The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-17
THE NEW TENTH PRECINCT.
work on the Station Delayed, But
the boundary Lines Suggested.

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AIthor Oh work is being rapidly pushed
on the building to be used as the home
of the new Tenth police precinct it is not
thought that the house VIII be completed
in time to be placed in service at the be
ginning of the new fiscal year. July L
The building is located on Whitney Ave
nue., between Brightwood and Sherman
Avenues, and when finished Will be
model police station in every respect. The
walls have now been carried to the sec
ond floor, and the joists are being laced
in position Experts give it as theiT a.5!n-
ion that the building VIII hardly be ready
for occupancy before August l.
Notwithstanding this prosperity, delay
in the commissioning OF the new precinct
arrangements are being perfected at po-
lice headquarters looking tc the change
of territory that VIII be involved in the
esta adjustment of the new district The
greater portion Of the territory to be
embraced in the new precinct VIII be tax
IN from the Eighth precinct, though the
Second and Third precincts viii Iso be
effected.
Major Sylvester, after giving the matter
careful consideration. has about deter
mined upon the following precinct ooun-
daries which are subject TO the approval
Second precinct-An that territory in
Guided within the following boundaries:
Beginning at the middle of K Street north
and First Street east; thence along the
middle Of First Street to the middle of
Florida Avenue east; thence northwest
along the middle Of Florida Avenue to
the middle Of Q Street north; thence west
along the middle of . Street TO the mid
die Of Fifteenth Street west; thence south
along the middle Of Fifteenth Street 10 the
middle cf X Street north; thence along
the middle of X Street to the point OF be-
ginning.
Eighth precinct.-AH that territory in
cluded within the following boundaries:
I,eginning at the intersection Of Rock
Creek, . Street, and Florida Avenue
north; thence along the middle Of @
Street in an edSteriy direction to the
middle Of Florida Avenue thence along
the middle Of Florida Avenue to the mid
die Of Brentwood Road. thence along the
middle of Brentwood Road in northeriy
direction to the middle of 7 Street east.
thence along the middle Of T Street In
a westerly direction TO the middle of First
Street east; thence north along the mid
die OF First Street east to College Street:
thence west along the middle of College
Street TO Seventh Street to Grant Avenue.
thence along the middle OF Grant Avenue
IN a westerly direction TO Florida Ave
nue.; thence along the middle of Florida
Avenue in a southwesterfy direction to
Massachusetts Avenue to - Street to the
point of beginning.
Tenth precinct--AII that territory in
Guided within the following boundaries
Beginning al the intersection of Rock
Creek, . Street. and Florida Avenue.
thence following the eastern line of Rock
Creek to the Maryland line; thence along
the Maryland line in an eaSteTly direC-
ton to Queens Chapel Road. thence
along the middle Of said road in a south
easterly direction to Brentwood Road;
thence along the middle of Brentwood
Road to the middle Of T Street east:
the ace along the middle OF Street in a
westerly direction to the middle Of First
Street; thence along the middle of First
Street north to the middle Of College
street in a westerly direction TO Seventh
Street and Grant Avenue; thence along
the middle Of Grant Avenue in a west
eTiy direction to Florida Avenue: thence
along the middle of Florida Avenue in a
soutnwesteriy direction to Massachusetts
Avenue north to the point of beginning
This change would also alter the northern
boundary Of the Third precinct.