The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-12
RAISING POLICE SALARIES.

Editor o. The B iletin. | note
rom council proceedings of May Z.
hat efforts are being made to in
crease the salary of chief of police
md police constables. Befor my re
irement from the city council made
different at empts to have the salars
Of these officers raised My reason
or doing SO was having had ten
years Experience in The police de
oartment | believe puts me in a posi-
don to be d fa rly good Judge of The
workings aud requirements OF the
police force. An officer to be success
full and one who's ambition is above
that of arresting DRINKS will Of en-
lave to put his hand in his pocket
at his own expense for TO ferret out
crime and obtain information can
only be done by paying for the same
as the class the offic r has 10 get his
information from is always af
dollar. Then, too, the cost OF living
has advauced in the past few years
!
sometime in order 10 succeed will
rave what is known in police circles
IS stool pigeons. and thes persons
90 often work as a detriment 10 the
omunity, especially where they are
given privileges and concessions t.
AIRY on some unlawful business: an
hen too if The officer is not shrewd
they themselves, having Jhe conf
ence OF the officers and being "a
niliar with the workings Of the d.
artment will CONT crimes and then
OnyerI il 10 some on else So IN
ny opionion. good officers ought -
q We'll pa d, but in considering the
aise of salaries there are some
hings whics should be taken into
consideration. and one is to dispos
If The cost paid IN officer, and my
ceason for this is. ! believe, is a jus
ifiable one. Take for instance the
average case Of drunk and Of disor-
lerly cond Ct The average fine Is
rom one 10 two dollars. tn amour
II pay goes to the city. but / have
lnown cases where the cost which
goes TO the officer amounted 10 seven
and eight dollars, and careful perusal !
# the police magistrates docket vii I
Dear me out in his Now. If this
otsl amount Of fin and cost Is NOT /
,aid then execution issues and then
he party is confined in the city Jail /
o lay out To s dollar fine and seven /
n eight dollars cost which is due he 4
officer at the expensz OF the Ia
payers So by doing away with the
cost the city viii realize in two ways .
liz. BY ssening the expense and by /
anger fines where % are paid.
Then there is another Important Il
eason why The cost should be done /
lway with aud that is that q, tends 70 H
ause a dissatisfaction r. the depart Il
nent in this way There is NOR Il
,ost made on some beats than o her A
IS the chances are better ln the lower II
1art Of the city. and the officers who II
get ihese beats are usually styled i
rs pets. which causes trouble. So if II
he salaries are raised. do away with Il
he cos.s and ! assure you that better |
iisc pline viii be easily obtained iu Il
re police department AMI q re win II
BE- 10 necessity 81 putting a DIis7-e-
n jail 10 serve O-t cos due the officer II
when the prisoner has only money +
nOHgh 10 pay the fin which often Or L
'urs.
While ] favor The raising Of tte
alaries. J htink this matter Shouts
lave been taken up before the appr1
lriat on ordinance vas passed AID a
provision made for it i'm the same.
Yours spectfuhy.
THOS. A. FULLER