Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-22
|SOCIA[ AND PERSONAL SUSTAIN MAYOR f|SHERI'
Police Commissioners Elect Special
Officer Chief Goods
Report

The regular sneaa!fag meeting Of Tie
Police CsInnGs siiaheEsa ,was, held last.
right staSor Fishefi presided ard
all mem srs of theAoard were presz
emf. ss4s H
& A comIannicationi from Henry 4
Cheshire was read requesting tie
Boari to, eject Tannie Trigger. q
special po.iccn an for the purpose OF
performing duty at the petitioners
saloon. The request was complied
with
The action of Mayor Fisher in SUE
per ing Officer Banner T. Young for
;nfraction Of rules Of the board, was
affirmed Officer Young was sus-
pen ed January g.
After an Interchange of opinion on
Dhe Mayors action and the offense Of
the officer. Commissioner Lawler said
1t was his purpose to vote for the re-
icstatement Of Mr. Young, but he
wanted il understood that the action
of the board must rot be presum-
ed upon by ether members of the po-
lice force, but should similar charges
Be brought in future against officers
dismissal would follow.
The other commissioners agreed
with Mr.. LAWYER. an they. too, want
ed it to be understood that while !e-
NANCY was TO he cfferc: Office
Young. members of the force guilty
of similar offcnses would be summar-
ily dealt with.
A vote was finally taken and the
officer rein>tated. He was invited III
10 the Mayors office where the meet
ING was held. when an admonition
was delivered.
Tie. report Of Chief Goods Tor the
month III December WAS presented, "a
also was h's annual statement Of the
workings OF the force, which the
Commissioners requested the Gazette
to publish.
The report fellows:
To the Hon. Mayor AM Board of Po'
lice Commissioners. Of the CITY
CT Alexandria, Virginia.
Genttemcn:-I respectfully submit
for YOUR consideration my report OF
the operation Of the Police Depart
me,1 for the year 1913. this being
nv eighth annual report.
BY being handicapped as we are
considering other Police Departments
throughout the country which nave
the largest improved call up and pa
troll system and every thing else 1l1a7
i desired to make IN up to date 10
lice Department, think we can COM
na,a favcrably with the best of then
N tie decrease OF crime
The freedom from cricc which TIN
icity enjoyed the past year. tells b''
jar than wn,,'S can tell of the abi!":.E
ercr~v and loyalty Of the member
of this department. both severa'Iy aI'
collectively. and in my opinion stamp
this Gerar.mert as being well organ
lied to such am extent that this CT
may he Justly proud Of.
observe With a source OF @ratii!ca-
ton. that the tendency thr"u"hou'
.bp depa!,ment. is decidedly in the d..
rec,inn of genera! uniformity. lhe
discipline and spirit OF the ren OF the
6cpartrnent uring the past year has
..een constantly improving, and tH'
civ during the year has been Gu'e'
an. or.ier.y. Peace and good order
wa: preserved on al! occas onS. ana
wish "a compliment thc members o
the force for the faithful and ell
c;ent manner in which they have
norfo,med their respective duties.
and to thank them for the extra
hours OF duty they so willingly renu-
ercrl ON occasions demanding Their
services. During the year we have
thousands Of tourist people visiting
OIL. city, and ! am proud t" state
that there were no rohherirs report
cd and 10 acct :arits happened WhIcf
would tend 10 mar the pleasure and
:shapp:ness Of the many visitors to
our city.
The conduct 81 the officers and n'e'l
! comprising he force under my com
rard has heen very good and at this
trc rhov are performing their gu
ties fearlcSsiy. ard vel. My positive
orders IL enforce all laws and ordiE-
ances have been frequent and poIt-
ed. and | believe that the command
ir" officers have enforced them 50 far
as lay in their power.
As shown by the detailed statistics
lin arosher part Of the report, the
total arrests for the year was four
teen lip.kircd and tifcy-six Q,456)
IL rSr-..II.jnn T ipsirp In thank the