The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-20

Iieuteaants and SerGeantS to Shift
From One Stafi0n TO another-The
Increase. of the FoFee-A Photo
graphic Department to BE Added.
Although II i not expected that the pro-
POSED new. Tenth precinct viii Be created
before the first Of the next fiscal year,
July T. Major Richard Sylvester, the
chief Of Police. already has under consid-
Grafton plans contemplating the rediStri-
button Of the force TO meet the changed
conditions. At the present time, includ-
i0S the Major and his immediate assist
ants, the force consists Of 5SI men. Under
The recent appropriation act, an increase
Of forty men. including one lieutenant and
three sergeants was allowed. making an
effective force on July l, OF 81 men
The new men will be distributed among
tho old precincts while old and expert
eDeed officers VIII be selected TO 90 duty
II that section OF the District that will
constitute the Tenth precinct.
The first OF the changes and transfers.
lno&iug tn the new arrangement was
made yesterday and from now on fire.
queEt lists OF transfers may be expected.
II Is iutimated that several of the lieu
tenants. IN charge OF precincts, viii be
involved III these transfers, which viii be
mace, according 10 11dJOT sylvester. Tor
The good OF the service Lisutenants
AniSs of the First, BOYLE. OF the THIRD
Moor. of the Sixth. and DAILY, OF the
EIEtA precinct. are the officers most gen
orally spoken Of in this connection.
Lieutenant 2cnlsS. II IS pointed OuEr has
Lad log and successful administration
N The tiTSt precinct the most important
in the city and after twelve years OF con
IluOuS service. and IN view OF his In
paired health, il * thought that he l. en-
I4tfs-t 60 au assignment where the duties
VIII not he quite 50 trying upon him
Lieutenant Boyle has been spoken Of
as The possible SUCCESSOR OF Lieutenant
-AialSS- ana II ~ goes 20 the First, Ser
SeanL LYDIA VIII also be sent 20 the same
precinct Both arr considered active and
efficient Ofilcer5 and wen qualified for the
responsibilities OF The places suggested
70. them.
u is stated that as Lieutenant Moore
spent 81 number Of gears II the First pre-
t--ll as Il sergeant, ana only lea there
to become the lieutenant OF the Sixth
precinct, ne Is probably better acquainted
with tL- needs of that section of the city
JEau any other Lieutenant now II the ser
wee, aud IL Is possible that he may be
placed there The Eame OF Lieutenant
Daily has also been suggested in this con
i.eell"I he having made an enViaDle rec
ord while in The Fourth precinct
Numerous changes are also contemplate
80 III the Office arrangements and man
uer Of doing business at HEADQUARTERS. II
= expected that on July !, If nOI before
MAJOR SEiTesteT's office viii be moved
from lis present location tthe front room
Oh l-ir i-TSL moor u a larger and better
equipped room that Is similarly located on
tho floor above This floor viii probably
be- taken II its entirety for the uses of
the Police Department and viii supply q
portion of the much-ueeded space neccs-
saTy 10 relieve the present OvercrowIed
and rT1uVed condition OF affairs The
room then Eacated by Major Sylvester
Will be assigned 10 Inspector Boardrnan
IN" Chief Of the Detective Bureau The
placing Of a room at the disposal Of the
reporters who are on duty al Ieadg.lar-
tiers - also contemplated IL the new ar
TaEgr-neIr one % the rooms on the sec
"Eaa 1oor VIII be cited w as q Photograph
gallery and one Of the members Of the
department VINO is an adept with the
camera VIII DE detailed for duty IN charge
81 that work.
Beginning with the fiscal year all Of
The phui Jgrdphic work of the department
VII De done at Police Headquarters IN
stead Of at the gallery Of a Pennsylvania
ATealie phoJogra pher, as has been the
case fuG years The work OF the DEPART
IdeLf In this respect has grown 50 enor-
-uogslE 81 late, involving the exchanging
~ photos of criminals with all the lead
5-g cities that IL is believed the work can
Ae done as cheaply by the department as
los aa outsider and that the results viii
more than Justify the change
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