Letter
Metropolitan Police Commission
4-page letter handwritten in black ink on slightly yellowed paper by the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police Commission. The paper has the watermark, "Springdale." The letter is a summary of the police department personnel and equipment for the current fiscal year. The text of the letter has been transcribed as follows:
"Detroit Mich. Dec. 31 - 1900
--Board of Police Commissioners--
July 1 - 1900 to June 30 - 1901
George W. Fowle Marvin M. Stanton
Ralph Phelps Jr. Homer Warren
George W. Fowle President
J. Edward Dupont Secretary
J. Henry Cleveland Asst. Secretary
George F. Robinson Attorney
Dayton Parker M.D. Surgeon
--Officers--
John Martin Superintendent
--Captains--
C. C. Starkweather Wm. Thompson
Jesse Mack Wm. Nolan
A. H. Bachmann J. T. Spillane
E. F. Culver James McDonnell
Alphonso Baker L. Guyman
George Heigho
Appropriation for maintenance of Police Department
for fiscal year ending June 30 - 1901
--$574850.00--
--Composition of Force--
Superintendent
.
1
Captains
....
..11
Lieutenants
.
.27
Sergeants
.
32
Detective
...
1
Patrolmen
...
...419
Doormen
23
Total 514
From the above special details are made as enumerated below -
Captains
.4
Lieutenants
8
Sergeants
..
...3
Detective
...1
Patrolmen
..114
Doorman
1
Total 131
--Distribution of the Force--
Detective Bureau
.
..20
Central Division
...
..
...44
Central or First Precinct
.
122
Second Precinct
63
Third Precinct
.
71
Fourth Precinct
..
...57
Fifth Precinct
..68
Sixth Precinct
..
..33
Seventh Precinct
.35
Total (Superintendent not included) 513
In addition to the Force proper, herein before enumerated
there are employed by the month or year as follows.
Clerks in Secretarys Office
....
.2
Chief Clerk and Stenographer Superintendents Office...1
Clerk in Detective Bureau
..
..1
Janitor Headquarters Offices.
....
....1
Superintendent of Signal Service Telephone lines
..
1
Inspectors-Truchman-Operators-Timekeepers
16
Police Matrons
...
...7
Telephone boy in Harbormaster's Office
.
..1
Hostlers
..7
Janitor at Hamlin Station
.
...1
Telephone Operators Superintendent's Office
..3
Total 41
--Sites and Buildings valued at $268051.99
1 Headquaters Building
1 Headquarters Barn and Signal Office
1 Harbor Master's Building
11 Station Houses
--Horse and Vehicle--
63 Horses
8 Patrol Wagons
3 Road "
1 Bus
2 Trucks
2 Buggies
1 Three Seated Carriage
6 Wagons
2 Sleighs
25 Saddles with the necessary equipments for mounted Service
--Signal Service Department--
Number of Street boxes in service
...........
229
Number of Private Signal boxes in service
..................25
Number of Telephone owned and in use by the department
52
Number of Miles of wire on Belle Isle
.
8
Number of Miles of wire over head in City
.
230
Number of Miles of Covered Cable under ground
..
....11
Number of Miles of Single wire under ground
...
..35
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