Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-02
POLICE PAY BILL
PASSED IN HOUSE
Measure Acclaimed by Off,
GERS and Firemen Meets
No Opposition.

The police and hremen'S pay IN
crease bill was passed by the House
late yesterday without a dissenting
vote after the major part Of Dis
trict day had been frittered away IN
speeches on matters entirely unre-
lated to District legislation. running
from immigration to prohibition en-
forcement to garden seeds.
In fact, the couple of dozen men,
hers who stuck 1t out" laughed at
| the customary manner of treating
the District when shortly before
the bill was passed Representative
Sanders, republican, Of Indiana. ask
ing for the attention of Representa-
| tive Blanton. democrat. of Texas, re-
marked: We're talking about the
bill now; we've been talking about
everything else"
Now Goes to Senate.
This measure now goes to the SEN
ate for action. Police and hremen
throughout the District were greatly
| encouraged when they learned from
The Star that the bill had passed
Milton D. Smith, motorcycle private
of No. precinct. president of the
policemen's association said: I'VE
want to express our appreciation to
| the House of Representatives and to
! the House committee on the District
for their sympathetic understanding
| of the situation and their action TO
afford relief. The passage of this bill
| Will give an incentive to me mbers of
| the force which will be reflected in
| a better morale and increased eff
ciency.'
The District Commissioners, Maj.
Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of po-
| lice, and Chief Engineer Watson of
| the fire department expressed a SINH
, lar conviction that new life will be
| put into these two protective branches
| of the local government, and that a
desirable class of recruits can now be
| encouraged to enter the service.
Gives Day on Week.
The bill as passed provides for one
| day off In seven for all members of
| the metropolitan police and fire de-
partments. The salary provisions are
as follows:
Major and superintendent, $500;
assistant superintendent, $500: in
spectors, s3,250: the inspector in
charge of the detective bureau, while
holding such office, shall have the
pay Of an assistant superintendent;
captains, $4,000; lieutenants, $4,000;
the lieutenant assistant to the in
! bureau while holding such assign
/ ment shall receive the pay Of cap
tain; sergeants, s2,40O; privates,
, third class. $2.100: privates, class .,
$1,000; 'privates. class l, $1,000; driver
privates, the same rank and pay as
the privates of classes 3, 2 and 1.
FIremen's Salaries.
The salaries for members of the
fire department are as follows:
Chief engineer, $500; deputy chief
engineer. $500; battalion chief en-
gineers, $1,000; fire marshal, s3,250;
| deputy fire marshal, $4,000; inspec-
tors. $4,000; captains. s2,5o0; lieuten-
ants. s2.350; sergeants, $4,000; super
intendent of machinery, $3.50; as
sistant superintendent of machinery,
$4,000; pilots, $3.50; marine engi-
neers, $2,250; assistant marine engi-
neers, $3.50: marine firemen, $500;
privates. class 2. s2.100; priyates, class
i l, $1,000.
The fact that there was any con-
sideration at all Of District business
yesterday is due to the fight made by
! Representative Charles L. Underhill
of Massachusetts,, who protested that
District day should have been pre-
served inviolate for District legisla-
ton last Monday, when the tax meas
ure took right of way. 1t was in re-
Spouse to Representative Undehilps
demands that House Leader Longs
worth said he would have no objec-
ton to letting the District committee
have Saturday instead.
All doubt that there might be some
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