Rock Island Argus., 1894-05-12
POLICE AND FIRE.
Yearly Report Of Chiefs Sexton
and Brahm.
SOME VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS

Totals of Arrests for Different Crimes-
Table Of Comparison Showing the Pa
trolmen Of O:her Cities-Recommenda
tions of the Fire Derartmcnt.
From the yearly reports of Chiefs
Sexton, and Brahm may be drawn
some valuable Information. Chief
Sexton, after describing the police de-
pat tment and the duties of the police,
gives an interesting and highly COM
mendable suggestion regarding the
improving of the alarm system. The
total arrests and crimes is appended:
Arrests Under City Ordinances.
Abusive language, s.; assault and
battery, 46; carry wing concealed
weapons, 4 cruelty to animals, 2;
disorderly conduct. 55; breach of the
peace. Is; drunk and disorderly, q;
drunk, Il; fast driving. z; resisting
an officer, L; indecent exposure, 9;
keeping disorderly house, 4; inmates
of disorderly house, 8; violating
wagon tire ordinance. z; peddling
without license. 5; sleeping in parks,
l; contempt of court, l; selling un-
wholesome vegetables, /; violating
wagon license ordinance, /; careless
use of fire works, 2;.driving on side
walks, /; assault, 3; maintaining
public nuisance,1 /; insanity, /; gamb
ling. 2; vagabo nd, L; total. 255.
Arrest. Under State Lava
Murder, 1; fugutive from justice,
Z; adultery, 2; larceny. 60; vagran-
cy, 50; Carrying concealed weapons,
8; assault and battery, 9; burglary,
13; adultery and fornlcation, 4; peace
warrant, 5; assault to rob, /; assault
with deadly weapon, 5; common
prostitute, l; bastardy, 8; embezzle-
ment. 2; selling liquor to minors, /;
larceny by bailee, 2: keeping disor-
derly house, 1; gambling. 4; trespass,
Z; sodomy, /; assault to murder, A;
counterfeiting. 2; passing counter
felt money, l; malicious mischief, 4
violating the fish laws, 4; total, 175.
Some Companions.
The total mum Der of runs made by
the patrol was 1879, and the total
number of miles run was 319. 1he
table of comparison showing the pop
ulation of other cities and the num-
Der of patrolmen is interesting. and
shows that Rock Island is weak in
that direction:
St. Louis, 100000 population, 40
patrolmen; East St. Louis, $4,000
population, 33 patrolmen; Decatur.
2l,0oO population, 20 patrolmen;
Bloomington, 23,0O0 population. 20
patrolmen; Springfield, 3S, 900 popu-
lation, IS patrolmen; Davenport.
$4,000 population, 20 patrolmen:
Rockford, $4,000 population, 10 pa
trolmen; Aurora, $4,000 population.
15 patrolmen; Omaha, $50. 600 popu-
lation. "a patrolmen, and Rock Island
2l,0oO population, s patrolmen.
The total expenditures of the de-
partment was $40. Sc, and the APP
preparation was $10,500, leaving a
balance of $39S64.
The Fire Department
Chief Brahms report, after de-
scribing the force of the department
and the apparatus, makes some val
liable suggestions, among which is
one regarding the alarm system and
the disposal of the gray team, now
driven on the hook and ladder truck,
which is not up to the standard for
efficient service.
The department responded to 10
box alarms, II telephone alarms and
4 still alarms, making total of 4)
alarms, an increase of s over the pre-
ceding year. OF the number were
unnecessary. being false alarms and
chimney fires. The total amount OF
losses by fire in Rock Island the past |
year was $14,110 on which there was
insurance amounting to S7S,9l7.
The most destructive fire was that of
the Rock Island Lumber company's
mill ''B" on Feb. 1S, the amount OF
damage being over $4,000.
The total amount of expenditures
for the fire department was $9.349. 90
and the receipts $23.9S. The chief
also suggests clothing allowance of
S. a month for firemen.