Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-06
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Police Commissioners Meet and
Organize.
The PRESIDENTS ADDRESS


other ncfabcrs "a The hs1sri II Iollcs
commissioners we're present yestsGiay al
the annual meeting q that body.
Mr. Luettgert. Who has scte.l a. char
man most u the time for the pas; year.
- aos presieien, II the board. and de-
hysrcd The usGai annual address. Aside
ffon tho address The meeting sss IN
evsntfuL
Marshal LEMON reported III quiet IN
his department
Superintendent, Carr reported Il a lit
tie lively IA his department. owing 20
petty thisviag Most q the PROPERTY
stolen had been recovered ant had tecn
restored o. the owners. Ia regard to the
annual report. Mr.. Carr reported work
advancing RAPIDLY lie called attention
T. a table IN the last animal report GOV.
ering eight pages Il the report. showing
The amount u work done by the IL.
tectives. tie advised cutting the table
cut, al quite saving IA printing. The
superintendent reported that hc hsd
been experimo ming with dlsinfectan.
which had destroyed the smell which
aroSe from the horse.
President Loetigert read hi, inau-
gural a,i,iress az follows.
President L.s-ttgerts Message.
GsSrLEAEN o. rHF Board From this
day j. becomes ny duty to assume the
Office u president ot this board for thu
ensuing year. although had Ia ill that
petition large part % last wear on ac
count q the al health - our worthy re
tired president. Adoiph Leitelt. who
has been unable. on account II sickness
o. me.. With Us bat part - the time.
Cur he-t wishes follow HIM at HIS retire.
meat from the board. hoping thaI he
NAV regain his full health al tie ap.
ygoaching Il letter and warmer weather.
AL rest from al business. which be
noR euJoys.
Viii try 20 fulfill the duties and re-
spons.biiities IL the Office. With yolr
kind assistance. t. the best q iny sbll-
NY. Since the police department has
occupied its present nice building W.
ind thstevery branch 81 the department
has we'll arranged and eommodiousquar-
ters. and IL would be hard Ia ind
building anyg here - well arranged "a
u - our good fortune IL poss,ss. and
when the new cells now contracted for.
the front cell rooms are finished. IN
from thu men cell room. II will b. com
plete ~ all it, requirements. Our patrol
system has been extended a. much "a
j. d--Sned exp-dicnt with the growth
and extension II the city. without ma
tersaIy increasing the expense II the
department.. and the economy Practical
by this board IN the past should be fol
lowed IN the futurr. IN the inter
q -. 49,.
has come Whrr "A suihcl-nt amount
shouit - appropriated fpr the building
a. a small sub station a. the southern
snd another IN the northern par, % the
Ctty. with few cells IN each and a
small patrol wagon. such station 10 to
IA charge q four or siN men. who could
give quick service when needed. a. the
run tor patrol vac ons from our present
headquarters 20 these parts - the city
D. from four o. fisr mder. Detroit now
he's eleven sub stations
here has BEEN a remarkable d.creasc
ir fhe vfplatlo0 = the liquor laws. "a
most - "a" men engaged in the business
ss~ a.lcg On obey the laws. u ~ only a
~ that ar" persistent yIo.atOrs who
Ciut-e this department. endless trouble
large expense 20 the cIty IN irving
to make them live up a. the law a. To
thr hours = ci,sIIg anal selling On sun
days. but there - another class - deal
ers who should have closer after ton -
t1e police Department those Who
under the disguise - keeping n drug
store. sell more liquors contrary 10 law
sttrout paving license than the same
number q saloon keepers who are taxed
Or ceiling the same
u has hs~n the effort - this board IN
tho past years 20 suppress gambling.
With all means - the .aw AZ our dis
I-1sal. art | recommend that the same
goiIry BE- continued in the future. and u
f cannot b. entirely suppressed or
rotr,l out no more than ar army q
policemen r'uil stop stealing or other
90 mes. e can re reduced "a minimum
by constant vlssiauc~ = our of'ir,r.
~ to the solving . the rrotl,,r1 sup
pressing the social evil. 10 are now no
nearer mat Ne were years ago. IL ~ a
qucstiou IN nv mind and I know the
other msfuber - the hoard With me-
hat the policy adopted az the res,Ue-t -
the common council and ofl.r vel
meaning cttirens IL not the proper
c'rfrso 90 pursue - stop or re-tIce the
-trle \ Warfars 90 the houses - yro-
tt4'san - unly faii0Ns.i hy driviag that
cissa = Nuneu iuto The business tlocks
n Hr principal streets. where they ~
haS their vs,.a'tUn and who're ~ control
over them ar - had ~ our uficsr-
ar whore y ls aiuosf impos,sih = - get
evidence against them
OeiF rify ha= t~or remarkably free
freni lapreds'i'sr~ and crimes during The
Ia-t yesr compared with other r.tieS -
tie same p.pss.sfion. ard croeks have
giTru This lace Ntjr berth. i.uk- 70
the vigilance n our of'irtr- Nut d1r
ire The rsniug ~uuirnsr . sharp iolk-ait
Nil have fu be sept on account g., cur
cin-, pr,vrutY g. 'hi,sgr and ~
war'h'a fsir which sti attract u large
rneher q efos.k- 'rua ail oser tho
cuuutrv = shon ~fue NAV fsvnr 80
Vie fhstr unreie..rac Vista 2 'hasr
presence in Chiragn saonld Ert 80 dan
g@fens to 'heir tlerty sni e -, alcs.r
able Ter them - iesvs without notice =
sheis d~psrs,rs1er their fe-urar,au.
shtr amtu srce -ervic~ - nor az m,
p.rfknt cart 2 eur pt3ct department
49, .utging from the numhsr - rails
90 =. ue,, = ~s..nns snryrtsiax that "
iri IT, aionx without it in fha pssi huf
z ~ "a 80 rrupre--iun amongst re put
ae hsf fhe same can he hst 80, "a fr
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