Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-24
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF DEPART RTMENTS
ARE SJBMITTED
Commissioner Archie Hart Re,
ceives Yearly Statement
from Chief Rrinn.
LESS ARRESTS THAN IN 1912
Chief Newberry Shows III Calls Have
Been Responded to and 165 Miles
Have Been Travelled.

Commissioner Archie Hart has re-
ceived the annual reports of the po- |
lice and fire departments and police /
matron The figures are interesting
and show just what is being accom- |
plished in this part of the city gov
eminent
Chief of Police Brinn's report for
the year shows a total of 1,494 arrests
against 1,647 last year, a decrease of
1873 The bulk of the offenders were
charged with disorderly conduct, 423
arrests being made on city warrants
and 514 on state warrants on this
charge This year there were so ar
rests for larceny against 6S last year
Robbers were on the increase, accord
ing to the report which showed: 1912,
%; 1911. . There were four assaults
with intent TO commit murder against
three the previous year. Only one
embezzler was arrested, the previous
years record being the same. Less
regard was shown the law in 1912
in that three resisted officers, while
only one was held on that charge in
1911. Three burglary warrants were
served, less by seven than the record
of the previous year. More diligence
was shown in bringing auto speeders
to justice. Seven were arrested il
the year, two being caught in 1911
( One was held for selling liquor with
out a license Three was the record
| the previous year Four owners of
I houses of i'll fame were arrested.
/ There was one in 1911. One arrest
/ for arson was reported, no arrests on
this charge having been made during
1911. There were four confidence men
/ held in 1912 and three the year be-
fore. Two horse thieves were arrest
ed as were two men who abandoned
their wives. The other arrests, most
of them on city warrants, were of
minor nature
There were 1S2 arrests in July, 1912,
the highest number for one month
during the municipal year
The city received in all, $4,S51S0
in fines. S2,SS9.4O from Magistrate c.
]. Smith, $1,6664O from Justice ]. H.
Cleland, and 1926 from Justice Clar-
ence Schroeder. Dox tax collected
amounted TO $3.50. Property to the
value of S799.95 was recovered by the
police during the year.
Exactly 215 negroes and negresses
were arrested during the year, while
the remainder of the offenders were
white. According to sex and color
the arreses were, white male, 904;
colored male, 154; white female, 20;
colored female, 65.
| The patrol wagon Travelled 2,439
miles answering calls and the ambu-
lance 968 miles.
FIRE DEPARTMENT..
The report filed by Fire Chief New
berry is his fourth annual report and
the goth annual report of the city de-
partment. 1t shows that III calls
were responded to, the department
Travelled 1864 miles in answering the
alarms, charged 2425O feet of hose
used 492 gallons of chemicals, raised
1,030 feet of ladders and worked al
fire 1872 hours.
The total fire loss was S14,2O793
S9,S66.OS on real estate and S4,3418s
on personal property. The properly
OgZl
; The insurance carried amounted tc
l $414,400. Twenty-eight causes were
given in the different instances Of
l fires. Sparks from ohimneys headed
the list with "a, sparks from engine.
l were next with 27, and children witt
matches II. Nine fires were charged
to incendiarism, five to cigarets anC
= one TO firecrackers. Others were al
common causes.
e The department has on hand at pres
= about 1000 feet of hose, 1,500 feet O
which is in poor condition. With til,
J.. 5000 feet the city contemplates pun
chasing the department will he :.
= good condition in regard to hose.
Chief Newberry recommended tn
: painting of the hook and ladder trucl
I and the repairing of the station houses
POLICE MATRON's REPORT.
/ Mrs. Margaret Schroeder's repor
as police matron shows 379 detaine
in the woman's department at polio
headquarters. Two girls were take
/, TO the Home of the Good Shepherd
" one declared dependent il count
court, one boy dependent, two girl
and TWO boys delinquent in count
o court, Is children taken to Associatio
house, u to Bethany home and )
wayward boys and 5S wayward girl
were cared for. The matron mad
1,l20 calls and received 713.
T. Wayman Methodist Carnival.
The Wayman Methodist church ha
y arranged for a four days carnival [
he held at tho church Fifth o1d q ba