The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
VIEW YORK IS SLOW IN THIS.
~,syr g1vB HAD MODERN POLICE
TELEGRAPHS LONG AGO.
sro.liyn, Boston, aas Chicago Tor Years
HAve Had Them-We Tried TO set Then
T.r.. Years AGO, but Nothing Came OF It.

/ ,,~,. Bo.tou, and Chicago for Years
NS.,. H.a Them-We Tried to Get Thew
Tsr,e Years Ago, but Nothing Came or It.
r,o police Boards in executive session on
r.ia.v decided to ask the Bonrd OF Estimate
..SArporticnnient for 100000 for IN electric
.,sn,ilina system. $4,000 for an improved
..acroph system. and the necessary amount
,imonoy for new station houses for tho Charles
.tost and Delaney street precincts and Tor
,,n natrol wagons and equipments.
Thc need Of M electric signalling system by
-hi,h policcman on post can communicate
.h,ouoh tho Central 0fflco with his precinct
s.. Mann under discussion since 1886. when
,ho Police Commissioners asked for and oh
,,ircl from the Board OF Estimate 100000
Amer duo consideration and considerable
.rner;ncnt tho Commissioners decided
n ajopt tho Hero. telsseme sys-
tam and Instructed tho corporation
counsel In 1888 to make n contract with Mr..
Hsrzoa, A Mr.. Bliss. representing the Came
vol Fire Alarm Telegraph Company. lodged
nm objection. claiming that tho contracts
should be awcrdrd only after regular exam
nation into the different methods. This View
was Supported by tho opinion Of the Corpora.
ton COUNSEL.
liz John Porter voted that tho competition DO
held at once and tho work hurried through.
Commissioner Voorhis voted In the negative.
al, when it was brought up on tho motion Of
iths b"ar'I il May. 1855. Commits iorcr Mar
IT, d Sa the sS.' On was N eSS SUrt Who mo
Ses r9w too Zig for him to cope with with
Ing as51 r. nGy"II rapnns thG paNe
ISM. ana trusting to luck that the man on the
next beat will hear him and pass the call
along. IL Brooklyn n policeman in the same
ton Of hi, precinct. by telephone. In Chicago
and Boston the policeman can go to either 81
The sl.n4l stations. two of which arc on eacn
electric button, inform the police station Of the
nature If HIS trouble. ,
The signal boxes from which tho POLICEMEN
their whereabouts net rs, efficient aids TO tho
besides enabling tho commanding
'ffcer OF the precinct to call any OF the men
The improved telegraph system will be
boon to the Srrgeants in charge Of the police
Stations. With the present old, fashioned dial
that message is coming the Sergeant has to
Leave whatever he may be doing and hurry to
read IT., the messag. Und sa tn9 PROPOSED new
he read of at any time. The new patrol
in tho road to furnish every station
with a wagon. Very often n prisoner is
brought TO the. station moro or less injured
either by the club Of the policeman who has
Iound him troublesome or by falling down
when drunk. With tho signal system and pa
troll wagon tina policeman would only have to
notify his Sergeant and keep an eye on the
policemen took him away. There would prob
ably be great many more, arrests, because
The police arc indulgently blind to the condi-
lion Of drunken tough whose appearance de-
notes that It would cost considerable trouble
10 escort him to the cells.
The Improvements will cost lot Of money.
The Board Of Estimate as soon as system has
been decided upon to provide for the pay
ments The money in hand. $1O0.OOO. and the
more than quarter OF the cost OF the electric
signalling system. which the Commissioners
say ia an absolute necessity.