased TO
$4,000. In fact, he wanted all the de-
partmeIt secretaries put on the same
salary basis, but this plan was not In.
dorsed. The generosity OF the com.
mittee was shown when the salary of
Secretary Prenzlauer. OF the poor
commission, was discussed He re.
ceiyes Sl,100 from the city and 81 900
from the county, thus getting more
than any other department secretary
at the present time. No increase in
his salary was asked, but some OF the
aldermen wanted to know why il
hadn't been raised $500, so that he,
too, would receive $4,000
Aid Garyey then declared Sergeant
Hicks, assigned to the mayors ONCE.
a valuable man, and that his salary
should be raised above $1,000. Com
missioner Croul stated that his de-
partment received no benefit from
the services Of the sergeant, and sGg.
gested that the committee give him
extra compensation as sergeant-at-
arms OF the council. Ii was decided
to put in supplemental estimate OF
$500 for this purpose.
Returning to the police budget. the
committee listened TO Commissioner
Crours explanation OF the need OF a
deputy superintendent OF police to
relieve the present deputy. An item
of $1,000 for this purpose was allow
ed. A new item OF $lI00 was also
allowed for a patrolman as assistant
In the Identification bureau.
The next important item encounter.
ed was the estimate OF S14.133 for
requirements and repairs to auto
and cycle patrols. The commission
er declared that under the present
system or using automobiles instead
OF horses the city saves considerable
money, and that such an allowance
should be considered matter OF
economy The sum OF $l7.500 was
asked and allowed for new auto
patrols and motor wagon equipment.
The commissioner said he wanted to
purchase four new machines, abso-
lutely necessary TO the department"
The committee also went over the
estimates OF the poor commission, the
ID. p. w. general fund, the art
museum, and the city plan and i'm
provement commission The only
changes in these budgets was elimin.
ating $4,000 from the estimate of $l0,-
600 submitted by the city plan and
improvement association. The Sc, eo1
allowed last year has not been spent
but IL under contract.
Aid. Gilman found no estimate had
been put in for O special election for
charter revision and the necessary
funds will be asked in supplemental
estimate.
The council committee on claims
and accounts began work on the
school board budget, Wednesday aft
ernoon, and allowed an estimate OF
81, QQQ=fer@tMa=epe schools