The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-09
HYATTSV|LLE; To
HAVE POLICE
CHIEF.
Specialist in Fingerprints
Takes Position-To Have
Better Fire Protection.

EVANSVILLE, Md, March 81
Hyattsville now has full-fledged
police department. 1t Is headed by
Leslie C. Livingston, of Riverdale,
specialist in fingerprint work, as
chief. In appointing Livingston
the mayor and city council have
given him full authority to en-
force the laws Of the municipality
and complete charge generally OF
the situation.
The present town bailiffs, VIII
liam B. Harrison and George ..
Smith. will assist the new chief,
who is empowered to appoint ad-
ditional officers as he finds 1t
necessary.
Livingston has already set up
headquarters in the council cham
Der in the Municipal building,
where either he or one Of his Off!
GERS will he on duty each night.
Livingston will be paid fees on the
arrests made by him, as are the
other town officers.
Citizens of the First ward soon
will have better fire protection II
plans of council materialize. It is
purposed to secure property in the
ward for the housing of apparatus.
This action would remove the pos.
6fbilfty of apparatus being held uu
at the railroad crossing here in
responding to. an alarm in the first
ward. A committee comprising
Councilmen Ernest GaSch and
Lemuel Gray and Fire Chief w. b.
Harrison and former Fire Chief John
J. Fainter has been named by
council to ascertain If lot can be
secured.
1t is pointed out by council that
never in the history of Hyattsville
have so many permanent road and
sidewalk improvements been made
as during the past two years or so.
The latest delegations of property
owners to ask permanent improve
ments are from Littlefield avenue
and Sherman avenue. Construction
of a sidewalk on the south side of
Lfttlefield avenue and on the north
side of Sherman avenue is re-
Quested. Council has requested Cor.
poration Counsel Charles w. Clagett
to draw up ordinances authorizing
this work. ~
Owing ito the death of Miss Sarah
l.. Orem,sa sister of Prof. Nicholas
Orem, Suparintendent, ofTschools for
PRINCE Georges county; presentation
OF jpetftiors from various organiza-
tons in the county before the coun-
tys ncmmissioncrs and county board
of 9diidatiQn, asking addition Of sfhe
eighth, grade to the county school
system, has been postponed. Miss
Orem died at st. Michaels, Talbot
county. The petitions win be held
by the committee until Prof. Orem
can meet with the commissioners to
receive the delegation. It is stated
by Mrs. A: r. Lee, publicity chair
man for the County Federation of
grade system appears to be favored
generally in the county,
A special meeting of the educa-
tional committee of the federation
Is to be held at the public library in
Washington, March II. at o'clock.
A full attendance is requested.
: The Rev. William H. Mes, rector
Of Holy Trinity Protestant Epfsco.
pal parish, Collington, Prince
Georges county, will preach tonight
at the regular Friday evening
Lenten. services in Pinkney Memo
rial Church here.
The Rev. Charles L.. Monroe, rec
tor Of Pinkney Memorial, preached
last night at Glendale. and We'd.
nesday night at st. James Church,
Bowie.
The teams to represent Hyatts-
Vile High School in the coming
series of debates with the other
high schools in the county on the
subject, HAS the Direct Primary
Law In Maryland Justified Its Pas
sage?" will be selected Monday.