The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-29

In an effort to reduce the expenses
of the city and bring them within the
reduced income for the coming year
the city commissioners yesterday took
the first step by cutting the salaries
Of the heads OF all the departments.
and reducing the membership OF the
police department by thirteen men.
Station house men. patrol drivers and
captains are reduced in number and
will do twelve hours 6uty. while the
patTOlmen will continue their eight
hours, but there Will be fewer OF them
Two special officers win lose their
positions as a result OF the retrenCh-
ment and two detail men also will
seek other situations. In explanation
Of this reduction the commissioners
state that the Citys income tho com
ing year will he $4,000 or $4,000 short
of that Of the past twelve months and
that the retrenchment neCame ne
cessity.
The budget however win be further
considered at a meeting which will
take place at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
According to the budget as read the
first time. these men are i'm line for
the axe: one captain Of police, two
special officers, four patroImcu, two
mounted men, one desk sergeant one
patrol driver and two detail men
REDUCTION OF SALARIES
In addition to the above, the follow
ing changes in salaries VIII proba1ly
become effective today: Comptroller.
from $4,000 TO S1,20o annually. "a cut
Of $500; assistant comptroller. $1,000.
raise from $500; city clerk. 81. 500.
an increase over $1.32O; tan collector,
$1,000 Al cut from SI,62O; tax assessor.
$1,000, a raise from $1,000 building
inGnaHtnr "a
corder, 1920, an increase from $500:
plumbing inspector, $1,000 a decrease
from $500; city engineer. $500. a cut
from S2,10U.
PROTEST THE CUT.
CITY Engineer Thornton and Building
Inspector Shaclelford both strongly
protested the cuts In their respective
salaries when the clerk had read the
budget as nov drawn up. at the meet
ing. Mr.. Shackelford was especially {,
strong In his defense of his own office, !
the duties Of which IL required, and the !
fact that the high cost OF living these
days made the cut come SO 1ncOnven-
lent lie called attention to the fact
that when the TetrenChment was !
started about q year ago, he was the
only one who offered to stand for "A
out in salary at that time and ex-
pressed his feeling in writing In a
letter TO the mayor, which the latter I
recalled yesterday afternoon. No re-
Lief, however, was promised the build
ing Inspector, although he did think,
and so expressed himself, il unfair.
to be among those singled out for a re
duction in salary, when the reduction
did not extend to all
City Engineer Thornton drew ap1
plause from the assembled crowd nv
his address to the board IA his own
behalf, saying that his Office was be-
ing conducted more cheapiy now. 50
far as help was concerned, than in the
cIty's history: that when he was in
Quoted into Office. Il was with the ex-
press ur5erstan nding that he was to
receive sl15 monthly He then re-
called that had his recommend datfo1R
have been adopted, the city woutd not
now be facing the proposition Of tear
ing away imperfect work, to Dr re-
placed by work which would stand.
lie then brought a round OF apnl.tlyse.
when he stated that he was read. and
willing 10 stand for the cut IL It went
70 all alike, but he did not appreciats
the idea OF being among the few thus
singled ont
The question IS affecting each de
partment head and employe will be dis
posed Of at the meeting, which has
oeen called for the purpose at . O'Clock
this afternoon