The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-20
CHIEF
INTERCEDES IN
BEHALFOF COPS
IN LETTER TO POLICE COMMITS.
sIoNER, HEAD OF DEPART
MENT, POINTS OUT THE NEcEs.
sITY FOR THE PRESENT FORCE.

terday sent to Fire and Police Com
missioner Pou a lengthy communica-
ton on the necessity of the present
police force, and showed, in the same,
just how necessary every man OF the
department is. This communication
was read at the meeting of the city
commissioners last evening, and was
as follows:
Chief Sanders's Letter.
Pensacola, Fla, Oct. 10, 1911.
Hon. F. R. Pou. Fire and Police Com
missioner, City.
Sir: With reference to the proposed
reduction of the personnel of the po-
lice force of the city, the reduction of
salaries in the department and The
system OF eight-hour watches to a
two-snift or twelve-hour watch, I beg
to submit the following:
The square mile area of the city of
Pensacola, practically all of which is
inhabited, is but little realized by the
ordinary layman, and while claims
which have been made that Pensa cola,
for its population, has an abnormally
large police force, when it is consid-
cred that the inhabited area within tie
city's corporate limits is as great as
that of a number Of cities many times
as populous as Pensacola, it will he
seen that Pensacola is extravagant in
its area, rather than in the size of its
police force
The resident whose home is located
in the outskirts of the city is lax
payer as much as the resident whoses
home is located in the heart of the
city, and, therefore, is entitled to at
least the city's partial police protec-
ton, which, with a police force mate
rally reduced from the size Of our
department as it is at present consti-
tuted will be almost, if not utterly i'm
possible. Thus, in the departments
reduction as proposed7-that large pro-
portion of our population whose homes
are located remotely from the city's
down town. or central section, must
of necessity be left without the police
protection for which they are taxed in
like proportion to the down town
resident This, it occurs to me, would
be manifestly unjust and unfair.
Illustrative of the foregoing argu-
ment, it is not at all out of place that
I call your attention in detail to tile
area covered by the eleven policed
beats as now worked in the depart
ment. They are as follows, viz:
Beat No. BOUNDED on the north
by Zarragossa street; on the west by
halfway of the blocks on Zarra gossa
street, between PaIafox and Baylen
streets; south by the waterfront; east
by Jefferson street. (This beat covers
a major portion OF the city's shipping
district and a portion of the restricted
district) There are four saloons on
this beat.
Beat No. 2.-Bounded en- the north
by Romano street; on the west by half
Of the distance between Palafox and
Baylen streets on Romano street; On
the south by Zarragossa street; on the
east by half the distance between Pal
afox and Tarragona streets. including
DeLuna street and the Plaza. (Thjs
beat covers a large portion of the city's
shopping district and on it are loca ted
i've Saloons.)
Beat No. 3.-Bourded on the north |
by Garden street; on the west by Bar /
ceIona street; on the south by the |
waterfront; on the east by half the |
distance between Baylen and Palafux |
streets. (This beat includes a major |
portion OF the restricted district; mas |
-hree saloons located within its boun- |
1aries and includes a large portion Ct |
he dock frontage of the city)
Beat n. BOUNDED on the north |
oy Garden street; on the west by Coyle |
street; on the south by the waterfront; |
IN the east by Barcelona street. (This |
beat has but one saloon located within |
rs boundaries. but is very thickly poI'-
Hated by both the white and colored /
aces, as are all of the other water
ront sections of the city.)
Beat No. 5-(Mountedl-Boun on
he north by the city limits; on The
vest from Coyle street to the city |
limits; on the south by the water
ront; on the east by Coyle street.
This beat includes Baskerville and the /
oerdido depot settlement. the G., T.
Z A. depot, the baseball park. the
distillery and ST. Johns Gem
tery.)
Beat No. 6.--(Mounted)-B Bounded
N the north by the city limits; on
he west by PaIafox street, north OF
1aRua street; on the south by the
vaterfront. east of Florida Blanca
+reet: on the east by the city limits
This beat contains the city's public
fairgrounds, the high school several
schools, Bayview park and
he Pearl Eagan Orphans Honey
Beat No. BOUNDED on the north
" IaRua street; on the west by Gull
ernarde street; on the south by Greg
nv street; on the east by Eighth ave-
ue. (This beat includes the old pas
enger depot grounds, the new passen-
er station. four saloons and a negro
icture show
Beat No. Sounded on the north
v Romano street; on the west oy
efferson street; on the south by the
on the east by Florida
slanca street. (This beat in addltion
0 containing a very populous resi-
ence section, also includes the l. q
! docks. the power plant OF the PEN
acola Electric Company and a large
lumber of wholesale warehouses. me
eat also includes two saloons patron
,ed largely by both white and COL