Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09
MORE MEN WANTED
Sylvester Again Urges Larger
Police Establishment.
CITY OUTGROWING FORCE
Large Area in Suburbs Demanding
Protection
DISTRICT FAST BUILDING UP
Figures Quoted to Show Increased
Population of Precincts Extend
ing to Boundary Lines.
CITY OUTGROWING FORCE
district FAST BUILDING UP

! Maj Sylvester, superintendent Of police.
| is anxious that Congress should make
| provision for an additional number of po-
| licemen this year. The department has
not been fortunate enough during recent
years to receive many additions. but Mai.
| Sylvester thinks the reasons given at this
time should be needed.
| In his recent annual report Maj. Syl-
| vester discussed the question Of area and
population, setting out the many villages
| in the several county precincts and ex-
planning the great amount of territory
that has to be looked after.
The time has come" the superintend-
ent says, when the police department
Of the District of Columbia should have
accorded to it the numerical force in Off
| GERS and subordnates, as we'll as facilities
of a modern character, that would enable
!! it to be organized and conducted along
| the most advanced lines and becoming the
police institution of great capital and its
environments. not alone to meet present
conditions but in anticipation of the
growing demands for extraordinary police
accomplishment.
Not in Keeping With Growth.
The existing organization was estab-
lished years ago before the population
of the District had developed extensive
ly. prior to the locating of many i'm
mense and valuable government and pri-
vate improvements, long before the build
ing Of extensive and costly railway and
electric plants and during A period ante
dating unusual municipal and territorial
demands and multitudnous expert atten-
lions under the law that are required of
the District police department in these
progressive times at the seat of a gen.
eral government
I'm order to secure the cleanliness,
peace and sightliness that is urged by
those who have the welfare of the gov
eminent, both municipal and general. at
heart, prompts what may be regarded O
liberal recommendations, but they are
made with the idea of meeting expecta-
tiOns and requirements of the community
for many years to come.
THE area of the District OF Columbia
police jurisdiction is co-extensive with
the territory of the District of Columbia
and embraces nearly seventy square
miles. Included therein is the city of
Washington. which embraces George
town. with a combined population of
2259,6i1. according to the police census
of 1909
Beyond the limits of these cities is
vast territorial section which is exh
tensively improved and populated. 1t in
cludes modern roadways, which arc pat
roniZed not only by the residents of the
District of Columbia, bit by thousands
and these rOadwayS form a network of
communication between eighty-odd vii
lagos. towns and subdivisions, with a
population aggregating 1927. The en-
bla, as enumerated year ago. was 343,-
2O3. of which 245.s61 was white and
,142 colored.
P0nn1 a finn ~, prooiro<o
In order that a more general idea may
be had of the interests involved In this
domain. attention is respectfully invited
to the following named places included
IN the District of Columbia. aside from
Washington and Georgetown, with the
population of each:
Eleventh precinct-That section across
the Eastern branch of the Potomac river
Anacostia, 3,627; Congress Heights,
I 200, Good Hope. 81, Garfield 500; Gies-
horo. 334; Hillsdale, 2,266; Randle High
lands, @3; Stantontown, 2J3; Twining
City. 76b.
Seventh precinct-That section west of
Rock creek and extending to the Mary
land line: Cleveland Park, 800: Chevy
Chase. l01: Fairview Heights, 12S; Har-
lem. ol'' Tenley, 1,52O; Palisades of the
Potomac. 100
Eighth precinct-The northeast section
extending to the Brentwood road Entire
county section has a population of IL 225
Ninth precinct-The east and north
east section extending to the Maryland
line: Avalon Heights, 1l3; Benning, 6S1;
Burrville, go; Deanwood, jO7; Dean
wook teasU, 1873; Greenvail, 1888; Ivy
city. 43s: Keniworth. 53S: Langdon, 7O;':
Montello, 40; Rosedale and Isherwood,
l,S3O; Sherwood. 40. and Woodbridge, 1919.
Tenth precinct-The north and north
west sections, extending to the MARYLAND
liEe; Belleview. 40; Bloomingdale. 2.2O2:
Brightwood, 16i, Brightwood Park, SIG:
Brookand, 1927. BrCokland (south), 1927:
Chapin Browns subdivision, 1875; Ingle-
side. LIB: kalorama Heights, 612; Lanier
Heights. 967: Little's subdivision. go:
Mattinglys subdivision, 4s4; Meridian
Hill, 1,39S: Metropolis View, 214: Mount
Pleasant. 1.769; Park View. III; Pet
worth. 1.163; Purner's subdivision. 1870.
University Park. s4s: Howard University
subdivision. 80: Cliffbourne, 1926: Column
bia College grounds north and SOUTH.
LIT: Columbia Heights 4,J91; Commits
sioners subdivision, 1.G0J: Dennison e
Leightons subdivisions, 800; lexington
391: Edgewood. 25}: Gas subdivision on3
Holmead Manor. 1,665: Reservoir View
30; Saul's Addition. 203 Scheutzen PARK
2ol. Sherman's subdivision 300: Takoma
Coz Todd & Browns subdivision. o.929'
Tuttle's subdivision. :37; Washington
Heights. l.059: Wright & Doles suhdivis
ion. 9S4