The Washington times., 1922-12-04
40 MORE POLICE
AND F|REMEN
ASKED
Two Department Budgets Re-
quest $3,263,213 for 1924
Expenditure.

More policemen and firemen and
additional equipment for the fire
department Is provided in the 1924
budget submitted to Congress to-
day. The police department Is
given $1,s49.900, an increase. OF
about $4,000 over this year, ana
the fire department $l.4l3,3l3, an
increase of $4,000.
Twenty-Five more policemen and
twenty-six more firemen are asked
by the bureau. The budget also
seeks one additional police captain,
who will command the new Twelfth
precinct on Rhode Island avenue
northeast and one new sergeant for
the fire department.
The bureau did not follow the
Commissioners recommendation for
two new captains. The Commits
sioners planned to award the other
captaincy TO Lieutenant Dean. who
now commands the harbor precinct.
New Apparatus Asked.
Eight new pieces Of fire appa.
ratus, to cost in all about SlO5,OOo.
= recommended by the bureau. The
apparatus and the cost follow: -Four
pumping engines, triple combina-
one aerial hook and ladder truck,
Slb,5OO: one combination chemical
and hose wagon, $3.50; one city
service truck. $3.50 and drill
tower and concrete smoke testing
building to cost together about
$4,000.
Five thousands dollars is asked to
repair and renovate engine house
No. 16, on d street between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
northwest.
The drill tower and smoke testing
building, the budget provides, would
be located on land owned by the
District and adjacent to No. .
engine house. M
In the police department 81 new
priyates of class 3 at 81 800 a year
each are asked; decrease OF
fifteen privates in class z Is sought
and an increase of five privates AT
81 400 each in Class l Is provided.
Funds are also made available for
promotions from one class to an
other.
Three new drivers for the police
department. at a salary OF $l,46o a
year are asked. ~ =,
Sixty thousand dollars is asked
for equipment for the police and for
car fare and other expenses Incurred
In the prevention and detection CT
crime. This is an increase OF
$4,000 over this years ,appropria-
ton.
The budget provides that the War
Department may in its discretion
give the District for use of the
police such worn out equipment It
has on hand which the police may
he able to use.
Relief Fund Sought.
For maintenance Of motor vehicles
Of the police department $35 900 Is
asked, an increase Of Sl2,OOO. FOR
reconstruction Of cell corridors In
police precincts In order to make
these stations more modern $7,6O0 is
sought. Seven thousand dollars Is
provided for improvement to police
stations and grounds. For Rags
and halyards 5000 Is sought.
The budget provides for an ap-
preparation Of s330,194 to pay the
relief and other allowances as
authorized by law, this money to
come out Of the policemen and
firemen's relief fund.
In the fire department nineteen
privates in class 3 at $4,000 year
= asked: decrease of seven privates
in class . is asked and increase OF
fourteen firemen in class l at 81 .46O
a year each Is sought. Provision
is made for increased salaries Of
firemen promoted from one class TO
another.
Twenty thousand dollars is pro-
vided for repairs and improvements
TO engine houses and grounds.
For repairs to fire department
apparatus an appropriation OF
$4,000 Ia sought, this being an IN.
crease over this year OF $S,0O0.
Twenty thousand dollars for new
hose is asked. an increase OF $4,000.
For horseshoeing and the purchase
of supplies for the department $3e.-
ono % .o,,phf an increase of 81. 600.