Show THE MAYOR AND THE POLICE THE mayor made some remarks in the city council on oil tuesday evening in reference to ID uie the police that have been greatly misrepresented it is reported that he denounced the police as lazy good for nothing fellows the statement is a falsehood mayor armstrong said nothing of the kind he is not given to falsifying nor misrepresenting the city officers he simply endorsed the application of members of the council for policemen or mounted patrolmen in some parts of the city that need police attention but bat do not receive it he deprecated the bunching of officers in the cen aral part of town and thought they should scatter more to other localities b but tit made use of no such langu agelas that attributed to him our police are efficient officers and no one knows that better than the mayor but he had previously expressed his wishes on this subject and spoke with vigor in relation to it because his directions had been apparently disregarded we think he is right on this matter and that the public welfare would be enhanced by a different distribution of the police force it would be an easy matter for the captain of police to arrange beatel for the officers and assign the them m to their respective posts embracing other than the business portions of the city As the summer advances a patrol will be needed between the centre of town and the warm springs and another on the state road and one would now no abe an advantage on the route to the fort of course the neighborhood of the saloons is more prolific of disturbances that require police attention than any other part of town but tile the outer wards nave have claims tor for protection from and other causes of disquiet and tile the taxpayers ia those parts are entitled to their share of police assistance we hope this public need will receive attention without delay the fault is not so much with the officers as with the arrangement for their services it is the old beaten path and as the city and its needs extend new arrangements become necessary to the public welfare let us have a change to suit the times and the public demanda manda |