Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-10


~ protect an important and thickly
populated section Of the city, and to
watch over the section which contains more
important suburban towns than any other
precinct in the District. the members of
tine, ninth precinct police station have many
and exacting responsibilities. It's territory
includes practically all of the northeast Sec
ton of the District.
Irregular in bounds is the ninth precinct
as the following definition from the police
manual shows: Beginning at the middle
of the intersection of East Capitol and 1st
streets east; thence along the middle of LIST
street east to the middle of Massachusetts,
avenue north; thence in southeasterly
direction along the middle of Massachusetts
avenue to the eastern wall of the union
depot; thence alongside of said wall to the
middle of X street north; thence along the
middle Of X street to 1st street east
thence along the middle of 1st street east to
the middle of Florida avenue; thence south
east along the middle of Florida avenue
east to the middle of Brentwood road ;
thence northeast along the middle of Brent
wood road to its intersection with the
Queens Chapel road; thence north along the
middle of Queens Chapel road to its inter-
section of the District boundary line; thence
southeast along the District boundary line to
the eastern corner of the District of Column
bia; thence southwest along the District line
to Its intersection by the Bowen road thence
along the middle of the Bowen road to Its
intersection by the Ridge road: thence
along the middle of the Ridge road to its
intersection with the Anacostia road: thence
by direct line to the middle of East Capt.
tol street at the Anacostia river; thence
along the middle of East Capitol street to
the place of beginning.
Among the suburban towns within the
ninth precincts jurisdiction are Ivy City
Langdon, Deanwood, Avolan Heights, North
Langdon, Woodbridge. Benning. Kenilworth
East Deanwood. Chesapeake Junction, Gem
trail Heights and other smaller settlements
TO cover this territory, there are post duty
men stationed in the larger towns to do
patrol duty, and there are two mounted
sergeants and ten mounted privates who
watch for suspicious characters and xaep
general lookout on all the property in
the section.
The ninth precinct gets a large share of
the city's disorderly crowds during every
summer. In its jurisdiction is the Benning
race course, where during the meets in the
spring and fall fully 5000 persons, on an
average gather every day. Large details
OF officers are required at the race track
during the meetings to handle the crowds
peculiar to the sport Another place which
is the Mecca for large crowds on various oc-
casions is the circus grounds at 18th and III
streets northeast The Coliseum, at 18th
and streets northeast, where many games
and entertainments of various sorts are
pulled OFF during the summer season, draws
large crowds. Another place. Chesapeake
Junction. which in the past was one of the
toughest resorts In the vicinity and was
patronized by District people made work
for the ninth precinct officers. 1t is said to
be largely due to the efforts of the local DO
lice that the resort was finally broken UP.
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Two business streets where crowds gather
are East Capitol and Fl streets northeast
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part of every evening policemen spend most
of their time in watching the crowds that
pass gather on ii street, and many ar
rests are made for Interference with traffic
there. Busy places in the precinct are the
three car barns at 14th and East CapitoI at
18th and ID streets and at 18th and III
streets northeast The freight yards at
Benning also need watching and the loot
ing of cars and other depredations must he
guarded against there. The Reform School
Is also located in the ninth precinct
One or the important avenues OF eseana
from the Jurisdiction of the District or from
that of Maryland is along the main roads
and two of those important thorourhfares
are In the ninth precinet-Benning road and
Biadensburg road. Whenever lookout is
sent for a man the police officers doing d1lt y
along those two roads are among the f,rst
to be notified, and they have arrested MANY
criminal from a description OF him sent
over the telephone. During the hunting
season, and even at other times the hunf
ing along the Eastern branch receives much
attention from the police In enforcing the
many hunting regulations of the District
made TO protect the hunters themselves
travellers in the neighborhood and the game
The task is difficult. yet the men Of the
ninth precinct find a way to reach offenders.
For the policing of this territory which
includes so many important places sixty
eight officers, two desk sergeants and two
drivers are assigned. under direction of one
lieutenant, three foot and two mounted SER
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