The morning times., 1896-02-03
POLICE ARE DISAPPOINTED
Think Congress Treated Them
Shabbily in the Appropriation
Officials, However, Are Thankful for
What They Did Get and
Still Hope.

The District appropriation bill adopted
by the full House committee on Thursday
last was a disappointment TO the men or
the metropolitan police department.
The bill appropriates $516,730, as against
the estimate of ST0S, s and an appropria-
ton for 1856 of S55S,745. The bill pro-
viles for the increase of twenty salaries.
The police say this is not enough. 1t
is neither what the department needs nor
what it expected. One hundred additional
men would not relieve the pressure on the
present anxious and hard-worked force.
Lieut.. Auiiss, in command of the First
precinct, covering the central part or the
city told The Times that the increase was
so small that it would not be felt. The
regular beats were too large and property
was exposed to thieves BY the Insufficient
strength of the force,
The First precinct needed two more men
particularly for duty at the Ninth street
and Pennsy lyania~ avenue crossing This
crossing stood as much III need OF pro-
lection as the Ninth and F, Seventh and
Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth street
and New York avenue.
Lieut.. Kelly, in command of The Sixth
precinct, covering the central section or
the city east OF Seventh street, aud west
of the Capitol, felt disappointed. The force
needed recruits.
Lieut.. Y ernon, in command of the Fourth
precinct, the criminal precinct OF the
| city, was so pressed for men that he could
not spare one to act as precinct detective.
| The beats were long. dark anduangerous.
Inspector Hollinberger thought the eSti-
| mates had been cut down too much. Par
| simo1y in dealing with the police depart
| ment of a great city might be false economy.
| Detective Weldon saidhe was disappointed
| at the appropriation and Detective Horn
"a flrrf fsaf-
| Detective Lacy said that be had hoped
| for better days.
! Detective Heian said that the population
| increased, but the force did not
| Detective Boyd said the growth of crime
| tells the needs OF the department.
| Detective Gallagher said he was down
| in the mouth, and Detective Carter said the
| estimates for the police had been cut till
| the hearts of the police bled.
Sergt. Perry said that the powers dre
! against the force. and Mr.. Burns said that
probably there are already TOO many police
| men on duty at night To please the uyera &c
ugreSsman.
Detective HartigaD thought they might
get the required incres,S-. We're lew
| Congressman to be touched by sIot-catehers
and hall-sneaks.
If Congress cuuI1 only hear the opinions of
| the policemen!
Sergt. Daily said that proposition to raid
Congress would receive his support, where
upon Bruce, Kennedy, Hatton, Snyder,
Hughes, August, KnupfeT Mcclure, Scnroed
er, Muller, Mohl and the whole gang yoIun-
tcered their services.
Sergt. Smith sail it wouhi mol be necessary
to go TO heCapitolto raid congressman, and
one man said he knew or several joints where
Congressman held Informal, aIl-night seS
| sionS.
Down In the Sixth scrgt. Falvey, DesE
Sergt. Garner. Mansfield, Oliver, Crcagh
| Lynch, ,Hayes Mulvey and Tip Hario " igHee
petition TO have the Capitol building takeI
out OF their precinct.
The police department Is disappointed