Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-12

are fairly distributed and sufficient in num-
Der for the accommodation of the drinking
class and consequently there is no occasion
for illegal liquor selling.
am gratified to report that we had but
five labor strikes in the city during the year
just closed, viz.:-the carpenters strike, the
bricklayers' strike, the job printers strike,
strike of employees of the Second avenue
electric line and of the Allegheny and Man.
| chester line. Neither of them caused the
bureau any trouble. 1t is true the employees
of the Allegheny and Manchester line gave
the Allegheny police authorities some
trouble, but we, as in the cases OF all strikes,
them precisely what the law is in such cases,
and exactly what we would expect OF the
men. The result was that we did not have
any trouble.
Had No Trouble With Strikers.
We find in all our strikes that the men
are an intelligent class of people and are
willing to comply with the law.
During the year, complete and perfect har-
mony has existed between the bureaus of
police and fire, great advantage to both.
as the police and firemen now unite, assist
ing each other, both as to violations of law
and crimes and at fires
There were about one dozen murders COM
mitted in our city during the year, a major
ity of which were due to Jealousy or to
drunken quarrels. 1t affords me great
atively free from what is termed the GRIM
inal element or class. This is due to the
vigilance of our offic ers, and particularly of
search for professional thieves when not de-
tailed on other duty. prevention
of is far better than punish
order to all officers connected with
this bureau that they arrest on sight any
well-known professional thieves OF any CHAR
acter Any such are sent to the workhouse
for 80, go or 80 days, and when they are re-
leased they fail to return to the city. When
they meet their comrades in the profession
in other cities they inform them OF the treat
ment received at our hands, and advise them
to stay away from our city, with which ad-
vice they willingly comply. What little
thieving is done is of a petty character, and
not done by professionals.
Satisfied With New Central Station.
The establishing of the new Central police
station on Oak alley will be Of great advan-
tage to the police bureau, as the accommo-
dations and facilities for transacting police
business and affairs at said station will be
the best. and will tend greatly towards in
creasing the efficiency OF the bureau in the
central part of the city. The house and
grounds are large and ample; the cell de-
partment well regulated, well ven
tilated and all that can be de-
sired; the department Ior women
and children large and commodious,
and isolated from that of the men. The
large grounds furnish a suitable place for
drills which are of great advantage to the
police, training them for their various duties
and accustoming them to move in squads, so
that at times of fire or disturbances We can
have well drilled policemen, and who to-
day compare favorably in drill with any
military company in the city.
The police stations are in excellent condi-
tion, are kept scrupulously clean and are, in
fact, as good if not better than those OF any
other city in the country.
Good Results From Reserve Squads
The keeping of reserve squad in the var
ious police stations both day and night,
during the year, has been a very efficient ad-
junct to the police bureau. 1t enables the
bureau to always have on hand for emer-
gencies, such as large fires, extraordinary
etc., sufficient men to meet all
difficulties. The patrol service during the
year was of an excellent character and well
the horses and apparatus being
kept in excellent condition. 1 deem this
one of the most valuable divisions of the
bureau.
same was only partially enforced during the
year because the ordinance regulating the |
same did not go into operation until the |
year was well advanced Heretofore dogs
not properly muzzled were poisoned during |
the summer months and scattered all over |
the city, creating great annoyance and Of |
tense TO citizens Now they are gathered |
up alive in quiet orderly manner, taken |
TO the dog pound, held 4S hours for redemp- |
ton, and if not claimed are drowned in the |
most humane way possible, and then re-
moved from the city.
l attach to this report q ia abulated tate
nent OF the number or officers employ ed in |
5he bureau, the classification and distribu-
lion OF the same and salaries paid to them
Turing the year. There is also attached q |
ist OF the officers injured while on duty, |
With date of injury, its character and length