New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-27
Chief Of Police.

Both branches Of the City Council meet to.
night. If we are not mistaken, the MAYORS
nomination for the post of Chief of Police will
come before the Board of Aldermen.
We have been somewhat surprised to learn
that there should be the least opposition to the
creation and appointment Of such an officer. We
are fully convinced that, under one name o,
another, such an officer must be appointed. A
body Of men, comprising 50 many, scattered
over such space, as the police of NewOrleans
require Chief as imperatiyely as regiment
requires Colonel. To say that the Mayor shall
be that Chief, may be correct technically, and
may sound well in terms, but how will it an.
swer in practice 1t might as we'll be resolved
that the Mayor shall be a factotun,, Argus
eyed, Hydra headed, and Briarean-handed.
By the Charter he has to see that all the laws
and ordinances of the City of NewOrleans be
properly executed. But does any man, there
fore, suppose that he is to keep the records OF
the Comptroller, and note the accounts of the
Treasurer under daily and minute supervision !,
II he were to meet such anticipations-in every
way unreasonable-he would be more than hui
man IN endurance of labor and conquest of de-
Tails With what greater propriety can he be
expected to take upon himself exclusively the
thousand and one details of practical manage
ment OF the police, a body which must be at
least three hundred strong To watch over and
understand every mans performance of his du
ties, superadded to his other responsible.
tiles, would be q task beyond the fabulous now
ers Of Haroun al Raschid. He requires Clerks
even in the matter of writing correspondence
copying documents, etc., and why not, much
more, in the laborious department of polio,
duties, such deputy as Chief of Police !;
There are Four Districts it is we'll understood
that in every one of these Districts the police
will have to be under the authority of distinc,
officers, Of co-equal powers and it is plain tina,
they must be prompt, intelhgently and unre-
servedly. to act as one body. How can this enc
be secured, unless the Mayor have some deputy
line Chief Of Police-who can do what the
mayor can not do, be always moving about
among the Police and combining his attention to
tnem The Mayor, busted with a thousand
otner things, cannot command his time SO as to
leave all other business for the first police mat
ter which may spring up. 1t can only be re.
iei.eu % MN 1or consideration; and reference |
"AA~ SSAAoAsASA @eioA III matter OF Police hot
would be an idea worthy of Turks or Chinese
We have heard it suggested that there is nar-
tisan feeling at work in the premises; hut wo
cannot believe that gentlemen will be moved h,
mere partisanship to refuse action so importan, |
to the good order and good name of the c;tv o |
New Orleans. 1t seems plain to us that to he |
efficient, our Police must have recognized. ac. |
tive and otherwise unemployed Chief.
It is well known that Capt Youennes will be
nominated for the Chief of Police 1t would be
very difficult to find as competent gentleman
one with so large scope of experience, of an
intelligence as quick. an industry as untiring
and character as unexceptionable During
all the long period he has held position of au-
thority and trust in the Police, so blameless has
been his course that he has had the extraordi
nary good fortune to escape all oensure We
are confident no member of the Board of Alder
men could bring one charge against him.