, 1881-12-11
THE POLICE FORCE.
!. It Is Totally Inadequate to the
=: Wants of Our City.
Compared with Other Centres:
:: : Chicago Stands Very Low.
An Increase Of Three Hundred Patrol
s :: :$S$ S$$tsmen Absolutely Needed.
I Increase the Saloon Licenses So as TO
Par the Expense.

LIE AAA1A-<A %Ao5 0f%A"AA 1tS ~o'eS@ AL
~ attention of the city authorities the necessit
for a liberal increase Of the police force, 1t ha!
. shown 1cnearaf,r that the nrcseor force which I
- ,, ~ ~ =. = 1 1A - s ~ ~ :. ~ ' :
=. eo4Haet @"1" LILO ""@ e'P1t eo' 1tsor :
totally Inadequate to meet the needs OF the timt
" co,.o- tha ,r-o,,nd IN cono win r,,e tore,1v
fncre. cd anount ~ cr;n,c due - 1ha s.~e,,,1,
+,%aae s'oaation aad ,h.+ trro,t ~ nn'an Sus y
the ousragcs against life. lf1ab. and property
.rn,,,d }c s1onnc5 If 1herc ,yern 1nr,rer no}ice
1oFce, Tue present one. tnough ably onlcered and
we'll mauaRed, beng unable, from the smallness
Of its numbers, to cover the ground.
=. os d,,,r ,rn1ch f.hfcaco a,rot,n,n hns " nor
: uus ~a.en ,a'. .nat s ~, nas ~ ne,.
from si1 to seven mites OF streets, must under
stand that an increase In the force is absolutely
NECESSARY. This fac1 Is brouxn, out striklugiy
by comparison OF the 1orro In TINS city with
that in large Enstern places. These statistics
aa.,,,a.to, 49, - ..o, -k,. o,~ s.,,,a, ~ .,s
:; ropu'auon m uno ~ a'ca' LUIS CITY s'a1os a. tne
... Il Is tue Opinion of ruE rn,nuSE TINT TIM
force, now about 500 men. should be increased to
ahout so ira a fnxor,r fdc, win tha Waror
1e 1er.a ~ te dne .oca Nv ~i ~ HsoI
c.eisr n9 3nqhn ~ VIII, t6a+ u 10 ~ i 9a9a % ~
sa,.s I srI sd ~ 1 ,r,nJ ~. nc s 3a,a, 9h..a anu
should he 1nnnnI" n"tce forna rs ~ aho,s
'f,renrx,.f,..a 1non fo'~~ Aoe1 - o0ooe
49,. e.."a.,.,..;.- -s... ~
u !. TIE SUGGESTION IS a GOOD ONE,
: Jet sought to be obtained by addn. :DU or no
ordinary parrplmen To tho list is u mistaken one
!: These mounted ipltce1nen taru their rrnaf ,,sc
Scattered around ia the outskirts OF The civ they
arc able to cover much rrou,, III a comnarittyey
short time They afp abIt to rcp0rt s1dewniks |
! better than a {oot1nan eau, but thew are nor
ttt1ed' for making ARRESTS. and cost twf,,e ne I
xuuch as the ordinary patroimen, The keen Of |
q horse costs .ts 1nuch us the keep Of man, and
,E M w. ~. ~ 70 @ ~ "osk % uut ol 1Re quad
nni,9 ~ @ 3t..ns,+ @ ~ =. @ ocu; ~; !ues AIe
inr news nmicklr bur fnr It'jn eisc Ao1 Th a,
nIrr NJ na'r ne,nr js at.ar III its % ;.ot 1us @ Eas
TINT mart II ia t1e irf.nrrr 1ha+ ,,nos ,ha Po,
;Tn nnc end ri, fo;, ~. < lug VOTE;
.orots.nrS ,.;ti ~ r,.o +n, 1 49,. e!uos Anu
- @ s. ~ s411c sn..n ~ a!nes as u1uc1
~ ~ sour uGunleo Ioa sAlrn,sners: Hut people,
[In >, avu@H u!1 st;;eEnIcmts 4naoc oy
Go .aa3vL Auu Me CSntroiler regarding
t,;G. ~ Mtanc'a' ~. conuauon " tne ci1s, and It's
; ~ ~ t .see ans 'aolo 'noney oF direct tax
, 1 ~ ~, " s;;s sua.a ioo menus ne secured 1or
M nasanE 1aese @ aaa't3onal 1 men inc auswer is t
very s1.nple one: FROM the satoons. There are
~, ~ ,,, e1 III tne catS each Of
,,,,i,. <s@ nv . 9tsatt .lGesis-lEe u
s.ii,.cI fro, ria ,,enn,n nS,1 1, un9, ~, MuIcn
<os 1tuu tue peolc 1CaFly >l!'ouOuJ year,
nnsicc ~ fn,o aT;.ss ips aue malntenance or
!shnf,n,n"tT fSo e,., ~ saTH. 1a.t a over
aratnsf ne ncrson and f,ronar1,. "r ,,, ~ %
esinane ~ T :. J.; au - % .aEo uue " tne
ernn.s ~ 1;;eros 80 & cat ,, eun - uan!ness ano va
x o. - ea1 ~, Ao lae auIoesefs are madc
fLe" tI WY Mou.u otael"!se pe aecent- respecta-
Hss i 1uEMoels " ete.el!- eafnlnE thelr
;.,+ t.v!'e VIII tue sweat " their brow. get |
ahannn ,a,,or .rd *" .,;s T.. ~ tnese places,
y; ;nauon @ sauor, anu, uhaole 70 PICK up living
.u ~ any olnor May' resort. 70 crime tor it. Yet
~ tu!s enormous burden. which T
e ~ - Ips't4 e4o ~ 9ctAH oS t0e existence