Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
MAJOR M0ORE'S MEN.
Operations Of the Police Department
for a Year.
FIGURES ABOUT CRIME.
Statistics That show the Efficiency o: the
Torc"-tn Increased Number of Men
Nrsde,i-tn Extension of The Patrol SER
Nirr-TEs Foiic mems Fund.

Col. VIM. G. Moore. major and superintend-
out - police. submitted to the District Com
nis-ioucrs today report of tie operations Of
hi department for the fiscal year ended June
80. I-s2 Mai Moore submits estimates for the
support % the police department next fiscal
year a. follows:
One major and superintendent. IS. 800: one
captain. u 500. two Hsutenants inspectors at
81 zoo each. - 600. one chief CLERK who shall
Al-o BE- property clerk 81 800. one clerk 81 800;
two clerks az 500 each. : 800. four surgeons
fur TIE police and fr departments ~ $40 each.
g leo ad,iiin aal conn eu-a'ion fcr twelve phi
Yates detailed Tor special service in the detec-
tl0u aud prevention oi crime. q. so nine lieu
tenants at 81 go each. Stl $50. thIrty-one ser
giants az ei.liu each. -Jl.j4G; 2i3 TriyaIos.
class one. at 500 each. sos. 700; lS3 rrI-
vates. cla-- tvu. nj Sl.0'O each. Sl31.6fO
twenty station kecuCrs az @72O each, -l4,-
400. nine laDorcg- at $50 each. Si.520;
one laborsr. in charge Of morgue. $3.50;
ono r1s~-sugsr 500. enc messenger. $500,
ore major and su; orlLteudsut. mOUnttt !. = 30:
one captain. muGrtsl. $40 forty-h Ieutcu-
AEt-. rzeauts and PrIyatos. mounted. at $40
snrh. 10 20. oJs van driver. $3.50. one ambu-
hurc driver f-l. two a-sI. tan; ambulance
drivers 40 800 each. 5000. sixteen drivers Of
patrol wagon. Ht $50 each. @J.lfo. three
police matrous, az -OuO each. >l.e0D. Tor rent
Of police head quarters and station al Ana
costa. 1000. f1r fuel. $500 ~ repairs 20
stations. SJ.UO0. Tor misCcl,1nshs nLi con-
tingent eXIen-e-. IUrlu.!iug stationery, books.
telsg-ra5 hing. photographs, printing binding.
gas 10. ga hug. meal for prisoners. furniture
and repairs thereto. beds. bed clothing. insignia
81 of sc. purchase and Gaze Of horses. police
Equipments and rcrairs TO same. harness.
forage, repairs to vehicles. van. ambulauces
amt patrol wagons and expenses incurred In
prevention and detection of crime and other
necessary itsnl-. 1850. covers for six patrol
wagons AZ IS each. $50. three light wagons.
harness and horses. SI.lO0: police signal and
O. cuhlae system outside 90 th. cities Of Wash
ingcou and Georgetown. - zoo: for additional
story 60 eighth precinct station house. S5,GO0.
Total. 5555. 80
This estimate exceeds by SIS 100 the appro-
prIatiOu- for the current year and the items
which cause TINS Increase AZ follows: one
slark ~ $500. sergeant az -. 40. - privates.
class l. a. 600 each. SiI 100; IS pTivatcs. class
2. at 5000 each. $1,000. l laborcr AZ $3.50.
] sergeant aud six PrIyates. mounted. Mt 800
each. Sl.G-0; 3 drivers u patrol wagons, at
ESQ each. : .N-0 fuel 500. reuairs to sta
tion-. 81 900. miscellaneous aui contingent ex-
pen-es. - 80. covers for six patrol wagons. at
SIS each. $50. three Light wagons. harness and
horse. Si.i0o. police signal and telephone sys-
ten = Goo additional STOW 10 eighth precinct
station s56 800. total S5I.lZO; deduct current
appropriation for ambulance stables, 5000;
total. siJ.l20.
fSCKEAsE OF TIE POLICE FoRCE-
The estimates for the current wear called for
a. addition 20 the force of two sergeants Tone
o. be mounted and forty Privates; only fifteen
privates. however. were allowed. II il urgent
that this deficit Of twenty-seyen men should
nov be provided for and that appropriation
sh Iuli also he made 10 adj to the mounted
service enc sergeant and -iN privates. IL NAV
be explained that the eighth precinct. embne-
Ing within ~ limits an extensive suburban area,
lying between Rock creek and the Eastern
bra eh aud north of the city To- the Maryland
linz Id IL
thIrteeH oi whom are mounted. They are
diy ilod into three Tcli-f- If six men each under
the sgT @ryi-isn % q single sergeant each relief
belug required u q" eight hours duty.
There being 10 dIrsc: route from the station
20 the extreme eastern portion OF this territory.
a. ha= become necessary 10 direct that all calls
for patrol wagon FROM that section hall be
answered by the uiath precinct IL j. there
fore proposed. should this increase of mounted
men be authorized. to detach from the eighth
and % adt to ths liuth precinct ali that portion
% the couuty which lies between the Brentwood
roal AMI the Hstsru branch. sud TO detail
tsrn for DUTY therein. The residents Of this
oGilylug district woald then be afforded better
police Protection. the want % which is the
cEI-e II many earnest AMI vell-fouRded CON-
PL.snts-
II-NIdar PATROL WAGONS
In I've % ID, nine precincts. foI want Of more
driver. the pa.-o. wagons not avail lble
after o'ciJck pm h Consequence the Of
hcsrs u the precincts who make arrests
during tn -uccCcd4ng hours Of the night are
compcl4.d % leave thsi- beats unguHried while
tLef taAe their prisoners - the stations. The
grcatc.t number Of arrests are made after
nightf-ll. sui u j. csseaiiai for police efficiency
that ne cmiloyms at Of three more drivers
should Be authorized
POLICE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Attention i invited 10 tn, following estimate.
carefully prepared by the superintendent OF the
telegraph and telephone service:
In compliance with YOUR request have made
careful estimate - thc cost II extending the
patrol system % telegraph and telephone serv-
Ice Of the fifth and seventh police precincts into
the county ~ Wa hinSton. - As To enable the
officers pairuliug those precincts outside the
cities u Washington and Georgetown to report
promptly aud frequent while duty.
In company with Lieut.. SwIndelIs Of the sew
enih precinct marie a tour OF nearly all the
county rpas!- yat-ol"d by tine officers Of that
precinct. ard We came 10 the joint conclusion
that ten boxes reporting stations ought to be
established IN tha; part of the county within the
hmits u that precInct. one each at the following
places.
Intervention q Tenleytovn road and Wood
lev lane Intersection OF Connection; avenue
extension aud Woodley lane n ear the Zool
Intersection Of PieTce'- Mil AID Broad Branch
Io'.cs- intersection Il Military and Milkhouse
Ford rOas.s >wartz place.. Intersection OF
Connecticut avenue extension and Brookviile
roads electric railroad Intersection of Ten
leytown. Rockville and River roads CIeuley-
town. Intersection of Loughboro' and Ridge
ruad- Wesley Heights. Intersection Conduit
and New Cut ro.,dA distributing reservoir
Al OF near east end OF Chain bridge. Near the
Receiving reservoir near the reform school
for girisL
The-. are al very important points and con-
veaieutly located IN the way Of afordlng the
greatest protection 10 both citizens and the
travelling public. The wIriag of the necessary
eHs -l's Tor thls extension Val make II easy