. Health in home and town. treets. His duties are many, but usuallynot very hard ones. He must know the business placeson his post and the places where burglaries, crime, andfire are most likely to occur. He must report anypublic danger, such as a hole in the sidewalk ora fallen limb of a tree in the street. All of the streetsmust be kept safe for traffic. He must also report thedetails of any accident that may occur on his beat, andhe must assist as far as possible any persons injured. Arrests. — The most important duty of a policeofficer is to arrest persons for theft, drunkenness, assault,p
. Health in home and town. treets. His duties are many, but usuallynot very hard ones. He must know the business placeson his post and the places where burglaries, crime, andfire are most likely to occur. He must report anypublic danger, such as a hole in the sidewalk ora fallen limb of a tree in the street. All of the streetsmust be kept safe for traffic. He must also report thedetails of any accident that may occur on his beat, andhe must assist as far as possible any persons injured. Arrests. — The most important duty of a policeofficer is to arrest persons for theft, drunkenness, assault,picking pockets, and other misdemeanors. Sometimesmuch judgment is needed to prevent arresting innocent THE SAFE CITY 279 persons and subjecting them to inconvenience, annoy-ance, and loss of time and money. If help is neededin making arrests, a patrol wagon with a squad ofpolicemen is sent from the station. Arresting is oftena very dangerous duty, and many policemen have beeninjured or killed in taking desperate The Policeman Special Duties. — Policemen are assigned or detailedto many special duties. Reserves are held at eachstation-house, and a squad of police may be sent out oncall at any time to assist a patrolman. A squad mayalso be sent to a fire. The police are often detailed tohelp the different departments of the city government,such as the Health Department. Nearly all largepublic meetings are policed by one or more , shows, and public gatherings often need theservices of the police. 28o HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN The Police Signal System. — At many of the publicsquares and street crossings throughout a city arelocated the iron boxes of the police signal system. Bymeans of these each policeman communicates with astation-house at regular periods, usually once an this way he may call for a patrol wagon, an ambu-lance, or for assistance. This system also tends tohold the patrolmen up to their duties. The Detectives. — The detective force
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