The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-24
THE new POLICE OFFICES
Assignment of Rooms i'm the C
Street Headquarters.
The Use of the Building AS Mapped
Ont by Major SyIvesfer-Heads of
the Departments TO Have More
CommOdious APartments-Some In
nONations i'm the Arrangements.

The date for the removal of the offices of
the Police Department new located in the
District Building. in Louisiana Avenue. to
the new headquarters in c Street, has been
practically decided upon by Major Sylves-
ter. He stated today that the work of re-
moving the furniture, fixtures, and prop
critics of the department would be inaugu-
rated on the first day of the coming mon h
and continued as rapidly as practicable un-
I'll completed. Major Sylvester thougb'
that about six days would be consumed io
establishing the department in 70 new
home. The task of moving is one OF 10
small magnitude. but. according 20 the
statements of those interested. it is moth
ing as compared with the work Of convsn-
iently disposing OF all properties and rec
ords OF the department and storing them in
available places.
The new headquarters Will occupy all of
the first and a portion OF the basement
floors in the c Street building. The space
is ample for the accommodation of all the
offices now in existence in the old building,
and will permit of the establishment of
new OllCeS Win Increased all
around. At present the Offices of Major
Sylvester and Chief Clerk Kemp, together
with those of Captain Austin, Lieutenant
Vernon, and the force of clerks, are con-
fined to three small rooms on the first floor
OF the building. On the lower floor the
detective Office proper Inspector Board
mans Office, and the property room of the
Police Department are also crowded into
three small rooms. This condition of af-
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long time, but could not be remedied as
Congress would not until last session ap-
propriate money providing for better quar-
ters.
In the new building. as was stated. the
chief feature will be the ample accommo-
dations. There will be no crowding any
where. and there may be a little room TO
spare for emergencies that may arise.
Major Sylvester has inspected the building.
and has expressed himself as more than
pleased with its detailed arrangement. The
chief problem which has heretofore con-
fronted him has been where to locate the
different offices SO that the greatest ad-
vantage and convenience possible would
obtain TO each. The matter has all been
carefully gone over, and now the task is
about completed. The various Offices have
been assigned TO their various locations
and the programme as herein outlined will
Il Is expected, be practically carried out,
though il is not improbable that slight
changes may be made.
The large building into which the depart
ment is to move is divided in the centre b.
spacious hail which runs the entire
length to rear yard opening into an al
ley. The alley is accessible from three
streets. This will be a matter of great
convenience TO the detective office which
will occupy the rear portion of the build
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convenience viii be that prisoners can be
brought in and taken out by the rear en-
trance. and that patrol wagons can drive
right up to the door. This, in a measure
gives privacy to the affairs CO the Office as
regards prisoners, as there will be nothing
exposed to the gaze of the pedestrians or
loungcrs who frequent the streets. A pris-
oner can be brought into the building. ex-
amined by Inspector Boardman searched
measured, and sent TO station TO await
hearing in court without the knowledge
OF persons in the front of the building
The Detective Bureau viii be located ON
the left of the hall in the rear room
There all complaints will be received con-
cerning robberies, losses, etc. There all
such records will be kept. as will docu-
ments relating TO other matters connected
with the Office. just opposite that room
across the hall Will be located the locker
room of the detectives, and TO one side Of
that is small room which viii be occu-
pied by the telephone operator at the
bureau. In front of that room will be the
regular and private Offices of Inspector
Boardman. Between Inspector Boardman
offices and those Of Major Sylvester. which
will occupy the front apartment on the
right or west side of the hall. are three
rooms separated by partitions That next
10 Major Sylvester's office will be occu-
pied by Captain Austin and inspectors
Cross and Pearson, while the room imme-
diately adjoining will be used for the meas
uring and searching of prisoners
The third room mentioned has not as vet
been assigned to anyone. Across the hall.
the front room. just opposite that to be
used as the principal office of Major Syl-
Vester has been designated as the probable
Office Of Chief and Property Clerk Kemp.
In the rear are two lavatories, and then
next but one is located what will be called
a detention room. Ii will be a room where
prisoner can be detained for a few hours
pending an enquiry into his standing. with
view 10 not locking him up in a station
during the interim, as is at present done
because OF the lack of just such facility
as mentioned and contemplated.
The room between the detention room
and the lavatories will be occupied by
Lieutenant Vernon and force of clerks
The rooms, two in number. in the rear of
the detention room. viii be used TO store
records and other matters that must be
convenient OF access. The newspaper men
will be accommodated in the rear room or
complaint bureau above mentioned, and
VIII have desk room and other facilities
heretofore unknown TO them
In the basement of the building will be
located Sanitary Officer Frank and his
Offices. together with ample property room
where Mr.. Kemp can store the accumulat-
ing matter which the department has to
handle in the course Of its routine busi-
ness. Other room in the basement will
be disposed of later after Major Sylvester
has had an opportunity to study the prac-
tical working of the arrangements as now
decided upon. n