Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-11

OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE,
| ST. PAUL, May 81, 1881.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Com
mon Council
| GENTLEMEN: l herewith respectfully
submit for your consideration my third
annual report of the Police Department
of the city of St. Paul for the year end
ing May 81, 1881.
| In my last annual report have particu-
larly urged upon the Common Council the
necessity of increasing the number OF
cells in the city lookup, and OF the inse-
curity of the same; as yet nothing what
ever has been done in regard to either.
Since my last report the Grand Jury of
this county have made the city lookup a
subject of special mention in their report
| to the District Court of said county. In
addition to what have heretofore said
upon the necessity of said improvements,
| respectfully call your attention to that
report of the Grand Jury as expressing
the views of the general public of the
| Importance of said improvements as there
! IS nothing within this branch of the city
government that demands your immedi-
ate consideration and prompt action
| therein to the exeent as does this one
| matter.
With the constant and rapid growth of
| the city, which is unequaled by any city
in the Northwest, as we'll in its popula-
ton as in the number of valuable and
costly business buildings, with their con-
tents, amounting to millions of dollars,
to be guarded by the police OF this city,
causes the necessity of an increase of the
police thereof In my last report called
the attention of your honorable body to
| this particular subject, but the same has
mot received that attention the import
| ance of the subject demands. The force
| l now have at my command do all that
can be expected, and more than ought to
be required of them. They are, enc and
all, prompt, active and efficient, and
have, in every respect, and upon all oc-
casions, cond lcted and acquitted them
selves with credit, and to the honor of the
city and of the department.; but, with the
increase IN the growth of the city, as
| above mentioned, the limited number of
men now belonging to the force are made
quate to keep and maintain the good
| order expected and required.
l therefore respectfully but earnestly
| recommend that the force be increased,
| as the eXigency of the case requires.
Upon this point, and in this connection,
respectfully refer to my report of date
April 80, 1880.
Dnrlng the last year one of the force
has been removed, by reason of insubor-
dination, occasioned, as it has since
proven, by arrangement of his mind; the
person appointed in his place is doing his
duty as well as can be expected, and to
the satisfaction of all concerned.
By an act of the legislature, passed dur
ing its last session, the policeforceiwas in
creased one additional sergeant and one
additional detective. Officer Isaac D.
Morgan was appointed sergeant and
John J. O'Connor was appointed detec-
tive by the Mayor, and may be allowed
to say that believe the selections were
wise and judiclous ones.
Accept my gratitude. gentlemen, for
your kindness, not only towards myself,
but towards the whole police force, to
whom l take this occasion to publicly ex-
press my thanks for their uniform at
tention to the discharge of their duties
in the various capacities to which they
are assigned.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES WEBER, Chief of Police.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE FORCE.