The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-12
RESERVE SQUADS
IN POLICE DEPT.
ASKED BY ARNOLD
Taxpayer Tells Board Better
Protection Would be
Given
Estimates of Charities and Edu-
cation Boards are Heard at
Last Session of Tax
ing Board

Thomas Arnold, of the firm of
Greenwood and Arnold, furnished the
only excitement last night at a. hear
ing by the apportionment board on
the estimates of the police, education
and charities departments. Mr..
Arnold was interested in the charities
and police estimates especially and
spoke right out in meeting.
Mr.. Arnold wanted the three
platoon system, 1naugurated here, con-
Quoted as it Is in the New York police
department. +:If were going to have
a bigger force of men, we ought to
get proportionately a better service"
system should give one duty squad
eight-hoUrs reserve duty in the sta
lions after the completion Of their
constant protection, and naen would
not have to be taken from the streets
to, meet emergency calls.
That several portions Of the city are
Arnold's claim. The reserve squad
would eliminate this, he said. TITS
only been our good fortune that moth
ing serious has happened while the
streets were thus unprotected, said
Mr.. Arnold.
George s. Hill. president of the po-
lice board, said that the reserve squad
plan had not been considered as yet.
He said six men would probably be
assigned to the detective bureau, two
of tTrern to work nights.
He explained at length the need OF OF
is asked, and said the president S
fund of $1,000 was needed for
emergency expenses.
Behrens, JE, superintendent F.. r.
johnson and Merle c.. Cowles. Mr..
Behrens explained that $500 was
tract of land near the present Lake
view home, and said that price had
been set by the board after q 30 acre
tract. of which it Is part. was
Supt JOHNSON, in reply 30 questions
by Mr.. Vincent, sa&d that everything
possible is being done TO discourage
w1neerSS rest at IaEeview Home:
There are 121 inmates there now. as
AGAINST 2ss last year:
registration bureau of the department
would keep Eacords of families aided.
etc., and the propoeed family visitor
would afd in the the compilation OF
why don't you build the proposed
new alnos4aouse OF concrete Mr.
Arnold asked Commissioner Behrens
'rYou can build much more chea,pIy
now If yo1 construct this sort OF
Commissioner 'BehrenS said the
figures for a brick building were So, SOC
under the estimate for a, concrete
structure.
City sea1er Dennis Kelly told the
board that his annual estimate in
cluded all the needs OF hts depart
ment. The principal item in his
budget is for new equipment required
by state law. Mr.. HdncIzs and Mr..
Mackenzie commanded Mr.. Kelly for
the conduct OF his office.
The board OF Education was repre-
sented by S91pG. G. w. Deane. H. s.
Challenger said a movement would be
inaugurated this year to keep the
schools clean and that $500 was want
ed to pay scrubwomen for this work.
The jandtors can't do the work, he
said. More money might be asked
for this later, according to Mr.. Chal-
n. W. Bishop said that the educa-
ton board is buying supplies as
cheapfy as the board of contract and
supply. quoting Caerk George s.
counts The education board has
bought $500 tons of coal and the con-
tract board 1,20Q tons.
Mr.. Arnold told the board that the
ENg41 street school is unit for use!
Ee told that it would be abandoned
as soon as new schools were ready
for occupancy. Norman Leeds said
the kindergarten work should be ex-
lack of room prevented this
In reply to a question by Mr.. Cooper
Attorney John J. CuI1inan said that
delays In acquiring that $4,000 would
be needed for ten new teachers and
3, 500 for increases at the high school.
William P. Kirk was named by the
board to assist the city clerk in pre-
pairing the preliminary report of the
board.
New York-Attraoted by snoring
the sexton of ST. Agnes Catholic
Church found George Thornton, of