Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-16

snow, which will be hauled and dumped
by contractors. The great stores of
shovcls, picks, and hand and motto.
ploughs have been given a through over
hauling, and 1t is believed that the In
vasion Of winter will find the city in a
thorough state of preparedness to handle
whatever situation may arise.
The hoboes coming to New York This
winter, intending to be fed and lodged
by the charitable institutions Of the city
are doomed to an unwelcome surprise.
There will be no Hotel de Gink TO offer
accommodations, such as was in cxis-
tence last year when the number of mon
out of employment who came to this
city from different parts Of the country
had reached such largo proportions that
the city authorities turned over n build
ing to them for their use. officials o.
various city departments upon whom
falls the burden of taking care OF tho
INDECENT have mapped out n campaign
which IL is believed will tend to keep
away the greater number Of tramps and
Migrants who flock here annually to
swell the army OF unemployed. 1t is
proposed to pick up every tramp on tha
street and put him at hard manual Ia
Dor, and to make every vagrant commit
ted TO an institution work for his food
and shelter. The municipal lohTlnf;
house mas accommodations for a.6O home
less men where they can get bed hnd
board and q chance at employment. l.
n job Is obtained and refused they VIII
be put to work on streets, docks and
wood yards. There is also need for man
ual labor at the Staten island farm col
ony. and in cleaning ground and digging
the foundations for new buildings at
Rikers island. While no doubt there are
many who will welcome these opportuni-
ties of existing during the winter, should
employment be scarce and the weather
severe, it is believed that they will act as
a damper to the professional tramp and
vagrant.
New York city Is to have n reserve po-
lice force Of approximately 5000 men.
This scheme i: the latest step in the pro-
gram of efficiency undertaken by the pres
dent police commissions to anticipate the
occurrence in this city of catastrophes
such as devastated San Francisco. Johns.
town, or more recently cities along the
1MlSS1SSlDIl river ny ll'tb. J MS u WI
be trained to the last detail and will be
known as the Citizens Auxiliary of thu
existing force. At the same time every
new member of the permanent police de
partment is undergoing a course in train
Ing that will make him the equal of the
regular army private so far as physica
competency and tactical instructions are
concerned. In the auxiliary army every
employe of the city Is a potential police
man. Even the services of the womeg
workers will not be overlooked, for it I,
Intended that they shall be enlisted tC
serve as nurses and, with the men. vii
receive instruction in how to administer
first aid. At the present time the police
department has well under way a system
Of signaling by which every police station
In the city may AT all times he In com.
munication with police headquarters
Should earthquake or any calamity re
suit in the total destruction of the city.
telegraph and other means of communica
tion. the police "wigwag" squad would b'
able to keep every policeman in direc'
communication with headquarters.