THE POLICE DEPARTMENT Davenport, like all cities of push and progress and good order, has its modern, systematized, metropolitan police force.  At this time the number of uniformed policemen number forty-five, including the chief.  Of this body of men twenty-seven are patrolmen.  The police are chosen not only for their physical make-up, but they are also required to meet a certain standard-which is a high one-of morality and intelligence.  Davenport was one of the first western cities of its size to employ a police matron who has charge of the house of detention for females and juvenile offenders. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L