The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-25

| VISIT OF MAYOR SWAMI TO THE Police STATIONS
Mayor Swami made visit to the four Police Dis
tricts last night, commencing with the Middle Dis
trlct at SIX O'Clock, and ending with the Western
at ten O'Clock.
The police of the four districts were all in attend
ance, and were reviewed by the Mayor, after which
he addressed them upon their duties, and his re-
quirements of the services in the future The Mayor
was attended by the Marshal and Deputy Marshal
of Police.
The Mayor informed the officers that on Sunday
next this new system would go into operation I'M
der his immediate supervision, when he should hold
every man accountable to himself personally He
said that he had heard little complaint of any de-
partment OF the city government but in the police,
and he was determined that this camor should
cease, if his efforts could effect it, He said that
the people OF Baltimore expected him to do his duty
IN this particular, and he was mistaken in himself
II within the next sixty days he did remove every
ground OF complaint against this of the city
government
The Mayor said that he wished the police to I'M
derstand that he had assumed the responsibility in
person, and he meant to exact the most rigid ad-
herence to the regulation. of the service The Do
liceman was the servant Of the city, and his whole
time, when on duty, belonged to the city. The duty
OF policeman meant something or nothing. He
was not discharging his duty by standing at the
corners of streets, associating with rowdies, or
giving himself up to his own pleasure. He was ex-
pected to have his eyes always about him, to be
constantly mormg, so as to exercise supervision
over his entire beat. This, the Mayor said, he
come into these arrangements, they might say so at
once, and he would supply their places. He should
see that this system started right lie should
treat all the other duties of his office secondary
until he had met the public expectations in every
particular.
The Mayor said that he should make frequent
visits to the station houses and for himself that
the men properly equipped and he should
visit every mans beat night and day, and they
might rest assured that no delinquent would go
punished He did not choose that the good men in
the service should suffer for the neglect or inatten-
ton or vices of the bad If there were men in the
service who not disposed to respect themselves
and do justice to their city, they would have to
leave it, and that promptly. He would have po
hce which would make itself credtable to the city,
and II the material was not already here he would
find it elsewhere. The Mayor announced his deter
mination to begin right-his experience enabled him
to do this and he sought this opportunity to talk to
the men, IN order that they might understand what
they had to do, and that his plans should not fail
for the want OF vigilance and activity ON his part.
The Mayor gave instructions in regard to other
matters which are unable to note but all look
ing to thorough reorganization of the service lie
stated that the system proposed would be divided
into might and day, because he found that when an
officer was removed frequently from his beat he be-
came less efficient. An officer who was permanently
located on particular beat has an acquaintance
with every street, lane and alleSconnected with it.
and knew the residents as we'll as the strangers who
came into it. When an officer was put upon heat
he would hold him responsible for its protection,
IL II he would
others that would. He meant to make the system
perfect, and he would receive excuse for any ne
! glect of duty.
Wedo no more than give an outline of the Mayors
remarks and instructions at the different stations
but the men given to understand that rigid
standard Of duty would be exacted from one and ALL
The plats of the four districts with the beats of
each oihcer VIII be ready to-day and placed in the
hands of the Mayor to enable him to see at glance
| the exact position of each in the service and
to detect promptly any delinquency or neglect of
| duty.
In the course of his remarks the Mayor said that
officers not duty frequently blamed for NOV
ing about the streets without any apparent object
| or occupation 1t was calculated to subject the
| corps to unjust censure When the Council met he
| should recommend change of the ordinance, so as
to relieve the officer from his uniform when not on
duty, and only to wear it when in active service.
| The Mayor said however, that whether on duty or
not the officer would be held to the strictest ac-
countability for his good conduct.-Bao. American,
23d.