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Chief Inspector, Insp~.:',!·j:, i\~n D:i.il:1.sion o .... Deputy Superint'~nd€nt , Inspectianal Serviceso

1. ' A field inspection of t.\(:.; 34th District W&S conducted on 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 February 1961 ", This j,nspectien wa.5 accomplish~, ed with the combined effor ts of personnel nssigned to the Inspection Division." photogra.phically recorded by'personnel assigned to the Bureau of Inspectional Services .. Also ~ during the inspection of the building , Deputy Chief of the Pa.t:;:·ol Division' Merlin tJ .. Nygren. and ·lVh .... Edt\'ard J. Crane , Chief Ope j:'ating Engineer1 VIA 2-L.,.747 , E.."Ct~· 273, PAX 367; accom.Lpan16d the inspection personnel., This inspection covered the f'ollet"ling four (4) main cat.egories:

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I~ Personnel, Equipment and Facilities. lIe Records and Calls fer S8rviee~

ILL RuJ..€s, Regalations and Procedurest)-IV ~ CommunicntiOl.J.s Dis cipline and Procedureo

SYNOPSIS OF FAC.1'lL!?:;.~~A~n: .. VE" TO.1:IiE_3.4TH DISTR.lQ1..

This building is a two story '\.'lThi te stone and brick construction, built in 1936, located at 4461 North Pulaski Road, situated on the Southeast corner of Sunnyside and Pulaski Road o This building is in generaJ.ly excellent condition~ and gives the appearance of good maintenance ~nd housekeeping practices being traditional ly employed o

The 34th District is located in \'lhat may be considered the mid··. dIe Northwest side of the City of Ch:J.,cagoc The geographic bound·· aries are Belmont Avenue (3200 North} on the South; Devon Avenue (6400 North) on the Nort.h;; Cicero Avenue (4800 West) on the West;and the North Branch of the Chicago RiVer on the East.,

There are five (5) City Wards included in the 34th District as follov-Ts:

33rd Ward; 5 of 7$ Electi.0n Precincts. 35th Vuard; 11 of' 80 Election Precincts;, 38th 'Ward; 2 of $0 Election Precinctsr. 39th ~ve.l"d; $0 of 82 Electic.m Precinctst.> 40th Ward, 75 o:f 75 Election Precincts.,

The current population of this police jurisdiction is 156~OOO. This f [email protected] exceeds' the popUlation of any other city, outs:i.de of the City of Chicago, in the entire State of n.linoiso :Che area covers 10 square miles" 'rhere are 130 streets in the district; 14.3 miles of residential and 27 miles of bucil1.6SS streetS(f There are two heavily traveled express~ays that pass through the Distrier/; , the North'vvest Expressway and Edens Exp:::-ess\,;ayo IVf...ain thor·· ough.fares that intersect the Dis'crict are Belr:1ont Av€mue; Addison Street; Irving Park Road; Montrose Avenue; Fos"te:c Avenue;' Peterson Road and Devon Avenue,. AlSQ, Cicero kV'enue; Pu.laski Road, Kimball and ~~edZ'ie Avenue.

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Various communities knolm aD the Sauganash; HollY"lood Park; North Mayfair; lUbany Park; I'-1anor; Peterson Park; Parkyiew and Grayland are included in the District o A small po~ction of the Portage Park C~)mmu..'1tty is incli.;dcd 'i,ll. t hin the confines of this District .

The Distri ct is predominately of the wrd.te race ,,11th a colored population of less than l%~ I n the old community, nationalistic groups such as Hebre1'lS ; Bohemians; German and Pol:i.sh comprised the bulk of' the population, and these groups generally still exist" HOlt;ever, in r ecent years there has been a slight but steady influx of southern whites moving into the District, particularly in the . South a nd East portion of the District" The preponderance of residential buildings in the District are older single family tL."lit dwellings, but there is a number of areas of concentrated popula·ticn, As an example, there is an Election Precinct 1vhich covers 't he area of .1 square block compared with other Election Precincts which cover 4 to 5 square blocks ~

Located Wlthin this jurisdiction there is what amounts to an educational system that 'lflould compare favorably \I'd th any medium sized city. This consists of 2 colleges; North Park College, and a Jewish Seminary; Three large public schools: Roose'llelt 1 Von Steuben and Carl Schllr~ .. Three Parochial high schools: Gordon,Tech, Alvernia and Good Counsel 0 There are 18 publj.c elementary and 11 parochial elementary schools, and in addition there are 22 synogogues trllhich conduct Jewish language classes for children who at··· tend the public elementary schoolse The Ghicago Parental School is also located VIZi thin this District o T'ne elementary schools recpire that a I!1inimum of 46 school crOSSings be maintained on school days.

There are 21 city parks located in this District o 'l'welve are l ar ge parks ~ath field houses, gymnasittms and some with indoor Swimming pools.. There is one large outdoor swimming pool within the District boundaries~ A large Forest Preserve District of Cook County known as La Baugh Woods is located within the confines of the 34th District.

Sixty-three (63) Churches of ·alJ. denominations are in this District" These are. comprised of 34 Protef3tallt~ 22 Synogogues and '7 Roman Catholic.. The District has req-aests for Sunday coverage at 16 church crossings, these requests exceed the number of' patrolmen available for th:i.,s duty at this fac11ity"

The Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium is located ~li. thi.n this District " There are fot:.r (ll-) Ch:i.oa.go Fire Department houses in this area.; a branch of the You.ng Men ts Christian Association; the Salvation Army; a Christian Science Reading l"'OOffi s and numerous old peoples homes" children t s homes and a fe'~1! b:.,:.Ys clubs are located in the District Q

In the area of police jurisdiction there 8.re a great number of -2 .. ·

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small business enterprises. Arifong the larger company facilities maintained in the District are the CO!l1.IDonwealth Edison Company, The Peoples Gas Company and General Electric$ Sears Roebuck CompanyTs reputedly third ranking retail store in the entire country is located here . Ir.lportant banks are t.he Northwest National and the Albany Park National Banko There are also a considerable number of Building and Loan Associations and numerous Currency ~~changes.

Recently various groups of public spirited citizens in the community at large have become very active in the Community Conservation program and · ACTION Q Main partic:i.pan"Gs ar3 the Albany Park Communi ty Council, an organization affili.ated wi th this organization( Area chapters of the Chamber of Co~nerce, Lions Clubs, Jaycees, Boy Scouts are all active in community affairs and local police work activity wi.. th all groups e A.lI of the public elementary schools have parents councils such as PTA and Fa.thers clubs, which also take a very active interest in local police problems. Most of the parochial schools have active groups such as Mother's clubs who are also interested in community and police affairs o There ·is evidence that the local police take an active interest in school-boy patrols and fully cooperate 1,-.n. th the Patrol sponsors of the local schools o

There are also two local newspapers who are very interested and give full coverage to District activity."

It is noted that the~ce are five (5) cemetaries in the District,) Three are quite large, the Bohemian Ne,tional, the Montrose, and St. Lucas o The other two are small nationalistic plots~

The following table depicts the allocation of personnel at this command as of 1 January 1960; 1 July 1960,. 1 J'anuary 1961 and the present 1 February 1961:

Captain.&.A •• O •••• ~O~~ O.O.~~60 Lieutenantsoo •• o ••••••••••• eo o

Sergeantsoo. ~O$ •• o •••••••• o.o~ Detectives6 .~ ••• 9.e •••••• o •• o~ Patrolmen:

CitizenTs Dress (Detailed)oo Patrol Duty .u.ou •• oooo.~ooa License Officer ~~ eo •• ~.& ••••

Warr~~t Officers ~.~ •••• 3 •• ~8 Captain!s SecretarYecoo~~oe. Assistant Secretar'ys It .... 0 " '" It

Lockup Keepero~ •• o ••• o ••• eo~ Assistant Desk Sergeantsoo~~

TOTALS"""., .... Female Crossing Guards O .O~4e80

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11 104

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13 14

11 112

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The present sta-tion compleItient of the 3hth District consists of: Capta in Jame s P. Ha cket t , Star munber 79, Commanding Of fi c er ; Lieutenant Cha r l e s Dugan; Star number 254; Firs t Wat ch Com.rnander ; Sergeant Edward Kat i lus , Star nt.nnber 602 Second Wat ch Commander; and Lieut enant Pat r ick Diggins , St a r numb e r 303, 1'hird Watch - Commander. The rema inder of t he complement consi s ts of 17 Sergeants, 14 Detecti ves, 125 Patrolmen and 40 Crossing G .... la:cds, making a t otal including all r anks a t this command of 199 ..

I .. INSPECTION OF BUIL~J~~ft

OUTSI DE OF BUILDING:

The exter ior of this building is in very good shape, however it was recornmended that the front of t h e building be sand blasted, and the brick work steam cleaned .. Accor ding to Mr. Crane, estimates for this work hav e been received, and the work is scheduled to be done either this spring or this fall:>

The parkway area i n front of this police building (between the front of th8 building and the side~lalk) is not protected with any type of guard rail or chain to prevent persons from walking across; the grass . :Mr. Crane r ecommended that this area be cemented G

The pa.rk:Lng faciliti e s at this s t ation are very inadequate, with no' provisions made for the p::. rki ng of police vehicles ,) It was learned; however, that the building (residentJ.al) -located at 445'7 Pulaski) ~lhich is adjacent to the police building , is being condemned and the area presently being occu.pied by this structure trill be converted into a parking lot-(>

G!l...B.AGE: --The garage for this facility is a three.-,car attached structure

accessible from Sunnyside Avenue~ The interior is constructed of white glazed brick walls ~ath three (3) overhead doorsc The locks on the center and West doors w-ere broken, and 'V'Jere noted by 1Y"lI'" Crane, Chief Operating Engineero The tire rack, "Jhich services the 33rd and 34th Districts, is located in the rear of the center stall of the garage" All tires, mounted on wheels, were se cured to the rack \lath al chain and p3.dlock. The entire garage v,:as ¥'J"ery cle Em and in excellent cond:Ltione

GAS ROOM: - .--..-.

The gas room and all of the facilities located in the room itlere clean and in good -working ordero The read.ing of the gas storage by use of the stick sho\"ed approximately 335 gallons of gas.. The records indicated that there should be 300a9 gallons of gas on hand~ It wa s also not ed t.~at there was a fire extinguisher located vi thin the gas room /)

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tp Photo: Inspection of Gas Room. The gasoline pump and oil disp ~nsing equipment is located in a room off the garage o Inspector · )seph P. Hurley is sho\\rn emerging from this room in this viewo

)ttom Photo: Inspection of outside of building. While the build-19 is in generally excellent condition, it was recommended that the

] ~ick work be steam cleaned, and the stone portion be sand bla~s~t~e~d~o~ __ ~ J

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LOCKUP :

The lockup for this facility consists of three cells and one isolat ion call o The equipment consists of a 30-cup coffee urn a tvlO-burner gas plate and a ref:r.igerato:cwhich contained three ioavec of bread and one sausage e The locks on a ll of the cells were in excellent co ndition~ all of the toilet facilities were clean and in good working order.., The fingerprint stand was clean and fr ee from ink smears, and the entire lockup area showed Signs of being kept in a neat and clean condition" The patrolman assigned as lockup keeper was neat and cl ean in appearance, attin'\d in the proper uniform and carried no side arm" There is no warning system instal. l ed within the lockup, however there is an intercommunication telephone eql ipped with a buzzer between the lockup a nd the desk which was tested a nd is in good iIIO rking order"

SQUADROOM:

The s quadroom for this station is loe ated on t he second floor -of the building. The r oom present.ed a neat and orderly appearance" with adequate waste receptacles being used for their intended pur-" pose~ The room has four desks for the use of personnel assigned to the facility~ There is one fire extinguisher secured to the East wall of the s quadroom " The crime maps , accident maps and bulle tin boards were a ll kept in a nedt and orderly manner.

One of t he bulle tin boards co ntains a Ii sting of loc ati ons in the District requ:ir ing special attel1. tion" The se locations are listed on separate sheets according to the beat covering the locatic

and is entitled "Keep Watch YI 0 'I'his s ystem of disseminating information normally-kept in the Station Complaint and CaptainYs Special Order Book, apIB ars to be an excelle nt manner of r eminding personn.el of locations to pay particular attention to daily.

This squadroom is rectangular in shape wi th the longiJeudinal axis extending i.n a North-South di recti on" At the present time the podium is located on the North wall and the vi indows are along the West wall~ It is recommended that the podium be moved to the West wall so that the room C&'1 be bett e r utili 7;ed for the formation or' squads by a~"l,:)" .... r.i~ng them. ~o line up aero.ss the ro?m lo?gi tv,dinal1y.1 and al so utJ.ll zlng the IJ.ght from the \\Il ndows iIIr!llch WL 11 be at the back of the officer co nducting roll calL, JYlr" Crane made a not e of this proposed change Q

At the time of this inspection, Patrolman'Patrick Shannon, St;ar Number 7069 was the acti ng desk sergeant, assi.sted by Patrol_ man Ray HarnrrB rneister, Star Number 4831. The above :p8rsonnel V18re neatly attired in t he proper uniform and conduGting their duties at the desk in an efficient mannero At this desk there are two

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Bell phones: IR 8--025"2 and IR 8-0283, also PAX phone' number 434.' The general apIB arance of t he desk area "Vvas very good, \\Q th books, supplies and equipment placed in an orderly manner,. Waste receptacles appeared to be adequate and bei ng used properly ..

VAULT:

There is a walk-in Mosler safe vault loc ated in the rear of the desk area being u·tilized for the storage of miscellaneous supplies and records which 1rl8re all neatly arranged on s helves and in cab- ' inets e There "'Jere no arti cle s stored in the vault awai ting transfer to the CustDdian!s Office. It was noted that there was no small safe provided for the use of securing bond money, a locked drawer of the desk being utilized for this purpose. It is recommended that better arrangements be made for the security of the bond moneyo

TOILETS: - -All of the toilets and urinals in the 34th District were very

clean, a nd in perfect working order.,

DRINKING FOUNTAINS:

There is a drinking fountain located in t he foyer that \;fCES

found to be cle an and free from any foreign matter.. The water supply was adequate.

SECTIETARY'S OFFICE:

The secretary's office ~~s found to be in a neat and clean condition. This office is not large enough to provide adequate work space and filing and storage faci lities" For this reason some of the records and supplies are stored in lockers placed in the squadroom. Ha:,vever at th;~ present time there are no immediate plans or suggestions that will alleviate the situation o

LIEurENANT7S OFFICE:

Tp.is offic e \vas in a clean a nd orderly condition, ecp_ ipped ",d th two new desks, 3 new chairs@ Addition~_ fixtures that are not new include 3 lockers, 1 sorting table and 1 -V'lardrobe o The office attested to good housekeeping practi ces bei ng constantly employed.,

CAPTAIN'S OFFICE:

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. Th~s area, was found to. be ~_n excellent condi tio~~ This station 1S e qu1pped w. th an ele ctr1C f..Locr buffer and all f ..Loors are bUffed a nd ke pt in perfect condJ. tioD" The wal:~_s were very cle an and free; from damage and showed sL gns of' being constantly maintained in an iITllllacu1a te manner 0 There are tvlO public phone bo olths located i.n the foyer for public use , phone numbers JUniper 8-9~.nO and JUniper 8- 9811<$

DETECTIVE'S ROOM :

The room presently being used by the detectives is located on the first fl oor off the fo yer. The office presented a neat and cle an appearance , however some of the old equ ipment should be re_ placed} IE r ti cularly the l!---drawer vJOoden filing cabinet containing blank forms and Character and Vagrancy reports.. Because of the impendi ng transfer of detectives out of district stations, it is planned that after this transfer takes place, the neVl equipment already at this f aci lity \II/ill be reallocated so that all of the re_ mai ning offices will be adequately furnished wi th new equipment.

BASEMENT:

The basement of the 34th District Station contains an abandoned shooting range which has been converted into locker space" Thi.s area also co ntains a wash room equipped yd. th a shm'ler, the entire area being maintained in a very neat and clean mannero It VvES

learned that during extremely heavy rain st.orms the basement floods even- though it is eq;t ipped W:. th an automatic sump pump.. Mr.,. Crane suggested a larger capacity sump pump be installed as '\<vell as Con_ sideration bei ng given for improved drai nage for the f aci Ii ty I)

There is a locked room of the basement presently being used as the archives room. ~~ile the room presented a very neat and clean apIB arance w:t th 'all books and reccr ds neatly labeled and placed on makeshift racks, ED me of wh ic:r~ vfere fashioned from orange crates h~r district persollii.el , it is recommended that these shelves be replac~d wit h new metal racks recently s hipped to the s tation a

The boiler room was cle an 'wj_th no items of trash or discarded equipment lying about " This station is equipped ltd th an oil fired steam boiler in excelle nt CD ndition o The oil storage tank has a:. capacity for 1538 gallons of oil~

FIRE FI GHTING EQU IPMENT:

At the time of this inspection there were three fire exting~ uishers in' this police buildi ng~ TwD of these are the hand pu.mped water ty~, one attached to the wall in the squadroom, and the other attached to the wall in the office on the first floor present_ ly being used by Youth Bureau officers e The other extinguisher is

the C02 type and is ke It in the ga.s room o .

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CAR NUMBER ----3530

(Sgts . Car)

BEAT NUMBER

891

MAKE

Ply-rnouth

MILEAGE PERSONNEL ASSIGNED

Sgt. A. Bittenbindaer #784

REMARKS : License nu.rnber I:150J5 on front and rear. No damage to vehicle, had all of the recp:ir ed equipment.,

pAR NUMBEIi

3568 (Sgts e Car)

BEAT NU1'vffiER MAKE

Plymouth

MILEAGE

5226

P~RSONNEL ASSIGNED

Sgt. W. Rubyor #1225

REMARKS : License number M7465 on front and rear. No damage to vehicle-, had all of the required equipment o

CAR NU~mER BEAT NUMBER MAKE MILEAGE PERSONNEL ASSIGNED _. -- --,~- _. ----560 518 Plymouth 40687 Ptlmn. o. Lepinski #9208

REMARKS: Lic ense ' number M5761 on front and rear. Left outer headlight rim missing, no otherdamage to vehicle o Had all of the re quired equipmento

CAR NUMBER BEAT NUMBER ____ 0_. MAKE MILEAGE PERSONNEL ASSIGNED

146 519 Lark Ptlmn. J. Laska #9435

REMARKS~ License number M5539 on front and rear.. Minor damage to rear bumper, no other damage to vehicle" Had all of the requir ed eq.l ipment",

CAR NUMBER BEAT NU~ffiER MAK~

79h 52D Ford

MILEAGE PERSONNEL ASSIGNED

24717 Ptlmn. R. Klej_n #l0988 Ptlmn" A. Ackert #6801

REMARKS: Lie ense number M5973 on front and ' rear .~ No damage to vehicie .. Had all of the required equipment~

CAR NUMBER BEAT NUJ.VIBER MAKE MILE A.GE PERSJ NNEL ASSIGNED ------ -- ---134 521 Ply-rnouth 3h415 Ptlmn. R .. BUrns #7917

RE1'vlARKS: Lic ense l1UL"TIber M5527 on front an d rear.. Small dent in right rear quarter panel" Had all of the requir ed equipment ...

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CEEDITABLE MENTIONS: - - -.... -~.------~ .. -The Inspection 'I'eam found that the Commc:mdi.ng Officer crt this

COIT1'11.and recogni zes good and alert police \tlOTk by the members an.d does submit recomraendat.:1.ons for C:.. ... echt c:.o18 I~~ent,ion, Traffic AHard of the Month , etc ,-, Dur:i.ng the year 1960 , seven members of this command were given Cr edit.abl e Mention by t he S'llperin·~endent of' Police upon recommendation of the Commanding Offi.cer" One member received the Traffic Award of the Month~

From a conversation wi th the Commanding Offi cer it was indicated that only recommendations would be made for Creditable !vlention in outstanding cases" This policy of the District Captain is in keeping with Memorandum number 60 ,-12~ issued by the Deputy Super·int.endent, Bureau of Field Servi ces in December 1960. There are t\i'lO requests for Creditable Mentl ':>ns pending sj.nce recei pt of the foregoing Memora nduln G

The Commanding Officer at thts Command recognizes good police effort on the part of Diotrict personnel, and in every instance of a good arrest, an order commending personnel is placed in the Specia~ Order Book over the signature of the Commanding Officer, a'1.d a COP} ' of the commendation :l.s placed in the indi Yidual personnel jackets of' the men effected.. A 'notatiop j.s made on such commendations to the effect that these ci tations \i'Jil1 be considered 'V'lhen the semi-aI1..ll11nl

., '.C' b . - R.L..· f.J:'O personneL ratJ.ng J..Orins are eJ.ng prep2.red ., ~a\J:Lng 0 .l..lCerS are re-quired to thoroughly check individual personnel files for these notes of commendation!)

INVENTORY BOOK~ -----_ ... - ._--.,.... The Inventory Books cover:i.r::;:t: a P91->iod from 8 July 1960 to 7

February 1961 vlere inspected., The inspect.ion CDvered the f4110vdng inventory numbers:

773501 to 773600; 801501 to 801600;

782901 t.o 783000; 790101 to 790200; and 805501 to $055740

The Invent5:ry Books ~ in genera.J., 'i\iore in a go·:;,d state of }Jl'" e,~ paration, neatly kept; \'J'e11 labeled cmd st.o:ced in proper:Jequence(! There 1,vere no inven·to:::'ies fou .. l1d that did not haye the blue C-!~st.oa.ian IS receipt or Crime Labo:,,"atOJ .. ~y :t~eceipt~. properly att2. ~~bed.o However, several inventories ~'lere i'our,d to be not i.ndexed or cross··" indexed v-There applicable" In addit:'L·:,D. th8 folloY-ling invel"~tories 1rJere found to not; have a signa."':,ure by the Desk Sergeant;:

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FIELD ';CHAINING OFFIQ§3:.:, '''''continued" .. c

In a conver sation vvi th Patrolman Rudolph Sirotek relative to the merits of the above- mentioned progr-am, he stated ' that he thought: it was very beneficial to the recruits 1 but; expressed the opinion that the length of time spent 1n this phase of the training-program should be extended.. At the present time no recruit is assigned to the 34th District training prog:.""'am"

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C ~ TeA ", STATIONS AND RAMPS.:

In a c cordance with Patrol Division Special Order #60-18 providing for the patrol inspection of C~T.A .. Stations, the 34th District has assigned the officer assigned to intersectional control at Kimball and La\~~ence Avenues to also check the station at that l ocation.. Beat car #524 is assigned to check the C.T.A .. Stations located ' at Kedzie and Wilson Avenues; and at Franciso and Leland Avenues, the only other Stations located within this District~

SCHURZ HIGH SCHOOL:

Mr. George Ae Olson, Principal of the Schurz High School, located at 3601 Mil'V;il'aukee Avenue, '''las interviewed concerning the officer assigned to the school area~ M1~e Olson stated that Ptlmn~ T. LY::1Ch, Star 118962 of the 3~·th District is very efficient and needed to keep order in and a.rolL'1d the school~ Patrolman T .. L:ynch is assigned to Feot Eeat #521 'ltlhich incl-u.Jes intersectiona l control. at Milwaukee and Addison Avenues during 'the change of classes; and in addition handles the school crOSSings at Sto Victorts Catholic School at Addison and Keeler o

On 6 February 1961, spot checks of the crossing guards assigned to the 34th District v-lere made at 1130; 1230; 1430 and 1455 h011rs" All personnel were performing their assigned duties in a conscien·t .... ious and efficient manner a All guards 'ltlere attired in the prescribed uniform according to Personnel Memorandum #5" Total. number of female crossing guards assigned to this District is 40, the m.un"", ber of crossings JGO be manned is h5,~ Many of the guards expressed the opinion that the order referring to t ·he wearing of slacks when the temperature i.s belmv ten degrees above zero should be changed to 25 dE-grees a bove zero" Th.lring this intervievl many of the guards l'lere questioned relative to wOl king Church crossings on Sundays in an effort to relieve patrolmen for other duties o About 25% of the women interviewed stated that they would be happy to take care of tb.e Church crossings"

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