The Washington times., 1902-01-22
Major Sylvester Asks for a De-
flciency Appropriation Of
- Three thousand Dollars for
General Expenses.
how THE AMOUNT Was EXPENDED,
h Explanation Of Expected Deficit
for Current Year the Superin-
tendeRt Submits Report to the
Commissioners.

Major Sylvester yesterday sent a COM
munication to the District Commissioners,
informing them of a deficiency appropria-
ton of $4,000 which will be needed for the
general expenses of the Police Depart
ment for the current fiscal year. In cx-
PLANTATION of the expected deficit Major
Sylvester says:
The appropriation for the contingent
fund was S1,000 less than that recon-
mended in the estimates, aGd as rewards
for fugitives and expenses incurred in the
detection ana prevention cf crime are paid
from this fund, the unusual demands in
that direction could not be foreseen. As
is well known, there were several murders
during the fore part of the year. and
other crimes, which involved a consider
able expense
Amount Expended on RevOIvers.
over two hundred of the revolvers
used by the department were purchased
more than twenty years ago. They have
been in constant use. and many of them
became so defective that it was neces-
sary TO expena, during the present fiscal
year. about $500 to put them in service
able condition. In addition. forty new
ones were purchased at a cost of about
$40 each
THE price of forage for this year is
10 per cent greater than for the past
year.
Patrol Service Expenditures.
Several horses in the patrol and am
bulance service became unfit for use,
nd hal bn
purchased, the price for the same having
advanced about - per cent.
"A new station house was instituted ir
the territory known as the Tenth pre-
einct, which was furnished and supplied
with two horses and harness.
Five OF the police patrol wagons were
without covers. exposing persons ar
rested, which was contrary to all sense
Of humanity, and against public serti-
ment- 1t became necessary to cut these
wagons down and cover them, mourning
an unlocked for expense.
BertiIion System Expenditures.
THE BertilIon card system was insti-
tutcd in the detective branch OF the ser
vice. making an additional expense
Belts and buckles worn by members
of the force for years became dilapidated
and unseryicable. and it was necessary to
change these equipments.
MANY demands on the department in
the pursuit of criminals and missing per-
sons increased materially the expense for
telegraph ard telephone messages.
The abandonment CT worn-out gas pipes
and fixtures, and the disagreeable heat in
cident to the burning of gas in some of
the older stationhouses necessitated the
arranging for electric lights in such
places, incurring additional expense.
Cost OF Publishing Regulations.
THE Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, about the middle of the year,
found themselves without the police reg
ulations, or city ordinances in published
form, and it became necessary to revise
the same and place them in shape for
pubIicatio which, although applicable
to the several departments. it was thought
best to publish and charge TO the police
account.
These primary expenses, with many
others incident to an improved and ad-
vancing service. necessarily would incur
deficiency in the amount named