Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-12
rAe COMMISSIONERS
John PER-, Reappointed Superiotend-
ent OF the Police Force.

John Perry Reappointed Supenntend-
emf OF the Police Force.
Ths regular meeting Of the Board of Police
and Pre- ClmmlssloDors 49, held last even
a.. All members ~ the Board btiug present
4. =. Onlbsrt aplearsd before ths board and
recommended that the cig charge in
mates OF the gall be gwen manual labor ~
perform and Tie Secretary vas instructed u
procure 3 o0py OF the recent enactment fesa-
latinz suou affairs. " J. Shedd. sgont of
the Law aud order Leasae, requested 10
be clothed with speclai police authority.
Joseph " Downs rendered has
r.signatIou a. driver OF tbs
Fre Department supply wagon.
she Committee on tula4ce reported thes
had contracted with l. :. d. ger Tor the
printing Of 80 copies cf Tie annual report
Of the Board. he being the lowest bidder.
PAtrolmau Patrick heuruey "A a. confirmed
IA the position OF lruant Nincef. baNld
BtssOnett Was appointed special police con
stable. 10 be stationed al the clty parks. he
committee 10 whom was referred The suo-
ject OF the police patrol telegraph = y-ieiAf
reported fayOrIng the introduction OF thc
same. The points made ~ it~ favor are
briefly IL Is 10 the police department what
the alarm telegraph II 10 the nre department 3
the sergeants are relieved OF a rounu7man s
duty by the locating. OF boxes upon each pa
trOimana beat. II ODyIato the necessity OF d
patrolman leaving his beat 10 take Ia prison
or 10 the station house. boxes placed IA re-
mote districts, where regular men are not
stationed upon beats, give the citizens IN
those districts protection, a. keys 10 the
boxes can be left with responsible cltzen-.
Tho system provides for patrol wagons for
day and night duty TO reSf"nd TO alarms tie
WAGONS are provided with slTetcners @...n
medicine eases filed with simple remedies.
Telephones will be placed Ia iron boxes III
side of the street boxes 10 which only police
officers will have access, ana by which means
the wagons can be sent 10 other districts
without returning 10 headquarters. The
committee believes the system j. ia the
interest OF economy; ana say, as II can be
placed under the care Of The superintendent
of Fire Alarm, its maintaInance VIII cost no
more than four extra men and the system
Will do the work OF four times THAI number.
The president of the board wa requested
TO confer with the Common Council relative
10 the framing of an ordinance authorizing
the police force 10 arrest trampS found III
bOx-cars.
The chairman of the Fourth of July cele-
bratiOn committee petitiOned the board ask
ing that the city fire department form a fea-
turc OF the procession, and the committee
appointed 10y the bOarU To consider the mat
ter reported adversely 10 granting the petit
ton. The grounds Of action were. They be-
heve upon such an occasion more than any
other the department should be at their
houses, ready for action if 10 the procession
an alarm of hre should sound 10 could only be
responded to with great danger OF the loss of
human lives, and finally, they believe the
best interests of the city Will be served by
not allowing the department to turn on.
upon thus occasion.
On motion John Perry was elected Super
intendent of Police for the ensuing year.