The herald., 1896-08-28
IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS
City Guardians Installed in Their
New fiOme
ANNOYANCES OF MOVING
Some Drawbacks on the Arrangement OF
the New Station
Officers Oettirg Settled In the Rooms AIiot.
ted to Them-No Accommodations
for the Press as Yet

Things are gradually being straight
ened out at the new police station, but
the work of getting settled in the new
quarters ls far from completion. The
din made by carpenters and plumbers
during working hours is deafening, and
the business of the department is con-
Quoted under difficulties. Besides the
details of officers engaged in setting
things to rights, a squad of prisoners is
utilized in cleaning up and doing some
of the rough work.
The various officials are getting set
tied in the rooms allotted to them, but
are unable to give much OF their time
to their regular duties. owing to the gem
eral confusion incident to moving. The
prevailing pandemonium is increased
by the crowds of visitors who throng
the building all day to inspect the new
quarters. Among those who called yes
tarQay were members of the city ana
county governments, prominent cltizehs:
and quite a number OF ladies. Nearly all
are pleased with the new station, but
things are still in too chaotic state
to make the best impression.
Chief Glass is snugly located in MS
commodious apartments. on the LETT
hand side of the west entrance. The FUR
nishing of his office is about as near
completed as any, and he is quite well
pleased with the change from the little
cubby hole he occupied in the old city
hail 10 his handsome suite of rooms in
the new station
Chief Detective Moffatt is located in
an ante-room to Chief Glass apart
ments, and has the paraphernalia of his
office nearly all in place. The detect
ives rooms on the opposite side of the
hall are only partly furnished, but the
Ssent1S QT the force a1re1dV feel quite
at home in their new quarters. They
will enjoy q great deal more privacy
than they did in the old station, and will
not be so cramped for room.
Captain Roberts sits contentedly in
his cosy Office at the northeast entrance
to the station and receives his many
callers with his oldtime cordiality. The
captain has not got all the furniture
he needs. but expects to fare better in
this respect ere long.
The sergeants' room adjoining the cap
tains' is plainly furnished. but they find
it great deal more comfortable than
the place they vacated. 1t looks as
though the sergeants will have to fur
nish their own lockers: Sergeant jeff
ries in fact. has already provided him
self with handsome polished oak ward
robe
The desk clerks have a commodous
office, but ii lacks some necessary fur
nishings. The counter should have a
rail and the telephone should be boxed
in. as the noise made by persons walking
through the corridors makes it difficult
TO hear anything through the phone.
One OF the happiest men in the build
ing is Humane officer Clark, who,
through the courtesy of Chief Glass. who
appreciates the Importance of the hu-
name officers work, has been given
quarters in one of the jury rooms at the
head of themain stairway. Them any
people who have business with the hu-
name officer will find Captain Clark
there during his regular office hours,
eager to work for the cause of humanity,
notwithstanding the fact that he re-
ceives but a miserable pittance in lieu
of a salary. il has been suggested that
the municipality and the county should
lend generous assistance to the humane
society in the support of this office.
The court rooms of Justice Morrison
on the east side Of the second floor and
OF Justice Owens on the west side, are
temporarily furnished with the fittings
from the old police court rooms, but ele
giant new furniture is to replace this as
soon as it can be manufactured and put
in place, the council having let the con-
tract.
The elegant court chamber over the
main stairway, has been given over to
the use of Constable J. Harry Johnston
and his staff of deputies for the time
being Mr.. Johnston is fitting himself up
an elegant office in little chamber on
the west side of the main ROOM while
his secretary f. II. Brakesuhler, occu-
pies a similar chamber on the east side.
Secretary Cottle and Bailiff Appel
have very comfortable office on the
third floor, with west exposure, which
gives them the full benefit of the refresh
ing ocean breeze. They are probably
the best pleased men in the department
with their new quarters.
Deputy District Attorney James has
established himself in handsome suite
of rooms on the east side of the third
| floor and will make this his permanent
headquarters. The deputy city attor-
| ney assigned to the police court work
| will share these rooms with Mr.. James
| . 1t is hard to please everybody and the
| new station has its draw backs. The
] officers are not at all pleased that their
| barracks are on the third floor. and that
| they must climb two flights of steep and
| narrow stairs every time they want to
| change clothes. They are not pleased,
| either because they must continue to
use their old lockers, which are entirely
| too small for the purpose intended.
It is not considered a particular ad-
vantage that prisoners must be con-
Quoted up a flight of stairs in order to
be taken from the booking clerks office
| to the jail. There are other disadVant-
ages too numerous to mention, and not
| the least kick of all comes from the po-
| lice reporters, who have thus far re-
! ceived no consideration in the appor-
tionment of the rooms. 1t is customary
in all cities for a roors to be set aside fol-
the use Of the press in every we'll regu-
/ lated police station. This has not yet
| been done in this case, but Chief Glass
the custodian OF the building has al
ways treated the newspapermen with
courtesy they are not without hope that
he VIII see that their wants are salts
fled in the matter of having place as
signed to them where they may sit down
and write their daily reports Of the do