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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-28
RED LIGHT STREETS CLEARED.
w~ashingtons Police Ordered to Keep 1hem
Clean After Dark.

washingtons Police Ordered to Keep Them
Clean After Dark.
WASHINGTON, July s7-Washington's po-
lice department Is taking q novel method
Of closing up the red light district. 1t hes
south Of the downtown section Of Pennsyl-
wanna avenue. where q magnificent munich
pal building that is the pride Of the city has
been erected. The red light district comes
up against this dove white marble edtioe
In flank and rear. which Major Sylvester.
superintendent OF police. lnds out Of o
sonance with the eternal fitness Of things.
Orders have been given the police to
clear the streets Of the red light district and
keep them clear. Men are not permitted
to pass through them at night. Any one
attempting to do 30 is diven OF with q warn
ing. Loiterep or roysterers in the district
are arrested promptly. Certain streets are
as much closed as IL they were guarded by
FIRE lines. A whole section Is more OF a
deadline for all pedestrians than Fulton
street and Broadway. New York, used TO
be a dead line for known crooks under the
Byrnes regime. Any one caught within the
policed districts confines after nightfall Is
liable to arrest. no matter how good his name
supposed 10 worry about his destination or
intentions. The ground 10 forbidden him.
and that is all there is to il.
Some heated protests nave been made,
but they were unavailing. There are some
warehouses and mills on the south side
which may be reached by q short cut through
the district. Protestants have declared Il
was for such business places they were
bound. They were instructed to tack back
to the avenue and make a detour by the
open streets.
1t is thought that this system will be less
Troublesome and quite as effective as raid
ing the houses. Besides. the cleaning up
place without disorder. II Is figured
under the stress of circumstances the
resorts will voluntarily close before long.