Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-27

There are 12 booths Mt as many points
in the outlying districts Of the city, from
which a policeman may call the patrol
wagon, an ambulance, report or have
telephone communication with the po-
lice station. BY a system of signaling,
the police station can call to the booth
any officer within sight of ii and send
him Instructions or orders.
the receiving apparatus at the police
station comprises The most delicate auto
matte machinery, which is contained
in Il handsome mahogany cabinet, be-
hind and under beyeicd plate glass. At
the police patrol station on French
street above Front there is also delicate
machinery, connected directly with the
police station and not with the booths.
The - booths OF stations are num-
bcted and located as follows;
Il Eleventh and Walnut.
l3-ilcventh aud Church.
li--l}ighth and Church.
II sew gstlc avenue and A.
III Front and Market.
2'i-Elrunt and Madison.
2i-NinrElfld nyenue and Cedar.
25'-tplutli and Union.
3l-liellWlrc avenue and DUPONT.
% Eighth and lironme.
3i-Ienth and Orange.
Eighteenth and Market,
These booths are Of iron, octagon in
shape, three feet in diameter and eight
feet high, They are painted green and
suIl'i'Ul VIZ y a. stteeS iai.il' q Sreen
si'sS'1 IT, p,''' 1 " ih'ehuea LOT
siSHa! s'"tluLs, INV h1t ~ loSh y prs
oner in until the patrol wagon comes.
Each contains an iron box resembling
4 fire alarm boy, only much larger. In
the box ii telephone transmitter and
r.eitel' s5teti I.tV,ils ane IWo leEets.
w, wv Z ueliila = ilttsc V3or Y tile
osiillt ~ W ~ a4iSi Is ~ ~ 1te Wy y
4 clllAehs MHo nave Keys me oihcf
4 ieEeF W9tAa III eollileclioil WIN INC put
i u3ns' Nii,eli nTe illarksu " loiloWs;
~ aEpm,,' ! ai y !, ttiePhohe,
n|' ~ 40 p ahd tlcre Is
" 4,allh rfitese putlol'
Refl'Dn@i3ic clli.ei9 "ho I'VE near tIe
pS WIZ y i"ililsleu nv MIN nullloere.,
aha trSlateieu keys. lheir Keys VIII
outi w 'n',,t ~ tlle ooott ana Wheh
2ut iii .iie Nty hoie q IN. tile alaIhi npA
aliu turilea' causes me niue aoor OF me
n'A " ny open; 20 communicate WIN
we PolWS statloll, lhG ieNPF : Puileu
Gown ana released inns registers the
hunDetol INC DON ana "elilHeh,s can,
~ me ponce slatlni, ana an olilcef or
tAe PatT9t wagon Is III once sent 70 the
Spot NC eltiHeh cannot get ms Key
rom we Don again untll an ofticer re-
leases y WIN what Is calied master
key' ~ tiils way y Is Always known
Wiio Sehos IN INC cail' ana prevents lalse
aiafiils'
. Pollteinah. kcy opens me door oil
lllG pooth &la ING nam door OF the SIG
hal box u ne wants we patrol wagon
ne presses tne proper nutloh ana pulls
iile icvet; u le wants % telepnone ne nc
presses w" 'sleph9he but,oh ana pulls
s INC leNef' aha thell uses me telephone
inc nuinh@Iea buttons are ior reporting
az sPeelllea tunes, ana the dliieTent
\ nilltons are LOT ulllerehI oillcefs. nat
ever button = pressed, an answering
pen rings, showing mat INC ponce STA
toil mas received tne message.
y someone ~ the ponce stat,on de-
slres 10 communicate win an officer on
rs oeat' y gong IN me pooth IS made TO
TlS, OF AZ hlShl, Dolh inc gong 10 ring
ana the lamp on me Top q INC booih 10
iasil, altef the manner Of me llfe alarm,
nashihS ana striking The number oil the
poX. ms Is repeated lonf times, but
can pe set 10 repeat uhtiI the olilcer
Hileiitioh IS atlihG'eu anu nc answers Dy
pressing report oulloh or using me
telephone AZ light NC beath Is lighted
~ me lamp, Mhich s,leas llslit thfouG,h
noe IN the Top on me Doom. coae
o. signals may also De transmitted oy
the ilaslllAg OF tile Jumps
Inc apparatus ~ the Pollce station
reSiatefs every eali, Always preceded oy
the number q inc boN from Whic n y y
Sent. ~ consists q numerous buttons
and switches a telephone llghtnihS
arester, the signal register and the time
register There are also galyanometer5
Tor testing the electric current.
II would require too much space 70
describe the complicated apparatus n
detail, story Of Its method OF work Will
serve ne purpose.
A eau from box, rings on a bell the
number OF The box, and registers by
short dashes on a ribbon Of paper, the
number also Two dashes, space and
three dashes, is 23, and 50 on, Follow
ing the number the call Is registered. a
citizen g call is long dash; call for
the patrol wagon, q long one and a