Evening journal., 1899-09-19
CHIEF DOLAN'S REPORT.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE WORK OF
The POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE WORK OF
The POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PRESENTED TO THE POLICE COM
MISSION LAST NIGHT-A NUM-
BER OF SUGGESTIONS MADE BY
CHIEF DoLAN - MATTER OF
! CLOSING SALOONS AT MID
NIGHT.
At last nights meeting of the Police
Commission, Chief OF Police Dolan pre-
sented his annual report Of the years
work Of the Police Department
In his report the chief called atten-
tlon to the numerous changes for the
better that have taken place in the de-
partment during the past year. and
stated that the city had been remark
ably free from crime. In part the re-
port says;
Il would recommend that the board
endeavor to have liquor laws 50 amend
Il midnight OF Saturday to that OF Sun
day, but extending TO o'clock Monday
morning. This, in my opinion, would
be a great benefit to the peace and good
order Of the city.
Il would recommend that an officer
be taken from the force and assigned
TO duty in the Office Of the chief OF po-
lice as a special officer and detective
We have no regular detective bureau
{, and such an officer could greatly as.
J sist the chief in securing evidence In
certain cases that could not be success
fully done by uniformed officers, an(
to perform such other secret service
I work that might be required OF him.
t Il woUld suggest that the system o
taking complaints be changed. A
present an officer on duty in the sta
. ton house performs this duty. No on
= Is responsible. / would recommeni
i that the house sergeants be given thi
! work to perform; and also that they b
relieved OF the responsibility Of the 20
= lice reporting machines, and that par
OF this duty be given in charge of th'
captains.
[ Il would also suggest that the boar
take steps to have prepared and enact
ed a law to make an attempt to breal
and enter a dwelling or other building
D in the night time a felony. Seyera
z criminals have got their liberty durinl
the past few years owing to the fac
that there is no law tor an offense o
this character.
Touching on the police station Chic
{ Dolan says: Il would call your atten
r ton TO the fact that the quarters nov
occupied as a police station Is made
Quate for the wants OF an up-to-dat
2 department. It is filled with vermii
and disease, and is a disgrace to tn
. community. The Board OF Police Com
missiOners pay annually over $500 Il
rent for officers quarters and for a pa
= troll station. This amount could b
e we'll used toward a new station house
would recommend that the boar
lease the property formerly occupied a
post office and convert It into a po
r lice patrol station
@ During the year there were 3,504 ar
4 rests. as compared with 1920 arrest
the preceding year.
There were $40 accidents reported
: and OF the 3,504 charges preferred, 81
d were for drunkenness.
q The cost of feeding prisoners wa
= s372.15. The property stolen durin
the year was valued at s10,279.95, an
q OF this amount s5,S31.54 was recovered
g. In fines and costs s4,S96.72 were co
+ lected. Dog taxes amounting to g.
= S3210, was collected The number {
- dodgers accommodated was 6,37S. tn
II police surgeon attended 115 policeme
r and SO patients, making 4 total Of Fl
,el The following are the amounts e.
pended: Salaries, $6S, ,S90.13; clOthin
SO, ,380S0; fire and police telegraph, 81
d 696. 10; patrol station, 81, 1,74S.97; ;gener
lr supplies, $1,029.S9; rents, $3.50; repai
A. ing, $205.19; printing and stationer
$349.14; telephones and telegrap
S361.3S; rOgues' gallery, s5S.25; he
% and light, s933.25; bicycles, s121.7
8. total, $7s,S65.49; unexpended balanc
" S24.51.
The earnings OF the department fo
low: Fines and costs, $4,S96.72; d,
e tax, $2,S32.10 meals of prisoner
III $500; sale Of junk. S21; unclaim'
lgl goods, $10.SS; total, S7,796.60. III
value of the police property is s34,S7t
=, Judge Ball, the officers OF the cOul
IL Police Commission, chief engineeh
IL the Fire Department and press we
IN thanked for courteous assistance re
he dered the department
The report of Superintendent Aydo
n' which was included in that of Chi
ms Dolan's, called attcntiOn to the po
on condition of the city's wires and pnll
i, He said they we're in danger Of fallii
and doing great damage. There we
cd eighty alarms of fire during the year.
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