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ERIE - LACKAWANNA MERGER STUDY
Police Departments
Study XII
Each railroad has a separate police organization with headquarters at Youngstown for the Erie and Hoboken for the Lackawanna, each in charge of a Superintendent of Police. Under the proposed merger, it is recommended that a new organization be set up with a General Superintendent in charge of the entire organization of the merged company and with two district offices. The General Superintendent and his staff would be located at the new general headquarters in Cleveland. The Eastern District organization at Hoboken and the Western District organization at Youngstown would be headed by a Superintendant of Police. The system organization would be somewhat increased over the present organization but savings would be made in the staffs of the line offices, particularly at common points. The present and proposed organization may be summarized as follows:
System Present Proposed
General Superintendent 1
Staff Captain - 1
Superintendent of Police 2 2
Lieutenant 1 -
Staff Lieutenant 2 2
Lieutenant-Investigator - 2
Chief Clerk 2 3
Stenographer-Clerk - 1
Total 7 12
Line
Captain 7 4
Lieutenant 20 12
Patrolmen 124 92
Watchmen 10 10
Gatemen 2 2
Sergeants 6 -
Clerks 4 4
Total 173 124
It will be noted from the above table that most of the savings in forces occur in the patrolmen category. The table below shows the present and proposed number of patrolmen divided between common points and otherss
Common Points Present Proposed
New York Piers 34 34
Hoboken-Jersey City Area 47 25
Scranton 8 6
Binghamton 3 3
Buffalo Area 16 9
Corning 1 1
Hornell 6 6
Elmira 2 1
Other Points 7 7
Total 124 92
The salaries and wages of the present and proposed organization
may be summarized as follows:
System Present Proposed
General Superintendent --- $10,500
Staff Captain --- 7,020
Superintendent of Police 18,708 16,416
Lieutenant 6,420 ---
Staff Lieutenant 12,846 12,846
Lieutenant-Investigator - 12,846
Chief Clerk 12,276 18,096
Stenographer -- 5,400
Total $50,250 $83,124
Line
Captain $ 49,044 $ 28,080
Lieutenant 124,788 77,040
Patrolmen 600,324 445,401
Watchman 40,476 40,476
Gatemen 9,096 9,096
Sergeants 29,784 ---
Clerks 17,580 17,856
Total $871,092 $617,949
Grand Total $921,342 $701,073
Summary of Saving Present Proposed Saving
Supervisory $ 50,250 $ 77,724 $ 27,474 (Increase)
Non-Supervisory 871,092 623,349 247,743
Total $921,342 $701,073 $220,269
Increase in Supervisory Salaries $ 27,474
Payroll Taxes 2,747
Total Increases $ 30,221
Decrease in Non-Supervisory 'Wages $247,743
Payroll Taxes 40,679
Total Decreases $288,422
Total Estimted Net Saving $258,201
