The evening times., 1899-07-18

Major Richard Sylvester, Chief of Police,
in his forthcoming report, will urge that
the salaries paid by the District govern
ment to the three lieutenant Inspectors and
the nine lieutenants of police are made
quate. He will dwell, upon the Importance
of the duties committed to the care of the
inspectors, who are charged with the sup
preston and detection of crime and who,
he viii maintain, should be paid a sum at
least equal to that paid for like charac-
ter of service in smaller cities.
The Chief of Police will hold that the
highest order of police intelligence and in
dustry cannot well be insisted on unless
proper compensation is given. Washing
ton occupies position directly in the line
of travel between the North and the South.
1t is within easy striking distance of New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other
great cities, where criminals hunted
by well-paid law officers. Lieutenant in
spectors in the local police department
receive S1,5O0 year, lieutenants receive
81, 800, and sergeants $1,140.
Major Sylvester will recommend that
the salary OF lieutenant inspector shall be
increased to $500.
In New York there are ten inspectors,
the annual compensation of each being
SO,oJu- III bOSlOn the Inspector ID tdlu
$500 per annum. In Philadelphia the
official in charge of the detectives. cores
ponding TO our inspector, receives a sa ary
OF 81, leo per annum. In Milwaukee the
inspector in charge of the detectives is
paid $2,100 per annum. In Cincinnati the
chiefs of detectives and inspectors are paid
s., 500 each per annum. In Chicago the
inspectors are paid $4,000 each per annum.
II has been one of the duties Of lieuten-
ants in this jurisdiction to present them
selves each morning before the Chief of
Police for the purpose of making re-
port of operations in their precincts dur
ing the preceding twenty four hours and
for the purpose of conference with their
chief. While these officers are in attend-
ance at Police Headquarters their pre-
cincts are left in charge of q sergeant.
The lieutenants in command OF the sew
eral precincts in the District of Columbia
correspond in position to captains in most
other municipalities without correspond
ing pay. The remuneration of the lieu
tenants at this time is the same as ii was
over ten years ago, while their duli
have materially increased in every respect.
In New York the captains, who cores
pend in rank with the lieutenants in this
District, receive $3.50 each per annum
In Boston the captains, whose duties are
about the same as those of the lieuten-
ants in this District are paid $4,000 each
per annGm. In Philadelphia thirty-four
lieutenants are paid s1,7G0 each per an
mum. In Milwaukee the lieutenants re-
ceive $1,400 each per annum. In Caicago
the lieutenants are paid $l,5o0 each Per
| annum.
Major Sylvester viii recommend that
! the pay of sergeants be increased TO $1,000
year The sergeant acts in the capacity
I of in ha q nhGpnPp nf the latter
! by reason of sickness or leave He alone
is authorized by law to receive and handle
colIaterals when the lieutenant is absent,
/ and must enforce discipline among the
( privates and perform ordinary police scrv-
/ ice. Like the lieutenant, he must be thor
! oughly conversant with the multiplicity of
/ laws in force in this District, and be pre-
| pared at times to use discretion. In New
| York the sergeants are paid s. 0o0 each per
annum, and the roundsmen $1,000 each In
Boston the sergeants receive 81, 400 each
per annum. In Philadelphia eighty-two
sergeants receive $500 each per annum.
| The recommendation will be made that
the pay of astationkeeper shall be raised
to $500 and that his title be changed to
desk sergeant. The stationkeeper is ci-
william employed to keep the records of the
station. He makes out the daily reports,
| copies all communications, keeps a record
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property and collateral, collects for cloth
| ing furnished the command, writes briefs,
and copies the same, indexes all orders,
special and general, and does such other
| work as would belong to a Government
clerk. His primary responsibility is car
| ing for property, and for the. faithful per-
| formance of this requirement he must give
bond. Two stationkeepers are now en-
ployed al each station, one of them during
the day. the other throughout the night.
Frequently the lieutenant and sergeant are
| both absent from their. desks, through some
emergency, and citizen desires 10 de-
posit collateral. The stationkeeper has no
police authority. In New York desk ser
geant, who corresponds with the station
| keeper here. receives $4,000 per annum.
| In Boston patrolmen are detailed as
clerks in the stations and receive the regu-
| lar pay of patrolmen-s1,2001 per annum.
In Philadelphia 1l0 house sergeants re-
ceive 81, 100 each per annum. In Chicago
the desk sergeants are paid $1,000 each per
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