New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-18
FIRE CHIEFS
READY TO QUIT
Deputies and Battalion
Heads Stirred by Reports
of Intended Salary Cuts.
RETIRE ON HALF PAY,
PLAN THREATENED
Police Officials May Take Sim
liar Action if Hurt by Economy
Measures. II Is Asserted.


5.... .h;os Of tho Fire De-
N'e'S "'Pu'y -, a. ho.,alio,
partment ana almost al ''e
chiefs arc prepared 20 quit the service
.. rooroent's notice. according to a
~ " ...o-l.,, -, fireman
statement ''""' ~ =.
II tho Board OF Estimate ho0ep', '''
salary cuts tho ehiefs understand inc
Tirrell subcommittee VIII recommend
Such action would leave the department
-....,,.. -, .har,,o of ca,tains
PI@r''''''' '' 49, No..
Many members o. -" '"''co Dep"' "
mcnt holding the rank Of sergeant
lieutenant. captain arc ir -r'cl't' " no.
Ike M. .re chiefs. have been in the
department longer period than NAV
required bv law before retirement -
roi.iLIe. are also watching the salary
.lsshers. and IF they are included IN
the Recommendations. ~ IS asserted
they will Immediately file retirement
annlications.
The restlessness Of the hremen and
notice began when the first announce
ment was made Of the economy work
being done by the Tirrell committee.
Rumors reached the police first, It was
said there wa. 70 be q general reduc-
ton of salaries Of all men above the
rank Of patrolman.
I. was poinred out that the COM
r,ittee could make the recommendation
accordine. TO existing laws. These laws
cal for salary Of 81. 500 for sergeants,
g ana for 1jcutenants. $500 for cap
tains and $4,000 for inspectors.
Cit. u,ro Room Increased
SALARIES nave D'9' nv
Since the laws were enac.eu, . ~
Board OF Estimate mas lle q, 20 ,; 10
salaries OF the sergeahts 10 49, d. ileu
tenants 10 S2,25O, captains 70 SOU ana
inspectors 70 $500. The Board OF rs
innate can at any time revert 10 the
former scale RI Lo.rd
.,r oH Vel, ag yo that an eTort would be
nd ~ cut down the salaries of the
.biefs beginning with John Kenlon. On
TriSo,, ~ TirreI1 committee recon-
,reoSsd 49, KenIon's salary be reduced
-, S1o mo IN e OO0 and the Chief
;,,,r,odiateI,. sts+ed nubliclv that II the
I''''l's 49,, ,,,os occeD.ed hv the
I Icon nc istd.io' Lo ,~o,,IG re,ire
DTeIG y! 1se'' as -, dan,ty cb;ofs; SAL
heuue.ioi.S .! ~. .,,J "a "a ~, hrt Tho ner
aI'gs 49, 40" -. ~, , U,,, 20 no cut
IhoerSsoS 9oo '.iS' si o6n va rossiblv N
81 ION 20 '7 IT, bo+.oiio, obinfs sieo hoard
-. Soo6 80 - 80 La Ionned OFF
that SSVV a year sa oh Wa 10 De 'oPP''
ea en- u tnelI 9 o,ooU ~. .o,o,her
ne men Ihhneu'a,ety so1 Jeo;Jod
uhohclai'y, ~ was Sea'eu, an. ~ 80,
thaI ratheI than SUM ~ ."e So 800
Gus aIter Put.lHe Ia ,"'e,,ii - io'0 -,
year. OF service '"ey "o"'u i''''' va
nan pay -,,. -, 49,. ,o-,
Ih5!ke the pollce.ie! e., WIZ ar ~ IN he
pelled 10 serve t"ehty.H'e years anu DC
not Younger than nlty-are gta'S a.h GG,
lore they can ret'te, . n1e', az I'D
ne HlIsnI oe oii.y ~ 80, 49,. ,.oors
can AT the eNpiIa.io' u 800
IeaVe 'he department at nan pay
All Eligible to Retire.
All of the deputv chiefs. each receiv-
INC "a 200 a wear. have been in the ser
vice more than twenty years. The
chief Kenlon. has been twenty-seven
Years in the department. and Lally, the
deputy in charge OF Brooklyn and
Queens. has spent forty-four years in
the work. The other deputies and the
length of service are Murray, So years;
Gooderson, 35 years; Sloan, 33 years; ;
Rims and O'hara. 81 years; Burns and
King. 81 years; Martin. 30 years; Lang
ford Miner and Begin, IS years;