Evening star., 1951-09-28
Police Budget
Asks Full Force
Of $500 Men
S10,609, 900 Sought;
Fire Department Puts
Needs at $5,552, 500

The Metropolitan Police De-
partment seeks 213 new members,
in proposed budget of $10,609,-
900 for the fiscal year 1853, and
requests an additional $55,100 in
anticipation Of Inauguration ex-
penses that year.
The Commissioners today also
made public the estimates of the
District Fire Department for the
year beginning next July l, total
ing $5,552 $500. That department
hopes to build two new fire houses.
The police estimates, not count
ing the special fund for maintain
ing public order during the 1858
inaugural ceremonies. are $1,219,-
600 higher than the amount ap-
propriated for operating expenses
this fiscal year.
More Officers Requested.
The department wants another
inspector and four captains, l8
lieutenants. IA sergeants and "A
corporals. 1t also asks 102 privates
to bring the uniformed force to
a full operating strength of $500.
This strength, it pointed out, was
recommended by the Washington
Criminal Justice Association.
The increases are needed, ac-
cording to department officials
to provide sufficient supervisory
relief in view of the five-day week
and to cope with the work load
caused by an increase in popula-
ltion. offenses and traffic over the
last several years.
Six new civilian employees are
asked, including a typist for the
Statistical Bureau.
To handle an increased volume
OF criminal and traffic records. the
police want $4,000 for new-type
filing equipment.
The department asks a a.
passenger bus for members of the
civil disturbance unit and training
division, nine more scout cars. two
ambulanceS for cruising and emer-
gency calls, and a large sedan for
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett.
$1,000 for Car Washing.
The police propose a $4,000
item for washing scout cars and
patrol wagons.
In addition. the police want to
replace four patrol wagons. 36
scout cars, a towing crane, a stake
body truck and 80 motorcycles.
They want crash boat for the
harbor precinct.
Again requested this year are
a sound camera and protector for
use in recording interrogation of
prisoners.
The money for the inaugural
ceremonies is to pay firemen and
policemen from other jurisdictions
to help keep order. to provide
badges, take up streetcar plat
forms, rope off streets and pro-
wide coffee and sandwiches TO,
policemen on detail.
The Fire Department asks $270.-
900 each to build new fire houses
in the vicinity Of Forty-ninth
and East Capitol streets and
Twenty fourth and Irving street.
Sc. More protection is needed
lin the Northeast and Southeast
areas, it explained. The sites have
been purchased.
The department also wants
I$73 500 for repairs to buildings
Including small brick addition
back of Engine Company 26 al
1340 Brentwood road NE.
| Expenses Up S180,634.
The proposed outlay for operat-
ing expenses is $1S0.634 higher
than the $4.758,366 appropriated
this fiscal year.
The department asks a new
lieutenant, a sergeant and six
privateS, and two fire alarm tele-
phone operators.
It wants $122,200 worth Of ap-
partus. including five pumping
engines, and a 75-foot aerial lad
der truck. Also requested is
$35, 900 for hose.
Proposed repairs to the fireboat
the William T. Belt. would cost
$15,747, according to the propos-
ais. The department wants 81, ,60C
to replace broken fire alarm box
globes. 1t said vandalism has in.
creased noticeably in the last few
years. Plastic globes are proposed