The San Francisco call., 1903-12-31
WILL SUPPRESS
HOODLUM ACTS
Chief Whitman Gives Orders
for Protection of PrOmenad-
ers ON Advent of New Year
MAKES SPECIAL DETAILS
All Persons to BE Arrested
Who Refuse to Behave Them
selves After Being Warned

With the object of protecting citizens
from acts Of hoodIums on Market street
and adjoining streets tonight and to-
morrow morning. Chief Whitman yes
! terday issued the following Instructions
to company commanders:
With the expiration Of the year 1908 and
the advent Of 1904 10 Is expected that vast
number or our good citizens viii continue
/ a custom of prOmenadtng kearnys Market
and the intersectine streets on New Years
eve. seeing the old year out and the new
year in. IL has been our experience IN the
past that rOwdies take advantage OF this oc-
casiOn 10 insult ladies and annoy the prom
enaders with acts of hOOdlurism. i wish the
strongest measures taken TO see that this does
The following extra details are hereby or
dered and 1 wish you to give strict orders
TO the officers so detailed 20 be prompt and
active in seeing 20 Il that the people are pro
tected in their desire to enjoy the evening
peacefully Detail two officers from company
u TO each block on the north side ot Market
street. from Kearny TO Taylor streets, and
three officers to each block on the south side
of Market street, trom lhlrd 70 SlNtn streets-
Sergeant Christensen and fre patrolmen from
Company T. are % be relieved by Sergeant
Shaw and ivs Datrolmen. 20 be detailed at
Powell and Iarke- streets. Sergean- Brophy
Iieved ~ SeTgsant ---upaoli snP fvc patroI-
men, 90 6e detailed at Grant avenue and MGR
ket street Sergeant II. Anderson and i've
Datrolmen, 90 be relieved 5y sergeant . pa-
streets. Sergeant Blank ana i've p2trolnl-n =
from Company 70, 20 Be relieved oy Corporal
Shanahan and five patrolmel, 70 hs detailed
at Kearny and Market streets.
Captain spiliane EIll take personal chars
and supervision OF oil details On Market htregt
and Lieutenant Burnett % all details nort
Of Market. The latter Will depoy moA froGl
the details at Ksagny and Narpst along tn
Zine of Kearny street FAR as may % nfed-
ed and from those detailed ct Grant avenue
and Market along Grant avenue far "a
may be Necessary. All q fheEe dethils 20 be ia
effect at 8 p m. and continue unti3 80 %. m.
when the officers detailed Will - C t1a48
REGULAR beaHg.
30 not aHoW cfoEss to FatAev ~ any ptl-
ticular pDtnt but kerr The people nlovirf
Complaints have heeu made o. people beinr
struck by b0uEha OF trees ii she hanlt ol
rovdlea. Instruct ofdcers % take ell sfcl
material away from 6ny 1ns csrFyinE the SAND
on ihe street. Complaints have also beft
made % young men carrying pots ~ patrt
with Whlch 10 daub the faces q paseere- b Z.
ITavs 1his stopped and rake the material nE-1a
from them. Arrest all nerUuno who do DCs
hehaye themselves Bheh warned % 90 So.
Have the officers on duty during TIE a
II the d1se request all PERSONS WITH averErce-f
decorations IN front % their premises to e-
move the same before uiGhtfAll aa by tn.
means Ne will reHnoVe some o3 the tur-r nj
llon pf the hoodlam.
Captain Mooney will order tie patrol WaaoEs
from the O'Farrell-stfeet station to Fer8ft 10
the Central station at D. m. qnd famair CD
duty there till
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