The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-10
~ IS X ~ III i1tll
POLICE.
THE MEMBERS 0F TaHE RORgE CdsNH-
PLAIN THAT THEY ARE NoT PAID

PLAIN THAT THEY AME MBF PAID
Interviews with City Officials, tine Chlef
of Police aud Various pslice GUs
GERS ssn the subject.
The community has been aeitated lately, par-
tieulary In police circles and among employees
| at the City Hall. concerning the failure Of pay
ment Of salaries to city officials. AS the police
department is the most important Of all, and as
| it is Immediately connected with the welfare Of
the city and the protection Of the lives and
property of the citizens. the DEMOCRAT thought
that 1t would be- proper and interesting
| to Its readers to obtain the views Of
| competent parties ON the subject. 4 reporter
was therefore directed TO interview the city Off
/ eials and the mast prominent men on the police
| force In order to ascertain the situation, and
| find out. II possible, the issue out Of the dlem-
ma now opposing the community.
/ One of our contemporaries has already stated
| thatthe policemen. discouraged and outraged
| at not having received their ply, were about to
lay down their clubs and discard their badges.
| This. after investigation, we found to be alto
gether incorrect, as The following interviews
will show.
| The police force Is very sore at not being
paid but 1t is not at all demoFAlIzed. our TeHU~
ers will see by n perusal OF the interviews that
Hollow Lnat tue aLlploFbu HasH On Iu6 ipEcb Wtbnt
nothing but what is necessary to make them
live. Our only object In seeking out tho enun-
Citations of the various Interested parties is to
obtain solution of the problem and relieve. II
possible the necessities Of the employees Of The
city.
Naturally the first gentleman called upon was
his Honor Mayor Plsbury, whom the reporter
| thus addressed:
Reporter-Mr. Mayor have called on you
this morning to find out what action Is to be
taken to relieve the police foree Of this city 7?
| Mayor-We are going to do all in our power
| but you know that people are not paying their
taxes. It Is not our fault; We, individually, are
not responsible for the payment Of the police.
We are merely representatives of the city gov
| ernment and dispose of its money in the pay
ment of the cty's indebtedness.
Rep.-Will the month of July be paid this
month? -~.. ~. 5
Mayor-I can't say. It win be paid as soon MS
there is money.
Reps-Wil that be soon?
Mayor-I can't say.
| Rep.-Well Mayor, there Is considerable bick-
erng among the men, and they say II they don't
get their money they will throw up their clubs
and badges. ...z
Mayor-If they become mutinous we will have
but tbe question Is, can they do better and can
they get work2 If SO. wpuld. not have man
remain on the force who could better himself by
No one can prevent them from doing that2
Rep.-If the whole force should resign, could
yqn supply their places? su, a. arn,,e,
tions Of men who are willing to try it,
Rep Could you getas good men as are on the
Mayor1No / don't think could but If the
} foree Is going to desert us, We must do the best
we can. We are all in the Same boat the police
as well as the men employed In the other de;
phrtnlents Of the city government. ! should
. like the present police force to remain with = us
and stick it out No one sympath,ilzssa y Wlfh TIE
try and fine mon, as q member of the Police
Board, when / know they are not getting paid
| am confident that some steps will be taken tt
relieve the condition 81 these men, but dom
believe the situation needs at present urgent
steps. 49, ss .
ing more this year than they have on previous
, years? :, =
ministration they stopped paying them II
Rsp.-Yes, but then the brokers allowed then
something for their time.
{ Mavor-HWe can't bs responsible for what tht
brokers do. The broker and the policeman
: must settle that among themselves: ,
ReD.-I suppose you know tnat NUMBER
the policemen have not even a cent to go tt
Mavnr-Not q single case Of that kind ha
: been brought to my knowledge.
a Rep When do You think the police prospect
r will be brighter?. -... - -
In and the people commence paying the1
}. taxes.
j. Rop...Hov do you account for the non-pay
y Mayor--The yellow fever scare has somethint
d to do with It. Those people who had q litti
money and did intend paying their taxes ar
d Rep.9Is there no other cause?
8 Mayor-Yes. / think the fact Of the presen
- ttFtff nflf n
while has a tendency to keep people from pay
g ing their taxes.
r and our reporter Withdrew and entered the of
y fee of the Administrator of Police
@ MIR. DIAMOND,
u u have called on you to see ii you would be klnt
enough to give me your views upon the sublec
that Is now agitatng the police-thab 49, not ee1
M Mr.. Di DDiamond-I fully appreciate the sad con
diion Of the pliee 1otes at present. ad aan an
| and their families.
g Rep.~Do you believe thatthe pay rolls of Jul
: will Be paid this month?
. Mr. Ds-T have every reason to believe the
will am, however prepared 70 30 90 altn9s is}s
partments Of the city government. .,.,.,a
|. Rep:--Could not the Council pass resolutto
|; accepting police time for taxeSf
Mr. D.--I believe they could.
n Hep Would not that make police time wort
Il from 80 to 90 cents on the dollar1 .. .,
- thus enable the police to live. I would even b
- willing to pledge the revenues OF the ensuln
/, year to raise money to pay these people an
: keep them from starving.
D The next Administrator visited by this re
!, porter was
d ADMINISTRATOR BROWN.
6|
e but this gentleman did not appear desirous {
g. being Interviewed, and simply stated that
40 did not know what was going TO De done apot
% | the police pay.
y. CHIEF BoyLAN.
t. Reporter-Ch1ef Boylan. have Just been II
76 teryiewing the Mayor a.,d some OF the Admir-
istrators on the distress OF the police. brougt
T. about by rot being promptly az ana I regeaatt u e
n police. have called to elicit yonr views on IL
=" subject. ,,u
~ ~ among the police, not only among them. bl
n n their families. The police Of this city, Whe
a com pared with other cities Of Its size. are pa
n ~ e4s and more irregularly than in any othf
- city in the United States.
Rep.-HaVe you not heard considerabe tai
about the police quitting In numbers II they al
not paid? - :,