The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-27
ALDERMEN
LET POLICE
STAND
Allow Every Item Ex-
cept New Garage and
Signal Station
OVERRIDE REPORT
OF COMMITTEE
Action a Victory for
Aid. Gilman; Allan
Heads Opposition


of inadequate police protection IL
he outlying districts OF the city
IRE council Tuesday morning. IL
committee OF the whole. oveTod'
rs committee report and allowed
/ every item in Police Commissioned
CouEens estimates with the exoep
ton OF $4,000 for a new garass
and signal station
The commissioner vas given l6I
nsw pAtrolmen Instead % the 100
that the committee recommended
and an increased number OF ser
geAnts IN proportion 20 the gain Ia
number OF pAtrolmen- Twenty al
dermen voted 20 ignore the com
mfttee's report. and eight with Aid.
Albert T Allan in charge OF the
delegation. opposed the increase.
The allowance Of the increased
number Of oricers vas a distinct
victory for Aid. Tom Gilman who.
Monday night, obtained favorable
acton on n motion 10 reconsider
the police estimates. Aid. Charles
w Burton. who has opposed the
Couxens' forces IN the council on
various occasions. voted for the in
crease
Aid Allan fought the increase on
ne ground that figures compiled
BY the controllers once showed
that Commissioner Co1Esns was get
ting go new men this year, with
oct the IS that had been cut by
ns committee He also pointed
out thAt nearly 50 new men were
allowed for the detective bureau.
Taking che stand that cutting OF
an item from Police Commissioner
Couxsns' estimates for lgT-1s
would bring blame for crime preva-
lence on the members OF the oo1E
ell. 10 aldermen voted Monday an
erno0n 20 reconsider the police esti-
mates. revising them item by item.
fifteen Of che aldermen. led by Aid
Allan. chairman Of the committee
ON trznip and police regulation.
fought against a revision Of the
estimates but lost out 10 the other
faction. championed BY Aid Tom
Gilman and Charles W. Burton
A move by Aid Gilman to ig-
more the report OF the committee.
which had cut about 5000. 900 from
fae police estimates Of nearly 81
SOC, 900. precipitAted the warmest
fight that has been heard in the
council chamber since consideration
Of the budget was begun. Aid. Gin
nan asked that the estimates be al
lowed Just az Commissioner Coux-
ems had submitted them to the con
troller. including supplemental
estimate OF $4,000 for chief Of de-
tectiveA
Aid. Allan Was on his feet imme-
diateiy and commanded the aoor.
The council might as well dis
charge every committee II Il intends
10 ignore the work Of its committee
on police. which has put in a lot OF
time and study ON those estimates. 4"
nc said. III the council takes the
p salaries as submitted by the com.
missioner II will hnd that few will
conform 20 the salary ordinance
that the council intends 10 adopt
l. after the budget has been com
? pleted The committee cut S. pa
I trolmen and a service station and
! garage. The commissioner and his
: secretary told rs that they could
. get along without these items"
+ Aid Allan al length reviewed th'
! committees work. growing warme'
r under the collar with each succeed
3 Ing word Finally. he retorted
I'm not lined up with any % th'
! men In this council who say Give
the police commissioner everything
2 he asks for and let him hang him
+ self So you can do as you damne,
Z please about g. It's up 20 you, no
+ 20 me-
J. Aid. Gilman praHed the polio
e commissioner. Aid Allan wantet
J. e. know why one commissions
1 should be placed on a pedestal an
IA told There you are. the car w
r give you everything you ask " Alt
4 Jacob Guthard said the committe
L made a mistake in cutting the nun
r bor Of patrolmen.
> AID Glinnan's motion r. an IL
= suit TO the committee said Al
o John Bell
y Aid Burton moved for reconsi,
l. Grafton item by item, the motto
Il passing. 10 20 Is. The vote was a
follows
Yeas-Ald Bahorski Braun. Blu
ten. Cowan. Dill. Dodt Gilman. Gu
- hard. Hlndle. Hunter. Kronk Mic
L ke. Miuor Richert schultz. Star
n ey Walsh. wartell and Zink-i9
IS Nays Aid Allan. Auch. Blei
" BRADLEY Ellis. Holden. Kocher "a
n tlcdeld Lodge. Move. Robinson
y Ross Thompson. wcnzel and W
II | sou-t5
In considering the pubic llghtir
q. estimates In committee o. N
x whole. the council reinstated q
.e item Of fs0.57S for lighting alley
d this having tcen cut TO $4,000 I
a the committee Estimates OF 81
d 80 for lighting on McDougsll.av
frCm Jefferson to Gratlotavcs. an