The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-19
sUPT. POwELLs REPORT.
Advises the Erection of n New Station
House md Police Court BuiIdinx.

House md Police Court Building.
Superintendent Powell submitted the an
nual report of the department of police to
the Board of Public Safety yesterday. The
report was lengthy. being a review in
detail of the work of the department.
Reading between the lines, it, can be seen
that Mr.. Powell is highly pleased with the
fight which has been made against violators
of the liquor laws and the manner in which
all laws have been enforced. After some in
troductory remarks the report continues:
THE battle against violations of the
liquor law has been a constant and relent-
less one. and will be continued. In the ef-
that the law can be enforced If the law
be capable OF enforcement. 1t has also
our statutes on the liquor traffic, and bur-
dens placed. upon the officers Of the law
In endeavoring to enforce the same which
forcement surer and less expensive.
h total number Of arrests made dur
I port me Herewith eathi aS Is sS S'sia. being in ta nsaaIv a r@o
more arrests than were made in the pre-
ceding years and the amount of stolen prop
which racts I think clearly disprove the
accusation made by some of our citizens
that this department was doing nothing
al classes of criminals have been made
to feel that this city is on the alert for
their detection and certain punishment, and
as a result the absence of crime has been a
source of gratifying comment. 1 believe
tina never in the history of our city were
the laws so well observed as now"
In reference to the present station house,
ings and inconvenience, and urges the
erection of a new building. He recon-
adjoining the present building and the cree
ton of a building on the site adequate for
Suitable stu aaaarf for Pu a city hall He s fmlnds b q
built, in which headquarters and police
Court could be closely associated:
calls for two substations. which would re-
suit in a great saving OF time to the Off
GERS as well as to the patrol wagon horses.
the north side and another on the south
side; At present the patrol wagon has to
swering calls from different parts of the
city. and the officers making the call lose
the distance. Mounted police, Mr.. Powell
thinks. are a coming necessity. Many of
the outside DISTRICTS are so large that it is
GER to cover the district in a short time,
and 1T is equally difficult for an officer to
reach the seat of a disturbance quickly:
The present telephone system Is pronounced
inadequate and the putting In of one hum
dred additional boxes is recommended.
room for. the tramps and needy person is
asked. The superintendent says that since
sons have been refused shelter, except in
extraordinary cases. The work of matron
Buchanan is commended and an assistant
asked for her.
The report or police matron Buchanan
shows she has had under her charge
the past year S53 women and chill
dren. She asks the appointment of an as
sistant to help her In her work. At present
she has to employ from her own salary a
woman to clean up the female department.
Timothy. Splann, chief of detectives, in his
report makes no recommendations. 1t shows
that his department is in excellent condi-
ton. and that his force has done efficient
work during the year. His men have ar
rested some of the best known crooks in
the country and recovered stolen property
TO the value of $12, 442. SO. The detectives ar
rested 652 persons, most of them for felon-
los