Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-15
THREE new POLICE
FOR EVANSVILLE
Uniformed Full Time Man and
Two Part Time Posts Gre
ated by Council.

EVANSVILLE, Md, october 49,
Plans for reorganization of the HyattS-
VILE Police Department were decided
upon at the meeting of the mayor and
town council last night. A recon-
nlendation of the police committee that
three police positions be created was
adopted.
One of the officers will be uniformed
and will be on full-time duty on a
monthly basis at salary Of S125 a
month and telephone. This officer will
not only 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 duties
as the mayor and council may require.
Two other part-time policemen will
be appointed on q monthly basis at a
salary of S25 a month each, whose
duties will be to patrol their respective
assigned districts between the hours of
z pm. and midnight, unless exigencies
otherwise require, and to do such other
duties during those hours, or any other
hours on special occasions, as the mayor
and council may deem proper to i'm
pose.
VIII Have Police Powers.
These two officers will have the same
police powers as are vested In any other
police officer of the town. The recon-
mendation, which was signed by the
police committee, comprising A. C..
Moon, chairman; William T. Corners,
Thomas E. Hume and E. B. Hilley, was
made, it was pointed out, for the pur-
pose of eliminating the fee system
among the subordinate police officers of
the town of Hyattsville and in order
that the town may be more effectively
and efnciently policed. The reorgani-
Sation becomes effective November /.
1t was announced that applications
for the three positions will now be re-
1 ceived by Mr.. Moon, chairman of the
police committee, who said that a spe-
cial meeting Of the council would be
called as soon as 1t was possible for
the police committee to determine upon
the applicants it would recommend for
the posts. Mr.. Moon said the COM
mittee would certainly try to complete
this work In time to hold the special
meeting before November !. Former
application for the full-time post.
Town Bailiff Clifford o. Proctor was
voted SIS for services during a part of
July and October.
Before the recommendation of the
police committee recognizing the Po-
lice Department was adopted, Caesar
L. Aiello appeared before the council
protesting that the reasons which he
understood had been given by the
mayor and council for aboliShing the
office of chief of police September 80
last were untenable He said his in
formation was that the Office was abol-
1Shed and Chief Carl M. Blanchard
automatically relieved of his duties on
the grounds of economy and because
Blanchard was unpopular. He believed
that under Blanchard the office had
been Self-supporting and that he was
not unpopular, and that even If he were,
police officer instead of a poor one.
Referring to the recent shake-up in the
Metropolitan Police Department in
washington, he said it was popular
these days to attack police departments.
He believed that the town was large
enough and its interests sufficiently
varied to have chief of police and at
least one assistant and that the town
should be patrolled night and day.
Concluding, he urged the mayor and
council to appoint Blanchard to the
new full-time post.
HiIIey Replies.
Councilman E. B. Hilley on behalf of
the police committee, denied that the
recommendation of the committee was
based on any idea of economy, and
the police committee, denied that any
personal feeling had actuated the COM
mittee in recommending abolition OF
the ONCE Of chief of police and letting
out of Blanchard. Councilman Hilley
said that before letter from Mr.. Aiello
was published in various newspapers
setting forth about the same views he
expressed at last nights meeting the
committee had decided upon its recon-
Mendation Of last night.
Garbage Contract Voted.
It was voted to enter into a contract
with william T. Page of Edmonston for
the collection of garbage in the town
limits from November until June Is,
1880. The collections are to be made
twice in each week from every house
or building where food is used or kept,
at intervals of not less than three days
nor more than four days. Regular col
lection days are to be fixed by the con-
tractor and notice given Of his sched-
ule for the various parts Of town.
Garbage must be placed in metal cans
of sanitary model, not to exceed 10 gall
Ions capacity, and must be placed on
the sidewalk or side of the street. ex-
cept where the health committee di-
reefs collections shall be made from the
rear of premises. The contractor must
use vehicle having body that will
cover the garbage and prevent it from
dripping or wasting.
Garbage must be taken beyond town
limits for disposal The town will pay
the contractor $132 for the collection
each half month, to be paid the last
day of the succeeding half month. The
contractor will have the right to cancel
the contract by giving notice of two
months in advance.
Following the receipt of a petition
from property owners, 1t was decided to
proceed at once on plans for the con-
Struction of sidewalks on beth sides of
Hope street from Central avenue to CO.
1umbia avenue and from Central avenue
from Hope street to Schley avenue.
Councilman Thomas E. Hume said
that this work was of an emergency
nature.
Phone Application Filed.
Application of the American Tele-
phone 81 Telegraph Co. to add to its
conduit system along the Washington
Baltimore Boulevard and the extension
of Rhode Island avenue, now being
constructed, was filed and was taken
under consideration. 1t was explained
that the old conduit installed in 1910
was now inadequate for needs.
Complaint was made of an alleged
insanitary condition existing in the "a
vine just OF the Washington Baltimore
Boulevard between Franklin and Block
streets, and the matter was referred to
the police committee and Corporation
Counsel Waldo Burnside.
Report of Town Treasurer William A.
Shepherd showed receipts to have been
S7,054 rs, with cash in bank or in the
general fund Of $4,167.80, making ex-
penditures $2,88696. Cash in various
other town funds was: Plmper,
$211.41; road, $2,33889; special road,
1891 0S; rebate, $2,697.58; fire depart
ment, $903.26.
Enrnner Chief of Police blanchard