Evening journal., 1908-08-19
ANNUAL REPORT
OF POLICE CHIEF
Decrease Of 322 Arrests Com
pared With the Previous
Year
SOME SUGGESTIONS MADE

Chief Of Police George Black present
ed his annual report to the Board Of
Police Commissioners at their regular
weekly meeting yesterday afternoon. It
shows that during the past fiscal year
Abs arrests were made, a decrease Of
322. compared with the previous year.
During the year sixteen patrolmen
were brought before the commission on
various charges, and two of them were
dismissed from the force, while a third
resigned.
John e. Ford. who died on May %,
was the only policeman to pass away
during the year.
The total fines and costs collected
amounted to s9,4S9.42 and the receipts
from registering dogs amounted TO
$2952.10. The total receipts of the de-
partment were s12.772. The unexpended
balance Of the departments appropria-
tion was s76SO9.
Chief Black made a number OF
recommendations which he considers
are needed to maintain the efficiency
% the department. He again suggests
that the second floor of the police sta
tion be remodeled for the better ac-
commodations of female prisoners and
also calls attention to the cramped con-
dition of the patrol station, and the
necessity for a Few building for the
horses and apparatus OF the depart
ment A further recommendation made
by the chief is that the ordinances OF
the citv and the resolutions of the
Street and Sewer Water and Health
Departments, be codihed and published
for the use of the department, and re-
quests that the commission bring this
matter to the attention of City Coun-
Gil.
Accompanying Chief Blacks report
was one submitted bv the superinten-
dent of police and fire alarms. The
latter recommends the installation Of
new fire boxes at Tenth and Franklin
streets. Fourteenth and Pine streets,
Concord avenue and the Boulevard,
and at Sixth and Poplar streets. He
also suggests that a new cable for use
Of the department be laid across the
Christiana river at Third street bridge.
At present the department uses the
cable of the delaware cand Atlantic
Telephone Company
Nationality of Prisoners.
According TO nationality of persons ar
rested. the United States shows up with
2451 white prisoners and 965 colored pris-
oners. Next comes the natives of Ireland,
with 2o3, to be followed with Poland of
60. Italy has to its credit IA natives The
remainder Of the countries represented on
the court docket and the number OF pris-
oners who gave these countries as their
natal place follows:
Austria, IL; Australia. 1; Canada, 8; Cen
trail America, 2; England. 50; France, 4;
Greece, 9; Germany. GO; Hungary. s; Nor
way, 2; Nova Scotia. 16; Russia. 80;
Sweden 8; Servia. 1.
According TO trades, the largest num-
Der arrested were laborers, their number
being 2S5O According to the age. the
largest number arrested were between the
ages Of 20 and 80.
The white males and females led the
number of those arrested with total of
Sl3 For drunkenness alone 1292 were ar
rested and 5000 dodgers were accommo-
dated The fines and costs collected
amounted to S9iS9.42. The dog tax collected
amounted to S2952.10 and the cost of feed
ing prisoners amounted to S45657.
During the year there were sO4O wagon
calls.
According to the report Of Matrons
Mary L. White and Mrs Ellen c. Wo-
gan. during the year they cared for All
women charged with various offenses
Police Surgeon Joseph p. Wales, In his
report shows he has cared for a total of
So patients and IA insane persons were ex-
amined and committed to the State Hos
pital for the Insane.
The report of the superintendent Of the
fire alarm and police telegraph shows
that during the year four new fire alarm
boxes were placed in. service, as well as
two new police reporting boxes, and he
suggests that fire alarm boxes be placed
at the following locations:
Tenth and Franklin streets, Fourteenth
and Dure streets. Concord avenue and the
Boulevard and Sixth and Poplar streets.
He also recommends the purchase Of a
new cable across the Christiana creek and
that underground wires be placed in po-
sition as soon as the department feels
that it is in position to begin the work.