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

Atlanta can establish two or three
police sub stations in sections where
they are most needed practically with
ont cost to the city, according to Chief
7. Beavers. who agrees heartily with
The Georgian's recent editorial point
+n- out the urgent need of sub
stations He showed today just where
these could be located, how much they
,vouId do to relieve the present situa-
tion and how trif1ing would be the ex-
pense.
AN we would need for sub-station
would be a small brick building, say 20
b, 20 feet with desk for the sergeant,
o. Mace for a call officer to sit, tele-
phone and two or three steel cells, and
I'VE have the cells ready now" said the
,.bief. Three such stations would help
enormously in covering Atlanta with
our present force.
Fire Stations Suggested.
oThe suggestion that the city fire
nouses might be used as sub-stations
Is very good from our standpoint, but
-ha noise of an all-night station might
interfere with the firemen who must
sleep in their engine houses he con-
-tnued. But there are several engine
houses which do not cover all the Land
where they are situated, and 1t would
cost but q trihe to erect small separate
bindings for the police stations. This
g. true of the Seventh ward station at
whitehall and Oak streets, where there
is o. large lot This would make a fine
sill. for a sub station. 1t is also true Of
rho engine house st DeKalb and More
,.nd avenues. another section where a
.uh-staiion could be established.
But even if these places are not
available, the city might rent small
-r'ak buildings vacant stores or other
.-.uaturcs and fit them up as police
-.aHous We have q number Of steel
cells left from the old exposition station
which can be used again.
"AlI such a sub-station needs would
ha sergeant in charge, one call officer
in the day and two at night. 1t would
be an Improvement. even If all these
men were taken from our regular force.
without additional expense. The pay
Of o sergeant is only SO month more
than a patroiman's.
Could Walk Prisoners.
"Al the patromen detailed 20 that
portion Of the city would report on and
of at the sub-station and come to
headquarters only when they had cases
To try or for other business. Prisoners
could be held at the sub stations over
night or uUtil the patrol auto could call
for them and transfer them to head
quarters. The sub-stations would save
many miles Of patrol wagon driving, for
usually q policeman could walk pris-
cuers TO a nearby station without call
ing the patrol.
A prisoner arrested for some trivia!
matter or under circumstances not
--alrantiug arrest would he assured
more fair treatment at q Sub-station
than at the central station under pres
eut Cougested conditions AS it is now
there Is such q rush at the window that
Tho officer IN charge can not take the
proper time to investigate a case or to
question prisoner closely, and 1t often
happens that a man is locked up when
he would have been released had SUI
1icienJ time been taken to investigate
his case. This can not be helped with
only one station.
Many Locations Feasible.
The best locations for such stations
would be;
"One at North avenue and Marietta
street. This would take care of all the
Fifth ward, out to the mill district, a
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
10 Oakland City, Pittsburg, Battle Hill
and over into q part of the Second
ward
"Ons near the Georgia railroad, say
opposite the Fulton Bag and Cotton
mills, which would cover the. big terri
tory in the Ninth ward, the Inman Park
section and all that side of the city.
With those three stations we could
improve the service greatly without adj
oltionaI cost to the taxpayers. OF
course, We need more men. We have
always needed more men, but | think
We can get on with but comparatively