St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-19

to the patrolman without the necessity of
sending man out, to tell him what is
wanted. For instance. citizen sees sus-
picious men hanging about his residence.
He telephones police headquarters, and
when the patrolman reports he is told to
pay strict attention to Mr.. AS house. In
a similar manner any information concern
ing lost children, fires. burglaries, tramps
or anything else, can be conveyed rapidly
to OF from police headquarters.
THE GREATEST USE
of the system is to summon the patrol
wagons. Minneapolis is provided at pres
ent with two of these wagons, one stationed
at the Central station and the other at the
South Minneapolis station. In appearance
they resemble heavy express wagons with
out covers. The driver and officer ride in
front and the seats being placed length
wise with the vehicle can accommodate
squad of officers who are sent to quell rows,
OF can bring score of trampS, DRINKS or
disorderlies to the lookup. The economy
of time and inch by the combined use of the
patrol wagon and telephone service is simply
wonderful. A policeman stationed at a
distance no longer is obliged to carry a
helpless drunk. or a resisting disorderly to
the lookup. He simply goes to the nearest
box and in few minutes the
''wAGoN WITH THE STEPS BEHIND"
comes gallOping to the scene. An officer
stationed in tough quarter of the city, far
away from assistance, is no longer at the
mercy Of the gangs of buns and shoulder
hitterS. They knew that he can summon
dozen policemen to his help within few
minutes time.
The patrol wagons are also provided with
stretehers, and i'll cases OF accident are
useful in carrying the injured to their
homes. or to hospitals. where they can get
proper treatment.
1t can be easily seen that the efficiency of
the police department by means OF these
contrivances is increased tenfOld. and the
only criticism that is TO be made concerning
the system is that it is
NOT ELABORATE ENOUGH.
The twenty boxes are distributed within
the four districtsSSas follows:
North division, corner Twelfth street and
Western avenue, Fourth street and Washing
ton avenue and the North Minneapolis sta
ton. South division, Washington and Third
avenues, Washington aud Tenth avenues.
Twenty-ffth street and Twenty-fourth
avenue, Franklin and Cedar avenues, Frank
lin and Eighth avenues Soath Minneapolis
West division, Nieollet avenue and Sixth
street south, Western avenue and Twelfth
"A
street south. Twelfth street and Third avenue
south, Nicollet avenue and Twenty-sittt
street south, Iyndaie avenue and Thirtieth
street. East division, Main street and Eighth
avenue northeast Monroe and Third street
northeast University avenue and Sixth
avenue southeast, University avenue and
Fourteenth avenue southeast, Exposition
building, East Minneapolis police station.
1t will be seen from this that North Min
neapolis has only two boxes besides the p0
lice station, and that the boxes are widely
scattered in the other districts. In the es-
innate for expenses of the police depart
ment Tor the ensuing year. the item OF
So, 900 for extending the telephone service,
and for providing eighteen new boxes, is
! included. as we'll as 81, 500 for team and
| patrol wagon that will probably be detailed
! for the East Minneapolis division.
THIS is VERY MODERATE,
too small, in fact, 5 meet the requirements
| of the case. especially as to the patrol wag-
ons Each wagon is at present provided
with only one team, which is made to do
service both day and night. AS they often
travel long distances at a high rate of speed
| in all sorts of weather. the duty is too Sc
we're for the horses. In addition to the po-
| lice service. the wagons are required to an
| swer fire alarms in the central portion of
| the city, going as far north as Fifteenth
street and Sixth avenue; west
| as lar as Grant street
and Nlc0llet avenues; east as far as Main
ard Fourth avenue northeast, Main street
| and Third avenue southeast; south as far
as Fourteenth avenue and Fifth street.
While all alarms below Tenth avenue
southeast and Eighth avenue south are an
swered by the South Minneapolis patrol
wagon, it can be seen that it is plainly i'm
posing too much work upon the faithful
span OF greys at the central station.
Another team at this station should GER
talnly be provided Three thousand dollars
is the sum set aside for the purchase of