The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-01

available for new buildings: for the CITY and
Cohnty. Hospital; the. same be erected on
:the* Aims house tract; thus utilizing the whole
lappropTiation for buildings and appurten-
ances. j.: .,::x = - -; :. $3.50:
~ IT,. $685. IS. : PUBLIC LIBRARY
" Thisdepartment OF our municipality is con.
Quoted :uh der: the s"guidance OF "a board OF
lrusteesi=W hose management, we find q bove
.critici SIN. "A H: EN- ployes must: undergo. a
'sthorough examination to qualify for their re-
@spective Positions, :The benefits: arising from
this institution, in ting the education OF
our imha bi tants, will be better understood by
=: a personal.yisit to- the same, and we: consider
n next in Importance to~our public schools,
:andrecommendt that this temple of knowledg e
lin. app rDpriating TO it sufticien funds to meet
all thedemands neces sary for its rapidly in.
creaslDg circulation. :: - -
-; FL: r.: !: -. POLICE ::
r We find the personnel of the Police Depar L
ment TO be- very good, and the discipline :eNcel-
lent. Each, Company and battalion. is in
spectedi at short and regular intervals, and the
uniforms and aCcouterments of each officer
mustbe up:to theahigh standard demanded by
the: Chief and hisstaff. We have. personally
attended. the daily Assem- blies OF the various
companies :et the: different stations unan-
nounced, and in none have we found aughtto
censure as to:the mem bership. of the. depart
:ment.- -: :; $500,
Our inspection Of the various stations shows
as follows: Central station (new: City Hall)f
Captain Wittman-In good order. Facilities
for carrying on the work of the: departing n
very good. The City Prison, located with this
station, is we'll kept and the records pertain
ing TO the arrests, character and final. disposi-
,t1on are we'll and properly kept .:
Seventeenth-street station, in charge OF Cap
tain j., Gillen, located on Seventeen tn stree t.,
near Howard-This station we find to be in a
deplorahle condition. considering the pur-
poses 1t is used for. The building, previously
used for q livery-stable, is old and utterly in
adeduate;as police station: The wooden cells
are absolutely rotten, it being possible to
pierce many parts Of, the wood with the finger.
AS to ven tilation there is none, the air being
.foul at most all times, The officers quar- ters
are too small and cramped. This station
when first established. about twenty years ago
reported; about fifteen men. There are now
eighty-two men reporting there and eight
mounted men,: The Importance OF this station
is. too great to have 1t housed in the miserable
quarterseit now occupies, covering as it does
the entire district from Ninth street to the
county line. The efficiency of the depart
ment demands an immediate change.
The horses used for some of the patrol
wagons and mounted men are kept in leased
stable opposite this station. TIE stock is In
good condi ton and well kept
The Folsom-street station, CAPTAIN John
Spillane, located on Folsom street. between
Fourth and Fifth, which from the number
and character of the arrests is of even greater
Importance than the Seventeenth-street sta
ton, we also found 10 be in as bad or worse
condition This building is old and rotten,
being propped: up on all sides to keep it from
falling in. The cells are OF wood which is old
and very much decayed. Liberal applications
of ssphaltum serve to hold much of it to-
gether This Station contains large stand of
rifies for the use of the companies located
there, and to expose these weapons to the
attacks of frenZied mob, for which it would
be but child's. play TO secure them is nepii-
gence and careles sness of the worst kind
= Ihe Chief and Captain Spillane have been
asking for better protection for long time
and the Board of Supervisors should have
their immediate attention called to same and
act promptly.
Harbor Police station-Captain ]. Dunleayy:
situated at % Sacramento street. We find this
station 10 be in good order and well con-
Quoted. The gymnasium attached thereto is
accessible to all members of the department.
ana Is OF great value in allowing the men to
keep themselves in good physical condition
A com petent instructor in physical culture is
In attend ance. Owing to the numerous acci.
dents occurring on the City front and the linn
lted mum Der OF men at Captain Dunleavy's
an absolute necessity. There is none there
now and one should be provided at once
Cailiorn1a-street station-Lieutenant Esola !:
situated on California street, near Kearny.
This station we find in good order and well
kept 1t is but TEN porary, awaiting the con-
struction OF the Hall of Justice on the corner
of Kearny and Washington streets
Washlngton-street station, situated on
Washington street, west of Polk; Sergeant
Shields-This is one of the new stations lately
erected, and Is clean, well lighted, has large
assembly rooms upstairs, stables and exercise
lot for horses attached to patrol wagon, aud is
in all aspects q model station O'Farrell-
street station, situated on O'Farrell street. be.
tween Devisadero and Broderick, is the last
new station constructed. While not so large
as the Washing ton-street station, 1t is well
adapted for its purpose and Is a credit to the
department. Police patrol-We find the
wagons of the patrol in fairly good condition.
considering the number, and the amount OF