Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-10-13
Police Chief ASKS
FOR LARGER FORCE
Additional Detectives and
Patrolmen Needed, He
Tells Commission
SHOWS VALUE OF
PLAIN CLOTHES MEN

Chief OF Police George Black submit
ted his annual report TO the Police COM
missioners at thcir meeting yesterday
afternoon and following it, receipt the
commits sioncrs instructed Chief Black TO
advertise for bids for printing 1--we num-
bred copies of the report. hc report
contains number of importan, re ,om-
lncrdations and suggestions, the most
important being the addition OF two de-
tectiveS 20 The present detective squad,
which has recovered property valued at
more than $4,000 during the past few
months; ON additional patrol com
plaint slcrs. filing cabinets for the cot y
plant department. and five additional
men Tor traffic duty.
The report also shows the receipts
and expenditures OF the department, Ios-
ter al Che Police Department, boundaries
OF all the districts. and 4,S2i arrests,
an increase of 3s5 over last year.
The report opens with an account OF
the fatal shooting of Patrolman Francis
y. Ticmcy and the events leading al
to the execution of Peter krakus for
this murder. During the year forty
members of the department were
charged with various oilcnscs, two Nom.
hcrs were dismissed from the force
thirty were fined and eight were dis
missed OF charges against them
IN his recommendations Chief Black
says
Il am again compelled to ask that
& fyo-passongcr automobile be pur-
chased for the use of this department.
The need Of one is becoming more
apparent every day. as we are now
compelled 10 hire one or rely upon
some kind-heartod citizen when oe-
PASSIONS arise requiring the use Of
ono This l fell Is an imposition, and
trust that the board will see the
necessity Of purchasing a suitable
machine for departmental uses.
"rhc traffic squad. having passed
Tho experimental stage. has become a
permanent fixture. II becomes neces-
sary to extend this branch of the SER
vice and with that end in view
would ask that the Council be petit
toned to pass a resolution authoriz-
ing the appointment OF az least five
additional men for traffic work; said
men TO be placed at Front and Market
streets Front and French streets.
Fourth and French streets. Fourth
and King streets and at Delaware
avenue and Washington streets.
"Thc detective bureau organized in
February last has in its first four
months done excellent work. A num-
bcr ~ very important arrests have
been made and q number Of import
ant Gases have been cleared up and
stolen property valued at over $4,000
has been recovered and returned &c
the owners. would ask that al
least two additional men be assigned
q this branch OF the service.
TN view of the fact that a number
OF men are compelled 20 sit from one
10 two weeks in our State court.
every term. most of whom are on IN,
night turn. / would ask that some
steps he taken by and with the con.
sent of the honorable Judges and the
attorney general to have all cases in
which members OF the force are Wit
nesses placed upons a court calendar
Tor trial at specified time. doing
away with the necessity of sitting In
the court waiting for certain case
10 he called and more or less injuring
tho service.
81 would suggest that an officer be
detailed for duty in the captains or
fee as complaint clerk and relieve the
house sergeants OF that work. and
that proper filing cabinets be INSTALL
I'd 10 take care OF their work.
The matter OF an additional auto
mobile patrol wagon Is one that
should be looked into. as il has been
demonstrated on q number of occa-
sions that one wagon Is not sufficient
for the increased service"
Chief Black gives a financial state
ment With regard TO the receipts and
expenditures OF the department. This
SHOWS mat the earnings for the year
amounted to Sl5,66l 20. of which sum
Nl2.VHO.3N came from the fines and
osis collected In the City Court and
f2ef2So from tho sale Of dog n.
lenses.
The report also gives IN detail the
number OF arrests. the nationality OF
the prisoners. the causes OF ares
and the disposition Of the prisoners
their occupations There IS also givei
he number Of arrests each month %
Inc year. showing last June TO be IA
ahead Of an the other months with
total OF 500. Il also leads all otho
months in The arrests for drunken
ness. with poo The total cost durin
tho year OF feeding prisoners wa
S6S7.So. During the past year 1886
lodccrs were accommodated in m
police station.
During the year the automobil
patrol responded 10 total OF Al
calls. carried 4.179 persons an
travelled $3.50 miles. The matron's r.,
port. which is included in that OF IN
chiefs. shows they had $50 female
in their custody during the past yea
Police Surgeon Forrest called on II
members Of the force. attended s
prisoners who had been hurt and eN
amined "A cases of insanity al tn
police station.
10 WnRKHOusE PRISONERS