The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14

OF the WCGh Oh tnE pOilCS par blAlSiiO
just filed with the city council, dwells
upon the fact that traffic accidents
during the year ending January l,
1924, have increased ITO per cent over
those reported for the year previous.
'This pressing problem" he notes,
lis not only a police problem but is
one which is of concern to the entire
community and must be solved soon,
for Kenosha like every other city IN
the country is confronted with rap
i'd increase Of traffic congestion"
During the year there were $50
cases reported in the city of automo-
biles colliding; IL cases in which au-
tomobiles were struck by trains; 80
in which an automobile had struck a
pedestrian; 20 in which an automo-
bile had struck a bicyclist.
Deaths resulting from collision
were nine, eighty cases of serious in
jury were reported and AZ cases in
which minor injuries were sustained.
Costs So Per Person to Maintain.
The expenditures in the police de-
partment for the year was $50 ,55772,
or about So for each person in the
city Of Kenosha. Of this expenditure
S77,438.84 consisted of salaries paid
and the remainder went to the main
tenance of the department. Under the
head of materials and supplies is the
amount Of SO, 726.75, while S1,127.88
went for expenditures for gasoline and
oil used in the running CT the police
ambulance, cars and motorcycles.
A number Of additions have been
made within the department. for the
promotion of better police work. A
new switchboard with recall system
has been installed, four streets have
been set aside as arterial highways,
and service bureau has been estab-
lished with a view to helping women
and youth in particular, under the
head of Mrs. Beulah Mcneil. A
"ghost squad" and a mosquito fleet"
have also been added
The figures for the report compiled
by Secretary Meissner, show the num-
Der of arrests made, comparison
with figures for the last ten years,
tabulation recently used and forward
ed a national organization seeking sta
tistics on increase or decrease of
drunkenness since the eighteenth
amendment has been in force. The
tables also show the ages at which
persons are arrested, their sex, wheth-
or they can read or write, and the spe-
ci6c offense for which the arrest was
made. The final disposition of the
case is also noted.
Chiefs Report Follows.
Chief Logans introduction to the
report as presented to the council
reads as follows:
$40 the City Manager and the City
Council of Kenosha, Wisconsin:
"a'ke personnel of the police de
partIaent number as at present, as
signed as follows;
"one chief, one assistant chief, one
captain, one lieutenant, one secretary,
three sergeants, two detectives, one
electrician, one mechanic, one police
woman and 20 patrolmen,
"The vehicles equipment of the po
lice department consists Of the fol-
lowing:
One Pierce Arrow patrol wagon, also
used as an ambulance, one Paige tour
ing ca, two Nash touring ears, four
motorcycles and one motorcycle with
side car.
equipment of the police department
was the installation of the Gamewell
switchboard, including the .bell-signal
recall system. The, switchboard is at
present equipped with four telephone
circuits for police box use, with one
extra official circuit and five recall
circuits The card is such that it
cam be Expended to eight telephones
ard as many recall circuits, as the
demand .bc in the future, This sys-
ITEM is not as yet completed, due to
Che late installation OF the board, but
when completed there will be 26 light
and rall signals throughout the city,
which will enable the police head
quarters to summon all members Of
the denartment on duty. This step
alone keeps the local department
abreast with the modern and up-to-
date police methods and equipment.
with the installation Of the Gamewell
board fifteen new police boxes re-
placed the old signal phone boxes
(which became antiquated.
"All the banks of the city are di-
rectly connected with the police Of
flee by means of auxiliary police box
es, and in case Of any emergency may
turn in a signal over direct police
wires.
"AIou., the ines Of new installa-
tions of police and fire departments
have started on program of under
ground wiring, by laying four-hole
duct from the city hall to the corner
of Market and Sheridan road, bring
ing out all the lines from the city
Shall to branch off from this point to
all parts of the city, A short stretch
sof underground construction was put
i'm, in the downtown district from
Main 10 Church street, on Park street.
During the past year 1865 arrests
were made in the city for various Of
sfenses against the city ordinances and
laws of the state.
"A great part Of the police time
was devoted towards the enforcement
zof the prohibition law, the department
making 207 arrests for this violation,
The Traffic Problem,