The herald., 1897-10-13
of the city of Los Angeles have to report

OF the city OIL Los Angeles nave to report
as follows:
| In the course of our Investigations of
the matter in hand we have procured
samples of police uniform cloth from a
number of sources and have ascertained
rates and charges of various firms
making up the same into uniforms. We
have also informed ourselves as to the
methods pursued by the police depart
mentS of other cities in uniforming their
officers. The result of our investigat ton
leads us to recommend for uniform pur-
poses the police uniform cloth manu-
factured by the Golden Gate Woolen
company of San Francisco, which costs
from the factory $3.50 per yard of dou
BILE width goods. While this price seems
large, yet the cloth is absolutely first
class and the best, so far as we have
been able to ascertain, that is procur-
able in this country, and the experience
of the San Francisco department.
which uses the same at the same price,
leads us to believe that its use will, in
the end, be found to be very economical
on account of its lasting qualities, max
ing it do nearly, or quite, double the
service to be obtained from the kind of
cloth generally used by our officers.
We also recommend the use of the
black helmet manufactured by S. A.
French & Co. of New York city, and
which can be procured for $2.75 each.
This helmet has been represented to us
by police departments who use the same
as being first class in every respect and
answering all requirements. q
We have further ascertained that our
police department can make arrange
ments with the manufacturers of the
goods recommended, as we'll as With the
manufacturers of police uniform but
tons, to keep stocks of the same on
hand subject to being sold at cost to
officers desiring uniforms; the price OF
the cloth, helmets and buttons, when so
sold. to be remitted by the department
to the respective firms furnishing the
same.
Deening 1t importaCt to the health
and comfort, as we'll as to the appear
ance to the police force that its members
should be supplied with serviceable and
attractive mackintoshes for use in the
inclement weather of the approaching
winter season, we have also inves,igat-
ed the matter of procuring mackin-
toshes for the force. We find that the
police force of San Francisco is using
nackxstosh of a very fine quality, ex-
tending nearly to the ground, and sup
plemented by a large cape, the whole af
fording a thorough protection against
weather and at the same time having
very attractive appearance when in use.
These mackintoshes cost $3.50 each.
We have, however, been offered by a
firm in Los Angeles mackiutoshes a $40
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pronounced in every way equal to the
mackintoshes worn by the San Fran
cisco force. We would recommend. that
this macintosh, or one similar in kind
and quality, be used by the force ard
that each member of the force be re-
quired, between row and the 1st of
December, to provide himself with
one.
We would further recomm end that the
chief of police be instructed to procure
from the Golden Gate Woolen company,
from S. A French & Co., and from some
manufacturer Of police buttons, a stock
of each sufficient 10 meet the require
ments of our department, and to keep
the same on hand at all time to be fur
nished members Of the force wheg1 they
desire uniforms, at cost. AS suggested
above arrangements can be made for
procuring these stocks without the de-
partment's advancing any money. the
materials being held by the department
on sale until wanted by the officers,
when the price paid is remitted to the
various firms
We further recommend that the MEM
bers of the force be permitted TO select
their own tailors for the making up of
these suits, but that the tailor selected
by each officer be required, to enter into
an agreement with the officer to make
the suit subject to the inspection and
approval OF the committee on uniform
| inspection, 10 consist of the chief the
captain and the sergeants. And that in
the event of a failure of the uniforms
so made to pass the inspection and be
accepted by such committee the tailor
to make good to the officer the price of
his material, so that the officer shall not
be liable 10 lose anything by the failure
of the work of the tailor selected to come
up to the standard required.
Your committee has also under con-
| sideration the matter of uniform over
coats, but have not yet reached a de-
cision upon the matter, and asks further
time to report upon the same The re-
port was adopted
POLICE PISTOL RANGE
Commissioner Preuss ther1 brought up