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December 26, 1854 in Burlington Tri Weekly Hawk Eye

Domestic News December 26, 1854

Burlington Tri Weekly Hawk Eye

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New York Police, Police Force, Annual Salaries, Department Costs

Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

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The New York police force consists of 1,150 men with salaries ranging from $700 for privates to $1,000 for captains annually. Additional staff for lamps, alarms, wardens, and inspectors cost extra, totaling $820,000 for police and $1 million including judicial departments.

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WHAT IT TAKES TO GUARD A CITY.—The present police force of New York numbers eleven hundred and fifty men, a small army. The pay of each private is $700, lieutenant $800, captain $1,000 per annum. In addition to these, there are about one hundred men employed to light the street lamps at a cost of $33,000. Thirty men to ring fire alarms, at the cost of about $18,000. Twelve fire wardens, twenty-two health-wardens, and over one hundred street inspectors, dock officers, etc. The entire cost of the police department is $820,000, and, including the entire police and city judicial departments, the citizens of Gotham pay a million of dollars annually to keep matters straight.

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Economic

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New York Police Police Force Annual Salaries Department Costs

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New York

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New York

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entire police department cost: $820,000 annually; including city judicial departments: $1 million annually.

Event Details

Present police force numbers 1,150 men (small army). Pay: private $700, lieutenant $800, captain $1,000 per annum. Additional: 100 men for street lamps ($33,000), 30 for fire alarms ($18,000), 12 fire wardens, 22 health-wardens, over 100 street inspectors, dock officers, etc.