The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-16
TO IMPROVE ALARMS
ELECTRICIAN AND POLICE CHIEF MAKE REcoMMENDA-
 TONS.
Resolution Was Adopted Authorizing Purchase of Patrol Wagon. Theatres Given More Time
 for ImproveDents.

Extensive improvements in the fire alarm improvements of tho apparatus of the Montgomery Police Department were the subjects of communications sent to the Council at its meeting last nigit. The communications were by City Elrc- trician $. A. Blakey and Police Cnief A. s. Gerald.
 The City Electrician stated that the present system of fire alarm in Mont gomery was old and out of date. It Was not only obsolete. he said, but 1t had the further disadvantage of not being able to take care of the new territory. Hc said that the Gamewell Fire Alarm Com pany would put in new system at a would cost only sl50 in addition to the cost of maintaining the battery now in use. The new system, 1t was stated. would ultimately result in saving or y50V a year to the city The communi- cation was referred to the committees on Finance ard Fire.
 rae communication of Police Gerald was addressed to Alderman John Ryan, Chairman of the Police Committee, and by him referred to the Council. In tliis Chief Gerald enlarged upon the neces- sity for an adequate and efficient police force in the Capital City of the State, where in the vaults of the State Treds- ury there were sometimes as much as a million dollars and where as could be seen from bank statements there were on deposit in the city's banks millions of dollars.
 He declared that the only apparatus now saddles and three dozen whistles. The horsei used by the mounted men were borrowed and the bicycles used by the Bicycle Patrolmer were either borrowed or owned by the men.
 He suggested that ten more patrolmen should be allowed him so that the suburbs should be adequately policed. the overhauling of the pres ent police alarm system, the establishment oi forty new boxes, the purchase of patrol wag' on and the purchase of the horses and bicy- cles used by the patrolmen as we'll as the pls- tols they carried. The communication of tho Chief was referred to the Police Committed If the police force should be increased to hil idea 1t would consist of a total of sixty Haer and offices
 Later in the meeting e resolution author. king the purchase of patrol wagon was pass eb by the Council. but no definite steps tow ards the securing of the wagon were taken.
 The Mayor sent in a communication sug. gesting that the owners of the Theatres should be given additional time for putting in the Improvements ordered by the Council. as they were showing ready willingness tc on motion of Alderman Sullivan the theatr, owners were given 30 days in which tC make the changes
 The Mayor also drew the Councils atten tion to the fact that the reservoir at the ci tvs pumping station was being damaged by the storm water sewer emptying near by. H. suggested the Council that the should be ex tended for 76 feet to preserve the reservoir The communication was referred to the Watei Committeee.
 The School Committee reported to the Coun ell that it had adopted the plans of the las Heron Street School building for the cree tion of the new structure with slight modifica tion. The principal change was the lower ing of the floors of the furnace room. n, Committees report was adopted