The Washington times., 1901-07-22
THE CITY RE-DISTRICTED.
Now Police Arrangements Under the
Reorganization Plan.

REORGANIZATION Plan.
In General Orders 11G. recently issued to
the members of the>police force by Major
Richard Sylvester. further step is taken
in the reorganization of the department
and the placing of 1t on metropolitan
basis. The city is redistricted. with ref
erence to the territory of the command
ing officers, and Captains Heffner and
Cross are assigned to the. command of
the western and eastern districts, re-
spectively. The order further defines the
duties of those officers and instructs them
as to what will be expected of them. The
order is in the nature Of an amendment
TO the Police Manual and reads:
Congress having provided an addition
al captain for the department. so much
of the orders of September 26, 1898, as
applies to the captains of the First and
Second police districts is approved as an
amendment to the manual provided for
the government of the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department. and in addition thereto
the captain of each of the. aforesaid dis
tricts will make daily report of any in
structions given by him to any lieutenant
or member of the force. and of any and
all matters pertaining to the proper con-
duct of police business in his district.
which shall be subject to the approval
of the Major and Superintendent.
THE captains of the districts shall, In
addition to the requirements already set
forth visit the stations, beats. and posts
day and night, at unusual hours, and
respond to all fires in their districts for
which a third, fourth. fifth, or sixth
alarm has sounded.
''The additional captain provided by law
will be detailed to examine complaints,
make findings for the consideration of the
Major and Superintendent, care for
reauisitions. correspondence, and perform
such other duties as may be assigned to
him from time to time"
Accompanying the order and constitut-
ing a portion thereof is appended the fol-
lowing copy of an order of the District
Commissioners, dated September q, 1888
which is issued for the information and
guidance of the members of the force:
"Ordered-That the Metropolitan Police
District of the District of Columbia is
hereby divided into two police subdivis-
ions, to be known as District No. 1 and
District No. 2
District No. 1 shall contain the police
precincts included in the territory west of
Seventh Street west, and shall be under
Heffner
District No. shall contain the police
precincts included in that territory east
of Seventh Street west. and shall be un-
der the general supervision of Capt. F. E.
Cross.
THE captains will be held accountable
for a careful adherence on the part of
the officers, privates, and employees of
the department to the rules and reguIa-
tions, and for the maintenance of good
order and the prevention and detection
of crime.
Each captain will confer with the lieu
tenants IN charge Of the several precincts
included within his district on all matters
pertaining TO the public welfare therein,
receive all morning reports. replies to
complaints, written communications,
charges-aud, in fact, everything that
now comes to Police Headquarters
through the lieutenants.
THE captains viii pay general atten-
ton to the conduct and appearance of
the officers, men, and employees. to the
condition and sanitary arrangements of
the various stationhouses and stables
connected herewith, and in fact to all
matters pertaining to the precincts in
their respective Districts
THE captains will be furnished trans
portation when necessary! and so arrange
their visits as to time as will permit them
to report promptly to the Major and Su-
perintendent at Police Headquarters daily
at l O'Clock p. m.
''Ail communications. instructions, or
ders etc, for the several lieutenants, the
force, and employees, will be commune
Gated to such through the captains, who
Will visit the several precincts included
within their separate districts after con-
ference with the Major and Superintend-
ent at Headquarters.
The captains will so regulate their time
as to ensure a proper and honest rendi- |
ton of police services in their respective |
1I-r nd
all derelictions on the part of the men, |
berS of the force and employees"