Report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Vol. 1

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Excerpt from Report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Vol. 1: For the Year Ended June 30, 1898Earnest efforts have been made to further improve the condition Of this department by strengthening it in every possible way, so as to get the greatest advantage out Of the small number Of men allowed the District for the prevention Of crime, the arrest Of criminals, and the performance of the various duties which have from time to time been put upon the police. Those who have grown Old and feeble have been retired to the extent the moderate facilities afforded by Congress would permit and their places filled with young and active men. All the mounted men have been detailed to the county, enabling the department to give better attention to a large territory hitherto unprotected.The bicycle squad has been increased from five to twenty. The introduction of the bicycle into the police department, in this as well as in other cities, has proved a very decided benefit. The men can get about so silently and swiftly as to enable them to cover a large area in a short time. Instead Of having them do general duty all over the city, as heretofore, they are now assigned to precincts and their duties prescribed by the lieutenants. These men are now provided with wheels at the expense Of the department.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.