Daily Republican., 1888-04-03
wnmington,s Mead.

OF wealth cannot be denied, and it 4
equally certain that the fiaanclsl 90 nd
tion In such that there IL little hope fol
an Increase In numbers, and therefor
the only method Is 10 adopt some plal
that will increase the efficienoy Of tn
force now at command OF the Mayor
Probably the beat means for accom-
plishtng this end would be the adoptio,
OF Patrol Service System, similar I,
that which has proved such u success
in Philadelphia.
This system was In troduced into tina
city In 1884 by Mayor Smith, and /,
now In use In fifteen police distrioty
The Instruments aud batteries for re.
oeivipg and ssnding tbs necessary sia.
nails are placed In the districs Station
houses. The apparatus is entirely auto
matte, and the register, upon vhioh the
signals ara received, In self acting, " ilt
rsdiating from each station house are
telegraph lines or circuits running
through the entire dislricts connected
at the points desired, with o small struc
turo In size and form not unlike Q sen :
try box. This street station is octaeo.
nal In share, with pointed top, two feet
eight inches In diameter and, .,bout
eight feet in height. The sides ATE
covered with iron, and the top with
heavy glass, and the station takes the
place OF lamp post, with the 1as or
other lamp on top. The doors Of these
stAtions hre furnished with q patent
trap look, 30 constructed that when a
key is used 1t cannot bs Withdrawn nm.
til released by master key.
Every key 10 nun bered, and O roRis.
try kept OF the holder, which egtah-
liahes responsibility and prevents the
giving OF needless alarms, for where .
key has been used, 1t can be returned to
It's owner only By the proper officer,
who holds In his possession the master
Or release key. Keys Of street stations
msy also be given to responalble citi
zens, who ere thus able to aid in the
supervision OF pozce in their neigh bor-
hood they are also carried By all mem
oers OF the police force In districts
where the system is introd uoed. The
locks are uniform throughout, mud one
Key will open any station. Inside OF
zach station is plnoed a email iron caee
With door and look, the casa contain
ng al automAtio signal instrument by
means OF which key holder, by pull.
ng down lever which prvsrndes from
he tide can signal the police station
md call for assistanoe.
None but oficers are In possession of
Keys TO the inside boxes, which con-
ain, In addition to the signal nppa-
atus, telephone and trAnsmitter, A
'atrolman on entering one OF these
treat stations con Immediately trans.
nit . special signal which will inform
he oth ser on duty at the police station
Il his pressncs. The telephone can
hen be used for the transmission Of |
riders from headquarters to the patrol |
nan, or by the patrolmAn to indicate |
lis WAnte or suspiolUns. At tho police |
tAtion . wagon and pair Of horses are |
awaiting orders for service,
nd when call is made for the wagon |
{ night the electrical apparatus liRhte
~ the Gas In tho quarters OF the men |
I'D In the stables, opens tho stalls ofI
he horses, when they take their places
6 the tonaIe OF the wagon and in ten
econda after oall has been received |
he wagon lie on the street in response,
These wagons are models OF oonven.
snce and Adsptability for the service.
hey combine lightness with strength,
nd an alarm gong is used to RiveI
-arning OF their approach, and secureI
heir right OF way in answering calls.
high seat furnishes room for the
river and two men, while the seats
ztending lenRthwise In the vehicle
'ills II their services are needed, no.
1mmodate u score of men. Under
iese seats A-e compartments for hand
ans, ropss, canvass stretcher, jumping |
IN vase for fires, surgical instruments,
anoages, tourniquets, stimulants and
her articles, while a fire extinguisher
ld hand grenade are ready for an in.
pleut hre. The stretcher is an In. !
'nious arrangement, and when not in
70 Is rolled up on the poles in one OF
10 compartments under tha seat.
When required for uss the stretcher
drawn out through o small door at !
10 end OF the wagon. and four spring /
,oks, which accompany 1t, are fitted
their places, two on each side OF the
agon.
Into these hooks the poles Of the 1
retober are placed and the Canvass .
lngs between the seats OF the wagon
sthout ioltinR. The strotcher can be | r
tied from the wagon and carried with n
1t disturbing the patient For violent {
iBoners there are rings In the bottom y
the wagon to which they can be SO.
rely faStened. When trouble of any
nd occurs demanding the presence of =
polioe force In any part OF the city a
vered by the system, the door OF the u
rect station Ia opened, and the lever
otruding from the side OF the alAvm p
II pulled down its full length. The G
Knal Is Instantly communicated TO tha o
alton, aud the wagon Immediately
oceeds to the point Indicated. q
PAtrolp1sn, as they 60 their rounds b
street duty, are required to report at 81
. etIess stations at the various points
their beats, either at fixsd hours, CrI
often as may bs deemed necessary. =
lis requirement guarantees the faith h
lness Of the force. and prevents any A
rinking OF duty, or continued absence
1m the beat. A record OF these re-. II
rts Is kept by the officer In charge at N
alQuarter5, and In case OF o robbery
ION the beat OF an officer this record =
Ill chow his movements, and whether y
hag exercised due caro- and Vigilance -
the performance OF his duty. The
vantage5 of thia system cannot bs a
In case Of the perpe- n
alton OF any great crime every officer
duty can be Informed at ones OF the h,
ct, and put on the lockout for the =,
'onder. IL not only makes q small
roe extremely Efficient, but also rem. N
rs large force unnecessary, and thus y
yes heavy annual expenditure. Al
It enables q pstrolman to remain on
8 beat, and II bo arrests a party or ct
eds assistance. he has only to 90 to-
Q nearest box and make his wants IA
IowD, and in few minutes he Is re.
wed Of his prisoner, or ssoiEtAnce Is
hand. Under the system In this 81
~, II nm officer makes an arrest In thei
per or lower part OF the city he is il
llged 70 leave his beat unprotected
nile he takes his prisoner to the hall,
10 patrol system could bo introduced "
to this city with twenty stations for