The daily gazette., 1878-11-08
The City Legislators.
Regular Meeting Last Epening-Routine
business Communication from HIS
Honor, the Mdyor-Resoiutions Of-
fered.

l. ne COmmlttee on Hospital reported |
in favor of awarding the contract for |
painting that institution to Moore & |
Budd. The report was adopted.
The City Treasurer reported S1S,313.69 =
in bank to the credit of current expen- |
ses paid out on draft of the Water
Commissioners since last report the sum
of $1,5S9.Sj, and in total to date, S141,-
954,S51.
The Chief Engineer of the Water De-
partment reported 20 men in his employ
for the week ending November 9TH. Pay
roll S231.14,
The Street Commissioner reported AZ
men, 8 double and 2 single teams in lis
employ for the week ending November
I'd. Pay roll S295.59.
The City Auditor reported that he had
examined the accounts of James O"Toole,
High Contable, for the month of October
and find that he had collected the sum of
$3.50 for fines and dog tax, which
amount had been paid over to the City
Treasurer.
The Registrar of the Water Depart
ment, reported that he had collected dur
ing The month of October the sum of
S409,71, which had been deposited with
the City Treasurer.
The following communication from
Mayor Almond, was presented by MIR.
Maxwell.
To ue Honorable the City Council Of WI
mingt0n.
GENTS The present police force Df
the city consists of a High Constable, Or
Chief of Police, two Sergeants and twcn-
| ty men. Since my attention has hean
| nc Lad hp m " ntf al al npGifinn flp nffpp.
tiveHess of the force am satisfied that
this number is entirely too small for a
city of the population and area of Will
miugton. Our population is probably 40,-
600 and the area of the city is about eighty
square miles the men OF course are divid-
ed into night aud day watch, eight On
duty in day time, and twelve at night,
either number in my opinion being too
small to properly police city containing
so many people aud covering so much
territory.
The present ordinance is also defec-
| tive in the mode i'll which it dis
tricts the city for police purposes, and N
requiring tue same number of men TO
be appointed from each district; in fact j
think 1t is "A mistake to require them TO
be appointed from any particular dis
trict.
Without giving the limits OF all the
present districts, will give those of three
OF them to illustrate my views. The 4th
district Is east of Market street from
Fourth to Tenth street. The 9th district
is all that part Of the city from Tenth
street to the Brandywine creek, and the
9th district, is all that part OF the city
north and east of the Brandywine creek.
1t must be apparent to any one &C.
ouainted with our city, that the sixth dis
trict does not require as many policemen
as either the fourth or fifth districts. The
sixth district covers quite an extended
territory, but it is not land which vlO
lates your police laws. 1t is deprayed
class of our people, who dwell anC
: operate where our population is the den
, sest, for there they can easier hide, ahd
there are the people and properly te
prey upon. But If it Is thought advis
able and proper chat each district shal
have the same number of policemen the
districts should be decreased in size 80
that il would be in the range OF possiDlll
Nv for the men to go once over thei
: district during their hours of duty
r This cannot be done by these mel
properly if all three were on dut.
a at The same time in so large dis
n trict as the fifth. Taking the fourth APP
!, fifth districts therefore as illustrations
y their own and of the necessities of tn
= first. second and third districts | woul'
h saw that their size and population re
:" oli;re double the force they now have, &
II make even an approach to an effectiv
Q police system.
| therefore ask your honorable bodyt
e redistrict the city aS follows, ana TO autno
n riZe the appointment OF three ulstrlc
:, constables Of police for each district.
d.-All that part of the city west OF NJ hl
s. ket street and south OF Second street, U
n be the first district.
~ 2.-All that parl of the city east OF MAJ
, kct street and south of Second to be th
h second district.
" 3.-All that part of the city west OF NJ p
a, ket street, between Second anu fllt
r streets to be the Third district.
4-An that part of the city east OF Ar
ket street.. between Second and FIT
le streets to be the fourth district.
~ .. An that part ofthe city west OF M p
IL lxet between Fifth and Ninth streets,
be the fifth district.
6.-All that part of the city east OF M
le ket, between Fifth ana Nlhth streeIs'
Id be the sixth district.
,a AN that part ofthe city west.of Ma
ket. from Ninth street, to the Brand
re vine to be the seventh district.
e. All that part Of the city east OF Nj q
or Lat street. between Ninth street, and Il
Rrandywine creek to be the eighth d
trict. ..h q,
. east of the Branuy "iho o'oo' w Y
IL ninth district. o,,,d -;
~ Tins amendment If made would gl'
nm As district constables tweoty-seVen u, ihe
'n The nolice constabes or specials thel
lis ho;ns now two, should be increased
IN fonr' inasmuch as when there is now y,
es- call at headquarters during the time 4 4
~ men are out on duty for portion OF y
IN force @ to to suppress any disturbance "9 e., et'
lie, we have but one man to sen senu, of WI \
,ol often is powerless from the size Oh Y
of crowd. dfrot tbre,
Ha There should also be two ut n no' fnr iMiti ii
he additional sergeants, one, or TWO ior Y,
IN ;morease of the force, and one to Do
of dnty an headquarters at night
NJ Very Respectfully, ,+
J,P. ALLMoND, Mayor.
Michael Gallagher, asked that Y
ni - -, conrad street be cOntinu