The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-28
Operating Expenses of City Reduced S323,52O-Agree- ment Had Been Previous ly Reached
NAMES OF THOSE TO
 BE DROPPED FROM
 ROLLS ANNOUNCED
In Police Department Shirley
 Becomes Captain, New man Sergeant; Five Ser geants Reduced to Ranks

The budget of expenses for the fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1915, was form ally adopted at short session of the city commissioners. held yesterday afternoon. The cuts in the several departments of the city total s323.52o instead of the cut of s355.o00 as first proposed. Every item of the budget was gone over carefully by the commissioners and was agreed on at the regular conference of the com mission held yesterday morning.
 With one exception it went through, at the meeting yesterday afternoon, as Com missioner Weatherly introduced a resolu- tion to retain Jack X. Thomas as inspec- tor of street and sidewalks at a salary of $S0 per month. Commissioner Ward ob- jected, stated that the budget had been agreed upon and that while he had no objections to MT. Thomas he thought if any one should be retained 1t should be one of the persons who had been longer in the employ of the city.
 Mir Weatherly stated that he had in- tended to suggest the retention of MT. Thomas previous to the budget being agreed upon as he had been informed by Assistant City Attorney M. M. Ullman that one-half of the damage suits against the city would be avoided by the inspec- tion of the streets and sidewalks, Judge Lane made the same statement and voted with Commissioner Weatherly to retain the inspector.
 Lighter Upon Police
 The police department was not cut as deep as first intended and the budget shows the expenses of this department re- duced by s2250 month. There were a number of reductions in rank and 3S men were dropped from the rolls whose names appear below. The fire department Is cut $9940 per month and 4s men and one inspector dropped from the rolls. Chief Middleton has not yet decided on the men to be dropped. The street department is cut one-third and the other departments practically as planned.
 All those dropped from the rolls in each department will be notified at once and their services to end for the city on August 15 Among those who are employ of the city for years and in- clude:
 Inspectors in health department: N. R. Keeling, J. w. Mills, J. O. Wolff, A. NJ. Bivins, R. T. Boatrite. J. s. Meehan, C. w. James
 Foremen From Street Departmental. P. Allen, N. Gist J. W. Dumas, B. M. War mock, w. M. King, w. J. Brooks.
 R. J. Strickland, meat and milk inspec- tor.
 NJ. T. Coleman, warehouseman.
 l-..x ..t~ ferred to warehouseman.
 F. z. Temerson, claim agent, legal de- partment.
 Stenographer in legal department
 Bailiff Todd of recorders court, trans ferred to police department.
 Two building inspectobrs dropped.
 One plumbing inspector, W. c. Warren. A. J. Hall, inspector of weights and measures.
 One-third street lights discontinued, at saving of $1400 a month.
 Fairgrounds department abolished Z Nespor dropped.
 Humane society appropriation discon- tinued.
 Welfare department appropriation dis continued.
 Changes in Department
 All charity appropriations discontinued. Among changes in the police depart ment are: Reductions: T. J. Shirley. re- duced from assistant chief to captain; P. J. Newman, reduced from captain to sergeant; A. L. Morrow, reduced from sergeant to patrolman; w. s. Cole. re- duced from sergeant to patrolman: P. A. Cochran, reduced from sergeant to patrol man. R. G. Waldrop. reduced from ser geant to patrolman; G. E. Dev:ne. reduced from sergeant to patrolman; V. Ogles, reduced from chauffeur to supernumerary patrolman
 Patrolmen reduced to supernumeraries c. L. Richardson. R. F. Millican. T. E. McGibboney (E), c. c. Furey (E). James O'Hare OI). F. M. Bartlett (E), s. R Hales (E).
 sergeants dropped: G. w. Armstrong, J. E. Burke J. H. Burns. James Bro- die (E).
 Patro1men dropped: J. B. Haffey. J w O'Neal, J. M. Jones. J. B. Brown J. R. farrell. J. T. Gambill, E. A. Eos. ter, S. w. Roberts, J. A. Turner, K. K Hickman. T. w. Ray, s. K. Krokorian c. L. Allen, w. A. Love, H. B. Fisher