, 1880-10-10
POLICE TELEPHONE.

THE NEW 616TEA NEAHL1 dEAO2 EOt UIIAkhfA-
TIUN.
ltts expected TINT By the close Of this week
the new telephone system will be 10 working
order tn the West Twelfth Street District. The
wires are all up, likewise the boxes, and all that
remains to be done is to put in the Instruments,
which are all rendy, and to make the conuco-
lions. The system was explained at length some
time ago when. 1t was first projected. There
have been some improvements, however. worth
mentioning. The telephones are to be used by
the police alone, and are inclosed In boxes to
which the police alone shall have Keys These in
turn are inciosed in large boxes, lnrgo enough to
completely shelter pan, and permit hin to
close the door If the box to Keep out noise and
intruders- These have been painted a light
biue color, and are quite conspicuous on the
streets Euch is supplied with patent lock,
which was originally planned Tor a dre-alarm
box. The door may be opened By turning the
kcy, but'che key is in turn held fast in the luck
unti 1t Is released by turning small key, to.
carried also by tho police. and which tits into II
slot On the reverse Of the lock. The beauty Of
this Arrangement is+ that 1t will prevent the
turning In OF false alarms. The police intend To
he very careful in giving out Keys to citizens
and as each key Is stamped A !, 4 2, ETC.. COM
plete registry of ,the number OF keys out can
readily be kept, barn ]usE east OF the station
bas been neatly fitted up. to accommodate
couple Of horses, wagon, ana several tnen. The
plan Of the Fire. Insurance Patrol nnd che are-
engine compan!es has been closely followed.
The wagon IS to be quite at elaborate affair. u
night. Olilcers Richard Moore, Patrick Sull1.'
a ans oeers Seoe ohn 9oe
and William Flynn will constitute the other.
Moore and Hubbard, old and experienced sta
tionkeepcrs, will be the Captains.
The location Of tho boxes IL as follows: Cor
~ Twelfth streets; Ganzi aad Fourteenth ssreets;
een,a cnan
Jefferson. and Taylor streets; jefferson and
Bunker streets: Jefferson and Maxwell streets;
Canalport avenue; Twenty second street, near
Unian; Hatsted and Harrison streets; Halsted
and Ewing streets; ha5sted i and De koven
near Bsroer> street; Halsted md Sixteenth
streets; Halstcd, near Mark. streets, .o'Eeii
sroats owa and SE5eentn ana stroe
blue island dayenue and Polk street; Blue Island
avenue and Thirteenth street; Blue Istand ave-
Polk street; Ccutre avenue and Taylor street;
Centre avenue and Twelfth street: Centre ayo-
nuc, near Eighteenth street; Twenty-second
street. near Centre avenue
IN order to fully explain the workings Of the
system: let it be supposed that burglars nave en-
tered the residence OF the Hon. P: \. uoyne, at
the corner Of Centre avenue and Twelfth street,
or that Mr. Hoyne has been annoyed BY il street.
brawl,o any other occurrence in bis noighbor-
that xos5 S o
> 9ttA4V
storekeeping neIghbors, he can unlock the
Police Alarm Box" and 10y pulling Gown a
containing the Instruments. he turns In an
arbitrary signal which Is registered autonta,-
ically at the station and in the barn. The horse
aud wagon and three mon start fnr thnt boz on
the spur Of the moment It is designed to rival
the Fire Department in prompt and speedy
responses, and 1t can easily be done. too, as
there will ba nu extra weight to carry. u pom
reaching tho scene Of the disturbance the Cap
tain OF the relay. after making short lnvestt-
CATION, and Informing himself Of the main facts
Of the disturbance, is required to tclephnne
thom to 1be station: Ii further ASSISTANCE ia
needed. i is designed to give all
district general alarm by sounding large
bell t. be placed on the station. Each man will
run to his alurH-b box. and by corresponding with
the station will .ascertnin. what the matter is.
and what he had better dD under the c:Tcutn-
stances. 1t Is also designed to have patrolmen
report BY telephone every half hour or hour. to
show that they are wide awnke and attending to
business.
The scheme appears very commendable one
Lieut.. Bonf1eld, secretary Doyle, and Prof. Bar
rett, of the Fire. Alnr1n Service, hAvo carefully
worked out the system to what appears to be
perfection, oven 10 its incipfency.