Excerpt from The Fifteenth Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Manchester: For the Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 31, 1860, Together With Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City The Police Department will claim your careful and earnest attention. The quiet of the city, the safety of the lives and property of our citizens, and the honor of the city abroad, depend very much upon the efficiency of the Police Department. The increased expenses of this department have caused complaints to be made which I think are not with out foundation. I would, therefore, in this and every other department, recommend a rigid system of economy. While we should not be niggardly, or too parsimonious, we should be as watchful for the interests of the city as a prudent individual is in his private affairs. The annual City Report will be laid before you in a few days, which, I trust, will give a correct statement of the financial condition of the city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.