Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-25
CITY COUNCIL.
n ooeT OF COMMITTEE WHO
4 VISITED NEW YORK.
.,sanlc"d'nt Aydo" Makes An i''a"'
,,,uor, IN Favor OF the system
ca, ,onuciI Recommends the
AloRtlou OF The system at
y Cost Of $1,000.

,wular meeting OF tie City Council
~ M last night
I'm wa. no business to present to
~, un,ll tue Police COMMITTEES was
VA When Mr.. Sawion offered the fol-
lsse lspnIi;
al.n f,soln'l II OF Council your Police
GnmIll wac authorized TO inquire Into
n "a. of introducing police patrol
.,g Your committee would report
4, visited Camden. Philadelphia and
rIofl aud made thorough inves,i-
= Of tne different systems adopted
,,,ree different cities. In Camden
"A the Municipal Company system
~, which iu our opinion 10 defec- |
IN uns stisiactory. In Philadelphia
aytw York we found the Gamswell
rsp, which 10 perfect In evory respect
= according to the authorities, gives
IN sa,i,ise'!ou. Your committee
ssii recommend that Council, through
" Police Committee, be authorized 70
n,ati.e for proposals for the iutroduc-
hl Of gIlrA sy,iem composed OF not
r,oie ,,iiu twelve booths and telephone
soapec,ions With central station instru-
Meh,s spl stable instruments, wires,
er., ,hs vinle no, 10 exceed ~, 900, said
y ant 70 rive Constructed and completed
.p " tsio,e July J. 1890, the same to DC
pad out oi ihs appropriations Of 1890 VI,
ssi ihs obstruction Of the Same be
gerh''rirf By J, w. Aydon, superin-
'eaieni Of 'hs Fire Alarm Telegraph, and
" Hoad iafiher submit u report made
10 Ills coulillee by Mr.. Aydon."
on motion Of MIR. Sawdon to adopt
sM rpoii ttrty member voted for It aud
Esas adopted.
W. Slrio1 then presented Superip-
siarn' A,lon's report on the came sub
slI Lad II read. Mr.. Aydon said:
m'Nr'l'ice 70 your request have
''l'ea report upon the subject Of u
Ne' patrol telegraph system for the
fHel Wilmington, and herewith sub
the sa,Le;
ihslteogniAed fact that an efficient
,Rn ol l-lpgraphic police patrol Is .
'siit'- al'li'Ion 10 the ordinary police
As' rendering doubly effective the
fii'n' ni the officers, has resulted in
alls iubllc attention to the question
n'lbs The q stem 70 the Police Ds.
phn'rt oi tbs city. 1t was urgently
Aormendcd by his honor, Judge Ball
1As Municipal Court, In referring to
MOI The great difficulties the police
laVr to contend with In arrest!ng
rlsf.y characters, and later found
pssr"l expression IN the unanimous
1op, by the City Council, OF tho
lswlng resolution, introduced by Mr..
NJ OF the Twelfth ward;
.Re,ol we'd, That the Police Committee
nquested 10 ascertain the coat Of
il,ng up tho uscessary patrol stations
.ws different parts OF the city, con-
rApg same by electric cali boxes with
nay Hall, aud report tho same to ,his
IN that action in the matter can be
lash time 70 include the expense In
nIears appropriations"
iAlg under the Instructions of this
.&tIion the members Of the Police
snitleo have already Alsited Philadel-
hini Camden, N. j., and inspected
g'Iems 10 operation In those cities,
Mn order to aid tho COMMITTEES ip
MnS all possible information that
sac to assist IN arriving at an In
l'ht conclusion / have placed myself
asor''londence with the authorities oil
aunbtr ot cities which have tho sys.
q ahd obtained from them . fair ex
tssoh OF opinion as TO the real merlts
We contemplated Improvement.
asa result OF my In nvestigations, I am
M.n,ed that TO more valuable addition
NV ~ ica department could DO made
~. ~ 'ls Introduction Of an eiilcent te!e.
"pl patrol eysten. A system embrsc
sNu .s Or dozen stations, with all the
.ArJ appliances, would be fully
'al 70 Tue addition OF At least twenty
s.,es s.','I . the police force. with the very
'',Me !. .a,,. consideration, that while suct
~ Aa,l'ioh W. 10 the force would cost about
49,, 49, pen annum, the systsm / have
.sl .xfa'ei could be put In operation Al 3
/ srsa,l lul more than "a. 900, with an
iIr, eipe'.se for maintenance 80 trlf.
usa +" 70 hardly worthy Of consider
ton I' NJ, T9'iSe patrol system In It's opera
dep,.s% % y, oa'y insures . much create,
,Ls dsns,,p Az a, poic. protection, but ena abie,
pleie a'asal s"a TO obtain the most com.
polirem.a .a sy'lenstic service from I'M
men rangsm on duty. By iudioious A..
call At IN, y n slshals patrolmen on dutJ
Interval, sud ,oo'hs or stalions at stated
uus ma.,, aaa call up the central station,
p.trolla ~, u eertain that they srt
u,ai.y IN 'atif , beats aud keeping con,
u, ns, VI The lockout for breaches ri
Ae sv.,a. W., In actual police oper.;ion,
viii I,VM n',a !. Invaluable, as sn ofIicsI
|slrn,I r'soner sn, In charge eau send In I
sspaa "na quickly summon the p.t,oi
u,nn.' Which takes tho rrlsonsr . ,o ~.
b ti, beat peInl's the officer to return
sroq, d,a. In cases OF burglary. riot.
sun.,anrss' pf any other disturbing clr,
isra',sr,. : 'Ie telegraph patrol sSsteu
eonuun;es,lnea means OF prompt and sur,
ta,rIr,. ,eA',nn between the resnsctiv.
seudna apu The central station Inn
,n,,,iSs eoncentratiou Of the force AM
sLtrr ss ss, q the officers at a 0iyen no,n, v
A,y bo sA.'tao'dinary police precs ntinn,
ue,o, G 70 needed with = prom uu.u',Sa' n,n. 10 y
SUI fl,,%",ai. g%n'ained by any other mean,
sble pro,.c,,or shor 9 the system an inyalu.
hncula,u'as to persons and propertv
aole por,, y In the thiuly settled and "a
W 20 ,,,a. oas OF the city. All the bore,
Citizen ahgsd that what IL called
alhsn IS c,ll' can bs sent from ,o snv on'
u. onsr., ~ t'is central station. Ks,. ~ -
ha can cro'a.ion ~ OF this feature Of m. ~.
sor,lyn be placed In the hauds a. of 70. ,ros. oss
diy sti tteslients Of varIous nsrts ~ ~
t,n ls saIaid ,, citizen with one % Of - thai a.
tl,ry. 'u , us Possession discover ~ 'hSs Sn,
p.ss a. t hrs or disturbance ., oI, ~
s.l, be el oae,. De assaulted BY prowIiuv o. ,ni NJ
~. !. tes tssa': aas :s'I9,y s,Iny y S.s!nz :. I.
.ilaa,,.u ,ue central station that noi;cs .u.s /. :
siy at sas osce. needed |, a. 'hs 's.lssas:d i
q Il. ssca system would s,d di1aa,,y ~ nl..ss see
sgpssT, aud he" how Protesting ssss Ting person: an
ctor prove faithful eusrdi.o n OF .ad Sa,l DO DO
ioc.'.ssh ,S she nerhSorSoOdH H'in IN ,1S YS,!s Pre-
al So4s.ss' ,ss'sn n, comprise. either u,oovo..
assiIss ., located on poles or aoISve,s sSsIn'
nd s WITH. sss ,.sa.linss app,r.,n. 1a iron eooth.
eo.ss siSh bim Afford. room for on. - locate