Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07

the general public, Us our outlying dis
trlcts are becoming more populated, the
demand for such service becomes great
er and another man should be added to
that branch of the department for the
reason that the officer detailed for that
purpose Is required to do motor cycle
duty half the time, enforcing the auto
mobile and traffic laws on the princi-
pal auto routes. therefore leaving the
outskirts of our city unprotected.
the truant officer whose duties are
tact and skill, but detective ability In
handling the juvenile delinquent. the
offioer having this detail has a large
lie schools In this city; the principal
of each school notifies him of all alb
s%entees, and 1t is his duty to investi-
gate the cause Of their absence; during
the past year there were 1910 absent
eeS reported to him. he found that S55
were playing truant the balance were
absent on account Of sickncss and Vari-
Gus other excuses.
The efficiency of the detective SER
vice cannot be questioned; both men
are energetic capable men, who were
selected for his work because of their
special qualifications. They are untir-
ing In their efforts to keep the city free
from crime and criminals. We are.
however, hampered In our work at
times because we have not enough men
assigned to this branch OF the service
to give every case the attention that we
should like to. but the most important
are not neglected or sighted. They
have during the past year recovered
lost and stolen goods to the amount of
$S96.S0 and made 50 arrests.
I would make q few recommendations
to your honorable body: one is the
great necessity of more patrolmeu. As
grows the city. so grows our need for
more men, 8 need which your attention
has been called to In my previous re-
ports. and which your efforts have been
devoted to meet, hut we are Il long way
vet from being adequately manned as
to patrolmen at least The City Is eX-
pandlng materially In the residential
sections. and I am pleased to note de-
veloptug sp~lendidly In its manufacture
sign of healthy growth for the future.
All this means increased need for police
protection to keep 3 watchful eye upon
property in the residential districts as
well as the business centers. and the
demand made as you know fs urgent as
well as frequent. We can only give
them partial attention with our force.
at Its present numerical strength. and
an increase is Imperative.
[ also urgently request the purchase
of AT auto patrol and ambulance wagon
In readiness to get to any given point
In che quickest possible time. The aid
of IN auto patrol and ambulance to po-
lice business cannot be over estimated,
making accessible the extreme ends Of
the CITY within a short time. In strikes
and disturbances. enabffnw the police to
arrive On the scene of trouble before
IL gets beyond control; and In case OF
accidents removing the injured to the
hospital in time for proper treatment.
These are q few of the arguments that
might be advanced In Its favor. and we
hope your honorable body will provide
some means whereby you a equip the
department with one In the near future,
Tfse traffc conditions throughout the
city at certain points are becoming
congested to suoh an extent as 70 be-