The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-16

The police arrangements for the coming
Inauguration viii be the most complete n
the history OF such affairs and '-erythins
possible Will be done to project life and
prevent crime. The police force is con
siderably larger than has ever before been
available and viii be supplemented by the
addition Of 500 additional priestes who
will be appointed for FIVE DAYS AMI will
have all the power of the members Of The
regular force. to whom, however, they will
be subordinate.
The selection or these men has Lem oc-
cupying the attention of the various lieu
tenants to whose precincts they wil be
attached. for some weeks past. AL the
lists of those 10 Re appointed have been
pretty well completed. While these men
are not subjected to the same rigid exami-
nations through which they would have 10
pass In order to become MANNERS of tho
regular force, the greatest are has been
exercised in selecting them, and ii Is be-
llered that they will make good records
for themselves and more than justify their
appointment Trey viii be provided with
batons and badges. bat few OF them viii
appear in Uniform Some Of the men 20 he
appointed have served in similar zap 'rit
al many inaUguratlons past, and pride
themselves on the work they have done
Major Sylvester is expecting more prac-
tiNal results from the Committee on Pub
lie Order this year than ever before. On
the occasion Of his first address 10 The
committee he expressed this wish. and
The manner in which the preliminary
work has been taken hold of by the mem
hers Of the committee he believes. has
more than justified his expectations He
also stated TO the committee that he be-
lieyed that with such representative citi-
zens as had been placed in charge Of pub
lie order, equally as good results would
be attained from them as from given
number of the regular force, and be stat
ed that he would see that they secured
full credit for whatever work they might
do.
The most valuable adjunct to the reCu-
lar department however. viii be the for
Iy-fye detectives from all parts Of the
country that viii be brought 10 this city
for the purpose of identifying and appre-
hending such criminals as may come here
frora other parts OF the country. before
they succeed il doing any damage
The depots and the incoming trains will
be closely watched and any suspicious per-
sons that are found viii be taken 10 De
tective Headquarters and looked over by
The various officers, and II they are identi-
fed as having a criminal record in any
place they viii not be allowed TO remain at
large in this city during the time the
crowds remain here.
FIturing on the 5S7 men that constitute
The regular force and adding the 300 ad-
rztiouaI priyateS that viii be appointed,
the lg6 members of the Committee On Or
der and the forry-fve detectives that viii
be brought here from various localities.
the police force for the inaugural cere-
monies viii number esq men, 10 say moth
iEg OF she additional force that is provided
for the protection Of the Capitol Building
and grounds.
Major Sylvester gave notice this morn
ing that all of the 500 special policemen
for duty during the inaugural ceremonies
had been appointed and that il would be
impossible fer him 10 consider any other
applica tons He has also made known his
determine ton to prevent the use OF bar
reis boxes. and other distractions en- the
sidewalks as diminutive reviewing stands.
Special squads of police viii patrol the
sidewalks for the purpose Of enforcing this
order and offenders viii be taken into
court and prosecuted The custom OF OBJ
structine the streets and sidewalks in this
manner has not only been q nuisance 10
those whose view was shut on By persons
occupying these points Of vantage but
have proved extremely dangerous IN cases
where the crowds have been moved sud
denly
Quite an extensive traffic in everything
thai would bear the weight OF q person
has been carried on at previous inaugu-
rails. but the boys and men who have en-
gagged in this business viii have 10 turG
their energies in other directions this
year