The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-23
MAJOR SYLVESTER REPORTS.
Informs Commissioner Wight How
Certain Men Are Employed

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Major Sylvester. has submitted to Coz
missioner Wight a report Of - member.
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duty at all times"
He follows with a list of the force thus
assigned: Detailed as detectives-for de-
tective service throughout the District Of
Columbia and subject 70 call at any and all
hours. 70; detailed. on probation, for reg
ular detective service, subject to call at
any and all times. but required 10 report
at Headquarters at 2 a. m. and : p. m,
4: detailed at the Baltimore and Potomac
depot. for detective service. and on duty
from TO 10 hours each. according to con-
ditions. .; ditto At Baltimore and Ohio de
pot. ,; night clerk at Detective Head
quarters. on duty II hours, 1; day clerk
AZ Detective Headquarters. on duty hours,
1: clerk to inspector In charge of detec-
lives. on duty s hours. ]: inspecting shops
OF pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers.
and examining daily reports made to
Headquarters. on duty s hours. !; enforc-
ing policy and lottery laws. averaging ten
hours daily. /; in charge OF Police Head
quarters after midnight on duty : hours.
L ditto during day, on duty : hours, I;
in charge OF sanitary service-arranging
for transportation OF paupeTs disposition
Of insane. sick, etc, on duty hours. 1;
assistant 10 Sanitary Officer. on duty
hours, I; enforcing laws relative to phar-
macy. dentistry. and physicians, 1; as
Bisting United States Attorney in complet-
ing pending cases. in connection with
grand jury and criminal courts. on duty
hours. /: Hack Inspector. on duty at all
times, but not averaging over hours dali
y. /: assisting Major and superintendent
at Police Headquarters, on dnty from 10
10 hours. 1; arranging list Of crimes re-
ported and publishing the same through
daily bulletin 10 members of the force on
duty hours. 1: keeping property book and
miscellaneous work on duty to hours,
]: keeping record of letters and cOmmuni-
cations received and sent. On duty TO 2
hours. J. keeping time book, preparing
pay rolls. copying circulars, orders, etc,
on duty S hours. /: keeping record Of ar
rests, physically impaired. on duty hours.
/; caring for lost, stolen. and abandoned
pvptl ~ oupPIlSo' Suu AeNOlus peitdAh'h6
60 the latter. on duty hours, /; repre-
ssnting Property Clerk in courts with
property in pending cases. on duty hours.
l; detailed with Poundmaster in Health
Department on duty from to hours. 1:
collecting fines in the Police Court. as re-
quired by law, on duty s hours. /: acting
as bailiffs in Police Court, on duty from
to hours. 4: detailed with the RttoT-
ney Of the District OF Columbia, In prepar-
ing information in response to applications
of the members Of the force. on duty from
to hours. ]; watchmen in the District
OF Columbia Building, on duty hours g;
detailed to Collectors Office District OF
Columbia. on duty hours, l; detailed with
District Disbursing Office, on duty s hours.
I; besides these named there are SO en-
plOyes engaged ia various Always and the
available force for duty numbers in all OF
this class OF employees. 339."