Evening star., 1941-02-02
MorePoIicemenI
In Montgomery
County Urged
lS New Men Sought
In Proposal for
Reorganization

reorganization and enlargement
of the Montgomery County police
force are proposed by the police
subcommittee of the County Demo-
cratic Caucus Committee, Albert A.
Ady of Rockville announced last
night.
The subcommittee recommends
tions, which will be transmitted to,
the County Democratic Congress
when it meets February II, call for:
An increase in the force from 46
to "a men.
Increases in salaries of certain
policemen.
Increases in age limits for new
members Of the force from IS to 40
years.
Establishment of a State police
station on the Rockville pike be-
tween Bethesda and Rockville.
Division Is Outlined.
The new members of the force
would include eight foot patrolmen,
eight motor patrolmen and two de-
tectives. The additional detectives
would double the present number.
All new patrolmen would be en-
ployed at the present entrance sal.
airy of $1,000 a year.
Four Of the new motor patrolmen
would be assigned to the Bethesda
police station and four to the Silver
Spring station, primarily to increase
the evening and night patrol in the
residential areas. One foot patrol
man would be on duty in the Beth
esda and Silver Spring business
areas during the day and two At
night. One would be assigned to
Rockville during the late after
noon and evening.
Two foot patrolmen would be az
signed to Rockville, three to Silver
Spring and three to Bethesda with
the understanding that one of the
Two men assigned to Rockville would
De a relief for the foot patrol at
all stations" Mr.. Ady said.
The county now has no foot pa
trolmen, Mr.. Ady explained.
Regarding the proposed reorpan-
lzation, the subcommittee said il
is planned TO create greater re.
sponsibility in the commanding off,
Ger and general functioning of each
OF the county's three police groups
at Rockville, Bethesda and Silver
Spring"
One Chief Provided.
The reorganization calls for:
one chief OF police with no change
in salary.
-Four lieutenants to receive a
salary Of $3.50 per annum Can in
crease Of s120 per annum over the
present salary rate of sergeant),
who are to be assigned as station
commanders at Rockville, Bethesda
and Silver Spring, with one to COM
mand Of the detective squad.
-Four Sergeants, to be assistant
station commanders.
Five men to be designated as
corporalS, with salary Of s2,l00 per
annum, to be assigned to the various
police stations.
Three additional detectives, desig-
mated as corporalS, to receive S21O0
/ per annum, to be assigned to the
detective SQUAD at headquarters
under the command of the detective
/ lieutenant
In addition to calling for a State
Police Substation on the Rockville
| pike, the subcommittee asked that a
| teletype station be furnished for the
three stations of the county police
! force by the State force.
Other Recommendations.
The committee also recommended
that county policemen who volun-
teer or are selected for military
service be offered their present posi-
! ton upon the conclusion of their
military careers.
The subcommittee noted that
Montgomery County, 10 times as
large in area as the District of
Columbia, now has only one county
policeman for every 1000 citizens
as compared to one policeman for
every 400 persons in Washington.
The reorganization and increase
proposals were made by T, Earle
Hampton, seconded by Albert E.
Brault. Others attending the meet
ing, who approved the police pro-
posals, were States Attorney Ben
G. Wilkinson, Delegates Ruth Shoe
maker, James w. Gill and E. Brooke
Lee. Royal Carleck, Hugh F. ODon-
nell, Joseph D. Buscher, j. Forest
Walker, Andrew H. Newman, Sam
uel E. Stonebraker, Arthur c. Elgin
and Harry r. McCabe.