The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-01
IN NEW QUARTERS.
The Harbor Police Make
a Move
TO THE CENTRAL STATION,
Secured for the Joint Forces of
the Water Front.
A NEW PATRtL-WAGON SERVICE.
The North and South Harbor Stations
Are in Existence No Longer.
The New Building.
TO THE CENTRAL STATION
ANEW PATRtL.wAGoN SERVICE.

Attention, Harbor patrol! Open lock
ers! Pack clotbipgi Forward, march &c
the new station at 80 Sacramento street p
Captain Dunlevy mopped the perspra-
tion from his brow and said it is well. His
dream of a com forta bic central station for
harbor police, close to the front and the
wholesale district, is at least reality. The
captain is happy. All the parOlmen ale
happy and every waterfront bum on the
line is just dying to get arrested and see
what the new cells are like.
Early yesterday morning there were
unmistakable signs OF activity at the old
station on Davis street. Blue-coated po-
iieemen could be seen emerging therefrom
with bells, coats, hats and all manner OF
paraphernalia. They marched toward
Sacramento street. turned down aud
stopped il front of two-8tory brick
building wherein painters welded brushes
and carpenters made din with their tools.
In they marched. Captain Dunlevy took
formal possession and the new quarters
had been duly christened.
The new station is the result of num-
Der of years of hard work TO secure from
the Supervisors an appropriation for its
maintainmeDt
Chief Crowley wanted a central station
five years ago ana Captain DuuIevy never
missed an opportunity to say good word
for 1t. The front needed a wagon service,
and this, too, was advanced.
The Spear-street FIRE did it. If it had
not been for The conflagration in which
the South Harbor station was burned
down the new quarters may never have
been secured. While the flames were
raging Sergeant Giiin, who was then in
charge of the North Harbor police, said to
Chief Crowley: Now is the time to make
a fight for joint district JAIL" The Chief
said, That is just what have beer think
ing about. and Pm going to get to work on
the Supervisors"
Well the station was secured and that is
all there Is 70 say about its origin. To de-
scribe it Is the next duty.
Fire cannot easily destroy the premises
at 80 Sacramento street. The entire build
ing IS OF brick. IL has frontage of about
forty feet and depth of 40 feet. The back
entrance, which Will be used by the patrol
wagon, Is on Commercial street.
On entering the building from the Sacra-
mentG-stTeet side the captains and jailers
offices are at the left. The former apart
ment was constructed by putting in two
glass partitions which frame of space of
about 20x20 feet. The jaier's Office is
next TO il and is spacious and comfort
able room. finished in the same woods,
cedar and redwood, that are found In the
first mentioned office.
-Four oar-cells are situated immediately
back of the officers. These are each capa-
bic of accommodating ten prisoners, or a
total OF forty prisoners for the row. Elec-
tlOD day they will proba bly, all be full, for
suffers always take we'll t. new quarters.
Each cell is provided with sink and rum
ming water. The walls are OF heavy pine
timbers and the bars of one-inch iron.
Back of the eel S is a large space that
can be utilized as a drillroom, provided
some OF the wooden uprights that support
the upper floor of the building can be- re-
moved. To the right of this space and 10
the center of the hall the patrol wagon will
stand. A space a: the northeastern corner
of the station will be provided with stalls
for the horses.
Forty-one neatly constructed lockers for
clothing stand 10 a line opposite the
Offices. Thiriy-seven sergeants, eorporsls
and privates will each claim a locker
Captain Dunlevy will have control of
the station, assisted by Sergeants Helms
and Fitzgerald. Sergeant Cohen will he
station-keeper.