Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-15
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Report nnd Recommendation OF
chief ruddy.

OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ueport and Recommendation Of
Chtef Cuddy.
| ~ he Honorable coHaeH ef the CITY ef Los
Aageisss
GEsrLEAEs-I have the honor to herewith
submit to yon the report Of the Police De
partment showing the condition and the nu.
merIcal strength Of the police force Of this
city, where and how detailed. and statistics
of the work done during the year ending
November lst, 1894.
The record Of arrests and convictions will
show that the Police force has discharged
It's duties faithfully aud fearlessiy. aud that,
with the limited number Of men under my
command. have successfully endeayored
to preserve order and protect the lives and
property Of our cltIzens
Believing that II f. az much the duty Of an
officer to prevent the commission Of crime,
II possible, as to procure the arrest of the Of.
fender after the crime has been committed,
have done my utmost to keep the city cleir
Of suspicious characters, and believe the
results show that have succeeded in 50 do
ing. The number Of serious crimes com.
mittcd during the period Of my official TERMS
very small. and In nearly every cise
the perpetrators have been arrested and
brought TO Justice. Il would indeed be re-
markablc II every offender against the law
were apprehended. but seldom have they
escaped arrest II proper and timely com
plants were made against them. People too
frequently delay In lodging their complaints
with the police, and they thereby unwilling
ly assist In defeating the ends Of justice,
while al the same time critleising the police
for lneiilclency.
with the fact that the number Of men on the
force Is insufficient to meet the wants Of the
city. At present the force consists OF ls men,
from which number twoare assigned To duty
at the railway dcpots. Besides the various
other calls for officers at private residences,
etc, II becomes necessary Mt times To send
men to all the places Of Amusement, u1h as
lectures, balls, theatre, etc; After these de.
tails are made II leaves only about II men
for actual patrol duty, and as only one half
Of this number, or men, are ON dniy ut one
time they are required % patrol about 10
square miles Of territory. II Is indeed very
small force of men to guard the lives and
property Of 10000 people. Yet notwlthstand-
Ing this fact, no crimes Of any magnitude
have been committed during the past year
A policeman can do no more than his
best, and am satisfied that every member
OF the force is striving To accomplish that
end In the discharge Of his duties. Any
thing short of such cxertiOn Is soon dise0v,
cred and the proper remedy applied.
In view of the foregoing facts, | would
suggest that measures be taken at an early
date for
AN INCREASE oF THE FORCE,
by nj least ten men, rs II is impossible to
give our citizens the protection to which
they are entitled with the present number
of patrolmen
Iwould also earnestly recommend the in.
PRODUCTION into the Department of
THE roLtcE PATROL WAGON.
which, as IL seems to me, would be of mate.
| rial benefit. In case Of n riot or tumult
| Gus gathering In any portion of the city,
which one or two men would be unable to
| subdue, by using the telephone, the wagon
with n reinforcement OF officers would
| speedily be on the scene and the offenders
secured and driven to the station house,
| leaving the officer on the beat to continue
| his patrol At present one turbulent drunk
| en- man will engage the attention Of two or
| three officers who " Ill laboriously haul and
| drag their prisoner for blocks to the station
house, leaving their beats exposed In the
meantime. The danger of such proceed
ing In the night time can be readily seen.
| THE HAY AND WOOD MARKET
Is, as in the past, n source Of annoyance and
complaint II requires time md expense to
preserve u semblance of sanitary condition,
| and provides not one cent of direct revenue.
| Merchants handling like goods, in addition
| to complying with the license ordinance
| remove their own refuse ut their own
| expense.
| n public bTONHl Sllbuiu Ut
| lished and supplied with suitable scales IN
| charge of fee officer and the same could be
made sclfsust lining. ! am confident such
an institution would give general satisfac-
| tion.
| l wish further to remind your Honorable
| body OF the necessity for est tiblishing rn in
stitution for the confinement of
| JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
This rapidly increasing clsss of offenders
is becoming each year the subject for grlve
| consideration.
| desire also to call your attention to the
| absolute necessity for
FIRE PROOF SAFE
About $4,000 have pissed through
my hands during the plst year, ior
sible. And | do not think l ought to be
| compelled to assume such a responsibility
| unless II safe place at least be furnished to
| properly hold valuables and money coming
| into my hands. | therefore ask that a suita-
bic freprooi safe be furnished this office as
| soon as possible.
In conclusion would state that, as Il gen
eral rule, the members of the force have dis
| charged the duties assigned TO them In a
commendlble and satisfactory manner.
wish also to express my acknowledge
ments to his Honor, the Mayor. and to Police
| Justice J. G.. Morgan, for their hearty co-ope-
| ration at all times with this Department.
Finally, desire to return To your Honor
able Body my sincerethanks for the uniform
| kindness and support extended to this De
partment during the year past
The number of arrests made during the
year was 2lGG; amount of property reported
stolen In the city, s3iO0; amount recovered.
$i220.
| In addition to the above the Chief also
gives the causes of arrests during the year
and the disposition of the same. His recon-
mendatons are timely and the Council
should weigh them carefully. The work
done by the Department for the past year
has been excellent and OF character to
| merit the appreciation OF all good citizens.
C0ntributi Ons to the Exposition.
The W II. Perry & Co. Lumber and Mill
ing Company of this city have prepared and
will ship to day II magnificent contribution
i 10 the Now Qrlelns ENnn.iIlnn which rrnre. :.