New Britain herald., 1926-01-14
THE POLICE NEEDS

THE POLICE NEEDS The police commissioners, charged with overseeing the conduct Of the department which guards tho law fulness of the city have rather ex- tensive plans for inc development Of the department if one may judge from the budget which they are preparing for submission to the board Of finance and taxation. Their immediate needs call for the expenditure of S2343I1.25, S55,- s5o.oo Of which is in extras that they feel the city should supply them in order 10 get the fullest ef- nclency out Of the department.
 In the background somewhere, there is also a plan 10 ask for a new police station, taking the place Of the one now standing on Com nerclal street.
 The greater part of the fund for extras :4S,soo, is 10 be expended for salaries for extra men, among which is an extra captain of police, detective lieutenant and 20 patrol men as well as an electrical super intendent. whose duty 1t will be 10 make repairs on the signal system which will be installed and take care of all electrical apparatus used by the department. The re- mainder of the sum is to go to- ward purchasing new equipment, new service car. two new motor cycles and an extra motor car,
 It is planned to pay the new pa trolmcn q salary Of s2.035 apiece, the captain S2,70o, the electrician :a,7oo and the detective lieutenant :2.5o0.
 What the decision of the board of finance and taxation will ulti. pately be no ono, Of course, knows. It may, possibly, grant the whole amount asked, It may see fit to give only part of the sum, clipping some Of the employees and part Of the equipment. Just whore it will make the cuts is not appar- snt. though 1t may become so after a hearing on the matter.
 New Britain has outgrown it' small stature Of a comparaiyclN few years ago. It is rapidly spread. ling out to its city limits on all sido' Fss the population increases, Th' taxpayers find it costly and dificu 10 keep 1t outftted, much as tn, father Of a growing youth has strain Imposed upon him by hcint forced 10 purchase now suits O clothes to keep pace with tho boy increasing stature. In the cane Of boy, sometimes, there is anothe one coming along to whom in clothes Of the first may be passe along. Unfortunately this Is no true Of the city, it outgroUs II conveniences, cannot pass them 0 and we are under a strain addin to them or buying new ones.
 Certain it is that there arc no, many sections of the city whic have not adequate police rro,cc tion. No particular misfortune ha come about because of this vet may any time, 1T more patrolm" are 10 he used. there must he ar other man or two 10 superyis them.
 The rcqncst for au electrical ST perintcnJcnt is prohahly w3rranto, It would appear that the derar ment would need ono man al lea to keep inc "Bobhy" at thc cornr Of West Main and High a'r"os repair lrru= slippery ~a'h' Seriously >p.aEtns. bowo,,r ii addition to c,rr'rtraI oowm". Curing th" roaur var t- 'o ! largo. I, ia doubtful if 'ho olty ,lr tr;cian ran rive h.r ll'ur 'u ttn f departm'ni au1 t'' po'.r 1.}~r mont wit1 ,ro#' 10 both.
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