Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-04
WAS Good FORCE
Chief Eckhart Commends Men
of Police Department in
Annual Report.
IMPROVEMENTS SPOKEN OF
Much Work Has Been Done With
Electrical Lines-COX and Cor.
don Make Most Arrests.

In the annual report of the police |
department, Chief Louis V. Eckhart /
says: 1.-THE members of the force have |
performed their respective duties in a
faithful and efficient manner during
the year The discipline of the force
| was never better, there having been no
reports of INSTRUMENTATION, and but few
reports of neglect of duty or violation
| of the rules" The chief expresses his
appreciation of the faithfulness of the
officers, and his gratitude for the work
done i'll extra hours without complaint
Tor demand for extra compensation.
The report states that the depart
ment. although numerically less in pro-
portion to the population than the
force maintained by cities in general
Throughout this and other states, has
proved adequate for the preservation
lof good order. suppression of crime,
and the enforcement of the ordinances
Iof the city" The report shows less
crime and fewer. felonies than usual
The Electrical Service.
Special mention is made by the chief
CONSTRUCTED. Three separate circuits
lhave replaced the one old circuit, and
% new boxes have been installed, in
lcreasing the number now in use to 81
1.-THE switchboard from which these
boxes are operated was built by the
police department, and comprises the
most up-to-date devices for handling
J., In, I, ..
Switchboard is a battery board and a
storage battery room, equipped with
81 storage batteries. The cost of main,
tenance is practically nothing.
The department had charge of the re-
wiring of the city hall when the build
ing was remodeled, and saved about
5000 on the work
The chief comments in detail on the
, improvements in the facilities of the
department provided by the changes
in the building. These include new
; cells and better quarters for the chief
5 and for the police matron.
: The chief in this connection points
to the work of the matron, Miss Dina
Ramser, as of great Importance, and
deserving of, recognition. The report
says: THE field for such work is un
I limited, and the good and faithful work
of the matron should be recognized by
every one
Work of the Men.
, The tabulated report of the number
D of arrests by the different officers
shows Detectives Thomas Cox and
n.l. 81,
e 265 arrests credited to Cox, and 222
s credited to Gordon. The others are a;
e follows: Eckhart, 81; Bennett, Il;
Sehnert, So; Kell, so: Kirsch, AS; Carl
son, %; Fitzgerald "a: South, %;
r Meenan, 10; Hill, II; Burk and Nc
Carthy, s each; Liedtke and Degen
!. each 6: Cardall. ); Golf, 4; Smith and
Mccartney, each ..
Number of SIcepcrs.
The report shows that there wer.
1,52S persons given lodging at the
q station during the fiscal year ending
G April Is. and that during the last two
), years there were in all 2,G42 provided
e with lodging. There was a total O
l. $1,79S.O5 collected in fines and fees
:. during the year. October. with tota
\ lOf s244.70, was the heaviest month
with September close second will
$236.40. February was the poores
Z month, with but $1220 collected
a total of 1884 for dog taxes wa,
|. collected, and with $S3.4O allowed a.
commission, the net total was S75O.6O
The department collected s147 TO
the ambulance, and s19.O5 was taken Il
for meals and for the telephone. Thc
department paid 1910 for meals dur
ing the year. There were 23S ambu
lance calls, and $50 patrol calls. a tota
tof SOS calls during the year
The department reported Cos light
out, total of 5,1G5 hours.
Causes of Arrest.
The arrests were classified under tn,
following charges: Disorderly conduct
Ala; drunk, Sc; disturbing the peace
II; larceny, 80; assault and battery
%; vagrancy, %; peddling withou
license, 6; assault with deadly weapon
confidence game, assault with inten
to commit murder, swindling by sleigh
y Iof hand, each 8; fast driving, leavin;
horses unhitched on streets. robbery
keeping saloons open Sunday, carryin
Iconcealed weapons, each 2; operating
confidence game, breach of peace, eA
ceeding speed limit, rape, obtainin
money by false pretenses; Grim
against children, selling undrawn fist
burglary, interfering with an Officer
and receiving stolen property, each !
LAID OUT GOOD PROGRAM