The Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-19

salaries of Chief of Police and his aids.
are included in other accounts, and the
amounts expended for such items cannot
be properly shown, but would doubtless
swell these figures to q considerable ex-
tent.
TABLE l.
Controllers Report from January
to July, 1867.
Secret Police services January and Feb.
1867, J. SO $4,000
L. E. Adams, contingent 8 months Is
67,J. SO, $4,000
Expen. :. 224,45
Fire Alarm Tel'h., 1O2, 3, 4, $1OS5,s2.
Repairs to 4. Dis STAN, 1873, $4,000.
Police, I41,2,3, $3O2674,65.
Police Stations, LA, 5,6,7, $4,939,75
I. G. Lane, ser. as aid, 153, $4,000.
Station'y for Police CONS. e $69,5O.
From Julyto Dec, 1867.
Conveying prisoners, 72, $1,000.
7: E. Adams Chief Expen's, rs, $4,000.
J.J. Somers, n, $255,OO.
p. W. Clarrisse services, $112,2O.
I. E. Adams Chief Expen," $4,000.
- for phot'ghs, $123,61.
j. j. Williamson's Chief exits, $66,67.
j. W. Shoenecker Lieut. s 3,35.
j. j. Williamson's Chief ex. 70, $4,000.
Contingent Expenses so $1S7,OO.
J.I Williamson contingent, 81 $4,000.
W. Fl. Manning cab hire "a 5 2O,OO.
Fire Alarm telegraph 95, 6$2,271, ,13.
Police 123. a $3.50 275 90.
Police Stations, 124, S. G,7,S, $4124,65.
Geo. W. Wiley services, 133, $ $50.
Stationy to Police Com. 134, SS1,OO.
Total, 1867, -$577,O91 ,1S.
The expenses of the City Police for
1867 was $577,O91,1S
Thus it will be seen that with o force
II five hundred men the expense of the
ity Police for 1867 amounted, to $1,154,
8 per man, while the cost of the Met
opohtan Police in the City of New Or
cans for the year 1869, 20 amounted to
725,357,73 or $1,149,54 per man for
he six hundred and thirty one (631) |
len employed, The Met. Police has
lerefore cost $4,64, per man less than
le City Police for the year above stated.
he City Police were paid at the rate of
$500 per annum to patrolman, and in
sat ratio, to their officers, while by the
-et. Police Act patrolman receives
700, 90 per year. Had the City P Jlice
Zen paid tie same salaries as the pre-
MT Department, the cost of the Met.
olice would be $44,64. less per annum,
an the City force.
1t will be seen therefore that the ez- {
nses under the old system were much
CHER than those of the present Metro
Titan Police, and proves that the police c
it is now administered, is far more a
onomical than it has been or could be t
any administration who cannot devote
eir entire attention, to the subject. &
The Board is prompted to make these g
ltemt nts rs the Mayor and Administra- il
OF Public Accounts III their late re- Il
rts to the City Council have endeavor- s.
to show that the expenditures of the |;
It. Police is out of all reason and that Ii
City is unable o-pay their currant "
Denses on that account, and the Ad-
nistrator OF Pnblc Accounts recon- d
nds On additional tax of one per cent a,
if some means of curtail- te
nts cannot he found; Nothing is more cc
ust than this assertion of the CITY To
icials just referred to who to cover til
II own extravaganza attempt to throw pt
credit upon the Met. Police.
The City is authorized and has levied OF
the year just past, a tax of three quar- til
} OF one per cent for the payment of N.
Met. Police. This tax is collected and m,
ned over to the State Treasurer, and an
uld constitute an independent fund an
,e used for no other purpose than to
for which it is intended by law. ad
he assessed value of real and person. INC
roperty in the City of New Orleans 81,
riding to the last assessment is Sl3S, eve
100000 Three quarters of one per cent no
lis amount equals 81 ,035, ,OOO, 90 while Ne
actual eynensnS of tho At DE: ID