The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-06
POLICE FOR WEST END
JACKSON DEMANDS RE-
 LIEF FOR SUBRUB
Assisted by Alderman Sullivan, He Goes After Associates for Neglect of Taxpayers-POinted Lam
 guage Used.

The vital need of police protection in West End caused q rather heated dis cussion in reference to the police de- partment in in general at t,r the Gesqlai at night and the executive department of the city was harshly criticised by AL derman Sullivan during the discussion wagon into commission.
 The Aldermen who participated in the debate did not attempt to conhne themselves to the point ut issue. It gave some of the Aldermen the chance they had before the campaign season opened to say things about the police department. and they said things.
 Alderman Ryan, chairman of the Committee on Police, reported from his Committee on petition of citizens of West End asking for better police pi, pro pro liced as well as the inadequate police force would allow.
 Alderman Gunter moved that the re- port be received and filed, but this &C., ton was temporarily headed of by AL derman Jackson. The Alderman -at- large recalled to the minds of the Coun- cilmen that while he had criticised the police department in many instances, hc was always ready to give the de- partment anything 1t asked for. He and what the city needed was police men, and plenty of them, so that no excuse of inadequate force could De considered.
 He said that conditions at West End were worse than bad. There are plen- ty of law-abiding citizens there, but there are also citizens who have no regard for law, and he favored estab- fishing a special precinct station there with sergant in charge.
 He branched into Il discussion of the Vagrancy question, and called attention to the number of negroes who are idle every day and who live solely on what their wives bring home in baskets from the homes of white people whom they serve.
 He advised the Alderman at large and MayoF-elect MT Teague, /as soon as he assumes office to take firm stand in this regard and make the negroes go to work.
 Alderman Sullivan said that he. too, like the Alderman had criti- ctsed the police department, but had al- ways stood for improving it. He then related his usual story of how. when police were watching poker game, burglars entered retail store and took out goods by "the wagon load" and called attention to the fact that al- though the police patrol wagon had been ready for service several months, it still remained under a tarpaulin. The story the Alderman tells on the police has the merit of being strict truth.
 Alderman Ryan thought that the ref hection on him as chairman of the Po- lice Committee, and he explained that he had introduced resolution, which was adopted by the Council. instructing the Mayor to purchase horses for the wagon and had later introduced a res olution. which was also adopted. in- structing the Mayor to put the wagon In commission immediately.
 Alderman Sullivan said he did not mean to reflect on the chairman of the Committee on Police. but he did reflect on the executive head of the city. He glared at Acting Mayor Mcintyre as he said this. and the young Acting Mayor smiled.
 Later in the meeting. Alderman Jack son introduced an. ordinance authOriZ- ing the appointment of four extra po- Ucement to De detailed for duty in West End. The ordinance went to the Committee on Police.
 The Ryan ordinance providing for day lieutenant of police. with a salary of si ,OsO per annum. was passed by the following vote:
 Ayes-AldermeD Gunter, Ruth Strauss. Forbes, MeRdox. Ryan. Sulli- van, Thompson, Jagie en, Kohn, Hollp- way-1O. .n boF ia, T dhalya,:.a Nhays-.a and the c yIe' hoemer' txioua thai