Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-19
! REPORT OF THE
CHIEF OF POLICE
Submits Annual Statement to
the Commissioners.
ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR
Scope of the Territory Covered by the
Force.
ADDITIONAL PRIvATEs NEEDED
Target Range and Gymnasium-Per-
centage of Arrests Made-open-
ing of Minor Streets.

or the amount require q for the conduct ana
| support of the police department for the
fiscal year ending June 80 1905 is made
! as follows:
| Maj or and superintendent. $4,000; assist
ant superintendent, with rank of inspector,
$2.5c0; three inspectors at $500 each,
3,4tN; ten captains at $3.50 each, $4,000;
| chief clerk. who shall also be property
! clerk. $1,000: one clerk. 81 $40; three clerks
| at 500 each. $40; four surgeons of the
police and fire departments at 5000 each,
| 2.fto; additional compensation for twenty
privates detailed for special service in the
| detection and prevention OF crime, or so
| much thereof as may be necessary, 81, $50;
| twelve lieutelants. one of whom shall be
harbor master. at 81 1870 each. SO $40; forty
five sergeants. one of whom may be detailed
| Tor duty in the harbor patrol, at $3.50
each. $36,250; 42l privates of c'ass three at
$1,000 each, s30S.SCo: H. privates of class
| two at S1OSo each. s12o9 113 privates of
| class l at 500 each, s1i6. 100; for amount
| required to pay salaries of privates of class
| two who will be promoted to class three
and privates of class who will be pro-
| NOTED to class two during the fiscal year
| 1908, S.93o63; six tele phone operators at
| StoO each $3.50 Janitor for police head
| quarters, 500; fourteen laborers at 5000
each, $500; messenger. 500; messenger
1900; major and superintendent. mounted
| s24O; inspector, mounted. $40: seventy cap
| talns, Ileutenants, sergeants and privates,
| iiouhteu, DIT S-tV edcU, SlO,StO, SlXtS-fOur
| lleutenants. sergeants and privates, mount
| ed on bicycles. at $50 each So 200: twenty
| SIX drivers at $500 each, $15G0D: two
matrons at 5000 each. 81 300. Miscellaneous:
| For rent of SubStation and stable in Ana
| costa, $3.50; for fuel, 81. 900; for repairs to
| stations. s5,Oe0; for miscellaneous and con-
| tlngent expenses including the purchase of
| new wagons. rewards for fugitives modern
| revolvers, installation of card system and
| maintenance of same in the police DEPART
ment, stationery, city directories and
perlodicais, teegraphing photographing,
| for prisoners. furniture and repairs there
to. beds and bed clothing inifinia of office.
purchase and care of horses, horse and
vehicle for superintendent, bicycles, police
| equipments and repairs to same harness.
| forage, repairs to vehicles. van and patrol
| wagons, and expenses incurred in the pre-
vent!on and detection of crime. and other
| necessary expenses, $50, 500; for flags and
| halyardS for station houses s125. for rent
OF police department headquarters and prop
| erty rooms. $500.
Purchase of Lot.
| For the purchase of lot to be used as a
site for a station house in Anacostia. s3o09:
! for reconstruction of cell corridors and the
| making. erecting and placing therein in
| the hrst second, fourth and sixth precinct
| stations, eight modern locking appliances
$4,000; for construction of target range
and retaining wall at seventh precinct sta
| ton, s., 600.
! Rouse OF uetentOn. 10 enable the Com
| missloners of the District of Columbia to
| provide transportation, including the pur-
| chase and maintenance of necessary horses
wagons and harness, and a suitable place
for the reception. transportation and de-
| tention of children under seventeen years
| of age, and in the discretion of the Com
| missioners, of girls and women over seven
! teen years of age, arrested by the police
| on charge of Offense against any law in
| force in the District of Columbia or held
as witnesses or held pending final investi-
! CATION or examination. or otherwise in
Guiding salaries of two clerks at 5000 each.
| four drivers at S540 each. one hostler at
500, six guards at $500 each. two matrons
at 5000 each. or so much thereof as may be
! necessary. S12, 40.
| For harbor patrol-One sergeant at 81 $50
$3.50: two engineers at $40 each. 81 $50:
! two firemen at $50 each. $500: one watch
man, $500; two deck hands at $3.50 each
| $500; for fuel. construction, maintenance
| repairs and incidentGls. $500.
! Transportation of prisoners-For convex
! ing prisoners to the workhouse, including
| salary of driver. not to exceed $780, and
| the purchase and maintenance of neces-
| sary horses, wagons and harness. $1,000
Territory Embraced.
After explaining that the metropolitan
police jurisdiction embraces, aside from the
cities of Washington and Georgetown, more
| than eighty towns villages and subdivi-
| sions the superintendent explains that
tain a population of $50 100; the suburban
| section population of 81 .223. OF tie whole
23l,411 are white and 95.O1S colored. and
that outside of Washington proper are To-
Gated many extensive and valuable prop
| critics aside from the government Interests
and private residences
As distinctive features the superinten-
dent says that within the principal CITY
OF the District are located those importa MT
| official and diplomatic interests that are
to be found in other municipality Of
| the country, the homes and executive quar-
| tiers of the President, cabinet officers
| judges of the Supreme Court senator's and
| representatives in Congress and members
of foreign legations. He adds:
experience prompts that precautions be
| adopted by the police to insure them
against annoyances and embarrassments.
| This is undertaken on the part of the mu-
nicipal police in the absence of other pro-
| visions for their security and comfort
| except the United States Capitol building is
In itself under the guard of distinct police
| supervision.
The surroundings and responsibilities
| may be more fully appreciated when II is
| understood that the quiet of the homes Of
| some of our distinguished officials have
been intruded upon by irresponsible indi-
| viduals with whom the law charges the
police must DEAL
Percentage of Arrests.
Pointing out that while hundreds of what
are known as police regulations" more
| ihs'hS up III uufflDer IOT the city OrQi-
nances in any large municipality, such as
those that prohibit expectorating on the
! sidewalks, dogs barking, ROSTERS Growing
| sweeping paper and dirt from sidewalks
| into the street, movements of vehicles and
| many other seemingly small requirements
| the high percentage of arrests in this juris-
| diction is caused by an unremitting enforce
| ment of the regulations referred to and
not by crime.
| OF the $50 privates in the force June 20
| last the superintendent says they were not
| all liable, however, for beat duty, as
| 81 were detailed, not including the 20 act
ing as detective sergeants, and 6S were on
post duty assignments, leaving only 49, for
| patrol duty on foot. on bicycles and on
horseback. From this number should be
| deducted 80 who were sick on that date
| and % on leave, leaving In round numbers
| 423 actually available.
| According to the superintendent efforts
| have been made TO the end that the MEM
| bers of the force will not only take pride
| in their organization, but that they will
| individually and collectively, feel that they
| are engaged in profession, and that a
| good bad reputation will follow accord
| ing TO the manner in which they conduct
| themselves
/ During the year one hundred and forty