The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-28
MANY EXPECT PROMOTIONS
Proposed Changes in the Police De
partmpnt July I.
Officers to Go on the Retired List.
and Those Who May he Advanced.
Disappointment in store for Some.
DOormen for Several Stations.

ana Those " no MHN He advanced
disappointment in store for some
DOormen for Several Stations
| Changes, transfers. and promotions are
! the all-absorbing topics Of conversation
/ in. police circles now In each precinct
/ speculation is rife as to the probable ex-
| tent to which they viii be affected Major
| Sylvester. the Chief of Police, is rather
reticent regarding the changes he has III
! contemplation, but gossips are already
/ busy with the names Of those who. it is
| thought. Will he the fortunate ones when
/ the list of promotions is announced
| In the Appropriation act for the fiscal
| year beginning July !, Qroyision-is made
! for the following additions to the pres
| ent force: One lieutenant Inspector. one
| lieutenant, three sergeants, and thirty
| six privates
/ Provision is also made, under the Re
| organization act. for the retirement OF
! officers and members of the force with a
pension under certain conditions The
| Chief Of the Fire Department is aiSr in
| cluded in the list Of those who may re-
ce;ve a pension Of not more than $40 a
month. and it is understood Chief Joseph
| Paris, s.fter thirty-three years o. con
/ tinuous and faithful service. has 4iready
(
/ this privilege It is further stated that
! it was his desire TO retire at once, but
| that the custodians of the pension fund
| deemed it unwise TO grant any retire
nents under the act before July / This
position is assumed because the fund
amounts to only about $1,000 at present
and while the Police Court fines are com
I ing in as regularly as ever the other
sources of revenLs for the fund the re-
ceipts from dog Licenses. are not likely
to amount to much before the beginning
OF the next fiscal year. when all licenses
are due At that time II is believed that
several Of the police lieutenants viii ask
to be retired and it IS thought that prob
ably TWO Of the requests VIII be granted.
These two are said to be those of Lieuts
7. B. Amiss. of the First precinct, and
J. H Hollinberger, of the Fourth. Both
Of these officers have seen long. faith
full. and honorable service in the de-
partment and are believed TO have wen
earned the rest which it is now possible
to give them and which their failing
health demands.
Lieutenant Amiss was born August ..
1913, was appointed To the force March
3, 1870, and was MADE a lieutenant De-
cembcr 8, 1856 He was at once placed in
commanded the First precinct. where he
has been ever since and where he has
given thorough satisfaction. He has
made many friends among the business
men with whom he has come in contact.
Lieutenant Aniss is said to be the fortll-
nate possessor Of an interest in a recent
invention for which he mas declined an
offer Of 10000 cash
Lieutenant HolIinberger was born Feb
ruary 16 1898, was appointed to the force
January 81 1867, and was made lieu
tenant February l. 1889 For a time he
was the head Of the Detective Office. He
has always been considered an intelligent
conscientious and capable officer and bv
his courteous manners has Won many
friends.
In connection with the appointment of
the new inspector the name OF I,feTIt
John kenney, Of the Eighth precinct is
most prominently mentioned He is enc Of
the yeingest and most active of the lieu
tenants ana bis record is an exceptional
" good one He was born November q
1861. received his appointment November
20. 1883, and was made a lieutenant Aua-
ust 10, 1887. His assignment to the y-oTi.
OF an inspector the additional lieutenant
which has been authorized for the com
nlahd OF the new Tenth precinct, and the
TWO rellremtntS which are CONTEMPLATED
VIII make four vacancies in the ranks Of
the leujenantS- These vacancies viii NOT
De nIled from among the oldest, or rank
De selected from among those Younger
men who have displayed intelligence an,
ability and who have had the requisite
ponce training TO lit them for their new
responsibilities. Among those whose
names are most frequently heard are Ser
Seant w w Jordan, now acting inspect
or SergeantS J. A Williams and YuIe
Hodges, of the First precinct. 7
Sprinkle. Of the Second; Daniel SuIIiyan
of the Third; George n. Williams. of toe
Fourth; Leslie Ellsworth, of the Fifth.
samuel Murphy. Edwin . Goss and
Michael Byrne, Of the Sixth: and James
) kramer, of the Ninth precinct
OI TINS number II is believed that those
whose chances arc best are Sergeants
Jordan. J. A Williams, Byrne and Goss.
oeNStaI weeks ago there was some talk
o. Lleutenants Moore or Boyle going to
10. !. but II Is now thought that when
Sergeant J. A Williams is promoted he
VIII be given this command He is a
thoroughly efficient officer. who has sery-
cd many years II that precinct as private
and sergeant. knows every corner OF II
and is in the prime of his manhood.
Lieutenant Daley who distinguished
himself while d sergeant in the Fourth
precinct IS likely to be transferred 70
this station from his present command Of
the Ninth Sergeant Byrne is spoken of
IN connection with the cOmmanC Of M
Precirct while Goss viii prohabI,- 90 - -
the Ninth. 1t is likely that Serg- 4r.t Tor
dan, when promoted. viii he entrusted
with the organization Of the new Tenth
precinct, to which viii be assigned about
thirty men in addition TO the post men
who are now doing duty within that ter
ritory-
With the four sergeants to be promoted
and the three additional sergeants pro-
Vided for there viii bt- seven vacancies
TO be filled from among the privates. But
little consideration has as YET been Civ
en- to the selection of these men and the /
matter may not be taken up for some
time.
It is said to be the purpose of Major
sylvester to materially strengthen the
Third, Fifth, and Seventh precincts and
a considerable proportion of the addi-
tiDnal men allowed by the last Congress
Will lie assigned to those precincts It IS
further said that doormen will he placed
Ia charge of the cell rooms in the First
Fourth, and Sixth precinct statiOnhouses
on July /, who will he charged with The
care of the prisoners. These stations are
the busiest ones in the city and have been
selected as the ones that most urgently
require the presence Of an officer among
the prisoners ut all times. Congress viii
probably be asked 70 provide d0ormen for
all of the sts1tionhouSes. but at the pres
cut Time only the busiest stations can be
supplied.
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