For all History Lovers! Get your copy of the Book "From Hog Alley To The State House", a history of the Jefferson City Police Department from 1836 - 1997. 

This book is filled with interesting stories and pictures:

• Page 21 - In 1904 an ordinance fixed the speed limit in the city at 9 miles per hour.

• Page 49 - In May 1936, the City Council determined to install parking meters and assigned the Police Department the task of enforcing time limits and collecting the income.

• Page 56 - In July 1945, the Police Department requested an appropriation to purchase a 2-way radio.

• Page 74 - Lucille C. Baysinger was the first Policewoman in June 1958.

• Pages 126-128 - Stories and pictures about the Flood of 1993.

• Page 21 - Hog Alley 1905:  About 100 people inhabited an area downtown know as Hog Alley and hardly a day went by when there wasn't some type of trouble that provoked police arrests. Read all about it!

Pick up your copy in the City Hall building, Finance Department.