Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-29
POLICE IN NEW QUARTERS
The Anacostia Force Removes to Station on
Monroe Street.
Building Supplied With Needed Com
veniences-Descripti Of Interior
Facilities -. Those on Duty.

The last roll call in the little building on
Harrison street, Anacostia, which has
served for the past fifteen years a police
station for that section of the District, took
place at s o'clock this morning, and during
the day the work of removal to the new
station house on Monroe street near Har-
rison street was begun and the transac-
ton of business in that building COM
menced. The building now occupied is
two-story brick, built but few years ago.
Its owners have remodeled its interior to
the uses of police station, with the result
that the Anacostia force now has as head
quarters a building with all needed conven-
fences.
The building is rented by the police de-
partment from Messrs. Jordan and Rich
ardSon of AnacoStia, the owners. 1t has a
frontage of 1872 feet on Monroe street, with
a depth of over 60 feet. 1t is built on a lot
90 feet deep, which runs to an alley 10
feet wide. In the rear are located the sta
bles and fuel houses.
The main office of the station occupies the
front portion of the first floor, apart
ment 1112 feet wide at it's widest point and
32 feet long. The station clerks position IS
inClosed on the left of the entrance from
the street, and within the Enclosure are the
desks, upon which are the telephone instru-
mentS. One desk is devoted to the patrol
box system, and is provided with the deli
cate machinery necessary for the register
ing and receiving of calls from the boxes,
which are located at Twjning City, Good
Hope, Congress II Fights and Hillsdaie. The
other desk has telephone communication
with direct wires to police headquarters.
ST. Elizabeth's Asylum and the fifth pre-
cinct station house.
Scrgeant's Private Office.
Adjoining the main office and having an
entrance therefrom is the private Office of
the sergeant in charge. This is a room of
room is the room known as the cell room,
1412 feet long by 10 feet wide. Here the
cells will be placed. 1t was decided several
weeks ago by Major Sylvester. chief of po
lice, and the District Commissioners. it is
stated, to purchase steel cells to be placed
in this room but as yet this has not been
done. hallway leads from the main Of
flee to the cell room, and there is en-
trance from the street to this hail. In the
second story are bath room two sleeping
apartments and a small room to be used
Tor detention purposes or a bed room.
a reserve of several men will be hereafter
be maintained at the Anacost.a station. it
is said and the efght-hour system. which is
in vogue there now, may be abolished later
on and the sx-hour system substituted.
The new station house is not yet furnished,
and will not be until after the opening of
the next fiscal year. The county about
Anacosta is looked after by a force OF six
teen privates in charge of a mounted ser
geant.
The Force.
Sergeant W. r. Anderson is the officer
now in command. He was sent to the Ana
costa side in 1873, and has been there al
most continuously ever since. He IS re-
garded as a particularly energetic and ex-
perienced officer, and four years ago re-
ceived his promotion. The officers who with
him witness the Introduction of a more
modern system of police business in Ana
costa are W. f. Mari. a. w. Green. O. c.