St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-16
ENTERTAINING EXCERPTS
From the Report Of the Chief Of Police
What He Says and What He

asks.
Chief of Police West has prepared and will
submit to the council on Wednesday evening
a report of the work of the past year of the
police force of the city. The report is vol
luminous document and goes into the great
est detail of the work, besides presenting
many suggestions which have occurred to
him during the year. The numerical strength
of the force, the number and character OF the
arrests made and all matters Of that nature
have already been printed in the re-
ports of Police Clerk Stevens.
Chief West, speaking of the
effect of the patrol line ordinance and the
additional work it has imposed upon the
police, saws the social evil has been kept
under control and the pernicious ''street
walking'' well nigh broken up. He says
gambling houses poker and roulette rooms
and games of chance do not exist in the
city. having been driven out by frequent
raids. The detective service and telephone
and signal service he praises highly and
shows the good results of their adoption.
Various duties of the police and patrol are
elaborated and full financial statement Is
given.
In the line of recommendations the report
SAYS the want of a workhouse and lookup
are so potent that it is unnecessary to men
ton them. He would like to see the adop-
ton Of graded salaries for the officers, and
recommends the following: First grade (frst
years service), $40 per month; second
grade (second and third years service), So
per month: third grade Fourth to sixth
years scrvicc), $50 per mouth; fourth grade
Seventh and additional years. service), $50
per month The chief also thinks the city
would be justified in purchasing some one
horse patrol wagons, as there are frequent
occasions when more than one wagon is de-
manded.
Finally, the report asks an increase in the
police force and claims Minneapolis has
fewer men, in proportion to population and
territory to be covered, than any city in the
country. He says:
In this connection a comparison with
other cities, large and small, may not be I'M
interesting: New York has one patrolman to
each 400 inhabitants, the patrolmen averag-
Inc twcntv-six arrests each; Philadelphia,
one to $50, averaging twenty-nine arrests;
Chicago. one to $50, averaging forty-fve; st.
Louis, one to 200, averaging thirty; Cincin
natl, one to go, averaging twenty-seven;
Buffalo, one to 1,030; averaging sxty-six;
Cleveland. one to 600, averaging forty-two;
Providence, one to 7S5, averaging twenty
nine: Albany, one to $50, averaging forty
nine; Minneapolis, one to 1,600, averaging
ffty-Cour. have failed to find q
report from any city wherein the
population to each patrolman is near as
large as here or where there is more territory
10 the thousand inhabitants. While the
number of arrests per officer exceeds the aver
ace elsewhere, ii does not indicate a greater
amount of wrongdoug, 5ptthat fewer officers
have done the work. From ten TO twenty
patrolmcn can be advautageously employed
how many shall be appointed ! leave for
others 10 decide. In any event several addi-
tional mounted patrolmen should be sp-
pointed for service at and near the lakes
during the summer season. to prevent, among
other announces. violations of the ordin-
ances relating to bathing and the discharge
of firearms, as well as 70 preserve the peace
generally in a large and to 4 great extent
isolated district.