Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-04
POLICE REPORT
is CONTRASTED
rsees for August Number 239 Less
Than Those for Same Month
Last Year.
prcORp Is MADE IN 1917
Nara Violations and Fines Collected
Year ago Than Any Time Previ-
Gus in City History.

+-zsteQ Win tAht ko4 august 1oA q
I ssows a marked decrease in police
activities.
The report of Walter Flanagan,
-bo was day desk sergeant at the
aai;ce station in 1917, showed that
turing August Of that year more
CITY and state cases were recorded
M larger sum collected in fines
tIan for any one month previously
IN the history Of Rock Island.
In August last year there was
Total Of 406 cases handled by the
-.oIica OF these 271 were city
1sses and I35 were state cases.
r5res collected during the month
Nv MAGISTRATE Z. J Smith aggregat-
The report for August this year
shows a total of but l67 cases. OF
his number 81 were city and So
a-s-a state cases. Fines collected
bv MAGISTRATE G. J. Smith totaled
$685..
For August this year 81 cases of
o-unkenness stand against so for
the same month last year. Cases of
dis0rderIv conduct on city warrants
his wear numbered = against 142
rgs- wear. Disorderly conduct
rharges on state warrant number
int one this year as against 55 last
year.
The report for August this year
shows an increase in larceny cases
oyer that for the same month last
wear. There were seven cases of
larceny on state warrants this year
last
There IS also an increase in cases
tried for burglary. Three this year
stand against one last year.
Violations Of the motor vehicle law
On state warrants this year num-
bered 81 against Sc last year.
Two cases OF murder are listed
on the report this year with none
for the same month last year.
Robert Nulcahy is in the county
iail awaiting trial for the murder
OF Harry Libman, Rock Island po-
Iiceman. in the early morning Of
Aug. 9. The policeman died from
the effects of an unmerciful beating
inflicted at Garnsey square
James Polk. negro. is awaiting
trial charged with the murder of
William Harvey, negro Polk is said
bv witnesses 10 have shot Harvey
the afternoon Of July 81
Text Police Report
The report of activities in the po-
Ice department during the month
Of August as submitted by Police
Chief Miller is appended:
City Cases: Operating automo-
bile without proper DINNERS, 10;
riding bicycles on sidewalks, 3; Op-
Grating an automobile without prop
CT lights, i; passing street car
while unloading passengers, i;
selling UnWhOlesOme fruit, /; sell
ing unwhOlesome meat, /; selling
unwholesOme food, 3 allowing an
imals TO run at large, 2; operating
a taxi without license, l; refusing
to pay tax on dog, 1; assault and
battery. 3 drunkenness, q; vici-
rus dogs. 3 disOrderIy conduct, y;
careless driving 2. violation Of the
electrical ordinance, /; total city
cases. 81.
State cases: Violating motor We
hicle law. 81; operating automobile
with fictitious numbers, /; larceny,
7; yagrancy, I murder, 2; fugitive
from justice. i; disorderly conduct,
!; burglary and larceny, 8; tota4
state cases. So.
Ambulance calls, 27; wagon calls,
70: dodgers, 6; lights out, "a, total
hours. Sos, cases dismissed, state,
s, city s; cases Withdrawn, state, O,
city, ,; women tried, state 3, city,
Il; meals furnished % at 20C, to-
tai Of $3.50: fines collected by Po-
Ice Magistrate c. ]. Smith, s769.45.
Matr0n Makes Report
The monthly report of the po-
lice matron, Mrs. Anna Kirkman,
for August follows:
Calls made in interest of the
work. 95; calls received in inter
est of the work, 70; neglected chill
dren looked after, 9; wayward girls
looked after, 10; wayward boys
loked after, 7; obtained employ
meut for two girls; one girl placed
IN q home; one baby adopted; one
baby placed in a home; two de-
Inqueut boys taken into court; one
boy sent 10 St Charles; prisoners
il women's department, Il; women
prisoners. "A; boy prisoners, 8
The report OF N. A HOllings-
worth health officer, is appended:
Mum Der Of guarantees Of commun-
icabIe diseases. Is; number of re-
leases from quarantine, 43; sanitary
Inspections. 3g7; wells condemned,
4; scales tested, 3.
Report Of G. Y. Johnson, building
Inspector. is appended:
Total permits issued humber So,
including - for dwellings, three
for store buildings, one for an
apartment house. Is for remodel
ing jobs. &c for garages and barns,
three for p0rches and 81 for hot
air furnaces.
Estimated value Of buildings, ST.
$50, estimated value of heating.
S54I1, fees for building permits,
"; fees for heating permits,
SI4og. sidewalks laid, l 082 feet;
lees for sidewalks. $40; water
rent for sidewalks. $216; water
rent Tor other construction work,
1901, total fees collected, $112.37.
Report Of Vincent Murphy, cleo
llcal inspector for the month Of
august is appended
Number OF permits issued, 70.
number vi new houses. is; number
OF old houses, so. miscellaneous,
lees collected. Ss0.35.
The report Of John Joers. plumb
-Lg inspector, for the month Of Au-
gust is as follows.
Number Of plans approved, al;
AlMber Of fixtures inspected, zoe
.a 70