The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-31
|LFEtAND GOODS
WELL GUARDED
Police and Fire Departments
Have Made Splendid Rec
ord During 1920.
MUCH EQUIPMENT ADDED

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N q statement prepared FOR The
News by Commissions z. o. Her
ron. by the department. Of IRE and
police, he points out that the year
ending psesm 1890, has been one
Of the most successful In the his.
tory Of the department.
The splendid record Of both the
fIrs and poles departments, a.
shown In this review, cannot be
equhlled by any city Of this size,
or larger, in the south.
The efficiency OF the fire department
has been Increased by the instelIatio
OF the double platoon system and the
adding OF a combination pumper and
hose motor car and service ladder truck.
which neeessltated putting on one more
company, thereby giving much better
protection 10 both the business and
apartment sections OF the city. Twelve
hundred feet OF three-inch hose and
1900 feet Of two and oneiiaIf inch hose
were purchased during the past year.
The 1900 feet OF threetlnch hose is car
ricd ION the new pumper, which has a
capacity OF 1000 gallons per minute.
The new truck was put In service
October 10, and has proven the most
efficient fire fighting apparatus ever
purchased II has answered sixty-five
alarms. and has put up. 1857 feet OF
iaddefsi travelled 1877 miles answering
and Main street not only ladders were
used for the purpose OF saving lives,
but 4 life net carried on this truck was
used which saved three lives OF n
man, woman and child, by jumping
from the third story into this net;
installed during the past year. making q
total OF 461 hydrants In the city; ten
old hydrants were taken out and re-
placed by more improved ones. Two
Dodge cars were purchased for the use
OF the chief and the assistant chief.
answered SOC alarms, 40 OF which were
out Of the city .e gfi
Fire Losses,
Loss on buildings from
fires In the city $113,99S0 90
Loss on contents Z 1i5.Os7oo
Total loss $229, o35.00
Insurance on buildings sg,425, $500
Insurance on contents 1901, 100000
Total insurance $3.50. $500
Buildings where firesl occurred were
brick 49, wooden 305, concrete 3, iron
and frame a, stucco 2.
Police Department.
The city should be proud OF the ex-
cellent showing made by the police de-
partnent. says Commissioner Heron.
The press carries stories each day OF
the wave OF crime sweeping the coun-
try. but so far Chattanooga has been
practically free. This is accounted for
by the police and detective departments
picking up leaders OF gangs before they
have time to operate. This department
recovered property valued at s32.5S0.70
durinHufhe year and made 1888 arrests.
OF thle number 20 were for murder and
VI for carrying concealed weapons.
In the detective department COM
plete bureau Of identification has been
Installed which includes the finger print
and Bertilllon systems which make IT,
possible to take photographs and
complete descriptions OF all criminals.
BY this system IL fugitives from this
city were arrested in other cities and
returned bere. Among the important
catches OF the year was the arrest OF
T. ]. IL. Yocum. bank swindler, who
has been sentenced to five years In the
ponitentiary In New York: confessions
and convictions of the two murderers
Of Abe Baron, and the recovery OF the
q, 70, James diamonds
There were 97S arrests made for
house breaking and larceny and 0 for
murder. Amount of property recovered
reached $3.50, 100000. Total arrests made
by this department was 1868.