Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-30
Order Relating to Police Service in
Country Districts.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LIEUfENANTS
Promotions, Changes and Assign
.ments Made by Major Sylvester.
THE DETECTIV FORCE

Maj. Sylvester, superintendent of the
metropolitan police department. announced
late yesterday afternoon number of
changes and transfers in the force, in addi
ton to those published in yesterdays Star.
An order establishing what will be known
as suburban posts was also issued. This, it
is understood Is matter of considerable
Importance to the people of the county as
1t insures to them better police protection.
For number of years residents of the
county districts have been asking for some
better system, or more men, to protect
their lives and property. Maj Sylvester
promised to afford relief to the extent of
his available resources, and his action yes
terday gives the county as many men as
can be spared for the service indicated
The order addressed to the lieutenants of
the seventh, eighth and ninth precincts is
as follows:
ION the list day of July, 1899, or as soon
thereafter as may be practicable. You will
establish posts at Tenleytown, Cleveland
Park, Chevy Chase Loop, Mount Pleasant,
Takoma, Brookiand, lexington, Langdon
and Deanwood, and assign each of them,
if not otherwise detailed, two members of
your command who, by long service, are
best adapted for eight hours duty.
Each of the men will devote eight hours,
or more II necessary, to watch in the locali-
ties named and keep up constant commu-
hicatlon with your respective precincts.
l. The officer on post duty at Tenley-
town will give such attention to that To-
cality as will enable him to report through
the box located there at least every half
hour.
- The officer on post duty at Cleveland
Park will patrol from the entrance at Ten
leytoWn road to the box located in the set
tiement, and will do so in such manner as
will enable him to report to his station at
least every half hour.
). The officers on duty at the loop will so
patrol in the immediate vicinity thereof as
to enable them to report at the signal box
at least every half hour.
A. The officers on duty at Mount Pleas
ant will so patrol 14th street, from Park to
ROANOKE streets and return, so as to enable
them to report at the signal box at Whit
ney avenue a least every half hour
.. The officers on post duty at Takoma
Will so patrol that settlement as to enable
them to report through the signal box at
least every half hour
t. The officers on duty at Langdon will
so patrol that locality as to enable them to
report through the signal box at least every
half hour.
-. The officer on duty at Deanwood will
so patrol as to enable him to report through
5he signal box to the station al least every
half hour.
The officers detailed to these posts are
expected to be vigilant and painstaking
ana to render assistance to residents or cit
lZens whenever in their power to do SO
with a view to preventing disorder, appre-
hlcauoh between headquarters the several
precincts and other localities
Key should be provided at each most
ard placed in the hands of some responsible ]
between calls. 80 o1'iile
Each officer so detailed will do duty he
tween a. m. and pm, or between 4 nm.
ana i midnight: After that hour the Off
c &C.. on me peat IN which post may be To-
Gated will patrol the same making renorts
from the boxes as usual.
, ASIDE from the posts named, YOU will
ulVlde your outlying territory into such
beats as you may deem advisable. placing
IN operation the sx-hour system for FOOT
men. and utilizing your mounted force to
tory. o-- 'ei
The Assignments.
The policemen already on duty or who
nave been selected for these posts are as
Langdon-E. J. Wall and Frederick
Schultze
Chevy Chase loop-C ]. Wagner and 7
T. Fitzgerald. ' -
lexington power house-Hugh Mitchell
and II. SrOufe.
BroOkland, 18th and Emporia streets IT
{. Stroman and c. w. Skinner.
Iakoma-J NJ. Barry, sr., and E. Speer.
= Mount Pleasant-Henry Ehlers and j. E.
Deanewood and Benning-John McTag-
CART.
win the establishment of these posts
comes change in the system of duty on
me me part OF 1ootmen in the suburbs six
hours of service being required in each
trick Heretofore these men have done
elsht-hour tricks, making the places more
desirable than those under the system pre-
Falllng IN the city. This change it is
thought, will do away with much of the
petty Jealousy that has existed among
some of the men,
Acting Sergeants II. B. Elliott and w. B.
l.Vn nod ft,lI
vacancies caused by the reductions of Ser
geants E. j. Wall of the ninth precinct and
j. N. Barry of the fourth precinct These
last named sergeants We're reduced in or
der that they might be given duty on sub
urban posts.
Privates Harry c. Gessford and E. c.