Evening journal., 1919-01-07
"a MORE Police
NEEDED BY CITY
Chief Black Makes Recon-
mendation in Annual
Report
EVER ARRESTS
ARE REPORTED

Chief Of Police George Black at th
weekly meeting Of the Board Of polio
Commissioners yesterday afternoon pre-
sented his report for the year endin
June 30 last. Despite statements tina
crime and drunkenness were increas
ing here, the number Of arrests dIrin
the year actually decreased. The repoI
and recommendations OF the chic
which were ordered flled and printed
read in part as follows:
Honorable Board Of Police Com
missioners:
Gentlemen have the honor TO
submit herewith my annual report
FOR the fiscal year commencing
July 4, 1917, and ending June 30,
1918, together with such sugges-
tions which in my opinion would
benefit the service.
During the year 81 members OF
the force were summoned before
your honorable body, charged with
lnfractions Of the rules and regu-
lations, resulting in two cases being
dismissed. three reprimanded, one
fined one days pay; three, three
days pay; three five days pay
and nine discharged from the sery-
ice.
"slx members Of the force rer
signed their positions and one cap
tain. three sergeants and eight pa
trolmen were retired from active
service and placed upon the pen
sion roll
Suggestions.
In previous reports asked that
the board consider the advisability
OF detailing one member Of the
force as a permanent instructor In
the police school of instruction, as
the persons on whom this duty
now rests have little or no time TO
properly prepare themselves for
this work The traffic squad should
be increased by the addition Of five
men, these 10 be placed at the in
tersections Of Front and French
streets. Fourth and French streets,
Ninth and Orange strets. Tenth and
Orange streets and Eleventh and
Market streets The work Of the
Detective Bureau is constantly in
creasing and I would ask that three
additional men be added 10 the
squad nri-that a bunk room be
fitted up in order that part Of the
squad could be available for night
calls
II would ask that a touring car
body be purchased for the Ford
CHASSIS now used as a small patrol
and that a heavier chassis be pur-
chased and the patrol body on same
placed on same, as the'Ford chassis
j. toe light for the work required
Of 10.
"The force during the past year
having been very much handicap
ped by the continued shortage OF
men, | would ask that an effort be
made TO flll up the depleted ranks,
also to Increase the number OF pa
trolmen now allowed by law in
order TO take care OF the new dis
tricis which viii have 90 be created
IN the new Union Park and Wa
waset extensions. For this and the
additional men required in the de-
tective squad aud the traffic squad
2i men win be required"
The report shows that City Council
app. opriated 20 the department the
sum Of $4,000. and Of this amount
si562iiiI has been expended, leaving
a balance Of Si0,75S 50.
The earnings Of the department are
set forth as follows: Fines and costs
collected, s2353LiS; dog tax collected.
s3iil 20; sale Of pawnbrokers books,
sSi 90; sale Of meals. Si5i GO; re
ceiyed from Gamewell Company S36i99
Insurance premium returned. S33 p; in
stalling fire alarm boxes. si25: sale OF
old material. si9079; overpaid salary
returned, $500: total. S27.952.5i.
Value Of property-Fire aud police
alarm and reporting system $4,000:
1fiico equipment. $1,000: furniture and
fixtures. 5000; patrol wagons. $4,000:
touring cars, $1,000 and motorcycles.
$1,000; total, s7S2O0
In conclusion Chief Black extends his
hanks 60 the commissioners and
judges and clerk Of the city court. the
juvenile court, the police surgeons. de-
tectives and patr0lmen. for their kind
ness and faithfulness during the past
year.
The report shows that at the present
time the police department includes
i2i persons, as follows One
chief, one surgeon, two captains. four
teen sergeants. four detectives, ninety
patrolmen, three operators. three chauf-
feurs, one stenographer, one superinten-
dent Of the reporting system, one line
man, two matrons and one ianitOr.
IN oisl number Of arrests for the
fiscal year was 6635, as compared with
1850 for the preceding year OF the
total number Of arrests 1896 were 70.
frt1s mi In
ing the year 33S men were held for the
Federal authorities.
During the yea. fighters figured large
ly in the court. the records showing
t29 arrests on charges OF assault and
battery and 96 men were arrested for
lighting on the streets.
Fifteen arrests We're made for murder
while t79 men, mostly youths. were
charged with playing craps.
In the list Of occupations given by
the prisoners during the year. 1923 were
liD0rers while 29i were servants and
270 were soldiers. Four were news
paper reporters and 1873 carpenters. Two
hundred and eighteen were housewives
ana two gave their occupations as art
sts.
OF the total arrests 1918 were NeU-oes
and 1897 white natives Of this COUNTRY
% were from Germany, 269 from ire
land and 3s7 from Poland. Italy ran
third with 227.
The records also show that the
greater number Of prisoners arrested
were between 20 and 30 Yeas, the total
for that age limit being 2,isi.
The color and sex records show the
arrests TO have been as follows: White
females, 329; white males, 4,6sS. col
ored females, 25s; colored males 1 36O
For Tho first fip,o d, tb,,, ..