Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09
MORE POLICE WANTED.
An Urgent Necessity Discussed by
BrightwOOd Citizens.

Last night the large hall of Bright wood
Hotel was occupied by the Brishtwood Ave
nue. Citizens Association, holding its regular
| monthly meet,EgJ Among those presen,
were: President w. V. Cox. Vice Presidents
N. f. Robinson. A. p. Brown r w. Lay.
Geo. G. McElwee Secretary c. F. King,
Treasurer Geo Field f. T. Bates, W. A.
Knowles. TIL. Feter. DR.. H. o. Waters,
David Cook, DR.. c. G. Stone, c. B. Williams
and others.
After thu usual preliminary business, Dr.
Stone reported on the work of the executive
committee. He spoke of the interview with
the Senate subcommittee on the District
appropriation bill. in which the committee
was promised a favorable action on the
sewerage Of this vicinity President Cox
mentioned that the interview was obtained
through the earnest work of Mr.. Brown.
President Cox then spoke of the recent
pamphlet issued by the association, con-
tanning the letters addressed to the Commits
sioners and board Of trade. The pamphlet
has been distributed to the congressional
committees and other officials interested in
the associations fight for the much needed
sewerage.
the committee on e,pol!ce and light, sta ted
that in the present appropriation bill the
item for fire engine house and equip
| ment for Brightwood was included.
that of the police force Of the eighth pre-
cinct. Mr.. Ba tes, in the order of new bust
ness began the discussion by showing the
absolute need of an increase of two or three
this precinct. Mr.. Bates mentioned the
recent murders. He offered resolutions
which were unanimously adopted.
Capt. T. w Lay said that he thought tina
no more important subject could be dis
cussed He gave as an instance "close
CALI which he recently had, when he was
luckily in the possession of arms. He said
that he would not advise anybody to come
on Takoma Heights where he lives. espe-
cially in the night, because he states that
he and his neighbors interested in
poultry raising. He declared that he should
do all in his power personally to influence
Congress to give the increase of police force
The best way to influence the congressman,
he thought. was to get them to move out
there ard themselves suffer the deficiency
Mr.. Fields made the suggestion that if the
increase be made only policemen be
ar pointed and not old men young boys.
The opinion of Secretary King was that
until the law be changed the increase can
not be made, as there is now a regulation
CT the number Of police in proportion to the
inhabitants
Dr. Stone gave data which showed the
great need of an Increase There are 430
policemen, and out of those yesterday 20
were detailed ABOUT the different parks and
buildings of the city, 16 were on leave and
% SICK leaving but 321 out of the entire
roll of policemen who were patrolling the
seventy-two miles of the District. But 40
men are allowed to the eighth precinct
the most populols and biggest Of the pre-
cincts-out of which but are assigned to
Brightwood and Takoma, only one man be-
ing on the beat at once. He then pointed
out the necessity Of the passing of law
whereby the major Of police would be en-
abled to put on the needed increase. A
comparison between the ratio of police
to population of the larger cities with
the other cities. '''
President Cox announced that he had ap-
pointed Messrs.5 c. c. Lancaster Blair Lee
and william Clayton as judiciary COM
mittee. IL