Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-27
SPECIAL OFFICERS CHOSEN
Commissioners Select Those Who Are TO
Serve at Railway Crossings.
faid by the Corporations Interested,
but Subject to superintendent
of POlice-Their Duties.

The following were appointed today as
special policemen at street railway cross
ings by the District Commissioners: D. c.
Smith, w. Galloway, E. w. Manuel P D.
Lewis, Thomas Buckley c. L. Grant. E. F.
Perry, A. R. Brady, l.. B. Abernethy, E.
w. Boss, w. S. Carter, D. C. Hamilton, F.
P Lewis, w. E. Owen, T. NJ. Adams, -
sayre, J. H Gelabert, Joseph elliott E. P.
Carin and F. A Dyson, colored.
The appointment of these special police
men was authorized by the act of Congress
providing for the relief of purchasers of
the Belt railway, that act directing and
authorizing the District Commissioners to
station special policemen at such street
railway crossings and intersections as they
might deem necessary, the compensation
OF the men to be proportionately borne by
the railway companies using the several
crossings. These crossings have been here
tofore mentioned in The Star, and the Com
mlssioners have fixed the compensation of
the men at $40 a month. The men will re-
port to the major and superintendent of
police, and will be assigned for duty as he
shall determine, as soon they can be uni
formed-probably by the 10th of August.
Subject to Regulations.
1t has been provided by the Commission
ers that the men shall be subject to the
rules and regulations of the police force
and shall be assigned to the respective
precints.
u,
ular members of the force, and it shall be
their duty to enforce existing laws and
regulations a'.d to do everything in their
power to prevent accidents and render
proper assistance In the event of an acct
dent. In case of a violation of the law
by any motorman or conductor the spe-
clal officers are to notify them to appear
in court at a given time to answer, but
no arrests shall be made so as to impede
travel on the street cars. They are also
to aid pedestrians IN safely crossing crowd
ed thorougnfares, and to ciyilly answer
such inquiries may be made regarding
location of streets, public buildings, hotels,
&c. They are to be paid monthly from
the money received for the purpose from
tthe several street railway companies, but,
being speci ii policemen, they shall not be
entitled to the benefits of the police pen
sion fund. Their appointment is also made
with the understanding that its perma-
nency depends entirely upon the character
of the service rendered by them.
The Companies Notified.
In connection with their appointment of
the special policemen, the Commissioners
today Informed the several railway compa-
MES involved, stating that, based upon IN
formation received from the conpanies
showing the number of cars crossing at
the various intersections, it appears that
the companies are respectively chargeable
with the following proportion of the ex-
pense: AT 9TH street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Capital Traction number of cars
passing, 1,46o; share of expenses so per
cent; Metropolitan, 952 cars and 81 per
cent: Anacostia, 294 ears and 10 per cent
and Belt, 149 ears and per cent At 9th
and F streets Metropolitan, III cars and
93 per cent and Anacostia, Iii cars and
per cent. At 18th and T streets Metropol-
itaf' LILO cars and so per cent; Anacos-
tia, l41 cars and 10 per cent and Belt l66
cars and 10 per cent. These are the only
points in controversy, the others being
crossed by only one or two roads. 1t IS
n1arS dive
the others as to the proportonate expense
at each of these places.
speaking of the appointment of the men,
Commissioner Wight said the Commission
ers have been simply overrun by aDpIi-
cants and their friends, and that the Sc
lection OF the twenty men, where so many
competent and deserving men were appli-
Giants, had been matter of much trouble
and thought by the Commissioners They
only regretted they could not appoint all
those found deserving and fit