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132 DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
taking them on board Police Motor Boat No.2 and dumping them
in the lake five miles from the shore j also 22 ounces of nitroglycerin,
30 lbs. of dynamite and one 3% inch shrapnel contact
time fuse shell.
On December 12, 1912, on permission from your office, we
held the annual auction sale at J. Ralph's auction rooms, 2521-25
Sheffield avenue, having complied with the City Ordinances covering
this sale. All property not wanted for evidence and which
has been in my possession for one year or longer, and where
no owner could be found for same, was sold at public auction
to the highest bidder, netting $1,320.85, which was turned over
to the City Collector in your name, to be credited to the Police
Pension Fund.' A full and detailed auctioneer's report of the
cost of holding above sale was forwarded to your office.
On December 31, 1912, this office turned over to the City Collector,
to be credited to the Police Pension Fund, the sum of
$1,99VJ9, from the following sources:
Moneys found on the street ............................ ,
Confiscated from gambling ............................ .
Taken from destroyed slot machines ................... .
Left at stations, no record of same ..................... .
Money held for evidence, cases disposed of, no owner of
same ........................................... .
Bale of perishable goods on order ......................•
RECAPITULATION.
21.91
100.39
126.73
134042
274.70
19.39
From auction sale .................................... ,1,320.86
Moneys found on the street........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.91
Confiscated from gambling ............................ 100.39
Taken from destroyed slot machines................... 126.73
Left at stations........................................ 134:.4:2
Money held for evidence, cases disposed of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274:.70
Sale of perishable goods on order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.39
Total . . ......•................................... '1,997.39
On May 1st, 1912, this office installed a new and up-to-date
card system, when the department put into existence the triple
inventory system. This Rystem has proved a great success, as
shown by the figures above. Weare receiving a large amount
of property through the installation of this system that was
otherwise left at stations. This bureau has received over 200%
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