, 1859-03-14

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this connection, whose claim is not based On {
thorough Democratic record
Retrcnchment in the City Government.
The Republicans carried the late charter
clcc:ion un"n the platform Of "RetreucLment
md Economy" ard upon distinct p1sdsc
TO the people that they would curtail tx
1cnses, 7elucc salaries and institute retrenc1-
ment whenever it could he tlenc. The fol-
ln~ing was .ac public pledge Of the party
through its delegates iu cous c>iion:
Hesoipfd. That the pecuniary emhsrras.ments
Of the times. and the difficulty the part OF the
people in the payment Of taxts, calls for the
t,xl affairs. That it is the
sense Of this Convention. that IS the salaries Of
ef1iceEs, Gcd the general expenses Of the city
government were gradustt in more prosperous
times than the present, there is room for Ttduc
ton IN those satdrts and in The <Epe'as<s Of the
city vtrumtnt.
E<sotrtd, That the persons this day noniust.
ed and ,he Republican Aldermen placed IN nom
ination. are under an implied pledge tn rtt5tncA
IN the 6rpendi:Hrts, trh'tper it caa b lone con-
slsten'ly with lbe public serSice.
Upon this pledge tho candidates accepted
nominations, and upon tle faith Of Ibis l'..l.e
lucy received tue sulfragcs Of the people; and
Ibis j]urnAl is bound to Auld them 10 lis fiji
fil]mcnt. n tile language Of tlIe platform,
''salaries were graduated in more prosperous
times than The present, and there is room
81 fur rcdacti"n.' 4 thonsaEd dollars in cash
represents as ,nnch property tl,is year at fif.
teen huutlrcd did two yca,s ago, when the
present rates Of cf1leial compensation were
fixed and this fact must not to slutll.:l out
of sight.
Not only should there |e Il reduction in tl,e
salaries, but in tue uunler oi officials, wlcr-
tycr it can bc done without serious .l.tti>
'uru. to The public interest. For instance,
the Police Department uu.!er Dycr's atlminis-
!ration, cost tue city s99,972. Last year it
cost sl45, 100, or nearly fifty per crnt more.
There has been aa -increaee of population
within two years, an increase OF police
duties, and necessary increase Of police
expenses, hut not in tile ratio here named.
Dycr's p4trolmca cost s58, ,a89, and 1Iaincs'
$50 ,039. This is ,norc ti.an 50 per cent in two !
yeaEa- II is idle 10 claim that there is 10 room
for re:ruclment iu tbi: department. If the
Mayor and Republican aldermen act in &c.
cordancc with tue pledge ia thcir platform,
will he 81 very material rctrcacbment effect
ell in this branch of the municipal service.
There are quito u nutnLer oi appointments
tl'at can ,'e loppel Off, that arr rot worth
what they cost TO the taxpayers The city
ca,. aGord to 1uaia!aiu 10 sns cures: nor eau
it utlu1d to pay two m"n tor doing ont man !
duty. A glarius exampla Of The Latter may
be found in the empIo. meu1 or Il captain Of po-
lice nnd city marshal, to attend to TIE same
duty. The office Of cspfain cf the puljce is
Wholly useless, and should he a! oEcc aLo-
1ished 1t il IN Office unkneEn 10 the Char |
Ter. 1t is the creature OF The Council, aud |
that body Gun discontinue it VI pleasure, and
save lhe tax payers two thousand l.lars p.r
annnnl, which would ray the interest GA
SUN sufficient to build school housc capable
OF accommodating 1900 youth, nov s,IfIcrin,,
for The want Of school room. Tie City Mar
saal is Tie legul aud proper load Of the patrol
men undcr tue Mayor. The present officer i.
capable; he is not1yc, faithful, |
and vigilant. Why then deprive him Of IN
10 perform tlis duties Ly thrustiue
II "chicf Of police bct9ccn them anl lin. |
at m expense $4,000 per car to the tax pay-
crs!
The policy that made it prudent IL plac: |
1nan ut the head Of tic Police who would uct
in ha, mony with tic existing Administration, |
ceased with the expiration of Donnelly:s
term Of office. The present Mayor and Mar
shal nre both Republicans, and were elected
on the same ticket, ly the same voters.
one year ago 50 there can he no partv |
reason, rs there is no economical our,
for longer deprivin= OUT Republican Marshal
Of the opportunity of discharging the func.
tions Of his Office Us dctiocd by the charter
and ordinances Of the city. |
We find upon examination Of the charter |
tlut no such Office Us " Captain Of fPolice'' IL
provided by or contemplated in that i,lstru.
mcnt. aud il is questionable whether thc
courts would adjudse il TO he legal if t!,c
question vas raised. But aside irom this
the Office is no longer needed aud. is only |
useless bill Of expense nnon thc people. The
The ordinances declare that "thc Mayor
" shall be the head Of the police department,
u and shall supari9tend and direct the police |
" generally And it is further declared that |
" the Marshal hlall be the ehicfof the acling |
"police, who shall be in subordination to |
him." etc. "He shall atteld the police |
court. and shall keep and make all such re-
ports, resiater, hooks aud reports concerning |
g. the ailairs and operations OF tile police de-
g partmcnt as may BE- designated by tue May
Or" etc The Charter makes it q duty o! the
Marshal "to preserve the public peace and |
clothes him-witl the powers " Of Constable
" at common law and under tae Statutes.
for that.purpose. /
The shortest aud best way to dispose or
tue matter, and save the taxpayers the extra
expense OF wholly unnecessary office, is to
discontinue it, and permit our efficient Msrshni
to command tue police, under the Mayors Or
dera, during tie incoming municipal year. We
a@lego nothing against The gentleman who
fills tue Office Of Captain Of Police. II there
were any need Of sucl IN officer we do not
know that more competent person could be
found. But be was not elected to tile place
he fills; on tie contrary, another man xas
clecled to perform those duties, and as he.
tween the choice Of the people aud that Of
any oihcr parties in the premises, NC think
the former should prevail 80 long rs they foot
the bl'l. II retrcnclment is to be Tie order
for tue next municipal year let us have lie.
ginning.
From the LaIcs to the Ocean.
We have already announced that 7. P. Handy
purposes sending ont two ves4els for Europe
from Ibis place early in The spring, and thst TO
schooner Vslsria will also aaiI for tbe sa,ns
plsee at IN early date. We learn to dsT that
A. Il Barney bss contracted TO sail three Of hfs