New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-12-01
4 lsefsass x the 1Iuniclpel Police,


tpcsaticu ahsclutsy enaabe, md urge upon
W. Hoard X Aldermen, which meets this evening,
70 csncur ii the rolutic& adopted by TIE Board Of
AZ III Tuesday evening, increasing
~ IN ~ pclice ons hundred men. III Hill
ruuf past, " cannot understand why the resol
iution ahould encounter We opposition The
necessity for ii adoption u cbyious The protection
OF the puhic peace and private properly requires IT.
and he hsat interests 81 the city demand II, partic
larry 1t tbs jnncturs when the pinching times at the
north ~ driving unusually large swarms Of mendi
cants, Migrants and sconndrels Of every hue and
character southwark p large proportion Of whom are
und0uhtely heading ia tho direction Of New Orleans
Were tie question Of additional expense submittedto
the taxpayers We honestly believe an overwhelming
affirmative vote would be given. Bat there will DO
10 increased taxation rs the augmented assessments
for the coming fiscal year will more than reimburse
tie city Tor tho cost Or tie one hundred men pro
posed to Vi employed This fact does away With the
only solvent objection We have heard urged against
the measure. For these, and many other reasons We
could array in favor Of the resolution we trust it will
meet with unanimous favor In the Upper Board this
evening. @ gs ss
From the very convincing article in the Bee we ex
tract the following
Its nothing new that the police Of New Orleans is
entirely inadequate to the protection Of life and the
maintenance Of public tranquility. This assertion
may be made without the fear Of contradiction
Whatever may have been the political character Of
American the same complaint has been urged, and
with equal Justice. "a force Of 800 men, Of which
nearly Onethird detailed day policemen too
small to accomplish any material good. OF the day
police more than half are stationed in the various
courts, leaving but feeble fraction to guard the
Rteets 0f city to repress crime and disorder, and
arrest offenders. II s preposter0us to imagine that
the peace Of New Orleans can be maintained BY SO
insignificant Force The night police consists Of one
hundred and eightyfonr men, This Ii the sum total
of the force at the disposal OF the Mayor and with
which he is expected to watch and protect every
street and square from the midnight plundeter the
ASSASSIN, and the incendary. The executive head OF
our city says himself that II Is impossible with this
small number to guard city extending seven miles,
by breadth Of one or two Whatever may be the
activity and energy Of the Chief Of Police and his off,
GERS whatever personal supervision the Mayor him
self may exercise; however devoted and indefatiga
bic the nghtwatch may be- the inevitable conclusion
every rational mind must be that an addition of at
least one hundred men to the police force is ndispen
sable. sF2F5
The Picayune Of yesterday afternoon, thus CON
cludes On article on this important subject:
We think that to the plain statement Of the present
state of the police Of this city made BY the Mayor,
there cannot need the superaddition Of argument to
induce the concurrence OF all the citizens Of New
Orleans with big views. The taxpaying portion of
the population must, we think, see how greatly for
their interests in every way It is that there should
an adequate police for the protection of property
while n lovers Of order and respectors Of law cannot
but admit the necessity Of greater and surer protee
4 ton than we now have for both.
We hope the subject will be speedily taken up and
Ide6nitively acted upon by the Common Council who
have already given evidence Of their agreeing with
the views OF the Mayor this important point. VIZ
feel sure that they may reckon confidently earless
and without the slightest danger Of disappointment
upon the support Of their constituency in taking such
action as will relieve our city Of the embarrassment
under which i now labors for lack Of a good ant
efficient police force. RBt 4ss M