Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
8 MORE POLICE
STATIONS URGED
Chief Galloway at Banquet, Ex-
plains Needs of De-
partment
NEW UNIVERSITY OPENED
City officials Attend Inspection
and Later Are Entertained
at Dinner
NEW UNIVERSITY OPENED

Following the banquet arranged by
Chief Galloway at the formal opening
OF the new University police station at
S25 West Jefferson street last night,
strong speeches were made in favor OF
three more police stations, larger
police force and increased pay for the
officers
Shortly before 5 o'clock last evening
Mayor Alexander, members of the city
council and the police officials entered
the new building and made an inspec-
tion of the place. After examining the
new machine shop in the rear of the
station and testing the various appa-
ratus the party entered the large room
on the second floor where tables in the
form of a Greek cross were arranged
After the dinner, which was arranged
by the wives of the commanding Off
GERS, Chief Galloway called the gather
ing to order and gave a brief history
of the new building, then spoke OF the
needs of the department.
He began with the University dis
trict.
STATISTICS ON DISTRICT
"This lot on which this building
stands was purchased by the city in
1904 at a cost of $1600," he said 1T
is now worth $4S75, an increase of 800
per cent in value" said the chief
This building is one of the best
equipped police stations in the west.
The machine shop in the rear is fitted
with all modern machinery and is
large enough to take care Of all the
vehicles owned by the city This dis
trict is policed by captain, two lieu
tenants, eight sergeants and fifty-six
patrOlmen. The cells are large enough
to afford comfortable accommodations
for thirty prisoners. This district has
forty-seven call boxes and embraces
eighteen square miles. That such a
small force can take care Of so large
territory is due to the efficiency of
the police of Los Angeles. 1t is a well
known fact that in on other city in
the country could this be done.
II have made a careful inspection of
this new station and there is but one
fault that L find with the building.
That is the dark cell or dungeon. Some
prisoners might have to be treated
harshly, but l have not been in the
police department long enough to be-
come schooled up to that just yet. L
believe that all prisoners should be
treated humanely and each and every
one of them allowed a little of God S
sunlight. l do not believe in confin-
ing prisoners in such places and believe
the day of the dark cell and dungeon
should be passed.
NEEDS OF EAST SIDE
1.-The east side is the next place
where we must have a police sta
tion. This district embraces a large
territory and the $4,000 inhabitants in
that section are protected by a cap
tain, several sergeants and twenty-four
patrolmen. The Boyle Heights dis
trict, which comprises seven square
miles, is policed by only two patrol
men. The city owns a lot on East
First street between st. Louis and
Cummings streets and efforts will be
made to have a station built on this
piece of ground.
1.-THE department is short of men and
our new acquisitions cut into the force
and the city is not policed as it should
be. We have not enough men to go
around and at present the additional
officers we need are one captain, five
lieutenants, ten sergeants and 100 pa
trolmen."
Chief Galloway then discussed the
attitude of the finance committee on
the question of reducing the city en-
ployes and cutting down the salary
list. He declared it is out of the ques-
tion to cut down salaries and help be-
cause of the rate at which the city is
growing The chief then related
story of economy practiced by a Scotch