The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-16
POLICE SEEKING
S103,326 HIKE
IN '36 BUDGET
MorriSsey Asks 100 New
Men: Estimates Ready for
Council Monday.

Oficisis in the city controuers
Office TODAY worked On final exami
nations OF the various departmental
budget requests before submitting
them to the City Council Monday
night
Despite the fact that almost all
DEPARTMENTS have asked for in
creased appropriations Hershen M.
Tebsv. acting city controller dur
ing the illness OF Walter G. Boet-
cher saws he is confident that the
citv will keep within its present tax
rate Of sll5.
With nearly all the tentative bud
gets now on file Mayor John W
Kern conferred yesterday with 70
ward B. Raub. city council preSl-
dent. and Ross II. Wallace hnance
committee chairman. to ask tnelI
co-operation IN keeping the 1880
budget figures at the lowest possible
limit.
The largest increase asked ~ any
ono densrtment is that Of the po-
lice which was fled yesterday oY
Chief Mike Morrissey. requesting
a total appropriation OF 81 ,2@5'9o4' -.
This represents an increase Oh
s1s3 .226.O9 over this year.
Asks 100 More Policemen
a,,o-t Chief MOrTlSSey
asks for sI42.50O TO paw salaries Oh
1oo additional second grade patrol-
mon The new men are needed pc
cause Of a serious shortage OF man
,,ou.er in the detective bureau ana
motorcycle squad as well as III 'iie
General traffic and patrol squaoS'
Chief Morrissey explained.
The tentative police budget alSo
caus for $4,000 for equipment an
increase OF $4,000 over this year
Nc. NJ this would be used 10 re-
mace q automobiles. two paOloi
I,.aoors one truck and IA motor
c,,rIes which. Chief MOrriSsey SAYS
are approaching a point OF oo
soIescence. He also asks LOT
motorcycle Sidecars.
Otbor increases in the ponce
budget include S2l3lO9 salary Io'
an additional police lieutenant
S26aO salaries for che three recehIiE
amounted m 7rit system clerks al"
SOM for an extra car washer
In his letter explaining his puget
moods Chief MorriSsey also recon-
,,,opdod without making a formal
recucst that 100000 be approprl-
atcd for the construction OF a ne"
notice headquarters.
sis.si5 for Police Radio
The notice radio budget calls Tor
<,oat57 IA an increase Of Sl2lO-9O.
This would provide for one new "a
do onerator at an annual salary oil
$3.50. Chief Morrissey also askeo
informally for increased pay Tor the
I'VE operators.
The Park Boards tentative budg-
81 IS for s416.63967. an increase OF
SIS 600 over the current year. OI
the additional sum s33.500 is asked
for the purchase of land Tor
West Side park and the balance Is
for the replace nent of buildings
and equipment lost in the Cofhn
Golf Course fire.
Jacket w. Joseph. board presl-
dent. pointed out that the board
anticipated a $4,000 drop in rev.
enues from the municipal golf
courses this year. He also said the
amount due from the boards I'M
bounded balance had been reduced
by the appropriation of more than
$4,000 for the construction OF the
extension of Fall Creek-blvd; $4,000
for the acquisition of the Lovetown
playground. and $4,000 for the re-
placement OF the Coffin fire loss.
Gasoline Funds Sought
The board also asked for an allot-
ment of $1,000 from the citys gaSo-
line tax funds. although this was
not included in the formal budget
request. This money would be used
for The purchase of materials for
the Fall Creek blvd project.
The Health Boards request is
Sll3I70.21. an increase of S4S30
over this years figure. The greatest
item in the increase is the request
for $500 additional funds for main