The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-01


has lsea brought To bear upon the
counalnen by residents OF the resi-
dence districts of the city on ae-
counts the manner IN Witch they
have zen left unprotected from
THUGS nd burglars. the stiff naeked
city aass have concluded that Il will
be Wis 10 provide for the employ
menie additional patrolmen In the
realMec districts. at least during
the ening wiG.sr months. when
MATHS the next tax levy.
TAa fact that the present admin
istralnn has refused absolutely 70
couster any plan OF taxing gam
bliu games Is another important
factw In bringing about the change
SeNal OF the councilman had
hosst 20 allow this method oi ole
taltlng revenue 90 be resumed BY
rtaeng 20 Increase the police force
uua this policy vas aceedcd TO
Tat this cannot be done has now
boa demonstrated 20 their satisfae-
tea
4 has been claimed BY President
en- and other members Of the
ccaacil, and not without ample rea-
sea that Chief Delaney has been
wishing az gambling In the down
tom districts almost continually
slse the third week OF hts tenure
x effiee. The position has been
talen by a majority Of the council
IA a. long a. the police chief
coald not absolutely suppress gam
haaE even n he wanted 20. that
De city might a. well derive some
bsaeiit from H. Regular pool rooms
$40 been abolished. but other
h.ns Of gambling have been al
leeed With the full knowledge o.
IL police. except for the occasional
ulls engineered BY the civic union
D has further been claimed b. the
CO faction % the council that the
i@fe has been concentrated In the
SCALED restricted district % the
wxlnct 81 Pike street upper Firat
rFuue aud other outlying districts
hthe language % Councilman Con
"a % the First ward. that section
4 the city has been "policed e.
2mth. They are willing they
shns. 20 have the police force ia
ersnsed. but they would have liked
d SEE revenue for lts maintenance
saIred from the taxation Of vice
~ they want more uatroimsn 70
= sent % the outlying districts
To these charges Chief Delaney
wsiiss BY affirming that the pres
eel police fore Is Dot Sufficient e.
handle even the auwn town district
IL his annual estimate be has asked
~ g additional men These he
wants not only for patrullnr The
sldenee districts. bat % shorten
~ business beats lie has asked
~ this and other purposes about
o. 600 more than e1-Chief sullivan
pas allowed last year.
n the statements % some ~ The
members o. the police committee
an be taken aH final. he VII be
nsen nearly that much additional
Chairman Burnett believes that he
VII be allowed 20 men The In
crease IN the force however. cannot
b made until next year az the
EARLIEST
II this estimate Chief Delaney
kas asked for increases ~ from s.
q So per month In the monthly
aiaries 81 the members Of the force
a veil a. for an Increase Ia size
H. has also provided for a sub
station e. be established on Madis
apn street near Twenty first avenue.
nad for slK horses which he pro
roaas 20 use for mounted pafrolmen
next spring
u SAINT q put the mounted pa
tfolmen 20 work In the summer
Tins" be said yesterday. sbseauae
mnsf Of the depredafiona ia the out.
bring districts occur At that time
q year. What policemen are need
81 aat there for chiefly ia 10 pre-
vent the occurrence 81 petty ~.
lenses. such az pulling up shrub
herv. destroying property and rob.
hinr chicken rousfa Mounted pa
troimen are more efficient for this
work especially In a city Ike Seat
a.. the area Of which comprises
shout % square miles.
ct ls ny intention % place : out
q the additional 25 men In the resi-
aenee section and the other 10
down town. need two good men
on the aandapit and ! need men to
patrol the alleys down town. I
knox that there is considerable talk
70 the effect that the teuderloin dis
trict partOllnE is now being over
done. while Pike street and upper
FIRST avenue are being neglected
Il ls an bosh These uptown sec
tons ~ the city are cleaner a. the
present tine than they have been
FOR years.
III You want 20 get criminals.
you must 20 where they are. They
i've IN the lower part 81 the city
contrary reports. Notwithstanding
Some theft or assault occurs In that
district every night. while ! have
not heard a single complaint from
upper FIRST avenue since have had
this position.
There may be dlsreputable char
arierH IN that section Of the city
but Il ia necessary 20 get the evil
denee against them before they can
b. driven out This g. difficult
even under favorable circumstances
but With practically no patrolmen
IN these districts. 1t Is even more
difficult
FIRST avenue f. patroied rather