New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
WANTS NO MORE POLICE
More Protection Instead, Says
Municipal Research Bureau.
OTHER BUDGET PROTESTS
Realty Man Contends Horse
Drawn Fire Apparatus Is
Good Enough.

A representative of the budget COM
mittee Of the trustees of the Bureau OF
! Municipal Research appeared before the
BOARD of Estimate and Apportionmen'
Yesterday and protested against several
nroposed increases in city departments
LAYING particular stress upon the proposal
to increase the number OF policemen pS
FIVE hundred.
William II. Allen, representing the ou-
reau, said that this particular time was
not opportune. This Is the time tnat
the city needs more protection ana not
more policemen" said he. Continuing ne
declared that ito have more policemen Oh
the kind that the aldermanic inquiry
records show have been admitted oy the
Civil Service Commission. or TO nave moro
police like many Of those who have been
promoted or reinstated. will not give TINS
city better or more protection 10 auu
10 the number before the OBVIOUSLY
needed reorganization steps are taken VIII
be discouraging not only TO those WHO aio
trying TO secure efficient police work. put
to those employees OF the city government
whom you are passing over for Standard
zation."
He contended that there was no evil
dence to show that it was the low salary
which caused corruption in the depart
ment, as for every place it was proposed
10 fll next year there were many men
who had already passed examinations
and who wanted 10 be policemen at the
present rate Policemen were not dis
eliminated against because firemen got
more; a difference OF 500 in favor OF
calling which was fire risk was not I'M
Just.
The United Real Estate owners Asso-
citation had a representative at the meet
ing 10 protest against the budget Request
OF the Fire Department. He said that
there was no necessity for fire apparatus
in New York to be propelled by motors
as horse-drawn machines were just az
efficient and less expensive for upkeep.
He declared that Sunday night he was
present at a fire where horse-dra"n
engine arrived at the fire before a motor
engine, and that the motor machine mao
a shorter distance to go.
He declared that recently the city ac-
ouIred a piece of property for fire house
in Lexington avenue at 10Th street, paying
$4,000 for the site. whereas site equally
as good two blocks away could have been
obtained for $4,000. Taxpayers, he SAID
objected 10 the city paying for telephones
used by physicians OF the Fire Depart
ment, and they did not like to be com
PEELED to pay for bottled drinking water
for the different departments when Crotoh
water was good enough for 100000 citi-
zens of New York
objection also was made TO an appro-
prlation for an efficiency expert for the
Department OF Education, 10 the pro-
posed appropriation for the teaching oil
subnormal children and TO an increase
In the number Of high schools. Objection
TO the last named wasIon the ground that
many rich men thought that II was not a
good investment TO send all OF their boys
TO college.
The representatives. OF the Bureau OF
Municipal Research demanded that the
Department Of Education be required TO
submit a complete accounting OF the uses
10 which was put the s.. $4,000 appropriated
for the equalization of the pay OF women
teachers.
II. r. NJ. Cook. OF the Department OF
Education, said that II the Bureau OF
Municipal Research would supply the nee
essary number OF cleTks-about twenty
| fve--to do the work the account would
be rendered.