New-York tribune., 1919-09-26
Says City Officials Excep-
sion of Employees Who
DO Not Merit Increase
Must Be estricte d
Spokesman for Forum
,Wiitenberg, Head of Other
Employees Association,
Says Eylan Interfercs

particularly the police and fremen,
over The tentative success oe their
drive for salary increases, the cam
paign viii continue until the increases
outlined hy the finance and budget
committee OF the board of estimate
a1e safely tucked away into the 1920
hudge~
TIE committees proposals have yet
= he adopted ty She beard. Every one
concerned is pleased with She progress
made, bat there was evident yesterday
n distnc. di-ircination 10 loud shogt-
in.
Firsmen and patrolmen in psrtlcula {
viii continue their activities until the
increases have been accepted by the
board Or Wedfssdsy next at the City
He'll they vii he largely represented
win other city employees at public
hearing before the Board of Aldermen.
Tie PresiaA' of the boa>d Robert l..
Moran. hes declared himself in favor
of increases for the men.
= eht Not Vet Won
a the pubic nearing Of the city
ewploves ease before the board ive-
21inutc speeches VIII be made by promi-
neat mon
TIE Civil Service Forum, in q
statement issued through jts president,
Deputy Controller Frank J. Prial, and
published to-3as III The Chief says:
"Tha 1ght icy salary increases CON
Quoted bv the G,Yil Service Forum has
not yet been vtn. but tremendous
progress hos been made. due to the
activity of the Forum and the officers
e. the organizations comprising it. as
sisted 5r Jae uniformed rremen's or
gsnlzation which. though not mem
bar, has beer working with IT, The rc-
quests q tne various organizations
affiliated Nrh the Forum have not been
granted lu thctr entirety. However, the
Board Of Estimate recognized the ne
ce1sity Tor general Increases and in
many Instances have met the demands,
while others have gone far toward do
IN So
0nls "Veniati,c" SO Far
"1he feal must ne continued be-
csuss. whiie the heUres agreed upon
cxpress1o -ne views OF the members
OF the Board OF Estimate. still the
budget trev arc rrenarng now is only
tAe tentative ono. AZ the punlic hear
1nga which are 10 De ne-d on the ten
qativs" and proposed" budgets oppo-
sllou may develop .rom the enemies of
tna employees and OF She administers
slon. Therefore we must continue to
8deocate general increases IN salary so
4hat the ta2paTels and Che public gen
alallE wili attend tho hearings and
advocate our caueo.
"Ihc cI se1. lee forum. too. must
see that .re raservations mentioned in
ehe official s,4lennnt issued by the
fnance ara hgdect committee of the
Beard @. Estimate md Apportionmcnt
"a the effect that 1T was clearly un-
Gerztood that department reads are
not expected te EiFe increases to en-
0loyes whose services IN their Judg
mor5 do net r1crii it, must apply only
III isolated eases where IL Is clearly
evident Jao. tne cmplove is not on
,ted tn sle proposed increase The
1oNer granted l'nder the reservation
clause mus. not be used as a club To
compel emnloVcs 10 bring pressure TO
get TINS proros ed increase.
10 Plead special Gases
The forum 'ntolds 10 present suc-
cal eases ucL as 'hoae of The ply
eiciars in fio Health Department.. IN
epdetors rcnerai m tNe city ser
r.ca who are uoH paid less than the
mechanics whose work they Inspect
and employees of the transit construction
coraralsstou wno while state employees
are paid out Of the clty treasury, but
aecause of that fact have not hitherto
JeNehlcd from lu,r oasos GRANTED II
Alblne by the State Legislature or II
a Cltv o. Nen ork by the Boaro
oi Estimate.
Jew wemNria O. 'he affiliated or
crni1atiors in the elrN service forum
r1allse the tremendous work required
50 bring 9beut tns result. Early il
1Aa wear general salary iucreas,
ookcd very dooBtfUl. in fact, /, wa
0nly whom Controller Craig threw tn,
2lxteen-inch sholl IN reference to tn.
Ratrolmens and tromen's salarc
which he STAGED, he would recommen'
BE increased to $1,000, that the sue
sssa OF the movement seemed assured.
a'ole Petitions of Approval
j co,tsn containing the names 0
more taan 81 Thousand Bronx taNpay
Sgs ona taNorne substantial increase
1ot ''leoeu and policemen was receive
s.. canpa gn head0uarters and viii b
arHareea - tne Board of Estimate
\ Nalcn viii have before it this morning
tAe two peunons submitted by IN
Hen Of tne pohce and Ere services
sailahtoucrs ~ the Church of Gu
ady OF Mercy, headed by the Rev
aoaspn /. Harder, have also submitte
. supporting petition, while the Down
own icsgue of New York. which ha
headquarters I'm the Tribune Buildi.e
pledged It's support. The Downto~..
.-aague Hif Ue represented when tn
Aoaio %. Estimate takes up the peli
ons. as Wei rs ct the Board of Alder
men hearing on Wednesday,.
Municipal Employees Meet
The recently organized Municipa
Employees Association held meetin
ia the Municipal Building last nigh
Ten men and fifteen women employe
uf the city answered the call Of tn
chairman. Hugo Nitteuberg. Thct
-. iaa been ruMors the meeting would b
abandoned
4 resolution moved by Alexande
Cooper, chief clerk o. the Bureau O
Public " orSs. approving the oalary in
cleascs suggested y. tie finance an
budget committee o. the Roard o
Estimate, VAS adopted. The motto
. adds Recommendation Ihat the com
mittees protiao lnat e.nplo.os receiV
<nz oser $1,000 should not pArticlpat
- t1s Increases be delo>ed.
4 large part Of the session WAS de
voted 10 tie chaHman's appeal t.
Mayor 6ylan to "stoN interfering witt
she activities of the organization. Wit
.enheiS cred some CT the Incidents il
Fhe historN oi The CWl Service Forum
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