New-York tribune., 1886-05-31
NEED OF MORE POLICEMEN
IN FAVOR OF INCREASING THE FORCE.
WHAT PRESIDENT FRENCH AND CONTROLLER Loh"

pprSnyNr FRENCH AND CONTROLLER LoEw
SAY OF rHw BILL BHroRE THE sENATr.
Tho Roard of Police are anxious that the Gov
ernor shall sign TIE Dii giving 'hGm power xersI sT
years the Board OF Police has asked the Board OF
Estimate ana Apport,onment for money to increase
che force iGO men eaen Yea eaf % %hs prVper Yards The
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment mas ac-
knowedged the justice of the CAIN. and has sew
ernl times provided for an of from forty TO
fifty men, but has stopped at that on account
of the expense. The increase IN the
force has not kept pace with the .roSSes cl,Sys
that " the Board of Police shall have, power 70 in
crease the police by adding to the number OF patrol
from time to tine. so lar as the Iunas approS
Zoo in any one year" While the Third Avenue
Railroad strike was in progress details were drawn
outbreaks in various parts of the city the force
President stephen B. French of the Board ard Of Of
of Police feel strongly about this matter;
This Third Avenue strike and the Iong-c0ntinued
extra employment of the porce have emphasized EN-
ment that there should be an addt iona number OF
patrolmen authorized. The posts OF many. espe,
cially at nient, altogether too long This is not
alone the case the district west of Central PARK,
but it is true in other parts OF the city when are
closely built up. We cannot IN (ds,lee noIo S pa.
or assault TO take place on his post when that post
Is mile CT more long" go ~ ,
ernor mean an increase of the tax levy Ihls year of
the issue of bonds TO the amount of 5000, OoO r
Not nearly so large sum. In tact The Board
of Police has practically pledged ltse not TO ap-
point the full number authorized at once My Own
to examine and pass through the school
of instruction moro than 200, or possibly 25O.
by the end Of the year. that the sum 10 be asked
for If the bill is signed is not alarmiDgly great.
Certainly | think that money reasonably, ex-
Depded in increasing the police force Is well ex-
pe rded | have been assured by many OF the
largest taxpayers of the city that they favored thc
hill he Controller Is al extremely caIefui man,
and he favors it. firmly believe that the measure
has he approval of the great majority OF business
men. -. ), -. .o-o,
Controller Low was emphatic IN ms approxai
of the bill He lives Flftysevenh-st near flfth
ave-, in one Of the wealtnlest and most closely
bullt parts of the city. We, IN this part Oh the
city." he said do not have the amount Of police
pr,,tecfIon which we should nave. We do not
blame the Board of Police. We think that there
shond be an increase in the force for this reason
have favored the bill now before the Governor,
and have written him. asking him TO sign IL.
l certainly favor economy III the Guy gov
ernment much as any one, out tDlnK
IL poor economy to keep the police force below the
number actually required. An outbreak such as
those in 81. LOUIS and Chicago aud "a part OF the
CITY for a time i'll the hands OF Il mob would 1nnict
a greater loss in the way OF interference with
trade 10 say nothing of the actual damage tbat
mir hi be done than many times tue amount winch
the extra force of police Will cost
Police Commissioners McClaye, Voorhis and Por-
ter favor the bii also.