Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-28
Committee OK S
Police, Firen1en
Pay Raise Bill
bother Emergency
Measures Also Are
Sent to Senute

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Favorable reports were ordered to.
day by the Senate District Com.
mittee on four emergency" District
bills, including the House-passec
Mcmillan measure to give police and
f1remen a basic pay boost effective
Sunday.
Somewhat unexpectedly, for ii
had been thought Chairman Bilbc
would order hearings on the subject
the committee also sent to the
Senate for action the Hebert bill
passed this week by the House, to
transfer from the District tax pay.
ers to the Interior Department the
costs of the Park Police.
This bill also would give officers
of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment control over felony cases aris-
ing in the Federal park areas of the
National Capital.
Action Due on Rabies Bill.
The two other bills favorably re-
ported today by the Bilbo commit
tee would: Extend for one year the
deadline on occupancy of alley
dwellings in the District; and per-
init DR.. Alvin R. Sweeney, former
head of the Marine Hospital OF
Cleveland to become superintendent
of Gallinger Hospital without losing
his status as retired officer Of the
United States Public Health Service
Another pressing" House-ap-
proved measure may be speeded to
the Senate floor for action before
the end of this week. This is the
rabies control bill, which calls for
an increase in the dog tag fee from
50 to SO, to cover the costs of inocu-
lating dogs against rabies when an
epidemic may be threatened.
Because several citizens have
asked to be heard by the Senate
committee, Chairman Bilbo sched-
uled brief hearing for 10 am. to-
morrow, but indicated the measure
would be placed on the Senate CAL
endar for possible action Saturday
if the situation permits.
Two Increases Provided.
Speed in handling the bill was
urged by the Commissioners because
sale of dog tags for the fiscal year
which begins Monday, are being
held up until the price is determined
by Congress.
An amendment will be added to
the police and fire pay bill, which
if approved by the Senate, will send
the bill back to the House for con-
currence. This is to prevent the five
pilots and marine engineers attached
to the fire boat of the District Fire
Department from enjoying a double
increase in pay, amounting to 81 500.
This came about because both
houses have passed and sent to the
President for signature a separate
bill to raise the pay of these five
f1remen from $4,000 a year to So, 400.
However, with enactment of the
general pay boost bill for aTlspoiice
and firemen their pay would BE car
ried from the new $500 level to
$4,168.
Effect Questioned.
A request that the police-fire pay
bill be amended to exempt fireboat
pilots and marine engineers from
the 20-10-5 per cent pay raise, be-
cause of their impending separate
pay increase was made to the COM
mittee by Capt. j. w. Conroy of the
Legislative Committee of the Fire
mems Association. To give them
the double raise, he said, would not
be conducive to good discipline be-
cause subordinate would be paid
more than his superior officer. He
explained the pilots and marine en-
gineers otherwise would get more
than sergeant
George j. Richardson, secretary
OF the International Association of
Fire Fighters, asked the commit
tee to raise from 8 per cent to 1C
per cent the extra pay to be granted
in lieu of overtime and nighttime
rates, but Chairman Bilbo said this
was mo co. after Vernon West, as
sistant corporation counsel, said this
would make the police-fire pay out
OF line with the new Federal pay
levels.
Airport Bill Delayed.
The HouSe-pasSed bill to settle
the century-old boundary dispute
between Virginia and the District
also was taken up, but was referred
for future consideration when ques-
lions were raised as to sale of drinks
In the restaurant of the Washing
ton National Airport.
Chairman Bilbo, currently waeine
a Senate floor battle to liquidate
the Fair Employment Practice Com
mlttee, also remarked that the
newspaper Afro American wants
the bill passed, because, he said
colored persons now are not al
lowed to eat with white persons
In the airport restaurant.
Also delayed for future committee
action were bills which would:
Strengthen the Districts control
over communicable diseases;
Provide basic increase in nav
for teachers and officers of the Dis
trict's public schools, Chairman
Bilbo saying his group would await
action by the House, where COM
mittees have just concluded hear.
ings;
Would Remove Fountain,
Authorize the removal of the cogs-
well Temperance fountain" from its
place at Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventh streets NV, and
The House-approved bill to permit
benevolent and nonprofit corpora
lions to amend their bylaws so that
less than majority of directors
may be constituted a quorum to dc
business.
On the teacher pay bill, Mr., West
said mo great harm" would result
from little delay, provided legisla-
ton were enacted by September l.
The present $500 wartime bonus for
teachers expires Sunday, but Mr.
West explained teachers are paid
for 10 months on the basis of q
whole year and therefore would not
lose out provided the pay boost bill
becomes effective in September.
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