Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-06
POLICE MATTERS.
AN IMPORTANT SESSION OF THB COUNCIL
COMMITTEE, LAST EVENING.
Chief Dslbruggs Makes a Plea for Better Equipped
Department and Calls Attention to the
Revenue it Brings In.

The Police Committee of Council nelu
an important meeting at the City hs'[
last evening. The session was held IN the
nriyste office of Chief Delbrugge, and
large amount of routine business was
disposed Of. A number of bills for routine
matters. repairs to lookup and headqnar-
ters rooms, stationery, meals, etc, were
allowed. and then Chief Delbrugge sub
mitted bill for the new helmet hats Tor
the members of the force. In doing so, ne
said he was aware the men had heretofore
had to pay for hats themselves, in addltion
TO their uniforms. revolvers, whistles, and
in fact about everything else the
performance of their duty re-
ouires them 70 have. The resnl
had been in the past, = miscellaneous as
sortment of stnfT. No three men on the
force had badges alike Some men carried
a short club and some a long one. some
wore a belt and some not Some hsd
32-calibre revolvers, some 3S, aud so on.
1t was bis desire to put the department d
better fo,ting than it had been hereto
fore, and TO have the men, rs we'll as cltl-
zeps, take pride in it. He referred to the
large revenue the police department brings
in, saying it would bring in about Sl4, OOO
this year, while its cost to the city WAS
only SIG, 500, leaving a very small de-
ficiepcv, and he took the ground that II
the efficiency of the force was increased
the revenue would increase in proportion
The committee CONQUERED IA what had
been said, and recommended the bill to
Council for payment.
The COMMITTEES then took up Council
man Edward Miiler's resolution, providing
for an increase of the police force, referred
to the committee by Council. The resolu-
ton provides for the increase of the force
to thirty-three men and two detectives.
The Committee WAS unanimous in favor OF
an increase, but agreed that total of thir-
ty-five men wss too much. Increases oil
eight and ak men we're successively prov
posed, but finally the committee agreed u
leave the matter 10 Council, cOntentng
itself with recommending an increase in
the force.
The report of the subcommittee ap-
pointed by the full committee to enquire
into the proposition of Mr.. Anton Rey-
mann to present the department with
fully equipped patrol wagon and horse and
harness. then made its report, through the
Chief. The COMMITTEES recommended that
the offer OF Mr. Reymann be accepted, and
that one story frame building properly
fitted up, with room for horse and wagon,
he erected in the City Hall yard, in the
rear Of the police headquarters. The com
mittee also transmitted plans for the build
ing, aad three BIDS for the construction of
the same.
The full committee adopted the report
of the subcommittee, recommending that
Council accept the offer of Mr.. Reymann.
The bids were then opened, and Council
was recommended 10 accept the bid of
Beltz & Fading, to construct the building,
including pas and water plumbing, and al
essentials, for $207 81 The COMMITTEES is
of opinion the wagon csn be made self-sus-
tanning.