The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
MORE MONEY FOR
f|REMEN AND POLICE
Fire Department Hopes to Institute
Many Improved Methods--Aiafm
System Must Be Oyerhauled.
WORK ON NEW BUDGET
Alderman Christian Proposes UNIFORM
Salary Increase in Police Depart
mcnt-Public Employment Bureau
Doing Valuable Work

Preparing for the city's budget for
The fiscal year to begin February L.
the Finance Committee last night
heard the needs of the Fire and TO-
lice Departments. l. c. Jenkins,
president of the Board of Fire Com
missioners, presented the report of
his department.. and Mayor Ainslie
AMI Captain G.. E. Pollock stated the
ease for the Department of Police,
10th contingents asked for "a consid-
cradle increase over the amounts eX-
pended during 1916.
Requests from the Fire Department,
IL granted by the committee. tend to-
ward more progressive and modern
conduct OF the system. il being pro-
posed to eliminate horse drawn We
hicles TO a great extent and substitute
motor GLASSES, for which an appro-
priation of $4,000 is asked. -Four
motorcycles are asked for, to cost ST..
900, and to be used in answering
small alarms where one man can han
die the situation, provided he can
reach the scene of the trouble in a
sufficiently short time.
For New Aiarm System.
W. II. Thompson. superintendent of
the Fire Alarm Department. asked the
the purchase ana installation of new
+. alarm apparatus in headquarters. He
stated that the wiring now used was
defective, and that the alarm system
was almost wholly inefficient some OF
the machinery being AT this time en-
tirely unfit for use He assured the
committee that the amount desired
for the reconstruction of his depart
metn would provide system that
would be adequate for permanent use
regardless OF the growth OF the city.
More Pay for Eircincn.
An increase OF ten per cent IN the
pay OF fremen was asked for. 10 I've
included in the total annual payroll
amounting to $253 1866. clerk
for the boards headquarters. TO ne
paid $500 "a year. was included IN the
payroll OF the IRE alarm headquarters,
which figures Sil.S3o.b3,
Mr. Jenkins gave a statement Of the
proposed widening OF the Fire De-
parlment, giving plans for the con-
structon OF three new fire houses.
house for Engine Company No in
Highland Park provided for an APP
preparation of SS.Uoo. consolidation of
Company "a and Company Is in Gin
ter Park near cham hertayne Avenue.
he said would require $l1,aeo;
house at kensington Avenue and
Cleveland street will cost $1,000. Fur
Il
will amount to $l.5eo.
other Preparations asked for arc
as follows - 500 FOR q motar truck
10 be uaed IN the line work Of the
alarm system. regular departmental
expenses $4,000, motor fuel and
supply wagon, $500; fire alarm ex-
penses. $3.50. and fre alarm con-
s.-nc.ion work 50, ooa.
P0iicr Department.
E. Dot ?
ravo- and Captain Pollock included
IN their report an Increase OF 10 per
cert ir the gelaFies received by Jant-
tors seven in number; nIechaniC1an.
ono. patrol operator. one; Nneman.
one; mattresses. two. and hostEer'
one II was recommended that four
chaufTcurS he added to the police
service. two IN South Richmond and
two on the north side, since under
the present condition police chauf-
fsurs are the only members of the
department not on the eight-hou
shift. and the addition of men would
remedy the situation,
Alderman /. r Christian appear
ed before the board ana asked that
there be placed in the budget unit
form increase for all mem beers OF the
police force. Under his schedule sal
aries are changed as follows: Five
captains. increased from $l.44e to
$500; twenty-five sergeants, from
Sl.212 TO $1,000; three probation Of
ncers, from t.2i2 to 81. 500. Ia pri-
Yates, from sI,I0g TO S1.zUo
More For bradley.
Mayor Ainsiie requested that the
pay OF Sergeant bradley. in charge OF
the traffic squad. he increased ~
keeping with the pay OF regular SER
yeants on the force. since his rank
had been raised from patrolman To
sergeant. but his salary had not been
changed. a new REQUEST was made
for the appropriation of si.5oa. with
which to install police alarms in All
pawnshops as provided by an ordi-
nance passed some time age.
one thousand, nine hundred and
eighty dollars and eighty cents ter la
bor in connection with the depart
ment and $1,000 for supplies and re-
newals were other increases asked
for 1917. The whole amount rFc-
posed to be included in the 1917
budget is s2s4.sl230.
For the Public Employment Blu
reau, John T. Wilson appeared ard
asked that ths bureau be given s2,-
400 for salaries, and $4,000 for ex-
penses during the coming year. Mar
ager Dickey of the bureau, was ask
ed whether or not the work of his
department has proven success. and
he gave figures showing that much
rood had been accomplished through
his Office The Finance Committee
will meet again peNt Tuesday night,
when other items of the 1917 budget
will be presented and prepared for
action.