The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02

Louis Lebenbaum of Goldberg, Bowen &
Lebenbaum said:
live near O'Farrell and Webster streets, and
Haven't seen policeman in month / think.
good protection to the City. 1t is my opinion
that we cannot have too efficient police
force Any improvement in it should be well
coined.
Achille Roos, of Roos Brothers said:
have not felt the necessity of more officers.
If we need more policemen they should be ap-
pointed, though.
James S. Angus, who is ore of the trustees
of the Fair estate, says the Fair interests
have always had sufficient police protec-
ton, and reasoning from that he cannot see
the necessity for any increase in the force.
He said:
Our buildings have ALWAYS been well
looked after, and we have never felt any need
of more men on the force. OF course what the
needs of other localities may be, and what is
the capacity of the present force to patrol the
city in other districts, do not know, but we
have always had police pcotection enough
with the present force
IL. Truman of I. J. Truman & Co. is one
of those who think the present force is
large enough for all needs. He said:
We have police enough for all present needs,
and as the City is now in such q financial
tangle see no necessity for increasing the ex-
pense. There are now 400 men on the force,
and if they are all mace 10 90 their duty l
think they form sufficient force to patrol the
city.
IN. Lilienthal, the banker, said:
Our police force is the best in the United
States. AS they have taken care of everything
that has come along think the number of Off
GERS IS sufficient for the present.
A. A. Hooper of Hooper & Jennings,
wholesale grocery and provision dealers,
said:
Whatever additional taxes there would be to
provide for an increase OF the police force
would be money well spent. The force is not
large enough now in case of trouble. In fact it
is not large enough to properly guard the dis
tricts when the City is quiet. The police have
the full confidence OF the business community
at least, whatever other inhabitants of the City
may think. We realize that they have taken
good care of everything that has come up, but
we believe they have worked harder than was
reasonable to expect OF them, and luck was also
with them. When the strike was on the West
ern Addition was necessarily left uncovered,
and burglars and footpads had good chance.
That they did not avail themselves of the
chance was the citizens luck. The police force
was too small to do the necessary patrolling
then. believe New YORK City, which is slight,
policemen OF course there is no comparison
as to the population, but the same amount of
territory has to be covered, and there Is no
reason why San Francisco should only have
one-tenth the number of policemen New York
has. Besides the 1000 policemen the fremen
OF New York have to do patrol duty.
E. R. Lilienthal, the wholesale liquor
merchant said:
am most favorable to the proposition to in
crease the police force In TACT have been an
advocate of it for number of years.
William Cuff, the wholesale grocer,
said:
am in favor of an increase in the police
force so long as the department can be kept
out of politics. 1t would be far better as a
business proposition Tor the commercial men
TO pay an increased tax so that sufficient
number of policemen could be obtained to
guard their property than to have to pay for
special watchmen. There are too few police
officers.
Daniel Roth of Roth, Blum g. Co., hog
butchers and pork packers, said:
believe in increasing the police force if it is
necessary, and l believe 1t is The increased
tax should cut no figure.
William Haas of Haas Bros, wholesale
groceries and provisions, said:
look upen the proposition to increase the
police force most favorably. The City certainly
needs more policemen. Other cities have a
much larger force proportionately. The tax
cuts no figure.
Paul Breon of Wheaton, Breon & Co..
wholesale dealers in provisions and dairy
products, said:
/ seldom see policeman where live out on
increased. / used to take walks in the even
ings as exercise after my days work in the
store, but do not do SO any more. Footpads
have too good chance out in the Western Adj
dition, where there are not enough police
men.
| Joseph Getz of Getz Brothers, wholesale
dealers in dairy produce and provisions,
said
would be willing to pay $25 year more
tax if | felt sure Of good, police protection
That is well settled part of town, and would
like to know that a policeman passed my house
! at least once every twenty-four hours. We
must have more police and better protection,
| though we have been very fortunate in the
past
E. w. Mccarthy of Mccarthy Brothers,
wholesale dealers in teas, coffees and
! spices, said:
| l strongly believe in an increase in the num-
bers of policemen in this City, and a substan-
| tial increase well. / believe we have the
| best Of Police and Fire departments, but more
police are great necessity. have watched
! the work of the Police Department for years
and have noted its efficiency. l think it, as
we'll as the Fire Department, is the best in this
or any other country, but they could well be
! strengthened
! know by the municipal reports of Eastern
| cities that the difference proportionally in the
| numerical strength between the cities of the
| East and San Francisco as regards the police
| department is very wide one. Taking into
| consideration the work performed ours is far
in advance of police departments in Eastern
| cities The fact that the police have done so
well in this City is no reason why we should
not have force sufficient to properly cover all
| the territory. The increased tax would be
gladly paid by the people in order to gain a
| feeling of security. In Chicago there are 5000
| policemen in round numbers. Though of one
third the population of Chicago We have but
AIS officers. This is a great seaport City, and
| the force should be increased SO that the large
| territory could be properly protected.
| c. NJ. Keeney, general manager of the
Pacific Rolling Mills, is one of the strongest
advocates in favor of the proposition to
increase the police force. He said:
There is not the least doubt in the world that
we need larger police force All of the bust
ness men are in favor of it as the City is not
half protected. The increase in the tax would
cut no figure with even the heaviest taxpayers
as they would feel more secure that their prop
erty would be safe.