Telegram-herald., 1888-08-13
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Fts<sl Tear.


Fiscal Tear.
The snazal report Of the Board of Pslics
ana FIRE Comni issiensrs fer the year ens
ing April 81. 1855, has isst besa issued. and
is . ne.t pxmDAles " Exsy-tArss pages
Prssideni Isaac . Dvssrs sEd Secretary b.
h. Acknowledgement the lstler--ksvs
made most oOm prskensive ana ale re-
port Of tse years oasSness sud ksSpesings
and the srsirs pertaining t. the several de-
Gen. /. c. Smith. snpsrintsndent % Po-
Ice. le.dz OF with . een Plsse report Of the
doinxs Of the past year. fh< gsox efcer
thai hss been nAin lalnes ls rsfnar kskis. IL
view Of the rapid growth Of the eity in al
It's various industries and intereets- The
whole number sf arrests Was l.5s7. ss
against l.472 for the previous yea<. fAe
iacrsass was en- ntifely accsantssls 70 li4sof.
G.. "a iaereass Of the cases OF ths sisla-
ton Of the liqnsr laws 100 OF drasf snd
disorderly; n Of gam bling and 4s Of keeping
and visiting house Of ili-fsme. The greatest
percentage Of Increase 10 in the number OF
arrests for ksepisg and Visiting houses Of i'll
fame, the nett greatest Is for gambling,
and next in order Is for violations Of the
hauer Law. fifty-ssven per cent Of the
whole increase 10 chargssbls to these
offences Ii does not follow from this that
the number of such offences has increased
in that proportion. II is. TO . considerable
extent due TO . better enforcement OF the
law. The increase Of ali other offences is
lees than eight per cent.
The police force numbers II, and the per-
.onnel is good, So Of these are patrolmeD-
9, from s .. N. to p m; II, from p. m.
10 3 y. m; 3, from p. N. TO II p. M; 10.
from 8 y. n. 10 q. m, and 10 from 4 .. IN.
TO a. N.
There are l67 licensed saloon keepers. and
nine Of these were arrested and convicted
of violations of the laws, one, two and
three times. making fifty -four convictions.
The Supsrintendent makes various usefrl
dations. and closes bis report
with . tabulatsd statement OF appoin tments
and Suspensions on the force during the
year, full list of the force ~ II now stands.
and Al inventory Of the department. prop
srty.
Then comes the list of signal boxes with
and without telephones, the lodging. pro-
vided, miscellaneous work, iost property,
persons arrested and the disposition OF their
cases; q sum mary Of the work of the truant
ofscer. and an official exhibit Of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the year. The
total receipts are 81 204.S0. and the total
disbursements $463.7 leaving balance on
hand of 81, ,244.l0.
The annual report of the Fire Marshal
follows, which Mr.. LEMON makes quite
complete and comprehensive. He gives q
table of receipts and expenditures, which
shows an uneXpended balance Of Sc, ,l3l.67
There are eighty of the force on full and
part pay. He gives . detailed report OF al
the engine houses except No. Z, which is moi
yet in commission; also full inventory o.
property; detailed report of fires; . com.
parative statement of losses; concluding
with the report of Superintendent OF Fir,
Alarms, II. c. Bettinghouse.
The pamphlet can be obtained of the
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
and will be found interesting to every citi
zen and taxpayer.