New Britain herald., 1918-01-29

thing had increased $5 at least, he said. Fireman John Connolly also spoke in favor of the increase.
 On motion of MT. Beloin the po- licemen were given a hearing. Char man P. F. King of the police com mission spoke first and read the fol- lowing table of salaries paid else where: Hartford, first year men, s3.O2 1-2 per day; second year, s330; third year, s3.57 1-2; fourth year, S3.85. It is this wage that the local men sought. New Haven's com parative figures are $3, $3.25; $3.5O and $3.75, while Waterbury. the first, second and third year men get S325, S3.50 and $3.75 respectively and in Meriden the rate is $3, S3.25, and s3.57. He also asked for the creation of the office of police lieu tenant and recommended the follow ing wages for officials: Sergeants, s1,5e5; lieutenant, $1,76o; captain, $1,S7o; chief s2,20O In Waterbury and Hartford these comparative wages are s1,560, s1,642, s1,7S3 and s3,OoO and s1,S15, s1,9sO, $2,475 and s3,30o respectively.
 Officer Clarence Lannphere, speak ing for the increase, said that the cost of uniforms had increased double over what it was a few years ago, while Officer H. c. Lyon said that it now costs twice as much to have a pair of shoes soIed than it did. Sergeant w. c. Hart spoke in favor of the increase and so did Of fcer William O'Mara. Chief w. J. Rawlings, who was also present, spoke in favor of his own increase as we'll as the others. He praised the police department and said that it is second to none. Tn his argument l for more money for officers and men 1 he called attention to the fact that | the purchasing power of a dollar is 1 only half what it was in 1914. To a question from MT. Beloin, 1 Chairman King said his board ex- yects to ask for two new policem en this year. MT. Sullivan asked him l if the board intended to promote a ! man to the position of lieutenant. On | being assured that such was the in 1 tention he remarked that it 'has been the custom to take a man out i Of civil life and put him in chief l of police.''
 Woods Tells What He Does.
 Assistant Prosecutor Joseph G | Woods was next given hearing.
 Said MT. Woods: "I feel it is time
 I asked for a raise and I feel I am | entitled to it for various reasons l This is a city of 60,000 people and 1 we have to deal with all kinds of 1 people and all kinds of crime. The l office of assistant prosecuting attor- ] ney is not an office where one makes
 friends, but enemies, and ofttimes a i man has to do his duty and prose-
 cute people he has known for years,
 or even friends of his. Also, the po- l sition is not one that brings extra 1 clients tQ your office in the civil side | and I am disbarred from practising l in the police court or in the crin- l inal court where cases are continued
 or appealed. The two heaviest
 months of the year are July and August and MT. Klett alternates be- | tween these two for his vacation
 each year. I prosecuted 293 cases in l August last year and nearly 40 on
 one Monday. We began at 8:3C | o'clock and continued through until
 1:45 D. m without five minutes stop
 During the rest of the year I am or | the jump all of the time. When
 MT. Klett is out of town the respon- 1 sibility of the whole of the police de- | | ecutor. He investigates hundreds o1
 cases. During the last week of July
 I had almost 100 cases. During the
 year the assistant is called into court
 to prosecute from time to time ir
 the morning and when MT. KIett has
 cases in Hartford or has business
 elsewhere which compels him tc
 leave the city I have to do the work | Also, there are abnormal conditions
 and I think they affect me as much
 as others. MT. Woods also said tha
 in Hartford the assistant prosecutor
 earns from 1900 to $1,40O and ir
 Waterbury there are two prosecutor:
 who alternate at $1.800 each.
 MT. McDonough asked, barring
 July and August, how much time MT 1 Woods had to devote to his office { He replied that sometimes 1t wa
 two or three times a week and some
 times it was two or three weeks be
 fore he was called upon. But it''
 always @ question of being ready te