The Detroit times., 1910-05-03
BELLE ISLE TO Be
SECURED BY POLICE
Commissioner Croul Says Hes Deer
mined To Put Stop to Disgrace
full Conditions on Playground.

amourous SWANS and dreamy eyed
maldens. Belle Isle park is 10 be
policed this summer as IL was never
policed before.
No more ogling. no spooning In
shady recesses, no midnight siestas
I'm sequestered hooks. Commissioned
Croul cast his weather eye on the
calender over his desk Tuesday morn
| ing, and noted that 1t was May ).
Its time TO spring this solilo
ouized he. Spring is here and II
ought to be sprung"
Then he made the following official
announcement:
Lieut. owen c. Lindsay shall
henC eforth and for the entire heated
term be head of the park squad. II
shall be his duty TO see that the parks,
with special attention to Belle Isle.
shall be policed thoroughly, regularly.
daily and Sunday. The force on Belle
Isle shall be increased forthwith.
There will be an automobile on The
island. bicycles and motorcycles galore
end they will all be equipped with
searchlights.
The cells Of the station on Belle
Isle will ne torn out at once and the
place transformed into a rest room,
especially designed 10 give aid to wo-
men and children"
Such in short Is the commissioner
dictum. But ne has many thoughts
on this subject. and aftc' making the
announcement he dwelt at some length
en- his plans for the regeneration OF
Detroits great pleasure park.
Conditions over there have been a
disgrace to this city in past SUM
mers." said he. Il intend they shall
he remedied at once Loose conduct
on the island will positively be
frowned upon and shall certainly be
prevented and the Offenders punished.
The island will be subjected TO q
police raid every single night. Every
bit OF ground will be gone over.
The force will be increased immedi-
ately and there will be men on bicy-
cles and motorcycles, equipped with
powerful searchlights, which may be
turned on or off at will. The Hupp
Motor Car Co has offered to furnish
the department with one of its runa
bouts for use on the island during the
summer months. The only compen2a
tion ii asks Is that the department fur
nish II with figures showing the vari-
GUS performafces OF the machine, the
number OF runs made, the distance
covered, etc.
The work of tearing the cells out
OF the Belle Isle station has been
started already. intend 10 have
that used more as a resting place and
a place for temporary aid TO women
and children who are taken i'll.
II want to impress upon people not
To hesitate 10 come TO the station In
search of information or for any other
reason The place will he more OF a
rest room than police station"
The commissioners decision 20
make islanders behave this summer
does not mean that the place will be
transformed into puritanical haven.
The commissioner has asserted, how.
ever. for the express benefit Of the
canoe boys. that there will be no more
all-night sessions on the Belle Isle
canals.
Some of the officers will police the
island I'm boats and all the little
islands that nestle in the inland lakes
will be visited I'm me general fine tooth
comb process 10 which the place will
be subjected nightly.
Commissioner Croul has made ar
rangements with the officers who are
to work on the island that they will
work seven days week and have no
/ burroughs during the summer. Tie
time will he made up to them through
/ the winter
| Respectable young men and their
best girls will not be molested, the
commissioner says. II couple
chooses 10 sit upon a bench and " he
wants to put his arm around her and
she wants to COO sweet nothings 90
him. why ii will he all right, the com
missioner SAYS
All the parks will he efficiently
! policed during the summer according
! 10 Commissioner Croul's plans. The
! fresh young man who thrusts his
presence upon picnickers in the hoGe
OF getting free handouts" viii re
ceive special attention also.