Box 12, Folder 30, Document 39

Box 12, Folder 30, Document 39

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CITY OF ATLANTA

DEPARTMENT of POLICE



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a ; August 14, 1967

HERBERT T. JENKINS
Chief

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia

My dear Mr. Mayor:

This department is receiving more and more demands
for additional police services in public housing projects because the very
nature of the project requires a large number of people, of various social
standards, to live together in a very small area.

We feel that the housing authorities, both private and
public, should share in the expense of this security by employing one full
time security officer for each project.

The most frequent problems are petty larceny, breaking
of windows and screens, and other vandalism by juveniles.

A full time security guard is needed on the premises
at all times to help protect the property and the occupants. If the housing
authorities could employ such a guard, this department could swear them
in as special officers, to protect the property of the owners and to notify
the police if any assistance is needed.

The housing projects that are most urgently in need of
such security at this time are:

Bowen Homes Joel Chandler Harris Homes
Capitol Homes Alonzo F. Herndon Homes
Carver Homes Techwood Homes

John J. Eagen Homes Perry Homes

Henry Grady Homes University John Hope Homes

If you approve of this proposal, please pass it along to
the proper authorities with a request that it be done.

Sincerely yours,

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