The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-14
BOOSTS PAY
or FIREmEN
AND POLICE
Council Comes to Aid
of Two City De-
partments
MINIMUM FOR
EACH is $1,000
Aid. Schultz Seeks Ad-
vance For Station
airy Engineers

Il
Without the form.lity OF commit.
tee consideration. the aldermen
Tuesday night gave substantial sal
airy increases 90 the members OF the
police and FIRE departments, and
would have proceeded even further
with the boosts in pay in other de-
psrtments had Il not been for a
timely objection OF Aid. Robinson.
Of the Tenth ward The ordinance
granting the increase vas introdue
ed by Aid. Burton. OF the Second
ward, and received the unanimous
approval OF the body under suspen-
zion OF the rules. after Il had been
debated whether IL should hrst 70
20 committee
The aldermen were OF one mind
that immediate action wAs neces
sary 70 attract new men 10 the DO
lice department. which is now abort
so men because OF the small pay.
The minimum salary OF pstrolmen
- nxed at $1,000 a year instead OF
81 600 During the second year he
viii receive $1,000, and 81 400 for
the third year and thereafter. This
is an increase OF 700 a year for the
new man in the department, and
$40 a year for the man who has
seen two years service
Fremen now will receive 81 200
FOR the first year. 81 800 the second.
and tl.t00 the third. compared with
salaries 81 $1,000, sI.1Oo and $3.50
in the past. The increases are ef
'ectlVe July 1.
Upon the recommendation Of Pc
lice Commissioner Couzens. Aid Yer.
nor. OF the Second ward. brought out
an ordinance increasing he pay Of
Inspector William p RutleSye. OF
the police department. frora s2.4O0
20 81 500. and giving him the rank of
chief inspector The aldermen pass
ed n unanimously.
These three increases, having
gone thru without serious objection.
AID. Schultz OF the Seventeenth
ward. moved that salary booAts also
be awarded the city stationary en-
Cineers. He made a thoro sxplana
ton OF The amounts OF the increases
asked and was about 20 move that
the ordinance 0e passed az amended
when Aid Robinson interposed.
Il object 70 putting these salary
increases thru on the noor. he said
What We are doing h raising the
budget righr here. giving one in
crease and then another N Ia lust
a. Aid. Vernon remarked. ne are
treaoing on dangerous ground"
The one objection served 10 IA
the ordinance over until the next
meeting
Aid Schultz ordinance proposes
the following salary boosts Assist
ant engineer AZ the parks and boule.
wards heat and power plant. from
81 200 10 $3.50. assistant engineer
az the Belle Isle bridge. 81 200 10
si450. first assistant engineer at
the Falrview pumping station. from
$1,000 10 $3.50; second assistant At
Fsirvisw. from 81 zoe to SI.45O Re
csiylng hospital engineer. from
81 800 10 tt.40o. chief engineer a,
the Belle Isle bridge. from $500 10
81 500.
When the ordinance carving the
salary increases 20 the police and
hremen was adopted the nrst an
plaase in months came from the gal.
iery. Later, when other proposals.
70 boost salaries were introduced
there was another burst OF ap-
plause.
TO those in the gallery, I would
say be careful OF your applauding."
remarked Aid. Vernon. looking up to
those who had interrupted the pro
ceedinGs You are working against
your own interests. n am depart.
ments ask for wage Increases and
deserve them. ! can assure you that
the council viii be only TOO glad 10
grant them. but you are only hurting
your own interests BY such demon
STATIONS
Aid Allan and Robinson also
spoke In favor Of giving more salary
70 those. deserving. but asked the al.
dermen 10 give opportunity for am
pie discussion or each Increase
asked.
Aid. Walsh introduced resolu.
ton providing for $50 a month IN.
stead ow tz5 for widows OF police.
men and hremen. II was referred
TO the committee on ways and
means.
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