The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-20
INCREASES OF PAY
WON BY POLICEMEN


The pAtrolmen and firemen rejoice
over the capture OF part OF the objec-
tives Of their long and trying drive"
They are glad that the comrade with
the meanest pay has received recosnl-
ton. They will not be satisfied. how
ever. until the $1,000 men. the men with
families and settled responsibilities. also
receive their increases. They probably
will ask the Board Of Estimate to ad-
vance the $500 grade to $500 on
January 1 II II cannot do 30 earlier.
The patrolmen's increases voted yes
tsrday are as follows:
Second grade. from s1.+oo to 1880 a
year.
Third grade, from $1,000 to $3.50.
Fourth grade, from $1,000 to $3.50.
Fifth. sixth and seventh grades, from
$1,000 TO $1,000.
Police matrons 80 from $1,000 to ST.
$50.
The firemens increases are:
Second grade, from $1,250 to II. 400.
Third and fourth grades, from $1,000
to $1,000.
One-nfth of Forces Benent.
The men who beneft are only one
NTH of the 1909 patrolmen and fre-
men now on the payroll. The other
four-hfths are in the $500 grade. The
increases voted will cost the city only
$780, $50 a year. or $l50,s75 for the five
months until the beginning OF the new
year.
To give all the 1909 men the 10 per
cent raise which they requested would
cost about $4,000 a year. The Board
Of Estimate argued that this was too
great q burden to assume in the middle
Of the year. when the money would have
to be found in ways not contemplated
by last years budget makers. but that II
might be assumed In the budget for next
year II departmental economies could be
Effected.
The finance committee. OF which
Comptroller Craig is chairman. decided
on the increases in a rather feverist
meeting on Thursday afternoon. Yes
terday morning the temperature of the
board members was not at all lowered
by the news In THE SUN that a group Of
prosperous New Workers. beaded by Ell
Joseph, special Deputy Fire Commits
sionsr, pvoppsed to raise q fund and give
tfe hremsa 10 per cent. bonuses II the
city administration felt that the city was
too poor to pay a WACO that would keep
firemen from resigning and attract new
men. When the Board Of Estimate.
which has the same personnel as tie
finance committee. met in its regular
Friday open meeting there was nothing
about fire or police salaries on the
printed calendar, The clerk however.
soon began reading communication
from TIE finance committee. with resolu-
tons which had been drafted such a
short time before that they we're not
typewriter.
Finance Committee Reports.
The faithful committee Of bluecoats
and bluest irts which had worked for
seven harassing weeks in It's effort TO
convince the Hylan Administration that
emergency conditions demanded emer-
gency treatment was on hand The
oatrolmen and nremen knew that the
board would not meet again until Sep
TENDER and that for them II was NOW
or never" They perked UP whom the
clerk introduced their favorite topic. He
read:
"To the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tioamert
GENTLEMEN: On July ~. 1918. your
| board referred to It's committee on
finance and budget communication
dated July 9. 1918. from the Police Com
missioner requesting that the salaries
of the uniformed force OF the various
ranks and grades of the Police Depart
ment be increased Approximately 10
per cent? as follows:
(Mr. Enright had recommended In
creases for every man from chief In
spector down. including $50 for each
| patrolman and matron.)
Your committee upon consideration OF
the urgency OF this matter has deter
| mined to recommend the adoption OF
the annexed resolution. which affects the
, matrons and all OF the patrolmen up to
the first grade. The other matters re-
ferred to In the communication Of the
Police Commissioner (meaning his
recommendation regarding all uniformed
men above second grade patrolmen) are
held under consideration by your COM
mittee In connection with the 1919
| budget, and for recommendation at an
| earlier period II It is found feasible to
take such action. The adoption OF the
annexed resolution will give effect to
such recommendation. Respectfully sub
mitted. CHARLES L. CRAIG,
Chairman OF the committee on finance
| and budget"
Aldermanic Action Urged.
Tho resolution recommended to the
Board Of Aldermen the establishment OF
grades in the Police Department with
the new salaries az given above. The
letter and resolution from the finance
| committee regarding Fire Commissioner
Drennans request for 10 per cent.
| advance for the fremen and the recon-
mended increases were along the same
line, except, apparently by an oversight,
| nothing was said about raising the 81. 500
fremen before next year IL 1t proved
| feasible.
! When the clerk called the roll on the
resolutions no member OF the board said
anything. which meant that everybody
voted aye" So In jiffy the Board of
Estimate had voted the increases which
hung FIRE so long, but to the distress Of
the $500 men had left them out for
the present.
In the corridor members OF the two
blue armies had an impromptu CONSUL
tation. They were happy over the relief
given the lower grade men. and gave I'M
measured praise to THE SUN for it's as
| sistance in the fight. and to Joseph ].
O'Reilly, their spokesman In personal
appeals to the Board OF Estimate. But
1t was obvious that the postponement OF
more pay for the great ajority OF men.
who are In the $1,000 class, did not
please them. They talked OF going after
a 5000 raise for January 1. instead OF
the 10 per cent. or $3.50. which they
had requested beginning July /.
Citizens May Raise Fund
1t was suggested to Albert l.. Guinness,
president OF the Uniformed Firemen's
Association. that Commissioner Joseph
and his friends might raise their fund
and give a bonus to the 81 800 men, "a