The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-06
FIREMEN AND
COPS GRANTED
I PAY INCREASE
Council Coup Will Cost City
Taxpayers $4,000
a Year.
ADD S11o TO SALARIES
Minority Report Adopted to
Fix 1928 Levy Rate
at $1.O85.

indianapolis policemen and fire.
men, already considered as among
the best paid in the country, today
rejoiced over new pay increase of
$110 a year, coming to them Jan. /,
as result of parliamentary coup
accomplished by City Councilmen
Otis Bartholomew and DR.. Austin
II. Todd, with the assistance of
three others, Monday night. The
increases will cost taxpayers $4,000
o year.
The way had been creased for
adoption of 1928 city tax rate at
$1,104. After attending committee
meetings, Bartholomew sprung a
minority committee report Monday
recommending rate of $1.085. This
was adopted by council.
The pay increases affect all po-
licemen to and including captains,
excepting traffic captains, and all
flremen to and including battalion
chiefs.
Some Items Slashed
The minority renort had careful
ly tucked away III it the pay in
crease for policemen and firemen
as we'll as number of other
changes in the budget, The minor.
ity slashed some items to make way
for the pay increase and at the
same time establish a lower rate
than the majority of the finance
committee had intended.
Councilman Boyton j. Moore,
Walter r.. Dorsett and Millard w.
Ferguson teamed with Bartholomew
and Todd to put across the pay in
crease and $1085 tax rate.
Moore and Dorsett originally pro-
posed the pay increases.
Chairman o. Ray Albertsorl of
the finance committee battled vali-
antly for his majority recommended
tions, including the $1.104 rate,
which was backed by the Chamber
of Commerce civic affairs staff.
McCOy's Salary Raised
The budget and levy, as it had
come to the council from the city
controller, called for $1.195 tax rate.
'The final ordinance generally
followed our recommendations and
I am very much pleased with the
reduced rate, although some of the
changes were not sound finance"
commented William H. Book,
Chamber civic expert.
Book had suggested combination
of the safety board clerk and sec
retary, but the council saw fit to
increase Secretary Claude G. Nc
Coy's salary from $4,000 to $4,000
yearly. Mccoy, also council SER
geant-at-arms, was strong Duvall
backer during the campaign.
Bartholomew admitted that a part
of the cut was obtained by slashing
the light, heat and water request.
The board of works had asked about
$272,000 to clear up an accumulated
deficit.
Pass on the Deficit
I'VE inherited it, so why should
we bear the burden? Let's pass 1t
on to the next administration" de-
clared Bartholomew.
Virgil Vandagrifft. works board
president, was wondering, how the
city will meet the necessary ex-
penses.
Those are fixed rates. Wonder
what they would do If the light and
water were cut off?" asked Wanda
grifft.
A levy of 61.25 cents will bring
about $3,997, $50 into the general
fund. That figure with estimated
receipts of $5OO,O00 will total $4,497,-
$50 for the appropriation. On a
valuation of 653,0oo,000 the 1923 rate
will bring the 1928 expense figure
to approximately $7,085,050.
Other City Levies
Other 1928 levies: City sinking
fund, .03; police pension, .0125; fire
pension, 0125; school health, .0125;
parks, .0525; par bonds, .0425; recre-
alton, OILS; track elevation, .03;
tuberculosis prevention, 0075; sani-
tary bonds, .044; sanitation, .0710;
health, .095; flood prevention, .015;
street resurfacing, OILS; thorough
fare plan, .005. and war memorial,
.O125.
Bartholomew amendment pro-.
vided increasing the general fund
from go to 6l.25; five mills cut from
the sinking fund levy; police and
fire pension levies boosted from .01
to .0125 each; parks levy cut from
OTIS to .0525; track elevation cut
from .04 to 03 sanitation boosted
from .0695 to 0710; health board
boosted from .09 to .095 street re-
Enrfacing cut from .n2 to OILS.