Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-14
MORE Police FOR
CITY DUTY now
Addition of Eight Men Also
Gives Ninth Ward a
New District
TRAFFIC SQUAD
MADE PERMANENT

Having completed their two weeks
course in instruction. the eight new
patrolmen appointed two weeks ago
tomorrow by the Police Commission,
viii assume street duties beginning ut
6 o'clock this evening. Through the
addition of these men Chief of Po-
lice Black announced that all officers
had been reassigned 10 duty. But one
new district has been created. that be-
ing i'm the Ninth ward Heretofore
that ward. west of Market street and
to the Boulevard, has been known as
District No. 10. II was changed under
today's orders into two districts, west
of Concord avenue and north of Mar
ket street. being known as District
No. Is. Division OF this section into
two districts will place eight patrol
men instead OF four in that section.
In addition TO re-assigning the
patrolmen, orders were issued for the
appointing of a permanent traffic
squad. Heretofore patrolmen have
been stationed at some Of the cross
streets on Market street but they have
been compelled to leave their posts
to make reports and do other duty.
Under the new orders the traffic men
are prohibited from leaving their
posts. Chief Black has also detailed
several men on this squad to do duty
at other cross streets. especially at
Fourth and French streets and Fourth
and King streets. The traffic men
also will be stationed at every cross
street from Front to Tenth and Mar
ket streets The traffic men and their
stations follows
Front and Market streets, King;
Second and Market streets. Donohoe;
Fourth and Market streets, Gamble;
Sixth and Market streets, McAteer;
Seventh and Market streets, Fox;
Eighth and Market streets. Bowman;
Ninth and Market streets, Reese;
Tenth and Market streets, Devenish;
Fourth and King streets. Massey;
Fourth and French streets, Benson.
The orders accompanying the APP
] pointments state:
THE traffic men must do duty in
/ the centre of the intersections of the
streets where they are stationed, and
/ will direct and regulate traffic. give
such information and assistance to
the travelling public as is necessary,
y protect pedestrians in crossing the
sheets and at all times must be gen.
/ tlemanly and courteous in the dis
, charge of their duties.
"The men assigned to traffic duty
+. shall not. under any circumstances
4, leave their post Of duty, and at nc
time will they be called in and used
\ for any special duty or relief work IN
the station house.
4 The re-assignment of the patrolmer
} during street duty, is as follows, ne
> changes being made in the street ser
+ geants or house men.
Captain c. h. Evans First district
d Dutton. Riley; second, Morrow, Rod
Il enheiser; third, Veasey, Tierney
e fourth Serson. McGillion fiftl
s Purcell Mcbride; sixth, Bullock
} Donlon: seventh. Maloney. McGran
5 airy: eighth. Zebley, Kane; nintl
Reeder, Collins; tenth, Lewis. Ma
honey: eleventh, Solomon, Long
!. twelfth. Kelley, LeFashion; thir
teenth. Swarter, Sharplcss; four
I teenth. Snyder. Kempski; fifteenth
J. T Scott, Walker; sixteenth, Johl
Scott. Warren; seventeenth, McDan
iel. Mammele; eighteenth, Gillins
. Dawson.
Captain T. A. Kane-First district
, Burchinal. Crozier; second. David
son, S. T. Brown; third, Abraham'
: DiMare; fourth, Barr, McKeown
: fifth. Ward, Pane; sixth. Burni
( Sheehy; seventh, Virden. England
[ eighth, GrussemeyeI Mclaughlin
r ninth. Sutton, n. w. Brown; tentf
Todd. Peterson; eleventh Edwards
= J Wallace; twelfth, Biscdh, Flynn
thirteenth, Palmer, S. ID. Scott; -four