The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-26
Chief Reed Completes His Detailed
Report for 1898.
oaeAT NUMBER OF ARRESTS.


eAles OF Police Reed practically finished
n. report for 1881 late yesterday afternoon.
..s save for few alterations. Il II ready
!. be represented 10 Mayor Humes. The
.ssss,zi activity In police circles. owing
a the Influx OF criminals. drawn h.lher
b. the Klondike excitement, prevented
IA chief from finishing this almost her
rujeaa task earlier.
rae report is a very large. voluminous
h1dref, but every page with its statistics
reesessnts thorough research and clever
workmanship.
Ia lG there were s.52s arrests made az
ssrpsred with 2.se in 1886. When it il
reslsed that this large increase in work
re- successfully handled with an increase
n enly S544.si over the expense OF 1885
4 may be truly sad that Chief Reed has
asown himself possessed OF remarka BILE
sha.ty. Investigation has shown that
secordins TO population more arrests are
xsde In Seattle than any other city In the
rhfea States.
In the course OF his report. Chief Reed
a5s:
During 1881 many changes have oc-
cured from police standpoint The great
excitement over the discovery OF gold in
lsaska has brought all classes into this
cts, among them being some OF the worst
criminals IN the United States.
The work OF the department for the
pess year has been very satisfactory Some
ssFy large burglar!cs have been commit
I'D but In almost every case the parties
have been arrested and the goods rscov-
sfsl
During the year We have lost two OF
our best officers, Gustav A. Thorn, who
died October 2, 1897. OF pneumonia and
James l. Wells, who was murdered by
Charles Phillips In front OF police head
quarters November %, 1887
The discipline OF the department =
good, there having been very few viola
tens OF rules and regulations reported.
Civil service In this department is proving
successful
Il would recommend a radical Increase
Il the pay OF all officers OF this depart
Ment. The number OF arrests is almost
svee as great as last year az a whole,
ana four times greater during some
months. and all other work correspond
iasy greater The safety of both l.fe
asd property OF the citizens Of Seattle de-
pend largely upon the efficiency OF the
police department.
i would recommend that the police pa
fFol system be extended as soon as posi-
BE to include Renton addition. Beacon
Hisl Broadway. north OF Madison street.
shd mat more patro.meB be added TO
cover the outlying districts"
During the year the police took slf Is e
fFnu prisoners and received ss0asf7 rs
hsa money April was the duilest month.
as 81, the prisoners arrested, together.
had only sl7esi. Ban money amounted 10
xAG. June WAS the banner month,
planners having s2.i52.si Bait money
amounted 20 81, 1876
The police saved the city 3es5.a7 by re-
peftlng street lights, mot burning" One
aandred and twelve buildings were dis
covered open. In such eases the doors
are locked and notifications sent to Tie
Huper persons. Thirty seven burStesi water
pipes and isa defective streets were re-
pefftd - the board Of public works. One
hundred and one dead animals were re-
ported
The patrol wagon made as day and t.s2s
Eight runs. travelling a total Of ilrls miles
Two thousand four hundred and twenty
risonefs arrived at the station I'm the
patrol wagon. Forty runs were made TO
hfef f1fty-Fise people were taken 10 the
hospitals, ninety-elght TO the county iaii
sfd hfty-seven Injured people were taken
hems
Two hundred and foTty-nye cows and
assses and 26S dogs We're .mpoundeti ei4
sass were killed. as follows; June. -:
jay IS, August. 81. September, g.
II cost the city si03eoe 10 feed prison.
rs Ten thousand SIX hundred and TWEEN
0ss1 meals were furnished.