Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-10

r,ii IL Increasing for there has been
I"Iy Iva. of his l"f"s" the court in
IL" past f.w months. Making an ar
rest l. on. ~ the smallest pri'ts ~ IN
u.r,rr's dtu, Keeping thini.s moving
smoothly on :; busy street Is no small
job, ana this work fans 10 the day OIL
..iS Ia th.. night there iS the constant
danger of fire I" BE- guarded against.
tn present for, Of the city con
siy,> of iivc men, three officers hesid.
IN. uar-hal ana deputy Marsnai
does ;hs work on the street
in the fnr-no"n a!one. Deputy Mar
shal Woodbury. comes on ~ nnol and
ao.s oif at midnight. Tie hn@ the street
during t'ic att.rno"n. officer Martin
coming on IT { O'Clock in IT,. ryrning
Then Officer Butler goes on III s !" clock
on the TIconic street beat and officer
Libby on the Water street beat. This
leave IS one man on In" street during tn.
day for the marshal is not on much
during tn" afternoon. There. are two
men on by night. hut in order 10 do
this the Ticonic street beat has Z" be-
I"tt without an officer with IN" cnc"p-
,ioE of tn" Maine Central ..inpl"yc Who
. Is :: special officer and VINO has 10 add
police Iuty 10 fis regular work, AS of
seer Iuticr go'S doWn to thc Main
street rou'" with officer Martin after
midnight.
The city r"N has Il population "I
practically ln,nuD ~hl,. The populat ion
"f tin" toNnn within q radius "f thrr''
or four miles have u total ~ another
ln."0o or mnrr. This makes the city tn
center ~ a population ~ something liz.
=" U0o. People are continually coming
into thr 'ity from tn" ur'nunding
towns ana this travel adds NOR. or
less "a thn work OF ~" r"lir. depart
In.'t. The riiv being q railroad r"nt.r
attracts ;rHnSlentS going 80 IN parts
OF tn" STATE" Many haN" been going
to and coming from Mlllnockrt ~ late
and Nat"rvili, seems 10 b,. z cnn.cH-
lent stopping place. In fact u T.
convenient stopping pIarr f"r All
travellers Nho are % bit any uu cash.
These characters 3" not g.i lnin cruti
N"r.- often. but ;h., An max work ror
tn. police.
Win hnr one m.,n ON thc street Iur-
ing th' lay there S. often too n.u,h
work i"i him To- dO. |. -. marshal
:or tnstsnc". has paper To serN. IN"
street must ~ IL Alon. until ~. rrtur:S.
~ ,"utsr 81 Is usually AZ rich; but *
. j. iitp!" ""t tn b." ana IN la.k vf Ja-
oth.r nuu might D. costly. Iiy night
thc Tioo'ii, street ii.at needs !. m4t
'I"in midnight until morning ~ u"N +
il"m "'cI"rk uutn midriRnt.
Augusta Nith a population "u.t 13rn
lalL"~ thtn Nttcr,ill, ami with uo
iarR"r population ST. adjoining GOWNS
has y f"F.' WI ]" ln"n Iu its polite, Ie-
p#rtm"ni. yilht officers h.-slI. thr
marshal ani deputy. Thnso ho ar.
familiar rith ,hr situation ny. believe.
mat two ncr.- ll"u .r,. needed Husi-
n"4s n'n along The street have felt th..
need :"r SOM" tiu'. With an oth.r
mar fpr M day iuty ana atotsr- f"r
All might 'luty IL ~ Thought thJ, th,. a--
Tnrtm"n' would h- NOR. oi'cj.r,
L looks. by II" Nay. rs ic th. a.
, 1artm"nt wnuld rpr:r "ut jn good
t:nrnc,al condition. ihis y.--. Thcr-
! 'its been dn unusually larg- amount ri
Extra work and tn" specials have had
frequent i"b$. Eul Marshal Furriug-
TON mas @ucr".''rd Dbl keeping tn. 49,
l'''ls, down 50 th.t his appropriation
! vii! no. j.. nv"r'raN > ~ any material
extent