The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-20
THE NEW SUBSTATIONS
SAFETY BOARD WILL PROBABLY
DECIDE ON THEM TO-DAY.
To Advertise for Bids for a telegraph
Patrol System-A CeIIroom for
North Indianapolis.

AT meeting of the Board of Public Safe
ty to be held this morning the subject of
purchasing a police patrol telegraph sys-
tenn for the equipment of the new central
and subpolice stations wiz be considered.
The board met yesterday morning to trans
act routine business. Special police powers
were granted to ]. B. Smith, for Brook
side Park; Edward Holt, for ST. Clair
Square; Benjamin MacKibben, j. P. Grit
fin and E. Shafer, for College and Chris
tan avenues; John W. Cotton, for Military
Park; Thomas ]. Mcclure, for the foreman
of street repairs; Richard Clark for Mount
Zion Baptist Church, Andrew j. Cooper,
for Simpson Chapel, and John Shaw for
the Merchant police district No. 60. Will
liam Scott has resigned from the Merchant
force and his powers were revoked. The
appraisement of the market stalls for the
current year made by the market master
and the clerk were revoked. The board ad-
journed to meet to-day, when the mayor
can be present
In addition to discussing the purchase
of telegraph patrol system the board will
also take up the subject of the new substa-
tons. Substations are to be located in West
indianapolis, Haughville and at the new
engine house on Brookside avenue, near
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built in conjunction with the new fire.
house. There is room on the citys lot at
the Brookside frehouse for a substation of
sufficient size and it will be convenient to
Brightwood. The city will not have to buy
any land in Haughville, as it owns a lot
acquired when that suburb was annexed.
West Indianapolis has station in connec-
ton with the fire department There wiz
be no substation in North Indianapolis for
the present, but it is the intention to re-
move one of the old cells from the old sta
ton house to the new egine house in North
Indianapolis to be used as a place of de-
tentlon. The engine house will be in COM
muntcation with the HaughVille substation
and the central station and prisoners will
be temporarily detained until they can be
transferred to one or the other. Heretofore
patfolmen nave been compelled to wait un-
til the patrol wagon could drive from the
central station. This often required them
10 be OIL their beats for an hour or more.
There will be no substation in the south
east part of town, as has been suggested.
Charles Mcguire, president of the board,
said yesterday afternoon that there would
be no additional appointments in either the
lire or police force for some time, probably
two or three months. After the substations
are lnaugurated there will be number of
changes in the department, but Mr. Ma
guire says this subject has not been even
discussed so far.
I'VE may find it necessary to appoint two
or three additional sergeants and perhaps
lieutenant when that time comes said
get along without making any more ex-
pense."
The police force will be materially in
creased at the same time to man the sub
stations and patrol the newly annexed ter
ritory.
This morning the board will probably
order advertisements for bids on the tele-
graph patrol system. The Gamewell people
have had apparatus in the courthouse for
months hoping to sell plant to the city.
1t has been claimed that the Gamewell sys-
tenn is the only one in existence. Mr..
Mcguire is not inclined to accept this state
ment as gospel truth without investigating
it. He believes that by inviting competition
the city may secure a system just as good
as the Gamewell at considerably lower fig
ures. Other companies however, will have
to demonstrate that they have good sys-
TENS and will be required to protect the
city from any infringement suits. Other
members of the administration agree with
Mr. Mcguire that the question should be
investigated inasmuch as from $4,000 to
$4,000 will have to be expended for this
purpose.