Local History Quiz: Guess The Year

Mayor's Annual Report on the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana - 1900

Mayor's Annual Report on the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana - 1903


I recently came across an old report from the Fort Wayne Police Department. Below is some of the information contained in it. Any guesses what year this report was from?

TOTAL NUMBER OF MEN IN POLICE DEPARTMENT: 42
From Indiana …… 25
Illinois …… 1
Michigan …… 1
France …… 1
Ireland …… 2
Germany …… 4
Ohio …… 5
Massachusetts …… 0
Wisconsin …… 1
Maryland …… 1
Scotland …… 1

SALARIES OF OFFICERS PER ANNUM
Superintendent …… $1,320.00
Captain …… 1,200.00
Lieutenant …… 1,020.00
Sergeants …… 860.00
Detectives …… 900.00
Patrolman …… 780.00
Station Master …… 780.00
Patrol drivers …… 720.00
Station Clerks …… 600.00
* Humane Officer ……480.00
** Electrician …… 480.00
* Balance of salary paid by Humane Society.
** Balance of salary paid by Fire Force.

STOLEN PROPERTY
Total amount of lost or stolen goods reported …… $6,953.00
Amount recovered …… 4,823.00
Deficiency …… 2,130.00

TRAMPS LODGED IN STATION DURING YEAR
January …… 122
February …… 128
March …… 85
April …… 75
May …… 15
June …… 10
July …… 7
August …… 34
September …… 25
October …… 97
November …… 103
December …… 157
Total …… 858

LOST CHILDREN FOUND AND RETURNED TO PARENTS BY OFFICERS
January …… 1
February …… 0
March …… 6
April …… 9
May …… 9
June …… 14
July …… 3
August …… 5
September …… 9
October …… 7
November …… 7
December …… 3
Total …… 73

RECORD OF PATROL WAGON SERVICE
Number of miles traveled by patrol wagon …… 1965
Number of wagon runs made …… 1208
Number of prisoners brought to station …… 930
Number of prisoners taken to jail …… 590
Number of telephone calls for wagon …… 523
Number of box calls for wagon …… 277
Number of sick and injured taken home or to hospital …… 198
Number of wagon runs made to fire …… 56

RECORD OF POLICE CALL
Total number of box calls answered by clerks ............... 67,460
Total number of telephone calls answered by clerks ...... 34,216
Grand total calls answered by clerks ..................... 101,676

CRIMINALS ARRESTED & DISPOSITION OF CASES.
Convictions …… 71
Acquittals …… 5
On-suspended sentence …… 8
Dismissed …… 9
Reform school …… 2
To Juvenile Court …… 16
Insane Asylum …… 1
Case pending …… 2
Total …… 114

OPEN DOORS: Doors of stores and other business places found open and unsecured after business hours and secured by Officers on District.
January …… 14
February …… 8
March …… 9
April …… 16
May …… 10
June …… 12
July …… 3
August …… 6
September …… 4
October …… 15
November …… 11
December …… 17
Total …… 125

RECORD OF ABANDONED BICYCLES BROUGHT TO STATION BY OFFICERS AND LATER RETURNED TO THE OWNER
January ...... 0
February ...... 2
March ...... 1
April ...... 9
May ...... 11
June ...... 7
July ...... 5
August ...... 4
September ...... 5
October ...... 4
November ...... 6
December ...... 0
Total ...... 54