The morning times., 1896-09-09
.FLAGMEN FOR CROSSINGS
Railroads Notified They Must
Comply With the Law.
INCREASING POLICE FORCE
Ma jor Moore VIII Make Strong Recon-
mendatiOns in His Annual Report
That He BE Allowed More Men.
Suburbs Need Better Protection md
Station Houses Should BE Improved

President Evan II Tucker of the North
east WashiD gton Citizens Association,
called upon the Commissioners yesterday
10 again insist upon the issuance OF an
order TO compel the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company 10 place a 1lagman a,
each OF the numerous Intersections Of its
road with the oity streets.
Mr.. Tucker claimed that II q flagnap
had been stationed at the crossing. Of
Third street, the accident in which a
little Child was MANNED and a lady
Set lously injured on August 10 would not
have happened.
Commissioner Powell inf ormed Mr..
Tucker that the police regulations upon
that subject had been already amended
SO as To cover the case, and that an order
had been issued requiring the railroads
to keep a flagmaD on duty at every street
crossing. The record OF this order is to
he furnished 10 Mr.. Tucker.
SIXTH STREET SIDEWALK.
request was also made on Prof.
Powell by President Tucker, in behalf of
laying OF d side walk Oh the east side OF
sixth street northeast, in order THAI
pedestrians who cross the railroad may
be able to make their way in some COM
fort from ] to h streets, which space is
at entunimproved.
Commissioner Powell stated emphatically
that this would not be done As long as the
railroad maintains its Tracks above grade,
he said, IL is useless to talk OF improve
meDt to that portion of Sixth street, and
an appeal To him in the matter was
waste of time.
Il don't think the railroad ought to be
there" he continued. Il don't think it
should have been permitted to come in
in the way it did. But il is there and
there by the operation of law. and nothing
can be done in the matter of improvement
where such a state of affairs exist as at
present"
Mr.. Tucker reminded him that something
had been done in that line to accommodate
the people on Seventh and Fifth streets,
but the Commissioner did not admit these
as parallel cases.
Major w. g. Moore, chief Of police, with
other heads of bureaus, is busy in the
preparation of his annual report and esti-
mates, which, owing to an unusual press
of business, are no W some what delayed.
The police department did moi get all that
was estimated for IL last year. As in the
case OF most of the other District bureaus,
the police appropriations were scaled by
Congress.
Instead OF securing an increase of 125
in the force, Major Moore was given fifty
additional men. He will in his Forthcoming
report, estimate for at least seventy-five
more men. The exigencies which then
prompted the superintendent to ask for an
enlarged force are existing still, except
that the situation was relieved to the extent
OF the new appointments already made
INCREASE IN POLICE FORCE.
AS before stated in The Times, the patrol
service has been in some degree extended,
bat to. OF. r-sss .-y,
lacks adequate protection. 1t is in the
suburbs where Migrants and criminals may
prowl between the visits of a patrolrnan
whose circuit is a loDg,oDe
1t is understood to be the purpose of the
superintendent to present the necessity for
a larger force in the strongest possible light
and ask again for what the last session OF
Congress declined to give him.
Several OF the precinct station houses need
an added story each, and it is the under
standing that Major Moore will make
beginning in the matter by estimating for
an appropriation to cover the expense
OF one Of these. He will probably select the
Eighth precinct, the one estimated for in his
last report.
He asked last year for an appropriation
TO meet the needed improvements to the
stable and grounds of the Third precinct
This Congress failed to grant, and the
recommendation will be renewed, with q
strong statement to hack 1t.
Other items OF Importance to the depart
ment, which Congress has failed to make
provision for, will be presented in the
next estimates, and certain reforms which
the chief has in mind, will also be urged.
IMP ROWING THE ART GALLERY.
Mr.. Stilson Hutchins is arranging to
have some important repairs made to his
residence at No. 1903 Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest. He obtained permit yes
terday from the building inspector which
authorizes the raising of the walls eight
feet or more, the closing of the opening
and the construction of a brick addition in
the angle between the old structure and
his art gallery. He will have a mezenine
story added and balcony. The purpose Of
the new building, 1t is understood, is to
increase the capacity Of Mr.. Hutchins' art
gallery. The cost Of the improvement is
es timated to be Sc 500.
All of the bids recently submitted for
supplying the central heating station for
the Washington Asylum have been re-
jected. The lowest proposal received was
over IS 900, about the amount of the ap-