New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-13
OTHER CITIES PROTECTED.
Mann Hare Police BoothS-One To
Be Tried Here.

William stonebridge, of No. 9l East Onehun-
dred-and-eighty- fourth-st. The Bronx. whose plan
for a system Of police telephone booths has been
described IN The Tribune, has been in eommuni-
cation with the chiefs of police OF Chicago Glove
land, St. Louis Baltimore and Boston. as to the
means OF keeping in touch with stations employed
inethose cities.
Systems similar TO the one proposed by Mr.
Stonebridge are in IN the majority OF the
cities named and Mr.. Stonehridge believes that it
about time that New-York. ana especially The
Bronx adopted some method which will enable
stations 10 reach patromen post other than
by sending out roundsmen or reserves to hunt
them UP.
The general superintendent OF the Chicago police
force says in his reply TO Mr.. Stoneoridge that
the signal service OF which the patrol box is a
part was originated in Chicago. and has been in
ful operation for quarter OF a century. Instead
Of having parolmen constantly at each signal box,
as proposed by Mr. Stonebridge the Chicago plan
Is so arranged that patromen post are at each
patrol box pull every hour. The pulls so
arranged that they about fifteen minutes
apart so that practically there IS a patro,man
coming or going from patrol box all the time.
To responsible citizens are furnished patrol box
keys On request, and they enabled to COM
municate with the police station from the patrol
or signal box at any time.
The Cleveland plan embraces signal service
from which patro4lnen required to call every
hour. Patrolmen on beats where there no sig
nal boxes are required to stand corner watch
tablished at the junction of four beats and the
watches are arranged that there is officer at
the corner every fifteen minutes enabling a station
10 md a palrOlman within short time The
Cleveland chief Of police believes that if the signal
boxes were distributed the entire city so that
ing his beat It wo YOU'D enabe officers s9 Geadqdarters
10 have a patrolman within call at any time
The st. Louis police use telephones which cover
the entire city, enabling patrolmen and sergeants
70 call up their respective stations every half hour
st LOUIS patrolmen are not required to be at the
boxes for any given time.
The Baltimore and Boston police departments
what is known the GameweH Signal Box. All
officers required TO call up their stations
through these signal boxes at stated intervals.
Police Commissioner Greene has promised to in
Vesjigate Dir. Stonebridges plan for a system OF
police telephone booths and Mr.. Stonebridge is
waiting to hear from the Commissioner. He has in
formed Commissioner Greene that a police signal
box will be placed at One hundred and thirty
fourth-St. and Thrd-ave.
spe@king Of the project to a Tribune reporter Mr.
Stonebridge said:
rs it not about time that New-York City should
nave some system of this kind? At present, patrol
men are turned out on a post in The Bronx. which
in some cases covers mile or more and are left
10 patrol as they see fit. While the city is spend
ing S5GOto0 for a new headquarters, it should also
spend few thousand dollars for police telephone
booths, especially in the suburban districts.