New-York tribune., 1912-08-24
bic INCREASES IN BUDGET
Waldo Alone Wants $780,
395 More than Before.
FOR DOUBLE HIS SALARY
In Proportion, Commissioner
Fosdick Requests Even
Greater Advance.

Estimates Of The city departments and
county Offices for maintenance and opera
ton during the year 1918 arc being re-
celved daily by the Board Of Estimate
and Apportlonment All matters are sono
into In great detail. showing the require
ments for the coming year as compared
with amounts allowed for similar puT-
poses this year, and the actual eXpcndi-
lures for previous periods.
The Committee on Budgctary Publicity
this year has made a special effort TO
make tho various financial statements
clear. so that those persons interested N
the fiscal administration Of the city AZ
fairs can form an intelligent judgment ot
tho financial position of the city
The Police Department stands out prom
lnently among all the other city depart
mcnts in the amount of increase re-
quested for the coming year. Comnlis-
sioner Waldo asks for n budget OF fl''-
3fo.177 20, as compared with sl6,oS''Hl ~
used in 1912. This advance OF S,3oo.o91 ~
is 2o6 per cent over tho entire amount
asked for during the present year.
Heads List Himself.
Al the ntnO Ol lllF ii'N ~ WV
Department Commissioner Waldo places
his own name. with plea that the salary
Of the Commissioner be raised from ShJ"
TO $1,000. lie also requests moro salary
for his secretary. stcnoCraphcr and eXecn-
tive clerk. an aggregate increase OF about
$1,000 IN the appropriation for the eNecu-
tive Office Of tho department.
Besides these employees OF the depart
n,ent the Commissioner would also have
tho chief clerk, bookkoopcrs and deputy
clerks benefit, and he wants two extra
etonogrnphcrs at $40 year added l"
the Office OF tho chief clerk.
There arc ninety-onc captains in tho
department. now receiving S76) year
whose salaries the Commissioner woulh
raise TO $500 each. lie also requests that
fourteen additional captains bc created St
$500 a year each. There arc Cos ger
gcants. now receiving $l.7N a year, for
whom tho Commissioner asks salary In
croascs TO $3.50. with tho added stipula-
tion that scventy-ive additional positions
In this grade be created a; the same
salary.
In Juno. 1879. there worc sill patrolnon
employed on the force. and their salaries
amounted 70 sn.15f,S 500. Commissioner
Waldo asks that their salaries he IN
creased, together with a request that ono
thousand additional patrolmcn be ap-
pointed at sI.oco n year.
An additional sum OF s&al 735 81 Ia asked
FOR the pension fund. The amount con
tributed by the taxpayers to tho fund in
1912 was ss72,SO2 70.
Nearly a Quarter More.
The estimate OF the Commissioner OF
Accounts Of the budgetary requirements
Of his department for 1912 Is .2e5, l9s. as
compared with t2l5.2JO for 1912. an increase
Of 9,9is. or q per cent. Commissioner
Fosdick asks that his salary be RAISED
from $500 to $500 and that increases
be allowed his chief clerk and stenog-
raphers. IN increase of $1,000 is asked
for the accounting stan. while for the
engineering. inspecting and special stan
$50. 700 is asked. In 1872 this item amount
ed to soi.5D0. Nine new positions for en-
glneers and examiners are included in
this item, as is $1,000 for special TEN
porary staff
The estimate OF the Tenement House De-
partment for the ensuing year shows a
comparatively modest increase 10 sSiS.-
$50 81, as compared with ssO6. .327 for 1912. an
increase OF only 5.3 per cent This repre-
sents salary increases for I56 incumbents
out Of a total OF 46s. The Commissioner
asks that the salaries Of his first and
second deputies be raised to $500 each.
against the 5000 they are now receiving.