New-York tribune., 1879-12-07


project be and property Of The residents OF the
metropolis one fact well understood that the
number of men on nlght patrol was very llSle,h ANY.
larger than il twenty ye,rs ago notwithstanding
that there much territory to cover. As the
CIV extended il vas only reasonable that tho force
.houId he Increased IN parts uf the annexed tor
rtory because of tie imurrSr distances tie ibe had
ia y.r IL would be absurd suppose taat the bca:s
coud be properly covered. Some Oi the mounted men
had 10 cover heats eight or nine miles long or
c,,-se the duty could efficiently performed under
tarsc cireu During tho last two years ,he
water front hid required more police service tAi even
before b OF tie fr quCnt strikes among The long
sLor.lpsI. Iar Otl.r police mon required
40 piers nom whence foreign steamers sailed The
charter allowed ircrcse OF 100 men each year bu
fbc Board "f Estimate aad Apporohn"Dt had refused
10 mtkr aoGoua appropriations. aud hence fhe Board
Police had not lclt authority 10 mako any inrrcs~'
Tie Leg siuc should make % mandatory to Increase
the icrce 100 men eae1 JeaF There sAouu nr no % "
prrcncs cUnsO lated. On the contrary, the Oh SKI"
Precinct sboud be again formed and n'v statIod
bolsc lui.'.
Commissioner Wheeler thought the pay OF the pooe
WnH too large lie not n iaVOr OF interfering with
pay % tae now On the fore. bhi to tho.r Eere
after apposied ne would ply 5000 per allnnin. P,shy
good could be obtained Tor this. The pay II me
chanics wonid not now ayef"ge more tnan 'his Ihe
ny should ~ graded according 10 good beaaFor ana
,fr!ency. The appOinter. after hree ar four years
rorS.cr. II lac proved Efficient. should have 500 add
uon~ paw and RS could ne iheI".s.d Ilo"' 'i1S 10
lme uutl tae maximum II Sl.2OO WAS reached.
The orgariz-, Ion OF t.c detective f'rco was oo-
whether IL coud be b.irercd By legislation. foiucs
vac banr If The PoIc. Department Political cOns
elali"s sboad br oDiiered for they ten D. doniornl-
iZo he .oicc IL MAS only natural, however Nine Ou uI
trh i Tue were dplOiuttl through pDIlc
iIencr, and Ia small the aplOintceE poll
iC4sls themselves IIe Com BmissO;isrs nad cudcay-
Orcd 10 soep politics out Vi the Dcpr at, IA ii
proved to bc difficult mailer. Many uf tn iuea ai,.
pOa'e.l recently from the country. The apniiitr
LaI probably 5cri OF ~rry C I" y naior As
s .n man. He pplif;ciin wien .o cauc Ui tho
fnrc. appointment iiun ms counrc VII.
politicians and naturally he hoped 10 obtain plootIon
ny thr incanSs
A. TO The -nncE- based STRENGTHENING Bureau and ia
work Mr N,ceicr sid u ~ There always wOald Toe a.
.a,lur o chan -" streets under thc present system
and until Slne pro- uiadc by for Ria.i,g
Al luh Ia,
bic Iian was 10 H. Tnc materials IL VII,
wcrr old aud ont. AM maGcquae Tor the servicr
MANY az the Orscs n-o odd aud worthless UBdcr
gor ~ stem oi TIE opinion fhtt 80 1850 per
month was SUFFICIENT clean The cty Iairiy. The best
pi IN wuuln br 10 a vide the city inio four dis-
tr1rjs and let the cleaning of these Nv
tr.,ct Or TIC city could be DIVIDED Into Two dis-
ii1ris witI FOuuceriis.. tnr dividing I'M. Thr
p.ouDsifion to natr twenty -ivr districts would not
,yuIk viii Ibc work at clraninR io cIt could be dons
Tor TGJOOU per Bat it would have tD Ice done
under ;onirnut"r could hire his men lh"rc
cheapls tEan the cOnid possibiy do u. In every
3 ihr work could be mana grd more chchpy ihhh AZ
ptcseni The SircetCeaniny Bureau should be removed
from the Police Department and transferred 10 the
Departlusn If OF Public Works II properly belonged