The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-24
PARKHURST AT IT AGAIN.
HE'S GOING TO KEEP Tab ON EVERY
BODr, ODDLY AND WICKED ALIKE.

He Issues IL CAN for 1,111 Volunteers, Each
To he Moral supervisor OF Election
Di-trict-'rhe whole CITY TO he Mapped
Out and Every Residence to be Under the
Observation OF the City Vigilance League.
The Row. DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst and
corps OF ] .l31 assistants are goingto complete
map Of this city showing the position and
character Of every house within the municipal
limits together with tho names and social
status of the occupants This enterprise is to
be prosecuted under tho auspices OF the City
Vigilance League. new organization. some-
what resembling tho Society for the Preven-
ton OF Crime. Dr. Pnrkhurst is President OF
the organization. and at n meeting held In
Judson Memorial Hall in South Washington
square last night no gave an outline OF the
policy OF the League. 1t had becn widely an
nounccd that DR.. Parkhurst on this occasion
would speak Ito men only" and about 400
young men were present.
Dr. pnrkhurst began his speech by saying
that he Ind postponed calling the meeting
until after the election in order that lie might
not be accused OF trying to hclp or injure any
political party. Continuing. he said:
Eve have city that is peculiarly governed.
or. rather. that is peculiarly not governed.
And ut the very start OF my address tonight
let me say that do not want to be misunder-
stood when use the word Tammany.'
recognize TINT there are some good men In
| Tammany Hall. And when l speak dis
respectfully OF the police force I recog-
| nize that there are men on 1t who
! have clean hearts. but who would be deal
better IL they were out OF the company they
are in. The City Vigilance League has been
| formed to show New Workers what ~ going on
| in this city. Tho present municipal Govern
ment is vested in the criminal classes. and ills
our aim to remedy that condition:
sprt aha a nsfd
ocrats or Republicans makes not e whit Of
Govern ent,. who will undertake TO represent
respectively ench OF the election districts into
Responsibility Of cncR one Of these 1.l37 men
to make himself Thoroughly conversant with
I uy o b. sret wi
be to prepare careful and accurate chart OF
his district; drawn on the scale Of twenty-five
pr. Parkhurst then, gave a detailed account
Of how the mars are to be arranged and what
ana its street number. There will be Is
!ssSsafa 1t 'ss Wiz ~
their names and nationality t nhnl,s MI MIN sh 6ev
se sns SeH whose
age the saloon is run. the general character
Of the place. tho relations subsIsting between
tain Of the precinct. which is hard to get ct. =
| said the Doctor. but most interesting when
you do get at IT." whether the saloon Is kept
open in illegal hours. or whether 1t sells to
minors: whether 1t has a license. and II 50 8;
when its license expires. The tahuation viii
also include statement as to ALI houses OF NJ
repute. pool rooms and policy shops. and
gambling houses in the district.
| - In this connection" added DR.. Pnrkhurst
with much feeling. lit is expressly urged that
no district supervisor should do anything
that cnn be construed as compromising his
own moral character
| The .l37 young men must also send in re-
ports concerning tho streets in their districts
and details as to their cleanliness. how often
swept. the collection Of garbage and whether
such collection Is made regularly and PROMPT
": also tho condition Of the paving. and In
cases where the paving ia being laid. whether
1t IL being laid according to contract,
ITO put the matter III n few words. said the
Doctor. with vehemence. let me say that
wherever the administrative blood boats in
this city tho finger Of the Vigilance League
shall be upon 1t counting its pulsations."
When DR.. Parkhurst took his seat young
man named Lawton addressed the meeting
and told how easy it was to make map. He
had MADE one. and he said he would show it
to any who would like to get pointers on the
neighborhood. Mr.. Grote another super
visor" also spoke and said he was going to
make man. too,
When ho dismissed the meeting DR.. Park.
hurst called for volunteers to make maps and
to become district supervisors" large
number OF young men stepped up to the plat
form. but whether to volunteer or to examine
| MIR. IawtOnS map it was hard to tell.