Evening journal., 1914-05-26
REDISTRICT THE
CITY Police FORCE
Under Rule Men Will Work
Only One Week at
Night
PLAN WILL BETTER
PROTECT THE CITY

NO EO L i liz VI i |
Acting under orders Of the Police |
Commission. Chief of Police Black this
morning placed in operation rules
which change every police district in
the city. At the same time the old
system of having patrolmen work two
weeks night and one week day was
abolished Hereafter the men will work
one week day and one week night. This
information was hailed with delight by
the officers, many of whom had visions
of working nearly tour weeks straight
night work this summer when the pO-
/ lice vacation period arrived.
Chief Black explained that the
changes We're made TO give the city
better police protection while SO many
houses are vacant during the summer
Since December 20 there have been %
districts in this city, two men patrolling
each district at night and one during
! the day Under the re-districting plan
there will be Is districts, two men on
/ duty in each district at all times. The
patrolmen had no intimation of the pro
posed change, and when the orders were
read this morning at roll call the men
were surprised.
Under the new arrangement several
of the officers were changed from one
district TO another. These officers are
/ Partolman Lewis, from the 9th TO the
18th: Patrolman Fox from the 9th to
the 5th. and Frank Massey, from the
/ 18th to the ith district. In addition
] Officer Robinson was detailed to the
mounted cycle squad
At a meeting of the Board Of Po-
lice Commissioners several weeks
ago. Chief Black was instructed to
go over the maps submitted by John
s. Taylor, the police expert, and de-
eide on a two platoon system, which
he had approved. The new arrange
ment is thought to be a part Of that
plan.
The new districts follow:
First-Market to Madison streets,
South of Fourth street
Second-Market tO Lombard streets,
South of Fourth street
Third-Market to Madison streets,
Fourth to Eighth streets.
Fourth-Market &c Lombard streets,
Fourth TO Eighth streets.
Fifth-Market TO Madison streets,
Eighth street to the Brandywine
creek.
Sixth-Market to Lombard streets,
Eighth street to Brandyine creek.
Seventh-East OF Lombard street,
south of Fourth street.
Eighth-Lombard street, Fourth
street 10 the Brandywine creek.
Ninth-East of Market street north
of Brandywine creek.
Tenth-North of Brandywine creek
west of Market street
Decentralization TO Broomt
street, Eighth street to Brandywin'
creek
Madison to Broom'
y streets, Fourth to Eighth streets.
Madison to Brooml
street Chestnut to Fourth streets.
Fourteenth Madison to Broom
, streets, south of Chestnut street.
Fifteenth outh of Eighth street
west of Broome street
Sixteenth Broome 10 Union streets
Eighth street to Bnndywine Creek
STANDARDIZATION to City Line
Eighth street TO Brandywine Creek
ghtecnth-Marlet street. Christi
ana River to Eleventh street.
The reassignment of the officers fol
lows: Under Captain Kane-Burchena
and Crozier, First district; Brown AM
Davidson, Second district; Benson an
DiMare, Third districts Lewis and Bari
Fourth district; Abrahams and Fol
fifth district; Burns and Sheehy, SiXt
district; Virden and Mclaughlin, Sew
enth district; Grussemeyer and Eng
land, Eighth district; Sutton and Nc
Elroy. Ninth district; Peterson an
Todd Tenth district; Edwards and Wal
lace, Eleventh district; Flynn and Bis
coe. Twelfth district; S. ID. Scott an
Bradford. Thirteenth district; Hawk
Jakubowski, Fourteenth district
Testa and Palmer, Fifteenth district
Abelo and Carey, Sixteenth district an
Elliott and Jordan, Seventeenth dis
trict.
Under Captain. Evans--Oficers Dut
ton and King, First district; Morrow
and McGillon, Second district; Yeas
ey and Taylor, Third district; Mas
sew and Serson, Fourth district; Nc
Bride and Purcell, Fifth district
Ward and Reeder, Sixth district Ma
loney and Donlon, Seventh district
Zebley and Rodenheiser, Eighth dis
trict: Bullock and Gilling, Ninth dis
trict: Collins and Sharpless, Tent
district; Long and Solomon, Eleventh
district: Walker and Kelley, Twelftl
district: McKeown and Riley, Thir
teenth district; Snyder and j. I
scott. Fourteenth district; Reese AM
Payne. Fifteenth district; Warren an
j. slcott. Sixteenth district; Nam
mele and Mcdaniel, Seventeenth dis
trict: McAteer, Bowman, Gamble
Donohoe. Devinish and Eakin, Eight
teenth district.
Mounted cycle oficers-McDannel
and Robinson.
No changes we're made in the hous
men and George Harris, the colore
natrolman is retained at the City Hal