The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-27
FARGO TO HAVE
FLYING PATROL
TWO SPECIAL COPS WILL USE A
TANDEM CYCLE TO MAKE
QUICK TRIPS TO SCENES OF
SPECIAL TRouBLE-AT THE
CALL OF ANY CITIZEN.

Fargo is to have a "hying patrol
corps, which will use a tandem motor
cycle in it's efforts to make quick time
about the city.
This was the project that was
talked owe by Mayor Sweet and the
police committee Of the city council
yesterday afternoon and there is
every reason for thinking that the
project will meet with favor in the
eyes of the members OF the city coun-
ell.
From ali over the city come ex-
pressions Of fear that something will
happen at n time that will disturb
the peace, and the fact that one has
already this eason been murdered al
most at his w door and that several
holdups AMI ~tempts at holdups have
been made he caused a spirit of un-
rest to exist all over the residence
portion Of the city.
To Improve Service.
The mayor and police committee In
order to improve the efficacy of the
police department held q long con-
sulation yesterday afternoon and they
hope that they have developed a plan
that will increase the service of the
department as we'll as be a mean of
furnishing every district in the resi-
dence section fully as much protec-
ton as the business district.
THE contemplated plan is what
might be called flying patrol.
while the plan is not entirely com-
pieted, Ii is well under way. The
plan is to employ two athletic young
men who will prove to be energetic
officers and equip them with a tam
dem motorcycle.
Powerful Search Lights.
''This machine will be equipped with
powerful search lights and the duty
of this flying patrol would be contin-
uous throughout the night, making
the trips when called to do so with
rapidity. and with SUFFICIENT search
light as to leave nj corner or dark
places unexplored. Their duty would
also be to detect and examine into the
business Of any strugglers or wander
ers about the city al an unseemly
hour. as well as to hold up and bring
to the station n suspicious charac-
tiers. In this way any one found on
the streets after midnight might be
expected to be called upon to give an
account Of himself which IL not sat
isfactory. would be sufficient cause
for his detention.
In Touch With City.
THE system would include, said
the mayor, "a private and telephone
alarm signal which would be connect
ed with the station, and these would
be located at proper places, so as
to afford the most protection, so that
the patrol may be called by the police
at headquarters, and leave instantly
for any part of the city. 1t is believed
that any part of the city can be
reached in from two to ten minutes.
This would have every part of Fargo
in touch with the police department.
and certainly would afford relief to
the minds rot the citizen and house
wife throughout the night as wen as
day.
Is Net Expensive.
1T has been figured that the entire
proposed system could be installed at
almost no increased expense to the
department, 1t certainly would be a
great satisfaction to the entire public
to know that they could summon such
a patrol in such a short time, at any
hour of the night. Suspicious charac-
tiers are roming the streets at night.
and there have been many calls at
| police headquarters. but 1t is needless
to say that 1t takes the officers con-
| siderable time to walk to the outskirts
of the city and when they reach there
the parties are gone"