Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-27
LOCAII NEWS


METROPOLITAN oIIcR MEETING LAST NIdHT.
Metropolitan police OF the District OF Columbia
met last night according TO the published notice,
Increase OF their pay Tie meeting was called Tor
O'Clock, but in consequences OF some Of the repre-
sentatives being detained on duty until that hour,
There wsrs representative, rom noirly III the
wards. .r.grlU -.
me subject wa. ons Of deep in,eres, to all con.
thing Of that tendency. II was an assemblage Of
men who, ~ u were, hold the guardianship OF the
gGsS 2 & . SS o VIC %udS
and proper measurss 10 obtain an Increase OF com
ssTss and fSmiiis1 from sStua want their present
salary being entirely inadequate for that purpose.
Ihe rneetilg was organized BY the election Of
man, and c. y. Crump, of the Eighth preclnct, ~
secretary, A number OF resolutions and petitions
were presented By different member, Of the police
force, and referred to . committee consisting OF
Messrs. Grant, OF the Fifth precinct; Lipscom6 OF
the Third NoonAn, OF the SIXTH Cronin, the
The Ninth, Gu. OF The Tenth. And Messrs Han.
bern and Slebold, OF the Sanitary squad. The com
mittee retired, and after brlef absence returned
was presented BY Policeman ThomM Pendle, and
uuanimously adopted;
Whereas The act Of Congress establishing the
bia, approved August ., 4. D. 1861, and gives to
each policeman the sum OF forty dollars per month,
excepting the sergeants OF the police, whose pay is
And whereas since The passage Of said act the
pr se Of living in this District has increased at
io..t one hundred per cent In isit 20 sudden and
rent and necessary provisions, as to mako II ut
terly impossible for a.poliecman, although eXer.
the sesnty pittanee received support hlmself and
family hence at the expiration OF the month he
nnds himself In debt for the actual necessAries Of
oh NIRla hA MAJ az mas hl
porsss sutboriiiss Of washington and George
town, including the Levy Court. appreciating our
necessities, generously Gdyaneedto each policeman
ever, will soon cease and terminate, and whereas
the utter inadequaey Of the salary rece we'd, and
the very responsible duties devolvlng on the po-
lcemen Of this District, and requiring as II does
more than usual vigilance, ski, and business tact,
and 10 apparent to each and every personi and
client and honest men for any position, they must
be placed above want and temptation, and paid IN
proportion to the duties and responsibilities OF
their oteej and whereas In view OF these facts, IN
justice to ourselves and families, II becomes uS TO
make one united effort to obtain some relief from
Rssolrsd By the Metropolitan Policemen OF the
District Of Columbia, that q COMMITTEES consisting
Of one member from each precinct be appointed BY
pirate committees Il tho honorable Senate And
House Of Representatives Of the United States a.
soon as possible and inform them Of the action Of
this meeting, and respectfully and earnestly APP
peal to them and urge upon them an increase OF
the compensation ofthe policeman OF this District
to correspond with the present high prices OF liv
ing.
RssoipeJ, further, That the Board Of Commission
era and the Superintendent of Police, editors and
eonduetorS OF newspapers, and all good citizens
generally, be, and they are hereby, respectfully
requested to co operate with the said committee,
and urge our claims to relief
RssoIped, further, That the corporate authorities
Of Warrington and Georgetown, through their re-
speetive heads and appropriate committees, be re-
questtd to act In conjunction with the special CONF
mlttee hereby appointed.
committee wss then Appolnttd to visit the
proper committees OF Congress, and urge the pas
sage Of q bill Increasing the pay Of policemen
from $50 to cas- per month. The committee con-
siits OF MeBGrs. Grant, Llpsoomb, No nan, Cronin,
Pierce. Clark, Hepburn, and siebold.
The meeting was characterized with eATnettneSs
and uuAnimity OF feeling, and adjourned TO meet
again one week from next Friday evening"