The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-16
WORK OF THE POLICE.
Chief Rogers Report on the Last
Years Operations.
IMPORTANT CHANGES NEEDED.
Pawnbrokers, Newsboys and Dealers
In Drugs should BE ReGuiatcd-A
Reserve Force Proposed.

pied wiki the ABORTION OF the annual re-
port Of Chief OF Police Bottom Rogers and
OF III own report to the mayor and city
couHc7 The cfSers report, which Is a
masterpiece Of artistic work, contains full
rafsaiar statements as TO the opera tson OF
the police Department. In the year 1884,
and IS accompanied by some valuable rec
onaTenda tioas for increasing its efficiency,
aa Of Werlich were Endorsed By the commits
ssonerss. who In their own report follow
them up wsth'sorne recommends tons OF
ihei- owa-
In his suggestions to the commissioners
Chief Rogers says that By the reduction
made in the number of men last spring
the efficiency Of the force has not IN a
general way. in his judgment, been i'm
paired. burt as the force has been working
during the last year IL has resulted in
some OF the officers working ten. twelve
and fourteen hours. as gainss the eight
hours duty performed by pasrolmAn for
tho same compensation. and he earnestly
recommends THAI there be an Additional
sergeant created and that the salaries OF
the department be readjusted In progor-
ton 10 the number of hoUrs THAI the off,
GERS are required to do duty. Continuing.
b. says.
81 would recommend that a room be
constructed In connection with the station
wnere Sleeping accommodations could be
furnished for at least ten men, so that
the department uigh have reserve
force IN readiness at all times. the force
at the present time being so small and the
beats necessarily covering 50 much terri
tory that II would be impossible to get
any number Of men together in case OF al
emergency Within period of less than an
hour. A room of the kind I speak OF
could be very cheapsy constructed by An
tsAing up the large room over the north
wing OF the tail
II would recommend that an examining
board. consisting OF the honorable board
or police commissioners and the city phy-
sictan. meet on the 18th day of Marsh of
each year ard examine every member Of
the police department az to their mental,
moral and physical condition as to fitness
for police service.
i would recomrnend the erVkment Of
an amendment 10 the present ordinance
covering the following:
ffrst-Pawnbrokers junk dealers and
secondhand dealers
That all pawnbrokers. junk dealers
AMI dealers In second hand goods be re-
qfired to keep a record. written in Ink in
the English aangua sc. of each and every
article they take. either IN pawn or by
purchase; that they make a report On
suitable blanks furnished by the police de-
pas'tnlent OF all purchases and loans made
by ithetnr said reports to be made al noon
each day and flied in the Office OF the
Grief of police. This is a matter that has
been brought strongly to my attention In
the past six months by the number OF
children that have been arrested for petty
larceny and the number Of tools and other
articles OF small value whtoh have been
reported lost to this department and OF
which we can get no tangible trace among
the secondhand dealers and junk dealers,
as they keep no definite record OF their
transa ctions. A law OF this kind Is In
force in almost every city OF any impor-
lance In America and It IS great AID 90
the police department In not only finding
stolen property. but IN keepsag children
from becoming petty thieves.
'Seoond-Opium. MORPHINE, COCAINE
Licenses TO regulate the sale of opium.
morphine. cocaine; such licenses to issue
with a bond providing heavy penalty
for the violation thereof
'-rhird-tiarbag carts, swiu gatheners,
etc.
Regulating the gathering Of swEIl. etc.
between the hours OF IL p. m. and s a. m,
also requiring that the wagons have abso-
hiieiy tight box covers.
I'm conclusion siesSsre 10 tender my
thanks 70 the honorable the mayor. board
OF police ccu1rni ssloners. corporate coun-
sci and assistant and city council for the
many courtesies shown and kind assist
ance given me at all times
One of the most interesting tables IN
the report is that concerning the ages Of
persons arrested. Between the aga Of 10
and 81 there were Tls males arrested and
81 females; between q and 80 years. I03i
males AMI ill females; between - and TO
years 500 males ana 50 females: between
n ana %. sol males ard 81 females. The
total 3,ose prisoners had ssss7.io Ia their
possession BAH money amounting 70
s. 81 a was received. thus making total
Of $li22fli cash received nornlnaily from
prisoners. The value Of the property
stolen in the year was sl2, $40 q. of which
ST. 4s6.25 was recovered.
During the year the patrol wagon made
ices runs. travelling a distance OF les
miles The inventory or police depart
raen; property shows the vasua ,ton OF
siseaag
Statistics rs TO the farce were published
Ia tbs New Years edition.
The commissioners. after irssorsinS all
OF chief Rogers Recommendation, pre-
pared their own annual report TO the
mayer ana city council. In whieA shey
say:
I'VE fnsiorSc all The recommends Tors
made by the chief II pollcc. and espc-
Gladly the ore relating - second har n!
tieaiers, etc and the one concerning suit
able room a. police headquarters Tor
sleeping accommodations FOR relief
sqGad.
We recommend the passage or an or
| alnance providing for the employment of
| ire clty prisoners under proper reg1ia-
| tons In preparing stone for the improve
/ saest az the streets OF tie city. We he-
| tseve this 30 ne an imperative necexss.y
/ ana that e with result in n great saving
| Of expense and tend te REFUGE IRE rxgszn.
BIER OF criminals to be dealt with
/ I'VE recenymead that nswShoyS -, Il
ser,sNa this aAcerss 70 be- merely a ,sr-rs -
al sum and III; for she purpose % reven.i.
! bat sn order thai they usay - ptaceza IN
| der rolfce control
| I'VE recommends the construction OF a
/ ssugle-cell iockGp at Fremont. "a az gyrs-s-
! ~at If the officer makes an arrest he has
| 10 leave his station and. after cars stop.
/ x Braves the citizens ~ Fressscsns with
| out police protection Tbs esald be ac-
/ c.,,,sgs, ssses7 at "a very nos1s2rai expense Z