The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-03

vancement is an integral part of his
plan for the growth of the department
in keeping with the growing needs of
the city. In this plan the chief seeks
to get the maximum efficiency out of
each officer. There will be three ser
geants on the force commencing with
August 1st, although the chief has
not yet announced who the third SER
geant will be, and in order to continue
to give free play to the leadership of
Rock among the sergeants it was neces-
sary to introduce another rank. This
of itself shows that police work is
branching out, for Charley Rock
breaks the ice as the first police lieu
tenant the department has yet known.
Still Chance for Promotions.
Poice work hasn't merely grown, it's
growing, according to the chiefs view
of it, and there is one encouraging
thing for the men who have served
faithfully on their rounds as patrol
men, and that is there will gradually
be additional chances of larger serv-
ice for them in the future. Kenosha,
looking ahead to the bigger, more pop
ul Gus city Of the future, will eventual
ly need sub police stations in different
sections of the city, with energetic
and trained offices in charge. But
this, the police chief feels, is indeed
docking ahead" and he is combining his
efforts at present to building up an
adequate force in the police station
that is.
One of the difficulties that has ham
pered the police work up to the pres
ent has been that there have not been
enough persons at work in the office
Emil F. Meissner as secretary of po-
ice has ample scope for his energy in
keeping up his end of the department,
the correspondence, records of police
and the work entailed with the Ber-
tillion system. At times there are
surplus of officers in the station, at
others no one left in the office but
the secretary when urgent calls have
summoned the others. Anyone who
happened to be there answered the
telephones. While this has been true
of the day rather than the night shift,
is has yet been an impeachment to the
service.
To Have Permanent Sergeant.
Beginning with the first of August
there will be three desk sergeants, Mat
thew J. Kirsch, Lawrence Melbusch
and another as yet unnamed. This
will work on three eight hour shifts,
so that at all hours of the day and
night, there will be man at the desk
who is responsible for calls.
There are now % parolmen and
there should be according to the state
law which allows one police officer to
each one thousand inhabitants, there
could we'll be forty. The chief of DO
lice decided, however, that a force of
thirty at present can cover the city
adequately and has therefore asked the
police and fire commission to add two
patrolmen to the present force.
Mr.. Logan recommended that Perry
n. Tusler, Edward Pecan and Arthur
j. Riley who have served three mouths
as probationary patrolmen be given
their full stars with all five corners on
them. They were duly made full
fledged polio officers. William John
son and Frank Murphy, on the police
were named special pa
trolmen under the park board, Robert
Hall, special police for the Hall Lamp
company and Emil Fox. merchant po-
lice in the territory of beats 4, and
10 of the Kenosha police survey.
One resignation was presented and
accepted. 1t was that of William P.
Schmitt. Perhaps many person may
not recognize under this formal adj
dress the familiar outlines of our old
friend, BILLY" Schmitt, but it is he.
1t is the official "adieup of the police
and fire commission to Billy who
served so merrily and SO we'll, and who
had as many friends when he stepped
off the police department as when he
stepped on. He had as many friends.
and more. William P. Schmitt is in
the bakery business.
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