Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-22
NAMED
FULL-T|ME POLICE
HyattsviIIe Council Elects
Him From Among Four
Applicants.
Special Dispatch to the Star.


EVANSVILLE, Md, october 90
Albert Anderson was named full-time
policeman of Hyattsville at special
meeting of the mayor and town council
last night. He will assume Office No
vember / and will receive salary OF
$125 a month. Town BailiffS Clifford
o. Proctor and Wayne Proctor, brothers,
were appointed part-time policemen at
a salary of $25 each a month.
Anderson was appointed from among
four applicants, the others being Carl
M. Blanchard, former chief of police;
Town Bailiff Clifford o. Proctor and
Robert c. Gallagher, another former
chief of police here.
Appointment of Anderson and the
part-time policemen was recommended
unanimously by the police committee of
which Councilman Arthur c. Moon is
chairman. Anderson'S appointment was
made on vote of for and l against.
Voted for Blanchard.
DR.. Perley F. Brookens, councilman
from the fourth ward, was the only
member to vote against Anderson. He
expressed the opinion that Blanchard
had proved an efficient officer and that
the police committee had been arbitrary
in its action in recommending his re-
placement. Blanchard lost out as police
chief late last month when the mayor
and council upon recommendation OF
the police committee decided to abolish
the Office of chief of police.
The action of the council abolishing
the Office of chief of police aroused
much comment and the town has vir-
tually been divided into two camps,
some believing the action of the council
fhof UTn
1t was voted by the police commit
tee upon request Of Blanchard to give
a suitable recommendation as to his
integrity and ability.
Anderson, a former guard at the
Maryland House of Correction at Jes-
sups, and long a resident of HyattS-
vile, will be uniformed and not only
will do general policing within the
corporate limits of the town and be
subject to calls at any hour, day or
night, but also will do such other
require. The part-time policemen will
do>patrol duty between the hours Of
Z pm. and midnight, unless exigencies
otherwise require and are to do such
other duties during those hours, or any
other hours on special occasion as the
mayor and council may see ut to i'm
pose.
Traffic Jam Cited to Board.
Believing that a decidedly bad Traf-
fic situation will result upon the COM
pletion Of the highway bridge, at Wells
avenue and the South end of the bridge,
II present plans are carried out owing
to the narrowneSs of Wells avenue and
the plan to make the road even mar
rover by the erection of retaining walls,
the mayor and council decided to write
through Town Clerk w. Carroll Beatty
of the State Road Commission, calling
its attention to the fact that County
Surveyor Edward L. Latimer, has re-
ported there is only 20-foot right-of-
way on Wells avenue, coming into the
South end of the new bridge. The
mayor and council had been under the
impression that the town had a 30
foot right-of-way. In view of the fact
that the State Roads Commission is
building the retaining walls on the
right-of-way considerably narrowing it
marked the situation in the opinion
Of the town serious one for Hyatts-
vile and especially Edmonston, the
municipality lying directly to the East.
It will be pointed out to the commits
sion that there Is a great deal of traf-
fic over this road and the council will
ask that steps be taken by the COM
mission with a view to widening the
thoroughfare. A copy Of letter will be
sent to the mayor and council of Ed
monston and to the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion.
An ordinance was adopted making it
unlawful to park on the south side of