The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
WANTS 4 NEW
POLICE STATION
EAST SIDE BELIEVES IMPROVE
MENT IS, WARRANTED.
Other Precincts Have Commodious,
7 Modern Quarters, but the Second Is
Neglected - How the Police There
Have Been Knocked Around Here and
There for a Quarter Of a Century.

North and South Minneapolis can
boast of fine police stations, and why
wells It is certainly in as great need
Of one as the other parts OF the city
and with a population Of over $4,000,
a demand for better accommodation for
it's police force seems justified.
There has been a hue and cry for
Thus far it has been Of no avail, but
the business men and influential resi-
dents of this section of the city are tax
ing the matter up with more determlna-
ton and it is hoped that a new home
will be provided for the East Side po-
lice force in the near future. --,. u, ..,
For twenty-five years or more, the
police station east of the river was a"
thing to be looked for in back alley,
in a basement or in some dingy little
place too bad even for secondhand
store. Police duty has been done under
the most trying conditions and dlfhcul-
ties have been encountered on al sldes
living in what might almost be called
"grocer's box.' ~. 81.
| e. The present station, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, on Central, is by no means
place to be proud of; A welt-seasoned
Police Station,'' Indicates where one
may meet the powers which govern the
East: Side and which uphold, a. peace
worth and his force of forty-one off
GERS call a large, long room, 80 by 20
feet, home. This room is partitioned
off into a front office and back room,
where minor duties are performed. That
is all. There are no convenlences, no
cells, no facilities whatever to take
care Of prisoners.
If policeman stationed on the East
q oh oct 1o hoo n
choice of taking the prisoner to the
station and tie him to the legs Of the one
table, or to hold him in or near the
box until the central patrol wagon al
rives to take him to the main station
The latter method is the one general,
adopted, altho, in many cases, 1t mean
wait Of an hour or so on the stree
some character, the guardian OF tn
4 peace has no easy time of it, for, il
B addition to his trouble, he has to pu
up with mob of youthful roughs. Al
I Of which is trying and disgusting TO
1 by-passers and not, at all best for tn
morals Of the young.
Captain Bosworth and Detective !.
u w. Hankinson are the two men OF tn
- police who have gone thru all the man
q and varied moves from station to st;
a ton, which have been made on the Eas
~ Side since the establishing OF a ST.
= ton in 1S76-'77. The first police ST
3 ton was on Central avenue and Primo
q street. This station was burned by
+ prisoner who tried to free himse
i from prison by setting fire to his GO
He was marched out of the burnir
n building handcuffed and brought to
b safer place.
n From Central and Prince the for
"A moved to Central and Main stree
n where underground premises we
assigned to them. Once more orde
came to move on and after having liv'
s. for five years in a cellar-like locatio
Captain Bosworth and the force we
q located at Seventh and Main, fro
VA there orders we're to move to -Four
= street and Central avenue and I'M
1900 they were undisputed1 rulers.
II the rear of the Odd Fellow block, sin
that time the headquarters has been
Central, it's present location. It IS su
that the men progressively inclined
the interest of the East Side are {
cided in favor of new station.