Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-16
CHIEF EAGER FOR
SUb-STAT|()NS
FOR POLICE
Beavers, Head of Police, De-
clares Idea Can Be Put Into
Effect With Little Cost.

Atlanta can establish two or three
,.orire sub stations in. sections where
,nay are most needed practically with
,It+ cost to the city, according to Chief
Beavers. who agrees heartily with
The C,eorgian's recent editorial point
inc out the urgent need of sub
stations He showed today just where
-,asa could be located, how much they
would do to relieve the present situa-
,ion and how trifling would be the ex-
pense.
"Au we would need for sub-station
would be a small brick building, say 20
IN, 2O feet with desk for the sergeant,
, niaca for a call officer to sit, tele-
,,bone and two or three steel cells, and
ire have the cells ready now said the
..hfaf Three such stations would help
enormously in covering Atlanta with
our present force.
Fire Stations Suggested.
orDa suggestion that the city fire
BONUSES might be used as sub-stations
s. very good from our standpoint, but
.na noise OF an all-night station might
Interfere with the firemen who must
sleep in their engine houses he con-
.fnued But there are several engine
houses which 10 not cover all the land
,,aaro they are situated, and it would
cost but trife to erect small separate
bindings FOR the police stations. This
+. true of the Seventh ward station at
whitehall and Oak streets, where there
lis b large lot. This would make fine
site for % sub station. 1t is also true Of
-A, engine house AZ DeKalb and More
land avenues. another section where a
srb-.lation could be established.
Bot even If these places are not
available. The city might rort small
..'.r buildings. vacant stores or other
...r.uges. and fit them up as police
stations We have . number Of steel
cells last from the old exposition station
whfca n#r be used again.
rAH such a sub~station needs would
1an sergeant in charge, one call officer
I'm ,he day and two at night. II would
he au Improvement. even if all these
men were taken from our regular force,
without additional expense. The pay
Of D. sergeant is only SO q month more
than patroiman's.
Gould Walk Prisoners.
All the patroImen detailed % that
portion Of the city would report on and
4 off at the sub-statiOn and come to
headquarters only when they had cases
10 try or for other business. Prisoners
could be held at the sub stations over
night or until the patrol auto could call
for them and transfer them TO head
quarters. The sub stations would save
.Er H.
usually a policeman could walk pTis
oners to a nearby station without call
Ing the patrol.
"A prisoner arrested for some trivial
matter or under circumstances not
'arranting arrest would he assured
more fair treatment at a sub station
than at TIL" central station undcr pres
emit congasted conditions. As it is now
there Is such q rush ut the window that
the officer In charge can not take the
proper time TO Investigate 2 case or to
question a prisoner closely. and it often
AaDnens that a man is locked up when
H- would have been released had a SUI
1eent time been taken to investigate
I's case. This can not be helped with
only one station.
Many Locations Feasible.
The best locations for such stations
would be:
INC a. -NOIIU avenue dllu MdTlGtIa
81 eet This would take care of all the
l.Itn ward, out to the mill district,
large part Of the Eighth ward and the
territory clear out to Piedmont park.
one at a point near Peters and
Whitehall street which would cover the
territory from Peters street clear out
To Oakland City, Pittsburg, Battle Hill
ana over into part >of the Second
ward
One near the Georgia railroad. say
opposite the Fulton Bag and Cotton
mus, which would cover the big terri
tory IN the Ninth ward, the Inman Park
''cll2n and all that side of the city.
With those three stations we could
improve the service greatly without adj
"luonaI cost to the taxpayers. OIL
Nurse we need more men. We have
Al l.