Evening star., 1898-09-20
MAKING SUBDIVISIONS.
important New Arrangement of tn
Police Work

TOIice work.
III MS annual report, which has been
completed, Major Sylvester the chief of
ponce, mas recommended that the District
De dlVlded into police subdivisions to be
KNOWN as district No. 1 and district No. 2,
each u De IN charge of an inspector The
recommendation has been approved by the
commissioners, and will go into effect Oc-
toper l This new arrangement will re-
neVe the head of the department of many
matters of routine and detail, and will, it
Is believed, wonderfully expedite public
business.
The Two SubdivfOns.
Ihe recommendations are set forth as
follows by Major Sylvester:
l have the honor to recommend that the
metropolitan police district of the District
OF Columbia be divided into two police sub
divisions, to be known as District No
and District No. =.
2. District No. l shall contain the police
precincts included in the territory west
of th street west. and shall be under the
general supervision of Lieutenant In
Spector Isaac Pearson.
). District No 2 shall contain the police
precincts included in that territory east of
Ith street west, and shall be under the
general supervision of Lieutenant In
SIectOr +. h Cross.
/. The lieutenant inspectors will be held
accountable for a careful adherence on
the part of the officers, privates and en-
pIcyeS OF the department to the rules and
regulations and for the maintenance of
good order and the prevention and detcc-
ton of crime.
.. Each lieutenant inspector will confer
with the HeuteEants in charge of the sew
eral precincts included within his district
on all matters pertaining to the public well
fare therein, receive all morning reports,
replies to- complaints, written commuuIca-
tons, charges-and. in fact, everything
that row comes to police headquarters
through the lieutenants.
The lieutc1 ant inspectors will pay gen
eral attention to the conduct and appear
ance of the Cfficers men and employees, to
the condition and sanitary arrangements
of the various station houses and stables
connected herewith and in fact, 70 all
matters pertaining to the precincts in their
respective districts.
g. The lieutenant inspectors Will be fur
nished transportation when necessary, and
so arrar ge their visits as to time as Will
permit then to report promptly to the ma
jor and superintendent at police headquar
tcrs daily at O'Clock pm.
I. All communications, instructions. Or
ders, etc, for the several lieutenants, Il e
force and employees will be communicated
to such through the lieutenant inspectors,
who will visit the several precincts inciud-
ed within their separate districts after con-
ference witt the major and superintendent
at headquarters
8. The captain, who, by law. is the prin-
cipal inspector, will make daily inspection
of the suburban portions of the two sub
districts and exercise general supervision
over the entire police district of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
8. Blank forms will be provided, upon
which the captain inspector and lieutenant
inspectors will make daily reports at l
o'clock pm. upon the general conduct of
police affairs in the District of Columbia, in
order that the major and superintendent
may form an accurate idea to the sit
uation of police matters.
10. The captain inspector and lieutenant
inspectors VIII so regulate their time as to
insure a proper and honest rendition of no-
lice services IN the respective precincts,
and will be held responsible for all Gere
iictions on the part of the members of the
force and employees.
IL. All reports shall be made for the pre-
ceding twenty-four hours ending at S
o'clock a m. daily, as at present.
This change is recommended for the rea-
sons set forth in that portion of my an
nual report bearing upon the duties of the
captain inspector and lieutenant insp ectors,
the same to take effect October l. 1S}S.
This innovation is in no wise intended
to stop communication between the several
lieutenants and the major and supeTin-
terdent but they will call and be called
to conference at headquarters at such tine
as occasion may demand.