Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-02

to 1894, when the system was aDOllSned,
were:
Peter Shig.
Abram Harmon.
Fred +. Tebeau.
Mordecai Sheftall.
John f. Tucker.
Edward Prendergast.
All of them were men noted for their
determination and courage.
A CHANGE OF QUARTERS.
Upon the organization of the mounted
police under the administration of Hon.
John E. Ward, Mayor, in 1854, permission
was obtained from the United States to
use the eastern part of OglethOrpe Bar
racks. This was the quarters of the new
police until the beginning Of
the late war. when Gen. w. j. Hardee,
then in command in this city, took possess
sion. The police were then for time
without a home. A temporary station
was established in the City Exchange, in
the Office now occupied by the Ocean
Steamship Company, and the room imme-
diately underneath was fitted up as a
prison. Capt. l.. l.. Goodwin, the present
City Marshal, was at this time Chief Of
Police, having, in 1857, succeeded Capt.
j. 2. w. Read, who was the successor in
office to Capt. Joseph Bryan, under whose
administration the present system, which
supplanted the old city watch, was inau-
gurated.
While the quarters were in the Ex-
change building the men were allowed to
sleep at home. Work was Immediately
begun on the old police barracks on Hab-
ersham street, now used as a police Jail
and upon the elegant stables. The loft in
the latter was fitted uD as a dormatory
for the men, and the police department
was moved to this place in 1862. In 1868
Capt. Goodwin resigned and Capt. Alex.
f. Bennett was made chief.
During the administration of Capt.
Goodwin the police, which had been an
entirely mounted force, was reduced to
eighteen hOrsemen, the balance being
footmen. Capt. Bennett was chief when
Gen. Sherman occupied the city in De-
cember, 1864. He was then removed by
the Federal commander, and a military
police, composed of Federal soldiers, was
Instituted, Capt. Pillsbury, an army of
ficer, being detailed as chief. In the latter
part of 1864, General Davis, U. S. A.,
commanding this department, re-
quested Capt. Goodwin to reOrgan-
ize the city police. He accord
ingly assumed the charge, but owing
to i'll health gave up the position after ten
days service. In this connection it may
be stated that after Capt. GoOdwin's res
ignatiOn as chief in 1868, he joined the 18th
Georgia Cavalry. Capt. II. 4. Aiken was
next placed in charge of the police force
and continued until the election of Gen.
r.. II. Anderson, the present chief, in 1865.
TUE UArCh.
--no Uid watch was established in 1916
by the following ordinance, passed by the
CITY Council tue 10Th of June that year:
AN ORDINANCE establishing a ouard ord
watch in the city of Savannah for tie heller
securing of the same, anu the lnhabitants
thereof.
dermen CT the City Of Sardnnah in Council
assembled, That Immediately after
~, l' s;,s &c Of this ordinance company Of
watch in Savannah, to consist Of ono can
tain. two Sergeants, one drummer and TWEEN
ty-four priyates; which said Captain, when
elected. shall take all the Oaths Of allegiance
and office, and shall be commissioned by the
Mayor, which commission he shall hold and
act under during good behavior, and
said Captain shall, without delay,
drummer and p prIvate5 to act as a guardiand
watch for not less than twelve months which
Sergeants are to be appointed by the Mayor
and Aldermen, and as soon as the said com
pany is complete, shall make a return of the
names of the persons so enrolled to the Mayor
and Aldermen, and if said Mayor and Alder
men shall disapproye of any of them he or
they shall be dismissed and others enrolled in
their stead.
Second. And be it further ordained, That
the Captain shall make report to the Mayor
man on duty, and his conduct during the
night, also the occurrences of the same: and
in case of fire or other alarm, the Captain
shall cause the whole guard Immediately to
repair to the guard house and there
continue in readiness to execute any
orders they may receive from the
Mayor or any three of the, Aldermen
The guard, whilst on duty, shall be care full
and vigilant in keeping peace and good order
within the said city, and shall use their best
endeavors to prevent fires, rObberies, murder
and other outrages and disorders, and to tnat
end they shall, at all times when called on be
prompt in aiding and assisting the Magis-
trates of the city, and particularly attentive
TO any orders they may receive from time to
time respecting the nature of their duty
THE HOURS OF WATCH.
Third. And be it further ordained, That
the officer on guard shall cause his guard to
be set regularly every night at the hours men,
toned hereafter, at which time the tattoo is
to be beaten; that is to say, from the 2Oth Of
ana from the 10th of September 10
the goth Of aarch at O'Clock, which
guard shall remain on duty until the beating
Of the reveille, when they may be discharged,
unless circumstances prevent; and the said
guard shall be provided with guns, bayOnets,
cartouch boxes and watch coats, which the
Captain shall cause to be kept constantly
clean and IN COED order, and inspect and take
charge of through the day and be made ac-
for.
Fourth. ina be II further ordained, That if
any OF the city guard enrolled as aforesaid
shall at any time neglect or refuse to perform
any of the duties required of them or the law
full orders of their commanding officer, or AZ
1erman, they shall be summoned &c Appear
before the Mayor, and on conviction shall be
lined not exceeding $40, or Imprisonment IN
the common gaol for any time not exceeding
thirty days for the first Offense, and for the
second Shall be liable to pay a fine or be i'm
prisOned and he discharged from service.
Fifth. And be it further ordained, That the
fanfaiu shall m 10 q N Z roll IF tho ouo rG
at the end of every month. which he shall at
test before one OF the Aldermen, and shall
note therein the absence or preference of any
of said guard, ard how many nights and days
any of them have neglected their duty in the
course of the month. He shall also annex to
the pay roll an accurate and true return of
the muskets, bayOnets, cartOuch boxes, am
and watch coats, and any other
articles attached to the guard, also the par
ticular situation in which the same are, which
return shall be attested, without which it
shall not be passed or paid, in order that the
proper reductions may be made from the same
TO replace such articles as may be lost or
damaged by negligence of the guard.
SiTth. And be Il further ordained, That on
every Sunday, on Christmas day and the
three subsequent days, on New Years day, on
Whitsunday and the next day, and at such
other times as the Mayor or any three Alder
men may order the usual guard, or so many
as the Mayor, for the time being, shall think
necessary, shall be put on duty at O'Clock in
the morning, ten of which shall patrol, one in
each ward, respectively, during the time OF
divine services, or at any other time on any
of the aforementioned days, for the purpose Of
keeping good order within the city, as well
as for the further aid and assistance of the
marshals of the city in the line of his duty.
FIFTY CENTS DAY.
.Seuenth. And be IL further ordained, That
the Captain of the city guard, established as
aforesaid, shall be allowed one dollar and
seventy five cents; each Sergeant seventy five
cents; each of the privates and the drummer
fifty cents DER diem The DaVments to be made
and if any of the guard shall be con-
victed of receiving any bride or liberating
any person, white or black, that they may have
taken under the authority of orders, he or
they shall be fined in a sum not exceeding
twenty dollars for each and every such Of
Tense.
Eighth. And be IL further ordained, That the
drummer enrolled by the Captain of the
guard, shall be obliged, without fee or re-
ward, to attend The City Marshal whenever it