Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-05-06
POLICE BUDGET
Is PRESENTED
REQUIRE $4,000 FOR SUPPORT OF
CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
LICE REGULATIONS PROHIBIT
ENTERING SALOONS.
PAVING COMPANY WANTS SET
TLEMENT-DE LINES MORE Paw
4 ING UNLESS 1T SEES WHERE
MONEY IL COMING FROM.

The first recommendation for Il depart.
ment budget for the coming wear was
submitted to the city council Yesterday
afternoon bv the police committee. The
recommendation asks for IN expenditure
Of $1,000 for that department. and pro
vides for the employment of total of
Y thirteen men. including the chief and
minor officers.
VI The salaries provided for are a. fol
lows: City marshal. Sl25 per month. or
$500 4 year: night lieutenant. 800 per
month or $1,000 a wear; day lieutenant,
500 per month. or 500 a year: two day
patrolmcn 80 Il month each. or a total
Of $l.OS0; four night mounted police. 800
q month each. or S2.GI0 wear: one citv
hall day officer. SO a month. or $40 a
wear; one city hall night officer. $l5 a
month or 500 year: total. $1,000 The
recommendation does away with the su-
perintcndent of city Scavenger carts. and
conferS the duties of that Office upon the
city sanitary inspector
In line with the budget. which was re-
ferrcd To the finance committee for adop-
tlon # advisable. the police committee
also presented a set Of rules and regula-
tions which will have for their purpose
governing the appointing Of police Off
GERS. their qualifications and duties.
Among the rules i one prohibiting police
officers from entering Il saloon. unless he
does 50 for the purpose of keeping the
peace or 10 make I'm arrest. and should
any officer be found under the influence
Of lntOXicantS. the citv marshal il called
upon To suspend him. pending investiga-
tion Of his ease IN the police committee.
The members of the council generally
believed that the idea of the rules and
regulations as submitted were good and
unanimous vote of the members pres
cnt resulted in its adoption AZ submitted
with four amendments suggested by Al
derman :. H. Dworman.
The rules read rs follows:
"Supcrnumcrarics To bc paid out If
salaries of regular officers
Special police to be paid by parties
requiring special police service.
Regular police. Supernumeraries and
special police to be- appointed bv the
mayor. subject to approval of the city
council
No police officer can be removed or
suspended for more than three DAYS Nv
the city marshal without approval of
mayor and city council
1T il the duty Of the city marshal 10
suspend (pcnding Investigation Nv the
police committceD any officer found un-
der the influence of liquor. drinking in
toXlcantS or entering u saloon. unless he
enters Il saloon for the purpose Of Keep
ing peace or making an arrest
The city hall must not at any tima be
left without an officer on duty To answer
fire and police calls The police Ii;ut.n-
ants must relieve the city hall officers
should it be necessary for them 70 leave
the city hall
The city hall officers must hav, 4
knowledge Of both English and Snari>h
languages to enable them To intelliyrntly
answer telephone calls in case of fire. etc.
"All police officers must understand
both English and Spanish languages
The night lieutenant must make The
rounds of each ward at intervals to see
that the mounted police are on their
beats and strictly attending to their
duty.
The experimenting Of the city scav-
enger carts will be performed by the city
sanitary Inspector who will have same
authority as a police officer The Office
Of superintendent Of Scavcngcr carts un
der the police department is abolished
The regulations were signed by H. l..
Cain, chairman of the committee. and
VIM. G.. Craig
VI Mayor "A. Ii. Cole reported To the coun
Gil that the committee appointed To ar
range for a loan not exceeding 5000 for
the purpose of purchasing a new boiler
for the water and light plant. had found
that ut the most this amount would be
needed. lie said the committee would at
once make arrangements for the loan,
and would report to the council mt the
next meeting for its approval Of the
committees act
The mayor recommended, prompted BY
the budget submitted by the police com
mittee, that each department committee
present aS early as possible list of rec
concentrations for their respective de
partments during the coming year.
A request in the nature of demand b.
the CreoSotcd Wood Block Paving Co,
through Superintendent Brunei, their
representatives that the city take some
J.. definite action in raparI Tn fhair accounf