The morning call., 1893-10-14
POLICE LUXURY.
Elegant Quarters Ready
for Occupancy.
A MARVEL OF CONVENIENCE.
On Wednesday the Police Depart.
ment Will Remove From the Old
to the New City Hall.

The Chief Of Police, the Commissioners
and detectives. ard those associated with
the upper Office" will walk, not meta
phorically. but actually. on velvet. when
they remove from their ill-smeliGg quar-
ters in the old City Hall next Wednesday
to The luxurious apartments arranged for
their use in the new City Hall. Everything
has been arranged with view to comfort
and convenience. while elegance of ap-
pointments has not been overlooked.
The apartments of the Chief of Police
and detectives occupy about three-quarters
of the LarEin-street side of the new City
Hall. the remainder being devoted to Po-
lice courts. The office Of the Chief of Po-
lice occupies the extreme southern end,
near the main corridor. and is elegantly
and luxuriantly fitted up. Comfortable
reclining chairs. leather covered lounge.
handsome desk, bookcase and locker
comprise the main features Of the furni-
ture, while heavy velvet carpet covers
the floor.
Adjoining the Chiefs room is a room for
chief of detectives Captain L. w. Lees.
In arrangement and detail the appoint
ments are similar 10 those of Chief Crow
ley.
Ollc6TS DdiDUFlueo anu tUiuy Will udNc
the rogues' gallery in the next room.
Every convenience is here afforded for the
proper registering and arrangement of pic
lures of criminals. Here are large and
commodious racks, glass inclosed, divided
into pigeon oles and spaces for books.
In one corner of the room stands large
fre-proof steel vault about ten feet high,
provided with similar apartments to the
racks for the storage Of pictures and rec
ords.
The fourth room of the suite is arranged
for the use of the force and is provided
with desks and chairs. all of the latest pat
tern. solid and substantial. The rooms of
the suite are separated by heavy oaken
doors with glass panel in the upper part.
Heavy plates OF brass, brightly FURNISHED
and flushed off with diamond pointed
brass nails. add greatly to the appearances
of the apartments.
One of the features of special importance
is the telephone, electric call system and
speaking tube arrangement connecting
each of the rooms with the other and
the prison below. The telephone system,
which is a private line, is also connected
with the various stations.
Across the hall. Immediately opposite to
the rooms Of Chief Crowley. is the main
bly, room for the detectives. A heavy
velvet carpet of bright colors covers the
floor, while lockers are arranged around
the walls. A heavy oaken table. with
drawers for each detective, occupies the
center of the room. Communicating with
this room to the east is another room
similar in size, also handsomely furnished,
" which is intended for private conferences
Of detectives.
The next room of the suite is devoted to
the use of Property Clerk Cullen. Metal
boxes, with arrangements for labels,
drawers. racks and innumerable devices for
hn of fnIa rfx
around the walls. A gallery running
around the three sides of the rooms affords
access to additional cases and racks. An
elegant grill-work railing OF bronze, pro-
tects the clerks desk, and heavy oaken
counter prevents an entrance by the pub
lie. a smaller room arranged similarly
affords additional storage room.
A second small room, which will be used
by the Chief. and as retiring room for
the Commissioners, adjOins the large room
where the Commissioners will hold their
sessions. Some idea of the size of the latter
room may be gained from the fact that it
required 30 yards of carpet TO cover it.
The ground pattern is very dark wine
color, relieved by light colored flowers. A
heavy oaken table, with heavy oaken re-
vOving chairs, conn letes the furnishing OF
the room. A small space is left for chairs
or benches for the convenience OF the public
who may be permitted to attend the meet
ings of the Commissioners.
In the last room of the suite Sergeant
McKenna will have every facility for at
tending to the license business that will
come under his care. Regular counting
house desks of light oak. with necessary
racks and furniture. give the room already
a very bEsiness-like appearance.
Yesterday afternoon a number of the
officers were engaged in getting things into
shape for Wednesdays hegira. The sun
streamed through the wide windows and
made everything warm and cheerful, and
all wondered how they could have endured
for so long the miasmatic eff1uvia of the
old hall.