Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-20
MEET
Report of CHEF of Police Read at
Regular Monthly Meeting
Last Night.

police call system, niger prliI iue'
tificat ionsystem and more money lor
the police officers will be urged by the
board of police commissioners follow
ing the receipt last night of the an
nual report of Chief of Police Goods,
in which he urged that the board Sc
cure from council an appropriation
for these purposes. The board de-
cided to hold a special meeting OF
next Tuesday night at which time
the revision of the police rules VIII
be taken up and by that time 1t Is
expected that they will have arranged
a Joint meeting with the committees
On fire and police of city counclly IN
order to present their views to the
members of the two committees.
Members of the board were lndlg-
nant last night when it was brought
to their attention that 'occuranccs
contrary to the proper conduct Oh
the department were not reported
to the board. No report had been
made to othem of an episode in which
Sergeant Scott and Officer Talbot
figured, although th= chief explained
that the matter had been investigated
by Mayor Fisher. An investigation
followed and the two officers were
summonded before the board. Police
man Talbot was suspended for ten
DAYS for three violations Of the rules
and Sergeant Scott was reprlm-
anded for failure to make report
in writing of the conduct of the OF
fcer.
At the request OF the Rosemont
Citizens Association the police con-
ferrcd special police powers upon E.
C.. Beahm.
At last nights meeting Commits
sioner Schwarzmann presided and
there were present Commissioners
Knight, Shinn and Sweeney.
The report of the. Chief was as fol-
lows:
'For the past nine years l have sub
mitted to you all annual report OF
the working, and operations of the
Police Department of the city Of Alex
andria. During that time | have made
practically the same report, and have
Put up the same plea that we need
moro efficient and better equipment
in the discharge Of the ever increasing
duties Of the Police Department.
Put, Gentlemen of the Board of
Police Commissioners. | come to you
this yeaE. inca,stronger, and more per-
sistent effort and plea, asking you
n the name of reason, common sense
and in the name of fairness to the
Police Department, the city, and the
officers in charge to increase the
equipment of the Police Department
TO the extent Of having installed i'm
nediate!y patrol wagon; an alarm
system; fnger-printer. and may
odd more money for the officers.
81 have three reasons for these re-
quests, First: They are needed. Why
IRE they needed?
"The city of Alexandria during the
calendar year of 1915 extended its
limits, taking in the suburban vii
ages, which makes the city at present
extend over about two square miles.
Now in order to cover this territory,
and at the same time to produce re-
suits, which are for the benefit, as
well as for the protection OF the cltl-
lens. and their welfare. a patrol wag.
on is no longer dream of fancy, but
. necessity, and the sooner it is in.
stalled the sooner the protection OF
The citizens will be guaranteed. The
alarm system, Or the Gallup system is
highly needed at this particular time.
t gives warning Of criminal action
causes arrests, while in its absence
some escape punishment, who should
ne arrested and sentenced. The fire
department has recently installed q
motor driven engine, to be used foI
The protection of material property
Now Gentlemen. is the loss OF pro-
perry to be valued more than the loss
of human life? We arc all aware OF
he fact that many insults derive
rom the lack of punishment. ana the
strict enforcement of the Police re-
gulation caused by the lack and abb
sencc Of these various systems, and !
rot by tic lack of the present ofllcers
their duty, who S ouid DC
congratulated on every hand tor the
excellent and efficient duties they
have performed under the present
system; ard how much better they !