Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-16
CITY NOT ABLE
TO BOOST PAYS,
BRYSON HOLDS
Controller Says Councils Vote
VIII Not Help Police and
Firemen.
MEANS s15O,OOO MORE

The city of indianapolis will not be
able to meet the INCREASED expenditures
resulting from the passage of an ordi-
nance increasing pay of the policemen
and firemen. according TO Robert ID. Bry-
son, city controller.
At the meeting of the city council last
Night an ordinance was passed granting
salary increases in the two departments
that will amount to approximately $780,
000
According to Mr.. Bryson. the city has
no funds with which to meet the outlay
and Furthermore is not in a position to
realize additional revenue.
The only way in which the board Of
safety viii be able to meet the increases
is by cutting down employees in both de-
partments, according 20 Mr.. Bryson.
Members of the board of safety today
did not scare to discuss the wage in
crease, as no official notice has been re-
ceived from the council.
WILL NOT REDUCE
POLICE FORCE.
Alex p Taggart, president of the
board, no steps would be taken that
might jeopardize public protection and
1t was indicated by members of the
board said no steps would be taken that
personnel Of the police department.
The board of safety received a letter
from Mr.. Bryson today requesting that
It decrease expenditures TO the amount
of S22S. 229.35 the controller asking all
city departments to cut their expenses.
The salary increase and the request.
for such a decided reduction OF ex-
penses viii place the board IN a guam
dairy as to how it will be possible to
make both ends meet. No solution to
IL. 1E %h al
hall.
Mayor Charles W. Jewett did not de-
sire to give an expression on the matter,
as he has not as yet had an opportunity
to consider the ordinance.
BOOSTS VOTED
P0R APRIL /.
The salary boost includes all police
men under the rank Of lieutenant and all
firemen under the rank of chief. On the
police department sergeants, detectives,
patro1men, the city prison matron. BIZ
cycle policemen, traffic men and chauf-
feurs were granted a raise of from 80 to
90 cents. All f1remen were raised approx
imateIy so cents per day.
The increase will go into effect April
/ and the salaries win revert TO the old
schedule March 81, 1921. The raise was
granted as a temporary measure to re-
1ieve public servants from the pressure
of high prices for the coming year. Thu
average salary of policemen will be s.
per day under the ordinance.
Fred Bonifeld, former city prosecutor,
appeared In behalf Of the police depart
ment and said no class of city employees
deserved more pay than the police and
firemen He pointed to the fact that
they are the guardians of the city and
cited the recent death Of Sergt. Maurice
Murphy, killed by a negro gunman, as
an example of loyalty and devotion.
NEW FARES
FOR MOTORS.
An ordinance regulating the fares OF
motor and horse-drawn vehicles was also
passed by the council. The fares fixed
are:
For one passenger for the first mile.
60 cents and 50 cents for each additional
mile; % cents for each additional pas
Asenger over Q years of age; for vehicles
80 a capacity Of five passengers, 50 for
Yhe first hour and $1.J0 for each additional
mile; for vehicles with capacity of
seven, 81 for the first hour and $1.50 for
each additional hour.
This ordinance was amended by fixing
the fare in the district bounded by Sen
ate avenue, Delaware. South and Ohio
streets at 80 cents per passenger and %
cents for each additional passenger.
TIE council decided, in caucus, TO as
sist the park board in guarding resi-
denti1J districts from invasion from In
dustrfaI concerns, and President Schmidt
was empowered TO appoint a committee
to take up the matter Of coming the city
with the parE board.