The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-08

I The rchtral Telephone bureau of the
4 police department has been established
4 Tor divers purposes. Ii went into operation
a. pnon today. Operator L. l.. Phillips re
ceived the first message from the Fifth
precinct station, and Immediately trans
mitted il to the press 1t was:
No dead animals, no dangerous holes, no
fires, no assaults, I.o an VI hing
A fe'V minutes later Commissioner Wight
appeared, together with Inspector Mat
tineiy, Chief Clerk Sylvester and supt.
Miles. Mr.. Wight explained the details Of
the new plan TO Nr. Phillips, who became
the operator for the first trick OF duty.
In connection witt the system the new
institution VIII be opened also as a press
bureau. Information will be given to the
press in writing. Duplicate copies viii be
made or an messages received not mark ell
private ard the copies will be HANDED
each reporter Messages marked private
however, willnot be- given TO the press THIS
arrangement is not intended 10 affect IN.
formation being obtained at stations, no
Instructions having been issued against
lt In addition u Afr. Phillips the operators
VIII be l olicrman VIII Amiss ard Police
mar Samuel II. Murphy.
The following order gives the details OF
the system:
Headquarters, Police Department,
| , washington, ID c, Nov. 3, 1897.
| by Order OF the Commissioners:
| The bureau shall Toe known as the Gem
/ lral Telephone Bureau.
| Ihere shali Le three operators, who shall
serve, alternating: lst,, . orlock a.
i clock p. M, and Sd, l. O'Clock p. m
1 10 . O'Clock a. IN.
The operator on duty shall remain 81
| ms OfIlue constantly, 10 send al messages
| ordered tclepnUned Toy the . i,r anu SUBJ
1 mtendeEt or his uthOrized relres ent A I "a
| and To receive all communications from tre
| several precinct stations. otGer institute rs
and the public when police business.
In sending messages they shall be ha nded
10 the operator IA writing, and he sha n re-
4 eelve ali messages in writing TO ena bic him
I TO record tie same.
An police mesa ges, OF whatsoever ma ture
OF klhd' snail be recorded ln the telephone
/ book a promptly as relief from the in
trument viii permit, and each opera tor
| shall nave MESA ges received by him en-
! tered upon the records before being relieved
/ by his successor.
Tne several police lieutenants shall see
10 III that ala arrests ana reported viola-
ions OF the law, accidents fires. and, in
Tact, everything that ransplres in their
respective precincts, OF q public 81 police
Interest. are teIephoned 40 the central tn
struris in general orders.
here the ends OF Justice demand "priya- !
cy, the sender OF messages shall ~ state, |
ana record at the station private The I
Receiver at the Central Bureau shall like 1
Wise mark such messages when received /
The operators shall commuters al
DISPATCHES in writing 10 the ma T md 4
superintendent or has authOriZ ii .clre-
sentative after having recorded the .:iine,
who shall furnish ala information To the
press and pubic under con'litioGs sIre-tiy
provided, and every facility shad lie eX-
tended 10y the mayor and supsrin e ceDt /
or fns authorized representative toi Z t.
tanning details through the central bureau
Tor the press. but IL viii not DE necessary
or the ends OF justice Toe defeated.
Operators sinai report m writing all dead |
animals, the location Lf witch have been |
reports come 20 the major and superintend-
eiit, or his autfurized representative, at 9 |
O'Clock a. m- and 80 O'clock p. N.
WILLIAM u MooRE,
MAJ and Supt. Net. Police, ID. c. |
Another order, issued TO the diffre..t
precincts is as follows:
Commencing on Monday. the sth ,laS,f
NOvcmDer- 1897, at IL O'Clock In., here
VIII Toe ana Uguraueu at police neaduustr',-rs
central telephone bureau, with tnree |
operators, alternating eight hours .1tn. Tia |
att andance.
Ldeutenants OF tie several precincts VIII
instruct their station Keepers, besi tIing !
on that day and at that hour, 10 teihl.i .Ie |
10 the central bureau every II EN- of puli . |
OF wlsch they make a ist,r,i |
either IN the hotter or On tn. e Il # |
arrests.
This Information viii be tel aphu! III by |
the station keepers promptly on u r..,eipt, |
they belnS careful IN sending proper al.tek, !
locations time and descriptions, Or IN
cases requiring the operator at II i-lq"ai-
tiers TO repeat the MESA &c so sent, aad 4, re-
celvlng messages from police hef lln .;t1Is
the station keepers viii repeat u ae opera
Tor al he central bureau. this In order l. s.-
cure accuracy
BY every item is intended names &c all
persons arrested, with description nj q .
tense charged; location OF dead ANNALS,
dangerous holes, broken pavemen 5. f. e. ,
accidents, etc, and, in fact, sE.ry hing | ,
lhat becomes matter OF record a. .a 'iit- | 1
ions and which pertains 10 the pubic -gtl- :
fare.
mere information is OF a CCnfitien tial |
nature, ia making entries at the stations |
the statiOnkeepers will mark the same
private, and in sending the message will |
50 state to the operator at the central bu- |
Teau, IL being the purpose TO avoid giving | :
publicity to an ytning whereby enihar- | Z
raSSment might follow to the department | ,
70 the ends OF justice be defeated. :
he sending OF these dispatch. IS az tie | I
central bureau is not intended n r-Iia.e |
he StatiOnkeepers in any way of ma king |
he usual morning reports now returned |