The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-28
POLICE HEAD LIKES
FIXED POST PLAN
Commissioner Waldo Shows Value Of
System Now in Use-Stationary
Patrolmen Always in Sight.

NEW YORK, June 2S.-"The In
stallation of the system in ali five
boroughs will mean primarily that so
long as you are in Greater New York
you can never be more than two
blocks away from a policemaa-and
that policeman will always be square.
ly In the middle of the street ia plain
sight for four blocks"
Thus concluded at an early hour
yesterday morning the first Demon
stration by Police Commissioner War
do of his recently adopted plan OF
fixed posts" Thus far the new sys-
tenn is in effect only from Fourteenth
to Fifty-ninth-sts., from river TO river,
and from Fifty-ninth to Eighty-Sixth-
SITS, from Central Park to the North
River.
As result of observations made
by the police commissioner during
the three nights his scheme mas been
in force he says he will put II into
effect throughout the greater city
just as soon as he can issue the neces-
sary orders.
Commissioner Waldo left police
headquarters at l. o'clock, Saturday
night, and instructed Policeman DIV
er, his chauffeur. to cover the dis
trict in which the fixed post is now
fact-from IL o'clock at night until
z o'clock in the morning. At the
West Thirtieth-st. station, the FIRST
stop the night patrol had Just started
out when the commissioner appeared.
Easy to Get Help.
Down Seventh-ave. the patrolren
were taking up their positions, one
every four blocks. standing between
the car tracks and directly in The
center of the intersecting str,eisr
The policeman at Twenty-seventl ~.
could see his partners at Thirty-lrst
and Twenty-thirdsts, respectively.
He knew there were other fixed posts
at Twenty-sixth-st. and .Slxth.ave.,
and Twenty -eighth-st. and Eighth.
ave.
You see," explained Waldo, this
one officer has within sound OF his
whistle not only the fixed post nler
north and south OF him on Seventh
ave, but the two others who are on
ly two blocks away on the adjoiring
avenues. But this is not Ill Each
fixed-post man has partner who
patrols an area of four blocks, with
the fixed post as a center
This policeman at Twenty seventh.
st. and Seventh-ave., knows that his
patrolling partner can never get
more than three blocks away from
him. say the outer limit of the beat.
In this case being at Eighth-ave. and
Twenty Thus II the liked post
man gets more on his hands than he
can attend to he can call for holm and
get not only the four other fixed post
men but the four patrolling officers
on those beats.
Something doing" said Waldo.
pointing down Seventh-ave.. where a
crowd was gathering at Fifteenth-st
The policeman on fixed post was the
center OF an excited crowd ~ men
and women. four OF whom were argu-
ing heatedly and demanding that ar.
rests be made.
The policeman. ignorant Of the fact
that the commissioner was snIilingly
taking IN the proceedings, was TEN.
PORTING with two OF the women and
suggesting that they "go about their
business and forget IT," Whe1. Wal.
do gave the signal TO start on some
one in the crowd recognized HIM ana
In moment the policeman and the
belligcrent men and women forgot
their quarrel as they stared after the
fast machine.