New Britain herald., 1915-12-22

gton, D. C., Dec. 22.-The
 pn form of government is in
 S1 of the 204 cities of over
 habitants in the United States
 ice regulations are applied
 ppointment of policemen in
 cities, including all, those of
 Tn 100000 inhabitants. Po-
 n are employed in 26 cities.
 l prohibition prevails in 15
 Rte prohibition in 17, and
 nd parish prohibition in 3.
 ies certain saloons are li-
 sell malt liquors only. These
 of the significant and inter
 cts which will be brought out
 brt under the title of General
 of Cities, 1915", to be issued
 ar future by Director Sam. l..
 of the bureau of the census,
 ent of commerce and com
 Her the direction of Starke M.
 chief statistician for statistics
 1SSiOn Form of Government.
 Commission form of govern
 W prevails in no fewer than 81
 CA cities estimated to have inhabitants or more in 1915.
 ties are scattered throughout
 in addition to the District of a, ranging from Massachu-
 Washington and from South
 to CaMfornia- Five of them ew England 27 in other north les east of the Mississippi, 16 bern states between the Miss nd ths PacifipScoat states. g in |ifc coast states, and "A in the largest city at present operat- Ter the commission form of hent IS New Orleans, whose lon is estimated at about 365,- t Buffalo, with 8 population of 60, 1000. has recently voted to ate this system on January 1, Next in order are Washington, 7ith nearly 350,000 inhabitants d Oregon. with about 26O.000 lver, with about 250.000. ese cities the commissions n size from three to seven s. Those in St. Paul and Oma- } seven members each; those Diego. CaL.,, and Fort Worth, K each; and that in Hunting Va. four. All the other com- } are composed of either three members, the, great majority five. The salaries paid muni- ,mmissioners range from $500 in Jackson, Mich, and Spring hio, to $7,000 a year in Bir- m, Ala, and their terms of of- from one to four years. n, Ohio. has a commission of mbers, which decides matters ra1 policy, and "city man. ppointed by the commission, ,ks after the administrative The presiding officer of the sion receives $1,S00 per an- le other members $1,200 and manager $12,500.
 larger cities still cling to the ,rm of government by mayor neil, In. all, 123 cities of over all having more than
 inhabitants, aregoverned in nner. The mayors salaries rom $10O per annum in Flint, to $15,OOO in New York city, ir terms of office from one to ars.
 Police Departments, al of 51,045 police officials, en, detectives, and civilian ses of maintaining peace and | the 204 cities. Of this total, re officers exclusive of detec- 4,320 are patrolmen, 3,303 ectives and 3,015 are ci-
 employees. Of the pa- !, 31,294 are unmounted and .e mounted on horses, 7Os on ,c1es and 514 on bicycles. Park en number PAS, and policemen at municipal buildings and 39O.
 York has 52G mounted police 435, and Chicago To other city has as many as I New York city 135 of the d police ride bicycles, but Chi Id Philadelphia rely entirely he horse and the motorcycle. gton, D. C., has 61 bicycle po- far more than any other city New York; and it's total num- mounted policemen, 101, is than that of any other city ex> ew York, Chicago and Phila- highest paid patrolmen are f San Francisco, who are un- and receive $1,464 per annum, e lowest paid-disregarding n the lower grades in 8 few are in Williamsport, Pa.,