New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-31
me DEMAND roR SPECIAL poLIcEUEN

CALLS MADE UPON SUPERINTENDENT WAlLiN" AT
TIE CENTRAL OFFICE.
" Give Won An idea OF the demand in this city for
special policemen r. said Superintendent Waung
the other dag TO "a TRIBUNE reporter who had asked
him tho question. Why, bless You, could
not begin 10 give you an idea OF II III less thah
weeks time. We have calls for them from
every quarter and for n most every Goh'tllapo
purpose: Tor schools. churches DaliS, leIII'S'
stores etc. we are receiving constant Applications
l haIdly know where to begin. ! have iad no APP
pcatiOn yet to-day, and thus ~ the first day mar
can remember when | have not been Sollollcu III
person or by letter to send sPccidi p"llceHan W
some point. ! had three Applications {o'uo'u,S,
Wherever there IL TO be a moctlhS' Il PoI'0oii'H -
generally called for. :r
~ " 4 short time ago there was 10 pc Series l
temperance meetings in llonstoh-St iIp PcHDpII1
who had them III charge SAID IloF Woulu nUI H.lu
them unless would agree To detail spccial lUfce
of policemen To guard the place. lhcy ha,i an uCa
that because they wcro coming Gown 10 HOu'IoH-
st thcr, was danger that they would be subjected
10 assaults of every kind. | told them WOuli see
that the peace was kept but refused 10 give Iloi
special policemen. They finally Determined 10 nVu
the meetings, and everything Ili''ou on - pu'D,,1,
Here Is q note from tho Elevated halIroau COMPANY
ASKING that policeman be detailed LOT iho CIty
Hall station between the hours OIL / anu ~ III
One is needed in consequence OF the gIcaJ hunlpo'S
of people who take teams there between lncSo
hours Ruans generally Iro "PIu ovo instrHctrJ
the captain Of the precinct to station man th'Io
during those hours. ,. :; a.,
Twenty sixth Precinct especially, and Tor hll-hlSnG
duty 1t Is hard to whore tnerc Is not Il hfe4 ol
them The Shetcrlng Arms az Wan" ny ai'o
sent down for policemen. Then nave 10 keep
them i'm IIouston-st., Ccntrc-st, and the Do"eTy'
linen uolIccmcn must be sent to balls ana masqucr-
AIDES They must be ready for eIn"rHehcles thtTe'
and must watch the carriages III the streets IN tho
Bowcry and in Grandst., wnero stores are koPt
omen nryOud the hours of closing demanded by Ihe
carly closrrs policemen must bo Kept on sprclai
duty While they are there eyerythlnI Is quiet rs
soon a. thew are taken oil duty, when matters SGom
IN have settled into q quiet state, then the wlnuow
snashing begins. The rulians Will hnl oHt as
soon as an officer is taken away, anu theh uesln
tLrir gss1ults again. | have good humner. OF
Recommendations which have come through inc
MAYORS olice from Cinnamon. IhGy complain
Ioudly because q special policeman ~ not delaIled
L"iorc every laundry. They know that men are
sent 20 the Bowery and Grand ST. stores To prevent
window sma,hing aud they Trims they have the
same riehts. especially alter somebody has thrown
stone nc their windows, or an Ga SHOE or "cau
cal. They know what thoir rights are, aud know
ing, dare maintain .-,;.
"'The sales stables require special watching:
Sharpers and rOgues frequent snch places anu 80 !
mnst keep men there. Horses are GrlNoh up an9
down LryIngton-ave. on exhibition for sale, ana
lind II necessary to send policemen tAerh- NJ tho