The times., 1897-11-07

Richard Sylvester property clerk OF TIE
police department, completed HIS ahnaal
report last evening, and subinitted>at 10
Chicf-os-T Toiice William q. Moure. 1t is
as follows.
The chief clerk, who is also the prop
erry Clerk, Of the police department not
only supervISes but assists ia Jie Cunuuct
OF the clerical WORK ana recelH cs ana us
poses Of all lost, stolen ana abandoned
property coming into the possession of
members OI the police force
Tne clerical operations embrace the X eep-
ing Ol all reCOrus. the PRONUNCIATION OF gen
eral orders and circulars, restriction Of
requisiuons, issuance o. supplies, fling II
applications. care or Correspondence ar
ranging Ui examinations, collection Of
fines Imposed upon meu4De Cf the force,
settlement 81 clothing purchases. veriflca
ton of all departmental accounts pay
meut OF salaries, compiling Of the census
and miscellaneous business, partial sum
mary OF which is included within this re-
port, and II which yCur attention is re-
speuIuly invited.
SUMMARY
Salaries ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So1 sbOo--o
Fines rewards, property sale,
deposited ....-.-...........-. LODI 80
Collections for unifoTlus----.... 12,SS5-S1
Charity disburSemeutS.---- 6,l2l.1o
Neuricatiou OF department eX-
peuSeS ..........-.... ......--...- Il ,SbU.02
Notification Of police pen
siOns .-..---.-,---. Il iUV4 ~
Estimated value loSU.stOlen and
abandoned property received, 32,l9s-9S
Police insurance payments ,324.O0
s678. .4ee.s8
Il might be proper TO add that al records
have been kept in accordance with the
regulations and in manner every way
modern. So as 10 best facilitate the de-
partDeDt and public requirements. The
several assistants at headquarters have
been faithful and correct in the discharge
Of their respective duties, each and all
OF them evfnciBg an unceasing interest
in the discharge Of the work assigned
them.
or The s82,Iss.es, in lost, stolen, or
abandoned property, distribution was
made as follows:
Delivered to owners Toy order OF
the court OF upon proof OF
ownership p.......-...- ....... see, 81 c. %
Delivered TO claimants on
bond ---.----.---- 2,S5S-54
Destroyed .........-............ SI.25
Sold d. =. o.. e. .-.............. 4.75
Total. S29, 569.76
Estimated value OF rens inder..-. 50, ,630.22
Insufficient sJora ge-The necessary stur-
age rooms FOR the proper care OF goods is
and viii Coutinue 10 be wanting until the
department is provided with adequate
quarters Ct its own selection. Not only
is there insufficient stOra ge accOmmoda-
tions, but the clerks are housed IN office
rooms illy adapted FOR the transaction OF
the increasing demands made upon their
energies.
bicycieS-L0st, stolen, and abandoned BIZ
cycles make up a large percentage Of the
property disposed Of 10y this office. This
Is evidenced by a pernsaI Of the numbers
OF them received under the score of diff
ferent names, which alta ch 10 them, and
which are herewith given.
The number OF bicycles recovered by
the department during the year was IS3.
The registration Of bicyCles and bicycle
lamps officially, would not only materially
enhance the District revenues, but would
aid IN the recovery OF such machines when
lost, and IN their Identification after re-
turn 10 this branch OF the department.
COniiscated wes pgns-A committee ofem-
ployes supervised the annual destruction
81 concealed wea pOns as ordered by the
court under the existing law, hut I his whole
sale disposition does not seem TO have in
snywise decFe3s sed the number that are re-
turBed and cunfisca ted by the police.
Police insurauces We're paid as follows:
Sarah c. Auidncee, $51S: Elizabeth a
Ellis S576, Catherine B7ean, S573: Edmund
Malone, SS04, n. " Zebicke. S614; sarah
= ClemsnJs- SCI .; Mary A. O 'Connor, SG1e;
Marie Corbey. $500: Margaret L. Hatha
way SCI :, Harriet i. Harper. S616. NJ. II.
Mitchell, S6l7; George ". Pierce, executor,
&634. Total. ST324