Show COMMISSION FORCED TO 10 RAISE SAlARIES OF ITS POliCEMEN I Bound by Ordinance of Year Ago I It t Adds to City's Payrolls Finding itself unable able to back out o of ofa i a l predicament It was unsuspectingly I led into b by passage of an ordinance a. a I I j year ear ago the majority of or the city corn com mission yesterday voted for tor an nn increase n 11 n the Jab pollen Police salary alary pa pay roll oil of or a fur j-fur for Cot or raises in salaries of or fifty fifty- th three tco policemen and to 1 leave ave 11 Vo tho time thoa a way open for Cot the mayor to o appoint additional addi addi- 1 tl o o policemen r Sonic ome commissioners protested n n. little and and ana the commissioner of waterworks attempted to kill the thc matter by tacking ou Ott an amendment raising wages a es of ot laborers la- la borers from frona ii to per day but this was as a of no avail all The rhe amendment was ruled out of or order b Dy y the thc mayor maor a vote ote was sas forced on the salary alary ralso raise anti ana the time waterworks commissioner was the only one registered on the nega nega- tive e. e The ordinance Is that passed 1 a t year a ago o dividing thy the patrol force Into three A trades grads with salaries ranging ln from ISO ISOa SO SOa a month for tor the third grade Jrade to 90 for tor forthe the second grade and for tor the first grade and amid providing pro for tor promotion n of at m n from grade to grade for faa yearly carl servIce and competency The ordinance gives the chief chic of police authority to I promote us as man many men men an ama he ho pleases CI t Gives Give Approval Yesterday y the chief ont lont In a recommendation atlon that 33 men of or tho the second grade be prom promoted ted to the first and 20 O members of or the third grade bo be promoted ed to tho time second This calls caUs' for toa an nn Increase of ot 10 in salary for fOt each ench man each month monti and adds just to the tile pa pay roll 1011 each year eat To 10 l provide e los for this Increase the budget et appropriation of the department must be increased The Tho mayor an increase sufficient to take care of or promotions and provide Tor for twenty five additional policemen The Tile majority of or ortho tho commission decided not to allow for forthe forthe forthe the additional policemen The commission Is now compelled to provide e for the increase In salaries and the ranks of or third thIr grade patrolmen beIn being belog be be- In log ing thinned out the tho way s-ay Is left open for fol tho ma mayor or to appoint policemen until ho he gets his twenty five men Tho The chief also recommended that thal tho the salaries of or desk sergeants s be increased from 90 to a n month but bUl to do this tho the police department ordinance would have to he amended so this was tt held over o for consideration I lit of or Promotion Those patrolmen promoted from second second sec sec- ond anti to first grade rade are J J. J C C. Armstrong A A. A A A. Barker Henry Betz Richard on O. O C. C Brown W. W K It Carey Care J. J C C. Carlborg J J. J A. A Coners Con- Con ers D D. H. H Crowthers J. J A. A F. F Egbert hert F F. M. M L Frantz Frautz W r W. W Griffin T. T I P. Griffiths Grif GrIt Dan X N. Gulbranson five IJa days S 'S H. H A. A Calton Gallon William 1111 ton fon W W. IL it son F. F D D. Huntsman Hunts Hunts- man W W. E. E Juke Jukes it H. D. D rc G O. U. U Moore G. G GA A Ol Olson on E E. W. W Palmer X N. P.-l P. Pierc P o ier C C. W. W Pitts IT U. C C. I D. D A A. A Sullivan A. A S S. S Thom Thomson on F. F B. B William Lester tester l P. P Wit Wire ant and J J. J r K H. Woodard Those promoted from the third to second grade are J. J C. C Anderson Richard W. W A. A Cobble PL n. W. W Cook Byron R. R Crosby Cros Cros- h by E. E M. M I. I Davey I Blush Davis F F. P. P Driggs Drigge A. A C C. Husbands Thorton Jackson Jack Jack- son on D. D B. B Ernest Lesser A A. A. A E. E Lund G. G J J. J Lund J J. J W. W 1 Nilson I lson August A Peterson S s. ST. T. T Smith Leon on Mayhue Ia hue Arthur MerrIck C. C P. P Nielson ielson August Peterson S. S T. T Smith and antl S. S W W. Tucker |