Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-31

per member would amount tc $1S,-
500. Therefore the increase of tax
on $1,000 would be five points.
1.-THE salaries of patrolmen of
other cities and towns in the state
of New Jersey are:
Harrison. $4,000; Hoboken, $2,-
ESQ; East Orange, $4,000; Kearney,
$4,000; Asbury Park. $4,000: Roose-
welt, $1,000; Elizabeth, $4,000; New
Brunswick, $4,000 PlainlieId. ST.
900; Bayonne, $4,000.
"A patrolman is subject to call for
duty at all times, and cannot leave
the city unless excused by the chief
He is allowed n day off each
month. twelve days a year. For
strike duty or extra hours of work
he does not receive any more pay.
I'VE only ask for fair wages and
we hope that the voters and the
public as a whole will see the justice
of our stand.
Thanking the citizens and voters
of this city for their past support.
Respectfully the committee,
"WM. e. SEIBOTH, Chairman"
Perth Amboy's police force at
present consists of sixty-tnree which
includes the police woman, apparent
ly omitted in the patrolmen's state
ment; fifty-one of whom would be
benefited by the increase. The other
twelve members, including the chief,
captain of detectives. two lieutenants
of detectives. two detectives, three
desk l~ieutenants and three sergeants,
have their pay fixed by the council
Independently of the patrolmen.. The
word "patrolmen' in this case in
cludes chauffeurs, motorcycle men
traffic officers, the mounted man and
policewoman.
Following is the scale now in eff
feet in the police department.:
Chief, $2,400 per year; captain,
$4,000; ~lieutenants and detectives,
So, 900; s~ergeants, $500; patrolmen
in the service three years and over.
$1,000; patrolmen in the service two
years, $1,7O0: patrolmen in the ser
vice under one year, $1,000.
, The above scale was decided upon
by the aldermen in December 1919
after the voters had signified their
willingness to have the wages of
the patrolmen increased, the ques-
ton having been passed upon by
the voters at the general election of
that year in the form of a referen-
dunn similar to that being used this
year.
Prior to 1919 the patrolmen were
receiving the following pay: First
year men, $1,100: second year men,
$1,000; third year men. $1,000: men
in the service more than three years
$1,000. Thus it will be seen that
the increase given the patrolmen
three years ago varied from $500 to
$500 per year, those in the service
-a-~kN- ~o~ ~4ffi~r fha hir-Ao&
increase.
If the new schedule Of wages nov
requested by the patrolmen is put
into effect, patrolmen who have
been on the force for three years or
more will be getting more money
than the lieutenant detectives, the
detectives, and the sergeants while
the second year men will be receiv-
ing pay equal to that now paid the
sergeants.
This condition of having the sub
ordinates receive more than their
superior officers can only be changed
by the aldermen passing an ordin-
ance increasing the pay of the Off
GERS in proportion to that given the
men so that 1t stands to reason that
if the people vote to give the pa
trolmen more money the aldermen
will, at the same time, have to raise
the pay of the superior officers.
The police appropriation this year
was 1892 900. not including the $5,-
700 appropriated to go to the pension
fund which is not self-sustaining.
Thus the total amount that the tax
payers were called upon to put up
for the police this year, was $751;
700. The 1921 appropriation was
$4,000, that of 1920 was $106. 900
and in 1919 it was $4,000.
If the raise asked by the patrolmen
is given them it alone will mean an
increase of about $4,000 in the bud
get and as such an increase would
certainly be followed by increase fer
the superior officers 1t is estimated
the total increase in the police ap-
preparation next year would ne about
$3.50 as mentioned in the patrol
mems statement.
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