Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-06
The Criminal Record.


practices and still further increase it's eff
fioiency.
So The Criminal Record
1t cannot but interest every citizen to read
that chapter of the report of the major and
superintendent of police which relates to
crime and the manner in which it has been
handled during the past year. IT is thought
that the record of the department is one
OF which 1t need not be ashamed. 1t is not
the record of any police department that
every offender is caught and every crimi-
nal punished. The proportion, however, of
arrests to crimes committed is as good as
could reasonably be expected
The following will show the work done by
the police surgeons, four in number, for the
year ending June 80. 1897: Visits made
4,2s1; patients treated, LBS; office con-
situations, 2,I19; supposed insane exam
lned OoS visits, 20; applicants examined
5l1; eNamina lions of applicants held, 26;
number accepted (26.SS per cent? 1879: num-
Der rejected Oil per cent?, 37s.
g Fire Department.
- Congress has of late years shown dispo-
sition to recognize the necessity for an IN
crease of the fire department to protect
the rapidly growing suburbs of the city as
well as of the city itself, and during the
past year provision was made for two ad-
ditional engines and two carriages. The
engine houses at Brightwood and Ecking-
ten were completed and made ready tor
occupancy on the first day Of July, when
the money for their equipment became
available. An apprc priation was also made
; for the purchase of ground and the cree
ton of buildings at AnacCstia and on Sth
street between d and f streets, in the
heart of the city. The building at Anacos-
: tia will soon be completed and. the work is
about to be begun on the Sth street house
While the. Eumber of engines and trucks
provided is larger than ever before, K is
Still entirely inadequate to meet the de-
nnands. and in this reporls will be found Is
. Inmates for additional engines and trucks.
Most of the engine houseS are in excel
lent condition. are kept scrupulously clean
and are always ATTRACTIVE places to visit
The older ones suffer greatly, BIZ comparison
with the newer ones, and should be either
replaced with new structures or so thor
oughiy remodeled as to give the comforts
and conTeniences- which are essential to
men who are so closely and ICONS Ia tly con-
fined to the house as are: the fireMen.
= increase In Pay
The chief of the fire department asks
with much force, for an increase of pay for
all those connected with his department
based partly on amounts received for SIM
liar services in other cities. and partly on
the. cost of moderate living as compared
to the small amounts of money received.
1t should be borne in mind in connection
with the salaries of the fire department
that the men employed in this work are
more than any other set of men employed,
liable to serious injury or sudden death.
which will leave their families without ahy
support other than the small amount OF
pension which they will receive. 1t Is only
an act Of simple Justice to provide for
these men while they are rendering such
valuable service. and it is hoped that the
very proper request for this increase will
not be denied. ~
Proposed Hack System. !.
During the past year a request was made
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
Introduce into this city its very excellent
cab system now in use in Philadelphia and
New York. The company has expressed
willingness to do SO provided It can have
the exclusive right of standing its cabs
in front Of and near the station. The Com
rnissioners are not authorized to grant the
use Of the public streets for private pur-
to arrange with the company for this de-
sirable equipment, by which passengers
coming to the city can find at the Goor of
the station carriages, neat and clean. with
strong, respectable looking horses and re-
liable. trustworthy drivers. who will, for
a small amount, carry them to any part of
the city more comfortably than can now be
found there. It would add much to the
comfort of those travelling on this line of
railroad II Congress would grant them the
privilege of having the exclusive use of
the streets Immediately around their sta
ton, other than that which is now used
for hotel buses. for their own cabs and
carriages.
The Excise Board.
The excise board granted during the year
SAT retail and Ill Wholesale liquor licenses.
a reduction Of II bar room and 16 Wholesale
licenses; - SPECIFICATIONS sor bar room and
% for wholesale Hcsnses were. rejected.
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