, 1880-12-22
Something In Which Chicago Leads
the World.
Tho Practical Workings OF tho System
on tho West Side.
It Has Uttorly Rooted Out Loafiug by the
Policemen.
Their Efficiency Doubled and crims Reduced 10
Minimum.

lNu hlllIE Ill lslE EkIIESb " El!lI'A!hs HtEs OSI
IN Chicagn.-tho only city III
'llo world where tho telephone ias f'eeli thus
utilized. The system Inns beon III operation
IN what was one Ut tho worst distrfcts-tlte
Twelfth strcet--f0r less t1lnn three months,
md tho result Is so satisfactory that the nu-
thorittcs have decided to locate tho signal
boxes iii two other sections, ard gradually
cxtend the syssenl until all quarters arc put
into direct communication with tho police
stnti0ns. Tho htHmratus-the boxes, with
inside for tic use Of policemen ard
thu automatic arrangement by which citizens
cal, summon MI ofIiccr-havo heretofore
been described III THE TRIBUNE. Sufficient
time having elapsed since tho system was
pnt It, operation to decide whether 1t was
failure nr n s,lcccss, n reporter yesterday
called on Capt. John BonIlelfl,. who, untlt
tho recent changes, Ind charge OF tho
Twelfth Street District, for Tho purpose af
finding ont Its practical workings. at,d what
lie thought Of 1t.
"Is THE SYSTEM rOruJ.AnT'
WAS tho first question. .,......
"Tle goo,l officers liso II, but tho majority |
do not" l,e replied.
"Why not9''
"They can't get any 'rcsts.' They aro
obliged to report TO the station every liour."
"lilnG lSlfL luuCn Lluuocs
"rhcy sny they have to. signal when they
iroim experience tint the obligation! to report
keUis ttiein ogt 9i son'u hole, aud compels
them to DO their duty" .,,o. o o.,o,. IN
s,r,a{s n5,Pss 1t ever happen TINT men neglect 10
sSoll.ettnes, but very sellon1:'m..
"Wllnt IL tluliu i'll such Il case."
"The na!, las t. expiain,; The oneratorat a,'
IL l' 1tl ninkes note OF It wien every man re-
ports. .Tlla cnr. is handed to tho, con,i!atlt!-
Ing oll}cer III THO morning, aud Ito looks II
over. IT he finds that n illa't ms moi re-
factory one Is mt given tho offender Is
reprlnla,tle,l. Should there be repetition,
tho punishment Is more seynrc. We have
had ysry @ few :. c9seS qss Of negligence and no
''' Is iii t!tcru c moro Or thau ono box on beat ~
a., "oa t..t sa,ne ,ycs it depends oil tho s'z0 OF
"isn mat, where there arc two boxes, per.
lntttGs!, to signal from tho same ono all tho
mo: frs, one md tton another"
,,o.is "ls i, i an advantage to have two or more
"Ccrtainly;it insures n moro faithful Mt
tendance 10 duty, md the station cn1l c coil.-
lnutilcate.i Will, ,moru quickly, It Is tho "
tentiop to 1nso tl'rcc or four boxes within
THE METHOD oE nEronTIN02"
Ihefe Is H. leasx pp n,c;nc III u ~ nirt pI tI,r
men report ossry HONE a.t ,.t owi gfgrH 2rn;r @
tho dog wnteM' goes ON. nnn iloii -
tney slglna te ", t MI ,nf; nt
oG!Cfk ,mi tau aio ra:rt uS G avrv trtv ,Mtes rho
1ncll nre iatrolng nll tho time"
"Can't 4 'nan' &c, to box, communicate
with the station. ana Len Gn u smap s,1 ha,,r w
Maa song aIas oIs1"f eo ''a ouA u'''. ''o't ''o"'
Ill IS poSsinle s4 w " tns, a"n,t ~ I1yns y os
NohG. as at.'i MnM" @ usi uI tsn nr;,
Moul0 w ,alit iG, III. ano ,,onr thn ,w.e
taal' Ina uGtss ~ "'oA 1'4e1 p'"".S '~AN ''0
*WiiSt was your experienced on TINT point?n
~" "resS 1% as u bssn n s,s;G Ssr 'l' oans since
Dnns int collfllsio,l arise from two men
sending in sisnaIs 1T tic s,,ilo t!no?''
Ea. tint Il ny0itleti altogether. The beats
l t',n Snuti, y, i,rannh nrui Polk street., south.
There nre six Icnis III t!mt district, divided
teehti. M ill., anil at|'S tha rivar rie ,nas frtlisSt
tita t,thers foiiowlrg IN order within three OF
iiye @ ,I,in,trs. 10 tj.Nf by u tI'arter or twenty
1"tnmtss tns{ the iInur tin liz ,uls 0re all re-
coried At liz station. Altu With the other
etH ~ i,a ,'i . i'' 1t fhe hour Eli have been heard
fron.''
"That al IL IS us ;tIot. o. twatoyer is going on
%at tnnty ney o, ,gv n,a' seI' r,.,,nrt as for twS
uEn" Thn ljuSts III different Deats nro not
vf,i...., voicn y,,,lid lH be- 6ai recogi,lzcI" S
"i'l,rn two moi, oil adjoining bcnts could
not enter Into nil agreement, ollo " report
for tbs other, and tAAs ennbio both 10 get
svll,u sleep during ti!e l,fEltt?n 49,.
"trhat Is impossible, bgcaNsn Tue operator 10
at tho station knows tho Voices nll1 y ne no
right. man didn't report the iaet wonld @ pe %
,sntctl on tho card, nllu the oitender called 10
ncconnt for leaving lli5 beat"
"Undcr the system there Is ~,
NO NECESSITY Futt 4 MAN nosfo THATm'
AN, r. In orrns,s n drunken, man. or Inns
: tbn s1ution Ia ,snils lii. nnurntur. tells hill
svi,at "a ~, n'f fhn wagon ig gunt mid lrines
tha M"i nrsa,lor e M ~ 10 II te stato where lie Il
inpnt, o ~, ta ain rn,, i,rofrred nrni,st linn
G"HG, mT Y, nsa t.t vi. nf f,r ar MI acciiemt the u
cou et s.nnnsn ny y .1rI,nEen Il,a, Il 10 i,f
IN ,,.n 0L i,os"a3 nPo0o - "'"'~ ''S -
'"HTi srt.. !."u WAN ,,ops H. The men canno
,, III tl,,s Mn6, n6s's,a ,'mio.s coI tn lin stnt1nn
tEtss s.ns r., in ia - fhsutuu,,i nnh 0nn ax