Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-10
Measure Opposed
Alderman Marbury Against PROPOSE
;iGn tn Increase Membership of
Police Force and Reduce
Health Department

| last n!TifL Fl u! 1IeSlGeHl 4. 1 =. -ho'
hurry Of that body and referred to the
Joint committee on police and fin
+: arcc:
Nlcnhers Of the Boar,l of Aldermen,
! Alexandria. Va.
Gertlcmen:
Referring to the communication
! frcm cur Honorable Mayor, with re-
ference to the curtailment Of expens-
es oe our city by the abolition OF
three members Of our present Health
Force. wish to state. that personal
~. am heartily IN favor of saving
every dollar that can possibly 70"
saved for our city. And. if our Health
Depar:ment can do efficient work with
, smaller force. thereby saving sew
eral hundred dollars annually. con-
slider Il splendid move on the part
Of our Mayor.
| 10 not. however. approve OF the
idra Of curtaiing TIE force Of our
Health Department, and increasing
The force Of our Police Department:
with an added expenditure Of four
TING: the amount tina could be saved
!ry a reduction in our Health ferre
as the resolution introduced ny the
p5lice commissioner asked for SIX 40
,litiona! men and an increase in sal
arr for every member of the presen;
Police Force.
After giving the police matter con-
siderable thought, | decided to make
some Investigations. | wrote TO sew
rra, cities the like size Of AieXan
dra for ;rformation "a % the num-
h,r Of men employed. wages recc."e"
ana general information re~ard.a&
the 10 ice department. ! receive,
some vayv valuable information. /!
summary Of which ] am attaching
hereto.
Now Gentlemen. want to be
thoroughly understood IN this mat
t.r in that I want our policemen &c
I.reerive living wages, and also to see
orr rity properly pol;ccd. But. J cur
aec M reason why we should burden
nur taxpavcrs with an added expense
of several thousand dollars annually
fnr po!icp projection. in vie" Of the
fact that we now have as many or
more policemen than some OF our
mos, progressive cities in the United
States.
IN closing. wish to add that per-
sonalIy lam in favor Of n rr"r@hn'Ha
zion of our present police department.
With = view 20 adding more efficiency
w::h the present number cf men.
remain, Your very respec'tn!'H.
+. +. MARRURf.
Name cf city. Braddock. Pa. popu-
la,nn. - 00O, l3.non foreign: officers
II ratr!mcn. salary 80 cents per hour;
II chief. $50 per month: lieutenant
$50 ror morth; , desk <ergcan'S' 81
cents per hour.
Ccffeyviilc. Kan. population l'."oo
officers, chief. $3.50 per moHth; as
.;s.ar+ chief. $3.50 per north; desk
snrrcants. sos per month; patron
men. $i10 per month; | motorcycle
cop. $40 per month
rarhondale. Pa. pnplat;"n 1850
officers chief. S15O per month; as
,is;ant chief, 1925 rer mon;h; > pat
rolmpn. 1925 per month
Cumberland. Nd. population "o.o"'
Officers. / chief. s21oo per year: rs,
.is.ant chef. $500 per year; l dag
desk sergeant. $500 per year: n'%hi
desk sergeant. $3.50 per year; };
ra.rolmrn. $500 per year; including
traffi" officers.
Parkc,~Mlrg. ". Va, pcpulaGof
oo ood. officers: captain. Sl6SG p"'
vo,,. Lieutenant. s13Go per year
) so-easnt<. $3.50 per year: patrol
mcn. $3.50 per year.
.AShtahula. Ohio. population 22.o"o
officers. chief, $4,000 per year;
ca-tain, $1,000 per year: lieutenant
Sl4nn per year: , desk sergeant. ST..
500 per year; u patroamen, SiSo'