Report of the city of Somerville 1911, Part 36

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 546


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CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.


January 20, 10.53 A. M. Box 236, 445 Somerville avenue, building owned by R. C. Hawes, occupied by Louis Fireman, dry goods; damage to building, $800; contents, $800. Total, $1,600. Child and matches.


March 4, 1.30 A. M. Box 225, 10} Union square, building owned by Vinal estate, occupants, A. R. Hyde, Charles Carlson, A. Rice; damage to building, $315; contents, $720. Total, $1,035. Overheated stove.


March 12, 12.25 A. M. Box 443, 419 Highland avenue, building owned by E. S. Sparrow, occupied by J. F. Brown, jeweler ; damage to building, $725; contents, $825. Total, $1,550. Carelessness with matches.


March 23, 8.14 P. M. Box 434, 29 Josephine avenue, dwelling owned and occupied by George S. Parker ; damage to building, $830; contents, $275. Total, $1,105. Defective chimney.


April 1, 10.20 A. M. Box 38, city field, incinerator, property of the city of Somerville, occupied by Paul N. Ray- mond; damage to building, $1,000; contents, $500. Total, $1,500. Spark.


April 27, 1.14 P. M. Box 412, second alarm, Dante ter- race, building owned by J. E. Locatelli, occupant, Dante Club ; damage to building, $1,200; contents, $50. Total, $1,250. Shavings.


May 3, 1.06 P. M. Box 17, 1 Arlington street, owner and occupant, Mrs. Charles Williams ; damage to building, $1,295; contents, $666.25. Total, $1,961.25. Defective fireplace.


May 20, 3.45 .A. M. Box 224, 205 Tremont street, building owned by H. B. Wilder, occupant, Alexander S. Ford, junk; damage to building, $1,900; contents, $800. Total, $2,700. Incendiary.


July 7, 1.15 P. M. Box 48, 81 Clarendon avenue, owner and occupant, Thomas Aldham ; damage to house and stable, $1,025; contents, $325. Total, $1,350. Boys playing with matches.


August 21, 7.10 P. M. Box 229, 413 Washington street, buildings owned and occupied by Thomas A. Dewire, whole- sale grocer ; damage to buildings, $2,285; contents, $6,400. Total, $8,685. Defective wiring.


October 10, 7.48 P. M. Box 214, 17 Westwood road, dwelling owned and occupied by S. Preston Moses; damage to building, $1,315; contents, $545. Total, $1,860. Overheated heater.


October 24, 10.30 P. M. Box 335, 406 Mystic avenue, building owned by Mrs. Margaret Gordon, occupied by Walter P. Gordon, hennery ; damage to building, $791; contents, $418. Total, $1,209. Defective wiring,


442


ANNUAL REPORTS.


November 16, 11.55 P. M. Box 412, 785 Somerville ave- nue, building owned by John Downey; occupants, Charles J. Brookings and S. A. Anderson; damage to building, $1,000; contents, $332.50. Total, $1,332.50. Spark from pipe set fire to couch. At this fire Charles J. Brookings was so badly burned that he died a few hours later.


November 20, 6.08 P. M. Box 225, 53-55 Union square, building owned by E. C. Booth, occupant, Jackson Caldwell & Co., furniture; damage to· building, $350; contents, $1,000. Total, $1,350. Match in excelsior.


December 29, 6.52 A. M. Box 216, 41 Putnam street, building owned by Wilbur S. Clarke; occupants, H. S. Lock- wood, Mrs. A. F. Newman, Rev. W. S. Thompson; damage to building, $922; contents, $1,392.68. Total, $2,314.68. Cloth- ing hanging near stove.


An exact comparison of upkeep between the auto combina- tion (Hose 7) and the horse drawn combination (Hose 2) for twelve months, aside from salaries of men, slightly favors the motor driven, inasmuch as the expense of Hose 7 was $288.55 as against Hose 2, :$310.84. Included in the auto expense was an item of $122.33 for two accidents. Eliminat- ing this expense, the auto has been maintained at 47 per cent. less expense than the horse drawn apparatus.


Band or friction brakes have been applied to Hose 2, Ladder 2, and Engine No. 4 wagons, replacing the old-style shoe brakes, thereby saving an immense amount of wear upon the rubber tires. Every piece of apparatus in the city is now equipped with this style brake.


Very late in the year a machine or repair shop was installed by partitioning off a part of the annex to the Central fire station. Although but a short time in operation, it has dem- onstrated its economical value, inasmuch as the work already performed has nearly, if not quite, paid for its equipment.


On November 8 Engine No. 2 was brought to the shop, and all lower fittings to the boiler were replaced, it being in a deplorably leaky condition, practically going out of service at every working fire.


The department is to be congratulated in having amongst its members willing, competent, practical, and mechanical men to perform needed repairs and emergency work.


The ordinance relative to "Setting fires in the open air" and placing the granting of the permits for same in the hands of the chief of the fire department, has proven its worth from the fact that in 1910 there were twenty-one alarms for rub- bish and tar kettle fires, whereas this year there have been but eight for a like cause. One hundred and seven applications for fire permits were investigated, and thirty-six written per- mits granted.


443


CHIEF ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT.


The promiscuous and unlicensed use, as garages, of build- ings throughout the city is an ever-present fire menace. In many cases a keg of powder would be safer. It is advisable, in fact urgent, that there should be enacted an ordinance re- quiring certain protective restrictions and regulations upon all buildings used for the housing of automobiles, and, further- more, a system of frequent inspections.


During the past year there have been twenty-one bell alarms for fires with the cause directly attributable to sparks upon shingle roofs, in many instances attended with considerable damage. Roof fires are the most inaccessible that the depart- ment has to contend with. Almost daily the newspapers report fires of this kind. These records should be a daily reminder of the presence of a condition that favors a general conflagra- tion, a hot blaze to begin with, a high wind, and many buildings with shingled roofs in the wind's path, that tells the whole story. Even with the best equipment a conflagration danger is ever present. Don't wait for a castastrophe.


On September 15 mutual aid was established between this city and the town of Arlington, this connection completing the circle of mutual aid with adjoining territory. Boston, Cam- bridge, Medford, and Arlington respond to the following boxes in this city on the first alarm :-


Engine 32, Charlestown, 17. 18, 122, 156.


Engine 3, Cambridge, 113, 121, 221.


Engine 4, Cambridge, 427, 445, 446.


Engine 5, Cambridge, 26, 212, 219, 226, 241.


Ladder 2, Cambridge, 21, 23, 212, 221.


Combination B, Medford, 35, 37, 38, 326, 337.


Chemical A and Hose 3, Arlington, 71, 448, 452.


On the other hand, we reciprocate by answering, with the nearest piece of apparatus, to four boxes in Charlestown, four- teen in Cambridge, five in Medford, and five in Arlington. Furthermore, on second alarms from boxes within answering distance, we respond without request, and enjoy the same courtesy from our neighbors.


Recommendations.


I renew my recommendation of last year relative to the purchase of an aerial truck for the Union-square station. It is true that we have been fortunate in not having any fires originate, of any serious nature, in the upper stories of the large business buildings in this section, but sometime a fire will occur above the reach of the present ladder equipment which may cause a disastrous loss of life and property.


A ladder truck in the Clarendon-hill district is imperative. The rapid increase of the three-storied structures calls for more adequate ladder equipment, Ladder No. 2, the nearest ladder truck, being more than a mile away.


411


ANNUAL REPORTS.


A motor-driven combination wagon for the Central sta- tion, to replace Chemical A and Engine No. 1 wagon, would greatly reduce the present expense, i. e., the maintenance of four horses and other incidentals attendant upon horse-drawn apparatus.


The early erection of the proposed Winter Hill fire station, with the installation of motor-driven apparatus, would release an excellent combination wagon that can be placed in Hose No. 5 station, thereby reducing the maintenance of that station, and furthermore, would replace a three-horse-drawn antiquated piece of apparatus.


I recommend the purchase of a motor-driven pumping engine for the Teele-square station. The installation of a piece of apparatus of this kind would greatly add to the effi- ciency of the department in the western half of the city. The present horse-drawn engine cannot render its full service owing to its lack of availability and the limitations of horseflesh.


The popularity and efficiency of motor-driven over horse- drawn apparatus is unquestioned, and that its full effectiveness may be wholly apparent, it will be necessary to remodel our present fire alarm system; in fact this should be done immedi- ately, that our present fire equipment may render its best ser- vice. Many valuable seconds are lost awaiting our slow strik- ing system to tell us where to go.


An automobile should be immediately secured for the chief, that the duties required of the position may be properly and effectually accomplished.


Conclusion.


The energy, efficiency, and promptness of the men, coupled with the good conditions of the horses and apparatus, have been responsible for the past year's excellent service and good re- sults. Although the number of alarms, both bell and still, are in excess of the previous year and the property value at risk fifty per cent. more, nevertheless the insurance loss has been $5,595.32 less, and, with the exception of the year 1906, the smallest for the past ten years. .


In closing, I wish to extend to the officers and members of the department my sincere thanks for the willing spirit dis- played and the faithful manner in which they have performed the arduous duties of their calling. I also desire to express my appreciation and thanks to his honor, the mayor, and the board of aldermen for their courtesy, confidence, and co-opera- tion. I have endeavored to keep within the bound's of economy in the maintenance and at the same time give to the public proper protection and service.


Respectfully submitted,


SEWALL M. RICH,


Chief Engineer.


REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE.


OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE, City of Somerville, January 7, 1912.


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :-


Gentlemen,-I herewith respectfully submit for your con- sideration my third annual report as chief of police, giving in detail the amount of work performed by the police department for the year ending December 31, 1911 :-


Arrests.


Whole number of arrests made .


1,349


With and without warrants .


·


933


On summons and notification


411


1,349


Males


1,257


Females


92


1,349


Americans


838


Foreign born .


511


Residents


890


Non-residents


459


1,349


1 .- Crimes and Offenses Against the Person.


Abduction


1


Assault


3


Assault with dangerous weapon .


6


Assault with intent to kill and murder


5


Assault on officer .


1


Assault and battery


138


Assault and battery on officer


1


Manslaughter


3


Murder


1


Rape, attempt


2


Robbery


2


Threats


8


171


2 .- Crimes and Offenses Against Property.


Breaking and entering, attempt .


1


Breaking and entering .


.


45


Breaking and entering railroad car


3


Breaking glass, wantonly


21


Evading fare on railway


1


Larceny


107


Carried forward


178


1,349


446


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


178


Larceny in building


14


Larceny from person


1


Malicious injury to building


1


Malicious injury to real estate


1


Mortgaged property, concealment of


2


Mortgaged property, sale of


1


Receiving stolen goods and property


4


Trespass


28


Trespass with intent to steal


5


Unlawful appropriation of horse and wagon


3


Unlawful use of horse and wagon


1


Unlawful use of registered milk cans


12


Wanton injury to a door


1


Wanton injury to personal property


5


Wanton injury to a tree


1


258


3 .- Crimes and Offenses Against Public Order, Etc.


Abortion


2


Automobile laws, violation of


49


Bail surrender


1


Bastardy .


8


Boiler laws, violation of


3


Burglars' tools, in possession of .


1


Capias for witness


1


Cigarette law, violation of .


1


City ordinances, violation of


2


Cruelty to animals


3


Defaults on warrants


3


Disturbing the peace .


18


Disturbing the peace on public conveyance


1


Dog keeping, unlicensed


5


Drunkenness .


478


Drunkenness, common .


18


Escape from Lyman School


1


Failing as attending physician to notify board of health, Forgery


2


Giving false alarm of fire


3


Lewd cohabitation


10


Liquor laws, violation of


11


Loaded revolver, having on person


2


Lord's Day, violation of


63


Milk laws, violation of .


3


Neglected children


6


Neglect to support .


62


Peddling without license


3


Perjury


1


Polygamy


1


Runaway boy .


1


Safe keeping, alien


1


Safe keeping, demented


3


Safe keeping, insane


2


Safe keeping, pauper


1


Safe keeping, runaway boys


10


Carried forward


863


1


.


79


Contempt of court


3


Disorderly conduct on public conveyance .


447


CHIEF OF POLICE.


Brought forward


863


School laws, violation of


3


Selling berries unfit for food .


1


Spitting on sidewalk


1


Stubbornness


16


Suspicious person .


1


Traffic rules, violation of


1


United States mail, fraudulent use of


1 1


United States navy, straggler


1


Unlawfully holding himself out as practitioner of medi- cine 1


Unlawfully practicing medicine


1


Unlawfully riding on freight train


1


Uttering a forged instrument


I


Vagrancy


15


Violating terms of probation


2


Violation of parole from Industrial School for Girls


1


Violation of parole from Lyman School


1


Walking on railroad track .


4


Wilfully disturbing an assembly .


1


Wilfully interrupting a funeral procession


1


920


Recapitulation.


(1) Crimes and Offenses Against the Person : 171


(2) Crimes and Offenses Against Property 258


(3) Crimes and Offenses Against Public Order, Etc. 920


1,349


Released by probation officer for drunkenness 32 ·


Surrendered by probation officer for drunkenness . 1 .


Surrendered to other officers and institutions, etc. . 62


Delivered to superior court, on capias, etc. 6


Delivered to jail at East Cambridge, bail surrender, etc., 7


Bailed to appear at other courts 4


Cases dismissed in police court . 9


Surrendered to police court on capias, default war- rants, etc. ·


5


Released by officer in charge, suspicious person Suicide in station . .


.


1


Cases in which nolle prosequi was entered


15


Whole number of arrests made . 143


1,349


Cases in which no prosecution was made in Somerville . 143


Number of cases held for trial . 1,206 Note .- Two hundred and four of the above number of cases were juveniles and delinquents.


Miscellaneous Reports.


Accidents reported .


144


Accidental shooting


1


Alarms given for fire


7


Amount of property reported stolen


$8,973.88


Amount of property recovered


.


$4,070.72


Amount of property reported lost


. $336.00


Throwing missiles at railroad train


2


United States navy, deserter


1


.


448


ANNUAL REPORTS.


1


Amount of lost property recovered


$80.51 $226.00


Amount of property reported destroyed and damaged Assaults reported


5


Attempts to break and enter


33


Attempt to commit larceny


1


Attempt to commit suicide


1


Attempt to give false alarm of fire


1


Attempt to poison child


1


Attempt to rob


1


Attempt to set fire .


1


Boarding house beats reported


2


Boundary posts dangerous


2


Bridge railing dangerous


1


Buildings broken and entered, nothing stolen


22


Buildings found open and secured


429 1


Cellars flooded


Chimneys blown down


2


Counterfeit money passed


$1.25


Dead bodies found .


3


Defective bill board


1


Defective bridges


6


Defective catch basins


8


Defective gas gate boxes


3


Defective hydrants


2


Defective manhole and manhole covers .


8


Defective poles


5


Defective sidewalks


351


Defective sidewalk railing


1


Defective signs and sign posts


18


Defective streets


84


Defective subways


3


Defective voting list


1


Defective water fountain


1


Defective water gates


3


Defective water pipe


1


Defective wires


31


Deserted children found


2


Dogs found


2


Dog found dead .


1


Dogs killed


21


Dog licenses, money collected for, by officers


Dog reported lost


Electric light globes broken


2


False alarms of burglary


2


False alarms of fire given


8


False message delivered


1


Fence dangerous


1


Fence destroyed


1


Fire alarm box broken .


1


Fires extinguished without alarm


8


Fires reported .


3


Fire set by boys


1


Fire, still alarm for


1


Fire supposed to be incendiary


1


Garages inspected in 1911; number of automobile owners


608


Building moved


Buildings reported being repaired, erected, etc. Cat killed


91


1


2


Disturbance suppressed .


1


$1,360.00 1


·


CHIEF OF POLICE.


449


Gas pipes leaking


Guard iron at Prospect Hill Tower, dangerous .


1


Heat prostrations


10


Horse killed


1


Houses entered, nothing stolen


2


Houses unoccupied


21


Indecent exposure of person .


5


Malicious mischief reports


2


Missing persons reported


19 8


Money obtained by false pretences


$55.00


Number of larcenies reported


377


Number of street lights reported out .


4,248


Obstructions on sidewalk


11


Obstructions in streets


20


Panes of glass broken


72


Permits granted to perform labor on the Lord's Day


73


Persons bitten by cat


2


Persons bitten by dog


2


Persons overcome by illuminating gas


4


Railroad crossing blocked


1


Reports of property damaged, no value given


2


Reports of property found, no value given .


9


Robbery


1


Runaway boy located


1


Seals broken on railroad cars


4


Slot machines broken


Still-born body found


Stray horse cared for


Streets flooded


2


Sudden deaths


6


Suicide


1


Summonses served for defendants, etc., to appear in court at other places


32


Team hired and not returned, valued at Trees dangerous


$75.00 88 1


Unconscious person found


1


Unlawfully cutting girl's hair


1 2


Violation of city ordinances .


121


Window broken


1


Intoxicating Liquor.


The following amount of intoxicating liquors and the vessels containing the same were seized, and by order of the court were forfeited to the commonwealth: Fifty-eight and three-fourths gallons of lager beer in 787 bottles, three kegs, thirty cases, one jug ; six gallons of ale in 144 bottles and six cases ; one-half gallon of whiskey in three bottles and one jug ; eleven empty bottles, one empty jug, and four glasses.


Police Signal Service and Horse Drawn Patrol Wagon and Horse Drawn Ambulance Reports.


Number of on duty reports made by the patrolmen . 269,351


Number of telephone calls


49,978


Number of runs made with the patrol wagon .


.


.


. 625 .


2 1 1


Unlawful appropriation of team


Water pipes reported leaking


.8


Missing persons found


450


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Number of miles run with the patrol wagon 1,018


Number of prisoners conveyed to station in patrol wagon 679


Number of sick and injured persons conveyed in ambulance 595


Automobile Patrol=Ambulance.


Number of runs made in conveying prisoners to station . 18


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to station 44


Number of prisoners conveyed to station . 18


Number of sick and injured persons conveyed .


13


Number of miles run in conveying prisoners to jail


79.2


Total number of miles run for all purposes


514


Note .- The automobile patrol-ambulance went into commission Thanksgiving day, November 30, 1911.


Official Roster of Department. CHARLES A. KENDALL, Chief of Police.


Robert R. Perry, Captain.


Edward McGarr, Sergeant.


Dennis Kelley, Lieutenant.


George H. Carleton, Sergeant.


Eugene A. Carter, Lieutenant.


James M. Harmon, Sergeant.


Charles E. Woodman, Lieutenant. John A. Ray, Sergeant.


Thomas Damery, Inspector.


PATROLMEN.


Edward M. Carter.


Martin Sharry.


George L. Smith.


Robert T. Blair.


Francis A. Perkins.


Ernest Howard.


Jacob " W. Skinner.


Claude L. Crossman.


Theodore E. Heron.


John J. Cummings.


Michael T. Kennedy.


Lemuel J. Simons.


Ezra A. Dodge.


Edmund J. Keane.


Charles W. Stevens.


Denis Neylon.


Daniel G. Simons.


Denis Downey.


Samuel Burns.


Edward M. Davies.


Frederick H. Googins.


George A. C. Peters.


Jotham Chisholm.


James E. Phillips.


William J. Davidson.


Louis J. Belzarini.


Elmer E. Drew. John A. Dadmun.


Dennis G. Mulqueeney.


Eugene A. Woodsum.


Edward J. Hopkins.


George L. Rice. Myron S. Gott. Charles W. Reick.


Walter L. Groves.


Frank C. Hopkins.


Frederick G. Jones.


Charles W. Allen.


Joseph A. Dwyer.


Hudson M. Howe.


Thomas P. Walsh.


Ernest S. Goff. Sanford S. Lewis. Frank H. Graves.


Patrick McGrath. Bernard McCabe.


Henry A. Sudbey.


Harry C. Young.


Louis F. Arnold.


Robert D. Dewar.


Charles S. Johnston.


Peter Moore.


Albert C. Hawes.


James M. Lynch.


Patrick J. Doolin.


William G. Kenney.


Clyde W. Steeves.


Augustine J. Fitzpatrick.


Thomas F. McNamara.


Walter Reed.


451


CHIEF OF POLICE.


RESERVE OFFICERS.


Walter C. Oesting. John L. Cameron.


Francis P. Higgins.


Arthur S. Walsh.


John J. McCahey.


Alexander Morrison. Daniel J. Powers. Jeremiah O'Connor.


James P. Higgins.


Charles E. Wilson.


PATROL DRIVERS AND CHAUFFEURS.


Martin E. Driscoll.


James W. Lundergan.


Charles J. Fulton.


MATRON.


Minnie F. Woodland.


PENSIONERS, RETIRED ON HALF PAY.


George W. Bean, July 2, 1902.


Albion L. Staples, Mar. 24, 1905.


James J. Pollard, Feb. 27, 1908. Melville C. Parkhurst, Oct. 31, 1908.


John E. Fuller, Mar. 23, 1906. Herbert Hilton, Dec. 21, 1911.


Ira S. Carleton, May 9, 1907. William H. Johnston, Dec. 29, 1911.


Changes in the Department During the Year.


March 23, 1911, Reserve Officer William E. Taylor, discharged. April 15, 1911, Patrolman David A. Bolton, resigned.


May 11, 1911, Francis P. Higgins appointed reserve officer.


May 11, 1911, Arthur S. Walsh appointed reserve officer. June 8, 1911, John J. McCahey appointed reserve officer.


October 10, 1911, Reserve Officer Bernard McCabe promoted to patrolman.


October 10, 1911, Reserve Officer Harry C. Young promoted to patrolman.


October 10, 1911, Reserve Officer Robert D. Dewar promoted to patrolman.


October 10, 1911, Reserve Officer Peter Moore promoted to patrolman.


December 14, 1911, Alexander Morrison appointed reserve officer. December 14, 1911, Daniel J. Powers appointed reserve officer.


December 14, 1911, Jeremiah O'Connor appointed reserve officer. December 14, 1911, James P. Higgins appointed reserve officer.


December 21, 1911, Patrolman Herbert Hilton retired on half pay and placed on the pension roll.


December 21, 1911, Reserve Officer Albert C. Hawes promoted to patrolman.


December 28, 1911, Charles E. Wilson appointed reserve officer.


December 29, 1911, Patrolman William H. Johnston retired on half pay and placed on the pension roll.


Sickness and Disability.


The following-named officers have been absent from duty on account of sickness or disability during the year :-


Perry, Robert R., captain


Days. 51/2 1


Kelley, Dennis, lieutenant


Harmon, James M., sergeant


16


Carried forward


221/2


452


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Brought forward


221/2


Damery, Thomas, inspector


51/2


Allen, Charles W., patrolman .


30


Belzarini, Louis J., patrolman


17


Blair, Robert T., patrolman


1


Burns, Samuel, patrolman


Carter, Edward M., patrolman


3


Chisholm, Jotham, patrolman


5


Crossman, Claude L., patrolman


2


Cummings, John J., patrolman Davidson, William J., patrolman Dodge, Ezra A., patrolman


4 16


Doolin, Patrick J., patrolman .


34


Downey, Denis, patrolman


21 1111/2


Goff, Ernest S., patrolman Googins, Frederick H., patrolman


46 31/2 23


Groves, Walter L., patrolman


10


*Hilton, Herbert, patrolman . Howard, Ernest, patrolman


2


Johnston, Charles S., patrolman tJohnston, William H., patrolman . Jones, Frederick G., patrolman


3


Lewis, Sanford S., patrolman .


4


Lynch, James M., patrolman .


10


Perkins, Francis A., patrolman


10


Peters, George A. C., patrolman


241/2


Phillips, James E., patrolman .


4


Simons, Daniel G., patrolman


61/2 6


Skinner, Jacob W., patrolman


7 1


Steeves, Clyde W., patrolman .


2


Stevens, Charles W., patrolman


15


Sudbey, Henry A., patrolman .


12


Woodsum, Eugene A., patrolman .


5


Total


1,111


*Hilton, Herbert, retired December 21, 1911. -


+Johnston, William H., retired December 29, 1911.


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Comparisons of Arrests.


There were 320 less arrests this year than last year, which may be accounted for in part by the falling off in the number of arrests for drunkenness, there being 253 less arrests for this offence than in 1910, which is probably due to the rigid en- forcement of the no-license law, and the so-called bar-and- bottle bill, which is in force in Boston.


6


Graves, Frank H., patrolman .


16


284


7


McNamara, Thomas F., patrolman Mulqueeney, Dennis G., patrolman Neylon, Denis, patrolman


11


7


Simons, Lemuel J., patrolman


290


Heron, Theodore E, patrolman


15


Drew, Elmer E, patrolman


Dwyer, Joseph A., patrolman .


5


3


-


Smith, George L., patrolman .


453


CHIEF OF POLICE.


Regulation of the Liquor Traffic.


The duty of looking after the druggists and the so-called pony expresses has been well performed; a record of sales made by the druggists and deliveries of liquor made by the ex- presses has been taken for reference. There are few, if any, kitchen bar rooms in existence at the present time.


Detective Service.


The work of this branch of the police service requires tact, patience, skill, and resourcefulness, and the duties have been well and faithfully performed. Particular attention has been given to the finger-print system of identification, and cards are taken in triplicate, one being sent to Washington, D. C., one to the state house in Boston, and one kept on file at police head- quarters. The card index system of recording proper descrip- tions, data, etc., of persons arrested, together with reference to histories and newspaper clippings concerning important cases which this department has dealt with, is now carefully compiled. I wish it were possible to detail more officers for this work, as I believe that this branch is an important part of any police department.




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