The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
POLICE PAY FIGHT
LEADER Is PUNISHED
Hylan Keeps Moran, Patrol
mems Champion, Shifting
in Precincts.
FIREMAN IS HIT ALSO
Guinness Sent to Station Far
Removed From His Home
in Queens.


They have doubled their demands this
week. Some time ago they petitioned
the Board Of Estimate for increases Of
$3.50 a year per man. Now they ask for
$500 and for some grades $3.50 or $500.
The present minimum salary for first
year men is $1,000. The maximum at
tanned by a fireman in his third year
and by a patrolman in his nth year is
1850. The new minimum would be
$1,000 for the patrolmen and $500 for
the firemen. The new maximum would
be $4,000 in both the uniformed depart
ments.
Leaders In the campaign are Joseph
P. Moran, president of the Patrolmen's
benevolent Association, which has more
than 5000 members, and Albert E
Guinness. president OF the Uniformed
Firemen's Association, which has a
membership of 5000 and is affiliated
with the American Federation OF Labor.
Ihey have the solid backing Of these
$4,000 men.
Hylah Angered at Leaders.
In their efforts they have incurred the
displeasure of Mayor Hylan. He fears
| That they take no account of the city's
! financial condition and that they are in
terfering with his intention to advance
deserving employees" 500 apiece or
less throughout the city service.
| He has frequently described them as
agitators" and has directed their Com
missioners to put them to work" Moran
has been shifted from one precinct to
another since the pay agitation started.
guinness, formerly in fire company in
| queens, is now in West Thirty-third
street, Manhattan. far from his home
1t is an open secret that the Mayor
would like to get Moran and Guinness
| out OF the departments II he could see his
way clear to do 1t The solidarity of
the two uniformed forces and the fact
that the iremen already have Joined
the American Federation Of Labor and a
similar move on the part of the police
has been stopped with considerable diff
| Guilty by their, advisers have prevented
hasty action at City Hall.
Nevertheless the patrolmen fear more
| trouble for their pugnacious president,
Moran. That explains the passage at
Tuesday nights meeting of the patrol
| mems association OF a resolution to pay
Moran and the vice-president a patrol
mans pay for life should they by reason
1
get into trouble. Moran said he would
not accept sucn an obligation unless 1t
| included the mover of the resolution. So
Patrolman Edward C. Hoffman of the
Forthy-seventh Precinct was also ees-
cued from financial jeopardy.
! 1t was in the meeting on Tuesday
| night as related in THE SUN on
Wednesday. that the patrolmen decided
that, in view of increasing economic
7 ~ ALT -
instead Of an $500, salary for the
veterans of the force, with common
surate advances all the way down the
| line. From personal experience they
, agreed with the report of their salary
+, committee as to the accuracy OF a re-
port from the National Industrial Con-
| ference Board that the cost of living
for American wage earners was II per
cent higher in July, 1919. than in July.
| 1914.
| They also agreed that the patrolmen
should reach the maximum salary after
\ three. instead of five. years service.
placing them on a parity with the fire.
men. The new rates requested by the
patrolmen are:
First year men, from $1,000 to $3.50
Second year men. from s1,450 to
$500.
Third year men permanent salary),
| from $3.50 to $4,000.
Firemen's Scale similar.
The fremen have now followed suit
| The scale they desire has been drawn
up by the officers Of the Uniformed
Firemen's Association and will be sui =
mitted to the association for ratification
week from next Tuesday. The in
| creases to be asked for are:
|
$1,000 to $500.
Third year men, from 81, 400 to s1.750.
! Fourth year men permanent salary.
from $3.50 to $4,000.
| Last fall. after many weeks of argu-
ment and sparring. in the course of
which the firemen cast their lot with or
ganized labor, the Board of Estimate
added $3.50 to the salary OF each fireman
and patrolman, with the exception of
second grade patrolmen, who got 500.
This brought the entrance wage from
$1,000 up to $1,000 a year and the maxi
mum from $1,000 to $3.50.
The men had their hearts set on a
maximum of $780, their goal for a
long time, and tried to have the Board
of Estimate put that figure In the city
budget for 1919. but the board took no
action on this petition. Now the goal of
the uniformed men is $4,000 a year, the
|
Meanwhile all the officers of both de-
partments are also knocking at the door
for more pay. and the Civil Service
Forum is preparing to submit a request
on behalf of $4,000 city workers of all
classes for Increases amounting to 20
per cent. for those now getting less than
$4,000 a year and % per cent. for those
now getting more than $4,000.
The law requires fremen and patrol
men to live In New York~city. The
present top salary Is s1,650 year This
is S137.50 a month. $S1.73 a week But
from this must be snbstracted lot Of
items OF depar tnientai expense before
the man has anything to take home to
his family. Each patrolman is assessed
per cent. OF his salary foe the pension
The patrolmen say their uniforms cost
them about 5000 year; they have to
have civilian clothes for days or and
vacations as we'll.
The fireman's outfit costs Sl535O
against S77S0 three years ago. The
fireman's estimated monthly fixed charge
includes SS5 for rent. Sl2 for insurance
81 for upkeep of clothing and eauip-
ment and 81 to the firehouse bed
maker" These items amount to $50 a
month and leave $3.50 wherewith Ia
feed, clothe and educate his family
and put money IN the bank. When asked
how they do II President Guinness re-
piled that So per cent. OF New Yorl's
firemen are borrowers from loan assocIa-
lions, that great many OF them bor-