The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-18
THINGS IN GENERAL.
wANTED-FOETY MEN.

lree Oh charge untu employment Is 1uHhlshco
them. Your friend, Fl. T. IAwLEK.
The public spirit displayed by Mr.. Lawler
conmends itself to all, and is worthy Of emula-
ton.
He established the Bureau at time when the
greatest distress prevailed among the families Of
the white laborins men of this city, and supern-
tended its workings ever since, and by his energy
and perseverance he has made it an instrument
Of incalculable benefit to many.
Those desiring work could not apply to better
place to secure it than to the White Labor Bu-
reau. No. IS Front street.
THE POLICE BoARD-soME POINTED INQUIRIES.
There arc some men on the police force that are
observant and curious, as will be seen from the
following
New ORLEANS, Oct. II, 1874.
Editor n. o. Bulletin:
VIII YOU please inform 6n old policeman. one
who has been on the force for the last seventeen
years under every administration, why it Is that
he BULLETIN has never, to my recollection,
shown to the citizens of this city the rascalties
Matchmaking and systematic course of robbery
pursued by the Board OF Metropolitan Police
II it is because you have no one to post you, I
will endeavor to do so, from time to time, if you
think it worth while.
In the first place, can you inform the citizens
how Commissioner R. A. Bray, Treasurer Of the
Board OF Police, on a salary OF $500 year, sub
ject to discount, the same as the balance of the
force, can afford to drive $500 team OF horses
build magnificent residence on Esplanade
street, maintain all outside establishment on
Bienvine street. buysjewelry, diamonds and real
estate, when there are no perqulsties to his
Office, unless the money received as hush money
and the 10 per cent he and the few bears rob us
poor policemen OF, are 10 be considered as per-
quisites.
1t is q well-known fact that Officer VIM
Mooney took to the national house of refuge,
the CustomHouse, some 100000, while Royal
Braywas hiding there, after the unpleasantness Of
September IA, 1874, and 1T Is currently reported
that the money belonged to the police, and yet
he will not give 1t to the men, who are actually
in want Of bread for their families Will you in
form US how Commissioner j. B. Gaudet, on
salary of $4,000 year, subject to discount, can
afford to buy property in Jefferson city, run
hotel across the lake, furnish his house magnifi.
Gently, keep two or three servants, and all on the
above amount.
OF the new members have nothing to state
as they have not been in the ring long enough to
get thorough insight into the biz. The citizens
ought to know of a neat little job executed by
the board some few days ago, by which they
swindled the city. They sold to the city some
time ago horse for s160 to be used in the wagon
belonging to the telegraph office. The horse
used by Gen. Badger on the 14th inst, and
which was killed, was owned by patrolman of
the mounted force, and as matter OF course, he
wanted another horse in pay for the one killed.
So to make it good they take the horse used in
kuntz's cab and give it to the patrolman, take
the horse belonging to the telegraph wagon and
give it to kOutZ, and buy an old broken down
horse f $40 for the use Of the telegraph wagon.
Some of the police are inquisitive enough to
fines stopped from the men, and the balance OF
the 5000, 600 that is left after paying 318 patrol
men and few clerks.
POLICEMAN FIRST PRECINCT.
We have been making some inquiries as to the
financial arrangements and proceedings Of the
board, and have cleaned the following:
Shortly after the police bill went into opera
ton, an agreement was made between the Fiscal
Agent of the board, J. II. Oglesby and the
board, in which it was stipulated that he should
receive as compensation for negotiating loans for
the board fre per cent commission.
The law authorizes the board only to paw enc
per cent month as interest on borrowed money,
and to p edge the amount collected from the
tax to secure payment to Oglesby
and at the same time be within the law. A propo-
sition was made to the men on the force to allow
a deduction OF ten per cent month from their
salaries.
The matter was explained to them. They
were told that by this means they could get their
salaries, less the ten per cent in cash. and tn ey
agreed to it and formal compact was drawn up
and signed. This was in March, just after the
bill went into effect.
The bill changed the fiscal year of the Board,
making it date from the LIST of January instead
Of the LIST of October, as it formerly did.
To be within the law, money was borrowed to
pay the rolls of January and February, amount
ing together to about s120, 600 Oglesby negoti- |
ated the loan. He loaned it himself. From the
LIST of January to the LIST Of August is seven
months, and of the rolls paid for each Of them
Oglesby loaned the money to settle six.
The notes given for the money were all at 80 |
lays (thrce months). Three per cent Zone per
cent for each month"; added to five per cent Conn
gives eight per cent paid for the lo,n
Of money to pay each separate pay roll and the
men on the force planked ten. The two per cent |
over it is stated, has been used in paying the in
crest on extended notes, etc. Probably the etc. |!
Includes vehicles for members ofthe board such |
rs Gaudet's.
In June the Fiscal Agent received from the city |
1872 IS, of which sum something like $50, 900 |
vent to pay the men and the balance was devoted |
20 wiping out the borrowed money, or at least |
portion of it. This month, OF course, a loan was
lot necessary, but the policemen were not in |
ormed of this fact, and the ten per cent was re-
igiousy deducted. Can it be possible it went TO-
wards paying the interest on extended notes. |
tic.
Some weeks ago the Harbor Police beat vas
odd for an amount somewhere in the neighbor-
rood Of $500. Possibly 1t was used as judlciously
IS the balance Of the surplus collections. 1t is
)OsslDie Out we nave Deen uuaDl0 TO ascertain IL
or a fact.
OF course the members of the board would do
lothing wrong, that is, nothing illegitimate, but
5 it not due to the members Of the police force
hat a full statement should be made Of the man
ler in which the ten per cent. per month has
'een expended Probably answers to some of
Policeman's" inquiries might then be got at.
TIL ADVISORY BOARD.
How is it that Packard still acts with the Ad-
isory Board? His resignation was handed in
With ajor Burkes. The latter has been off for
ONE time. but the former still hangs on. Is this
art of the programme? The fact that Packard
still member of the board is of little impor-
ance, for he is good man, no doubt, as could
% picked from the Kellogg ranks to fill the posi-
ion, but We are somewhat curious about the
natter.
CHANGED.
The Eleventh Ward Registration office has
cen removed from the corner of Magazine and
' Washington streets, to the corner Of st. Dennis
nd Third.
In the Ninth Ward the removal Of the registra-
ion Office to the swamps, in the neighborhood Of
axe Pontchartrain, gives general dissatisfac-
on. 1t appears the place now occupied is
ntirely out of reach Of those who wish to get
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