Evening journal., 1914-04-08


the patrolmen. Some Of the patrol
men openly discuss with citizens mat
tcrs which reflect upon their superior
officers in the department.
Some OF the patrolmen are careful
of their appearance and department,
but for the most part they dress with
utter disregard Of ncatness.
1T IS highly important that the
most careful Improvements should be
enacted ln the appointment Of a. pa
tr0lman. The method of instructlng
the patrolmen in police duty is lack
ing IN efficiency and prOpriety To
appoint a patrolmau as a full-paid
member of the force certainly oper-
ates strongly against efficiency. A
graded SYSTEM of salary for patrol
men should appeal to the members Of
your commission. The present sys-
tenn OF promotions IN your depart
ment is not the proper system"
Concluding his discussion OF an in
vestigation Of the department:
1T Is my opinion that your police
department Is inefficient az at pres
ent constituted and operated. for the
following reasons:
Il. Lack OF proper quarters for
police.
"2. Insufficient number of men.
"3. Lack Of police equipment.
q. Lack OF modern and efficient
police system.
70. Lack Of responsibility and at
tentlon.
"6; Lack of discipline.g
His Recommendation.
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Mr.. Taylor says:
These recommendations. If followed,
will establish "a modern police system.
but the best possible system viii not
avail unless IL is administered with per.
feet integrity and fairness. In the oper-
ations Of all systems the Judgment and
Thought employed by those who operate
them are necessary. a system cannot
make itself efficient without intelligent
human aid. Should these rccOmmcnda
tions be put into operation, there should
be but one thought in mind, and that
is 10 make them produce the very best
possible results"
Petty ienlousics and trivial misun-
dcrstandings should not bo permitted 10
interfere with n faithful execution OF
duty. On this point IL might be well
therefore a matter of high Importance.
"Nc all know that every police force
must have "a nominal chief. but what is
wanted ia q real police force is n real
chief. man who viii have in his hands
all the complicated threads of police
duty. With such a chief properly sup
ported the manner of proper perform
ancc OF police duty can be obtained
through the subordinatcs of the chief.
II wish TO recommend public coon.
Grafton as vitally and imperatively Is
scntal. All that is necessary TO gain
= healthy cooperation between the pub.
lie and police is TO ask for it.
4 make no recommendation with
more earnestness than the necessity of
maintaining free and open publicity in
connection with the business Of the po-
lice department.
"0f course. publicity must neces-
sarily be obtained through the pub
lie press, and the press Is not only
willing to aid the police IN any man.
ner in which help could be given, but
IS honest In its purposes. To deal
honestly with the representatives OF
the press Is to receive honest con
sideration at their hands.
I'm important and mysteriou.
crimes the cooperation of the pres.
helps materially In the solution OF
the mystery. or course, there ars
some crimes which. because Of their
very nature, must not at once be told
publicly IN all their details"
Three Police stations.
In recommending police stations
near Twenty-6fth and Market and
near Pennsylvania avenue and Union
street, in addition TO headquarters al
Tenth and King streets, Mr.. Taylor
says:
TN each district station house the
same facilities for police service and
the tranaction OF police business arc
afforded he citizens as at the head
quarters building. II also includes
a feature Of great convenience 70 the
members Of the force, especially pa
/ troimen reporting on OF on duty. anc
TO the reserve force in cases oi
emergency requiring quick service
The three buildings should be con.
nected with headquarters and cacl
other by telephone system with
public connections. There shoul.
also be private telephone connection.
between headquarters and the build
ings. There should be no opening,
on the private wire by which polio,
information transmitted from one sta
tiOn TO another could reach those fol
whom II is not intended. The 10
cation of station houses in each cas-,
is a convenient one when consider
alton Is given the public"
For the Central station Mr.. Tavlo
recommends layout or assignment O
rooms, etc, along the lines Of that 4
be provided in the new city and count,
building. IL should accommodate al
lprisoncrs arrested IN Wilmington.
The second district station in IN
Ninth ward should be two-story struc
ture. with offices and some bedrooms
bath. etc, rollroom, cellroom. carag,
dormitories. lockers, shower baths. ct,
The third district station in the north
b western section should be along th
same lines with stable for the horse
b of the mounted policemen. Mr.. Taylo
b continues:
Division Into Beats.
E Il submit herewith two plans OF bea
l system, one (B) providing for thirty
3 eight police beats or precincts, whic
( may be covered by the present force ur
der the two platoon system IL shorten
tho hours of duty of street sergeant
, and patrolmen, but I do not recommen
! this plan because il viii not give ad'
quate service.
Another and better division OF beat
and one TO be strongly recommended
a indicated on the other plan (C). shown
u the division OF the city into fifty-tv
e beats under its arrangement in thr'
: districts. This provides Tor shorter houi
j. for the active street force of sergeant
and patrolmen and will be described