Evening journal., 1918-05-16
ASK council FOR
Sl3.16O Increase
Board OF Health and Police
Pension Fund Send in
Requests
PARK DARK, CRAP
GAMES FLOURISH

Additional demands for increased ap-
prOpriaiiOns were received by members
Of city Council sitting as a committee
OF the whole last night. and both re-
quests were referred TO the much-oyer-
worked finance committee Of that body.
The total amounts asked for last night
Tor the coming year by the two branches
Of the city government was si3,i the
requests being as follows Board or
Heath, 5000, an increase OF 5000 over
last years budset, and the Police Pen
sion Fund trustees for S7,i60 an in
crease Of S2,i60.
The request from the Police Pension
/ Fund was the nrst received az the meet
/ ms. being presented by William B..
Megear. a police commissioner and a
trustee OF the fund, who was accom-
panied by John Gaynor police operator,
and Horace Mcdaniel patroiman. two
other trustees Mr.. Megear stated that
the Police Pension Fund now had a
total Of sI3, ,490s0, Of which S69,50O was
invested 10 city and government bonds
and other moneys were on deposit IN
local banks. The income, he explained
tOtaled 49, $50 last year. whereas the eN-
penditures totaled Si0,82O paid out 10
pensions to q men. Mr.. Megear stated
that at the present time there were is
men eligible TO retirement, but that he
hoped that the men would consider u
their patriotic duty to remain al Their
posts al This time. he also stated that
there were men in the department who
were as good, n not better. officers than
younger men, despite the fact that they
had been In the department for years.
coming year was presented by Jamei
J. Cahin, secretary OF The board WhC
explained that the board desired 10 Sc
Z cure a Ford automobile for the use o.
the officials OF the department Amons
The other items required In this depart
ment it was slated, was a new type
! writer. uniforms for the street orlcer
i and other supplies Included in IN
! list was telephone charges, and Loun
1 Gilman Cathcart objected 10 the depart
; ment paying for telephone service u
, the homes OF the executive officers
. This. he stated, was unnecessary. an
, cited an instance where one officer ha
v received but three calls in q year per
tanning 20 the business OF The depart
& ment over his home phone.
-, Mr. Cahall explained that while N
health department had been allowe
=. but $1,000 last year, they asked Tor q
additional 50 ono for next year.
During me discussion Of the propose
: budget for the health department, "a
!. Councllmen asked Secretary Cahill M
merous questions as 70 the collectio
>. and disposal Of the city's garbage,
y well as the methods employed in ha'
ing properties connected with sewer
= Air. Cahill stated that the health d
h partment at its meeting on luesdi
had conferred with representatives
. the owners OF houses in Miners Cou
"a al Front and King street. and IN
:. were instructed TO appear next we
= and state what they proposed to q
In case the conditions were not rem
died. Mr. Cahill stated, 10 was pr
posed 10 close the houses. as City
licitor Bayard had stated that tf
course could be taken. Several OF Z
Councilmen stated that they did n
q think that the Board Of Health cou
y close the houses. Councilman Robel
son expressed the thought that n
~ arrest or two were mad ana q
- owners brought before City Court al
IN fined for maintaining a nuisance, q
n houses would be connected wi
m sewers
= Members OF Council also discuss
~ the conditions at the park at -Four
-e and Pine streets, known m that secti'
~ as Razor Park" 10 was stated th
Al crap games nourished there daily al
the place was a disgrace TO the cor
IN munity. Il was stated that The pa
ic was not lighted at nights, although y
~ Park Commissioners had paid for U
n light. The light is minus a glo0e al
sv the shade has r0tted on.