February 14, 1974 - Tuesday morning, the long-awaited dispatching system was begun by the Ouray Police Department in cooperation with the Montrose Office of the Colorado State Patrol. The system, which has been planned for some time, will provide ‘round the clock dispatching for Ouray. From 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., the Ouray police will answer the phones, and from 5 p.m. until 8 a.m., the State Patrol will answer when the Ouray police number is dialed. Mountain Bell has hooked up a special phone line to Ouray so the State Patrol will be able to immediately reach the Ouray police during the night hours if they are needed. The Patrol will also answer the police phone during the day if the officers here are out of their cars or away from the phones, and by previous arrangement, will be able to reach the officers anywhere here in town.