The New York herald., 1921-07-13
POLICEMEN DEMAND
PROMISED PAY RAISE
Resolutions Recite Prom
iseS Made to Them by
Mayor Hylan.
ALDERMEN DO NOT ACT
Policy of Retrenchment
Toward Department Is
Indicated.
SALARY BONDS DEFEATED
Return to Ten Squad System
With Present Force Is
Demanded.
ALDERMEN DO NOT ACT
SALARY BONDS DEFEATED

Three hundred representatives OF the
10000 members of the Patrolmen's Be
nevolent Association adopted yesterday a
Sesolution asking the city for an in
Sease in pay from s2.2s0 to $4,000 a
year-a s2,5oo.o00 payroll boost--in ac-
oDrdance with promises they said had
Deem made them by Mayor Hylan. The
demand. it was believed. would tend
only to widen the breach that already
exists between the Mayor and the rank
and file of the Police Department for
~fsa mounting budget already In sight
Cor next year on top Of the record bur-
den of this year the policy of the Board
cr Estimate has been against further
caises and the Mayor himself has stated
that policy in board meetings.
The patrolmen. 1t was expected, would
present their demand to the BOARD of
Aldermen yesterday afternoon. since that
body must authorize the special revenue
bonds which would be necessary to make
any increases this year, but the resolu-
tion failed to come up. 1t cannot now
be considered until the meeting Of Oc-
tober II, the Aldermen having adjourned
yesterday for the summer.
The Aldermen Indicated however, that
they. too. probably would pursue a re-
trenchins policy toward the Police De-
partment That was shown when the
Tammany majority was unable yestcr-
day to rally enough support from the
Republicans for the necessary fifty-five
votes to add 400 patromen to the police
force The resolution appropriating
special revenue bonds to pay their SAL
aries was defeated by vote Of 43 in
favor and % against.
The resolution was introduced two
weeks ago by Vice Chairman William
p. Kenneally Tammany Alderma n.
upon the stat@rent of John Leach, Dep
uty Police C.thmis sioner that the de-
partment coulJ not return to the ten
squad system, giving the men one day
off week. without the additional pa
trolmen. A resolution asking Commits
sioner Enright to reinstal the ten squad
system was introduced previously by
Alderman Jacob w. friedman. Repub-
lican. The present nine squad system
gives each policeman only one day off in
twenty-seven.
Mr.. Friedman, Henry II. Curran,
President OF the Borough of Manhat-
tan, and several other Republicans
voted for the Kepneally resolution, and
upon its defeat Alderman William F.
Collins. Democratic floor leader. moved
for reconsideration. The motion passed
and the matter will come UP again when
the board next meets, but President F.
II. La Guardia. who voteC. in the mega
tive, served notice that when the ques-
ton comes before the Board OF Esti-
mate. II It passes the hldermen, he and
Mayor Hylan will vote against it and
defeat II there.
The opposition was based not upon
the ten squad system but upon the fact
that Commissioner Enright was able to
maintain the ten squad system during
the war. when he had 600 less men
than he has now. In view OF that cir
cumstance many Aldermen thought he
ought TO be abe to return TO that sys-
tenn now without additional men. The
nine squad system was resorted to to
make more men available TO check the
crime wave last winter.
The patrolmens association discussed
at yesterdays meeting the advisa bility
OF circulating a petition asking restora-
tion of the old system buts Came to no
decision.