[Police records
By: Office of the Police Commissioner]
Contributors: Ryan, Thomas
Published: 1919
Place of publication: 29 Pemberton Square, Boston
Language: eng
Format: [manuscript] /
Number of pages: 1756
Subjects: Politics and government; Police administration; Boston Elevated Railway Company; Police; Boston (Mass.). Police Dept.; Sources; Boston (Mass.).; History; Police Strike, Boston, Mass., 1919; Archival resources
Other titles: Records, Police Commissioner, Jan. 1, 1919 to Dec. 31, 1919. City of Boston.
Description: This is the official record of all police business that occured on each day of the year in 1919. The Police Commissioner for this period was Edwin U. Curtis. Each day's entries are signed and attested to by Thomas Ryan, Chief Clerk. This volume details the day to day business of the Boston Police Department during 1919. Entries include all general police orders and specific information concerning police personnel,including appointments of special police officers and payroll. This report also includes information relating to various City licenses including: handgun, amusement, hackney carriage, wagon, collective musician (i.e. parade), private detective, junk collector, second hand article, pawnbroker, and Boston Elevated Railway conductor and motorman. The Police Department's operating and personnel budget estimates for FY 1919-1920 can be found in the entry for March 6, 1919.
Notes: Includes an alphabetical listing of some of the names and events mentioned in these records.

The physical volume not available at the Boston Public Library.

Location of original: Boston Police Department Records Center & Archives. 1555 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136.

Pages unbound to facilitate digital preservation.