Evening journal., 1914-10-28
BUSY YEAR FOR
THE CITY Police
Chiefs Report Shows 4437
Arrests and $16,955
Collected
PRIVATE AUTO
URGED FOR HEAD


annual report to the Police Commits
sioners at their meeting yesterday af-
ternoon. The report is replete with
information concerning the depart
ment and after hearing the report it
was decided to ask for bids for print
ing the same. The bids will be open
ed next Tuesday
In the report Chief Black urges
that additional men be placed on the
force so that some of the police dis
tricts can be reduced He also sug-
gests that a detective squad OF four
men and a sergeant be created and
also that an automobile be secured
for his use.
The report shows that "A officers
were before the commissioners dur
ing the year for violating the rules of
the department. OF this number 13
were fined one days pay; four, two
days pay; three, seven days pay.
Five charges were dismissed and a
like number Of officers were repri-
manded and warned. One officer was
discharged from the force
The number of arrests OF the year
we're 4,437 as compared with 3,S49
for the previous year. In his report
/ Chief Black says:
In previous reports It was sug-
gested that an automobile be pur-
chased for the use of the Chief Of
Police While the other city depart
ments have a number of automobiles
at the disposal of their employees for
city work, this department must
either hire a machine or rely upon
some kind-hearted citizen when occa-
sion arises requiring the use OF one.
] l would therefore ask that this mat
/ ter be given serious consideration.
while an increase in the force was
made during the past year, the in
crease was not sufficient to reduce
the size of our police districts. In
the Ninth ward alone at least two ad-
/ ditional districts should be created.
/ The same conditions confront us in
/ different localities. The size of all
! our districts should be reduced, and
/ the only way to do so is by a sub
/ stantial increase in the force.
"By all means a detective bureau
/ connected with this Office should be
created, with at least four men under
a detective sergeant, to investigate all
complaints of a serious nature, and
TO perform such other work, and
serve warrants, etc, that could b'
done more efficiently by plain clothes
men than by uniformed policemen"
The chiefs report shows that dur
ing the past year the police depart
ment earned for the city a total o
$16,95567, of which amount S13.
527.SS was collected in fines and cost
in the City Court. The city dog tai
netted the treasury a total of So.
O40.6O. The total value Of tho prop
erty in the custody of the police de-
partment is $4,000.
The report gives a complete roster
of the entire force, including the
name, rank, age and date of ap-
pointment of every member. Il fixes
the changes and appointments made
during the year, the number of police
districts and the boundaries of each
the salaries Of all the members of the
force and a complete account of the
time lost by each officer, whether on
account of sickness, excused or vaca-
ton. 1t contains a complete list oi
all the arrests made, the causes anC
the number in each charge; the dis
position of all prisoners; the occupa
tion of prisoners in custody during
the year; their nationality, color, age
and sex.
The report shows that with two ex
ceptions, the years 1908 and 1905
there were fewer arrests for drunk
enness in this city during 1914 thar
in any one year during the last dec
ade, the total being 1888, while il
all the other years, with the excep
, tions noted. the total averaged nearl.
1900.
The number Of arrests made eacl
month is recorded in detail, also tn
number of arrests for drunkenness
for each month. The number o
dodgers accommodated amounted 4
1885, March leading the list wit
1868. The cost Of feeding prisoner
e during the year was S4S293. Tn
b total number of calls made by tn
patrol. the numbered of people car
ried and the miles travelled are give
: in detail by the month.
The matrons' report shows tha
they had 544 females in their charg
. during the year. They give the sev
eral charges and the number held o.
each. DR.. G. w. X. Forrest, the pc
lice surgeon. includes his annual re
port in that of Chief Black.
: The report of the police pensio
: fund commissioners, which is ais
. included. shows the total amount !
the fund on September 1, 1914, wa
S3T,51S.1O, with one member of tn
force on the retired list and DRAWN
: on the pension fund.
In the report Of Superintendent
Gray of the police and fire alarI
system he urges the commissioner
to have all city wires placed unde
ground. He includes a list of tn
fire boxes in the city in his annui
statement.
HI n 0 F MILTANTS Tn