The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-14
POLICE CHIEF
 FILES REPORT Gerald Makes Pertinent Recommendations. SHOWS YEARS WORK Higher Courts DO Not Co- operate With Police. Juries are Criticized for Failure to Convict Gamblers and sunday
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In his annual report filed yesterday | morning with Acting Mayor Mcintyre, Police Chief A. s. Gerald gave some pointed suggestions for improving the police department and the suppression of violators of the law.
 The report was accompanied by a valuable and carefully prepared series of tabulated statements showing in the narrowest detail the operations of the police department for the twelve
 months ending September 30. These tables are models of clerical neatness and reflect great credit upon the intel ligence and efficiency of Police Ser geant Gladden. Harrison, who, in addi- tion to his other arduous duties. has served during the past two years as secretary to the Chief of Police. The tabulated statements speak elo- quently of the growth of the depart ment and its yearly increasing service to the city, During the year 4,457 arr ests were made as against 3,504 in 1904, an increase of 1,737. The cash receipts of the department during the year was s14,464.4s. as compared with $12,938.10 in 1904, an increase of $1,526.3S.
 | During the year Detectives Payne and Graham recSvered stolen property valued at $3,9s1.75, and returned it to the owners.
 r. Fun Text of Report. The complete report of Chief Gerald | is as follows:
 Hon. C. P. Mcintyre. Acting Mayor of | Montgomery. Ala:
 q most respectfully submit through you to the City Council. this. my an- nual report of the Police Department
 for the fiscal year ending September l 30th, 1904. The accompanying tabu- l lated statements explain themselves
 and in a manner show a part of the
 workings of this department. There has been a marked increase In the number of arrests made, in the fines
 assessed and collected, also in the num- | ber of prisoners as laborers to the l street department. "The present force consists of one 1 chief one, captain, two sergeants, four I special officers tdetectives), one ceme- | tery officer, eight mounted officers, four bicycle men and twenty eight patrol
 men, making a total of forty-nine, in-
 cluding officers. This force is divided
 HIS follows: On day duty, one sergeant | two special officers, four mounted men | and eight patrolmen. Night duty, one | captain, one sergeant, four mounted of fcers, four bicycle men, two special l officers and twenty-one patrolmen, a I much larger force being detailed foi ! night duty, the presumption being in-
 duiged in that in the day time citizens
 are awake and enabled to look out and protect themselves, and criminal sta tistics show that a much larger per
 centage of crime is committed under
 the cover of darkness.
 The increased number of arrests l and the amount of money collected from fines show that the force has not
 been idle, The city having lately pur-
 chased eight horses and equipments | will add greatly to the efficiency of the mounted service, who were often afoet
 having to rely entirely upon. the gen.
 erosity of our citizens for their mounts | A patrol wagon has been purchased
 and 1t is to be hoped will soon be added 1 to the department.
 | Worthless Alarm system. | As mentioned in my last report, the 1 police telegraph and alarm system is in
 a worthless condition. and Is of no use