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citizen. urging that the guards at the
District Jail should be Included In the
provisions OF the bill. emphasizing that
their duties are as hazardous as those
Of any policemen, that they are now
special policemen and should be made
bona ilde policemen He pointed out
that they now received only 81 800,
they work seven days week and have
TO pay for their own uniforms. MIR.
Blanton objected 10 consideration OF
this question In connection with his bill
on the grounds that IL was "extraneous
matter" He assured Mr.. Newcomb that
he vas now working on separate legis-
latlon 10 take care OF the guard at the
iail. Chairman Rathbone said he agreed
with MIR Newcomb that the salaries of
III. guards are too small and said ne
VIII be glad 10 support such bill as
Mr.. Blanton said he Is preparing.
Chief Engineer Watson of the Fire
Department testified that he In not on
posed 10 any bill that Will increase the
pay OF members OF the Fire Depart
ment. For good administration and as
matter OF justice he prefers the Zihl
man bill. declaring that the salaries OF
should be increased For both depart :
mepts the salary schedule In tho Zihl-
man bill carries approximately SAC 0OO
more than the blanket increase in the
Blanton bill.
blanton during the hearing emma.
siHed that neither Chief Watson al the
Fire Department nor Mai Hcsse had
ever performer services as priyntex n,
their respective departments
Gibson protested that he could mn,
see why The House committee should he
stultifled by the statement OF anv ons
senator who was opposed TO any partic .
ular bill, lie thought the House com.
mittee should pass the Legislation thai j.
believed proper '''"N 20
Chairman Rathbone stated the SAL
airy paid police and f,remcn IN Wash.
ington Is far below that paid In r,o.t
comparable cities This was horne o,t
by tabulation presented by Horace Line
berg. former president OF the Police
mems Association. which showed that
~ large cities pay more than Washing
ton.
Seen as Unsci~ntiAc.
representative Combs tDcmocrau az
Mishnuri cApIehaed his opinion that "A
blanket iiticahe regardless of grade and
responsibility az service is thurouphiv
unseientinc II Is ahat,fd 10 SAY that
an executive OF administrative off,rs,
comparable Ia thr chief OF police or f,rr
department should receive only s300 i'm i.
crease when the lowest private gets the
same amount" said Mr.. Comhs
hiahton warned his colleagues that
nnrhs they got this hili passed In the
House and In the Senate within M
days. they would not be able 10 psss
II on account Of the political sitiafion.
representative nerrs of Pennsylvania
said that The ltnltse committee should
try out The Zihiman bill. and then II
u was blocked In the Senate they stlli
would be- able to tamp,omi,e on the
ptn|iaiohh IN thr Hlantpn bill
Answering questions. Williain r. Nc.
iiaiiie, former president ot the Police
mans Association. representing ahO
men. said that he thought The legisia-
i've situation Ia regard Ia the aataty
i'lofrhar Was about ~ Mr. blanto,,
stated representative VI the Fitr.
meme Ash.,oiatiun Aaid there we're 16a
men Ia that association
Henry q. Pratt, acting superintendent
III polite, aaid that as executive ut ths
Police Department he 10 In favor NJ the
hlantan hill IN 0fder "a gel thu increase
II provides fof the men In the depart.