Evening star., 1919-10-09
Increases Reported.

Increases Reported.
The salary increases reported by the
committee today are: For the major
and superintendent. $4.500; assistant
superintendent, $4,000: inspectors,
1900 (Which u . decrease of Slee
from the salary Recommended by the
District authortties): police surgeons.
$I400 (which q an, increase. over
$1,eS0 Recommended By the District
authorities9; captains. $4,000 (Which
is a decrease of $500 from the recon-
mendations Of the onicials): lieuten-
ants: $1,000: eergeants, $500: privates
>of class 3, 1850 Gan increase of 500
over the Recommendations of the OH
cials); privates Of class 2. 1850
(Which IL an increase of $l20 over the
recommendations):p privates Of class l.
$1,460 Can increase Of $40 over the
recomueIdations); horse mounted and
motor vehicle mounted members Of
the police force, extra compensation
Of $3.50 per year to provide and main-
tain their mounts: bicycle policemen,
an extra compensation Of $50 per annum.
In Addition to Bonus.
It was made clear that these salary
provisions are in addition to a bonus
Of $240 received by all members or
the force. whose basic salaries are
under $500.
The bill also changes the probation
ary period for promotion of privates
from the nrst class to the second and
third classes. At the present time
eight years are required. The bill re-
ported today allows promotion In
three years from the first to the Sec
ond grade after one years probation,
and from the second class to the third
class two years subsequent. It pro-
vides that all privates now on ths
force who have served efficiently Tor
three or more years are automssicaly
affect a large number now on the
force. allowing them to receive in
creased salary with this automatic
promotion. -;
The patrol drivers are automatically
covered into the metropolitan polle4
force with a limitation that they shah
not be advanced beyond class two. y
also requires that all who have entereA
the service since April 8. 1917. must peas
the physical and mental test requtfHd fof
members Of the police force.
Action on No-Strike Section.
The original no-strike provision - re-
with the approval Of the full committse
on two principal grounds Some neqi-
bers considered the language might be
offensive to labor orHeni-
and others felt that 1t might
impede the passage OF the salary meas
ure to raise the no-strike issue. Rep
Lampert Of Wisconsin moved
to strike out the provision. The vote
was to s. and consequently lost.
= The amendment as carried in the
Walters of Pennsylvania and was ae-
cepted by q vote Of Z to 4. At thu
final moment. when the comnitteD
was voting to report out the bill,
Representative Lampert again moved
to kill this section, but he wA4 tho
tion.
The opinion of the COMMITTEES EAs
that the question of policemen aiAlt-
ating with organized labor had bebA
raised all over the country. ana that
the issue should be met by Con6fpS6
discus ssion as to the wording 81 tkp
provision Representative WoodA u
Virginia said. EVERY one, knows what
we are aiming at, SO why not eonb
out and say it?" -
Raise for Major Upheld.
Representative Lampert also souSht
to amend the. bill. by decreasing tkA
proposed salary for the major Kka
from $500 to ks.SSS.
Members of the subcommittee etStea
that this question had been sefinAklw
and there was unanihA00s
agreement. Representative Lampsstst
motion was lost.
Representative Gould explained rlas
he had spent five hours the other day
with headquarters detectives in visit
ing the various station houses and
holding confidential talks with mern-
bers ct the force. He found that
about one-half the members had
Joined the police union afiiliated with
the A. F. l., but said the majority 81 .
the members Of the force do not b.
lieve Il IL for the best interests, az
lhe pelice service % be afnlia&eA VIII
labor. 3 s
1ssting Strike Issue Urged.
Chairmans Gould said tho civfaian ;!
Ior tuoFeese by the Cnmrn1aoiouern 6Tl11 g