He also reorganised the borough 's fire brigade , and , among other police innovations , set up twelve of `` police pillars '' , a network of two-way microphone handsets across the borough so that the public could contact police stations and civil defense posts directly . He also reorganised the borough 's fire brigade , and , among other police innovations , set up twelve of the then new `` police pillars '' , a network of two-way microphone handsets across the borough enabling the public to contact police stations and civil defense posts directly .