The Washington times., 1912-02-05
MORE POLICEMEN
ARE DEMANDED BY
MAJOR SYLVESTER
Says Full Measure of Proper
Service Cannot Now
Be Given.


Commissioners today, Major Richard
Sylvester, superintendent of police calls
attention to the fact that during the
last fiscal year LIS arrests were made
in the District on criminal charges,
while a total of 6,i56 arrests were made.
The major points out that owing to
present arrangements, whereby men,
bers of the force are required to do de-
tail or post duty, there is a force of
only 100 patrolmen available,
In this connection, the MAYOR says:
owing to the limited patrol force at
command, however. the full measure of
applied at the dangerous and crowded
intersections and numerous circles at
the last mentioned places, three or four
thoroughfares interesting.
The roads traversing the District
territory are largely builded along and
from the skeins that connect the many
villages, towns, and subdivisions.
They are natroni2ed not only by
those in high official life, but by thor
sands of visitors from throughout the
United states and abroad"
For Salary Increases.
Increases are asked in the salaries of
the captains, chief clerk, and others. At
present the captains receive $3.50. A
$500 increase Is recommended. An in
crease from 81, 900 to $500 Is asked for
the chief clerk. while an increase from
$1.S2o to $500 is asked in the pay of
leutenants.
Fifty-one additional privates of CLASH
l. at $500 per annum, also are asked.
Recommendation is made that q mo-
tor vehicle be purchased for use by the
detective bureau. An additional motor
patrol wagon also is asked, while the
major recommends the purchase Of a
motor vehicle for the use Of the head
Of the department.
One new station house is asked. This
would mean the establishment of new
precinct in the northeast section Of the
District between the Ninth and Tenth
precincts. The sum of $500 is recon
mended for the purchase of a site.
Considerable space is given to pool
rooms and their regulations In this
connection the report says:
Under the law pool rooms are
natronized by boys. The game itssIf
may be harmless, but the congregatinS
of patrons in many cases has been fol-
lowed ny drinking and betting. In this
so-called clubs.
Club Pool Rooms.
There should be a law against club
pool rooms, and II such cannot be Sc
cured the annual license on pool tables
employed In such rooms should be at
least $25 each, and in addition the po-
lice should be authorized to make in
"The law governing ordinary pool
rooms provides they shall be closed on
Sundays and during the hours that bar
rooms are required to be closed, but
there is no provision that the interior of
pool room be exposed to view from
the street on Sunday.
The suggestion Is made by Major
Sylvester that the District be divided
into two general police sections, with an
Inspector in charge Of each.
kAnf To lA6 fn fhA
Of the First precinct station house as
follows:
The present First precinct station
% peStedIy enS eondemned S bS % health @ and s Other
authorities as unsafe and lnsanitary,
end 1t is reasonable to believe that 1t
must give place to modern struct re.
The cells and corridors are lily adapted
for the purpose for which intended, and
the cellar breeds sickness.
Child Labor Law.
A change also is recommended in the
enforcement of the child labor law.
The detail Of two sergeants as phar-
macy inspectors Is urged. Compensation
of 1890 per annum for these men is
asked.
Fear is expressed that unless change
is made in the present method of re-
curing mounted men to furnish their
own horses 1t will be impossible to get
the members Of the force to act In
allowance made for the keeping OF the
horses, the men are obliged to invest
their own money to buy them and are
not protected from loss of their mounts
through death or accident. 1t is rec
commended these men be furnished their
mounts by the Government, and that
the horses be cared for at central
suburban station under the direction OF
a competent officer.
More liberal police patrol is asked for
The outlying districts of the Ninth,
Tenth, and Eleventh precincts, which
reach to the Maryland boundry.
Criminal Cases.
Cruelty to children and criminal libel
wer among the oftenses sustained.
Seventy-eight charges u robbery were
upheld in the courts, fifteen more than
for the previous year. OF the criminal
cases, ST were sustained. this being
FORT lone more than the year before.
In the year 1857 arrests were made
by the detective bureau, 925 of which
were followed by conviction. 152 dis
missed, l2J disposed of by the District
ttorney's office. twenty-thrce released
on bond. and l37 pending. property
valued AZ $44.S24 vas recovered
The Commissioners are asked TO ar
range thetraffic rules, putting the street
cars under control of the pence, instead
Of the Interstate Commerce Cotnfl,.s- US
hicle accidents brought to the attention
a. the police during the year. Out OF
this number thirty-eight deaths result
eI and 26S persons were seriously IN
lurCd. 49,, .,
The estimates for the year total 81
* 9Jr 20 including the several increases
nSicSd in the salaries of officers and
men. An Increase from s7G to $500 IS
asked in the salaries OF the SIN tele-
phone operators at hebGqueI ters
The tclphone operators OF this de-
martin ent" says the major. receive
$40 per annum, They not Cnly operate
or1 nf Everything that transpires and
TeCeiyes the attention OF the police
Ohio Congressman to
Address RihIe Class