New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-22

the business ofa Station House still continue 20 be
used.
The presept system Of Police can no longer be
looked upon as an experiment out must now De re-
garde6 as permanent departmentot the clty ros-
efnmert. ard every arrangement IN regard 20 IL
should be considered with the view OF placing Il on
a reroanent basis The erection Of Station Houses
OF ground owned by the City. and on approved mol-
q. rs essential to The accomplishment OF ms eno
AID woule tend Ia promote the health and emclsh0s
a tie members OF the Department
YOUTHFUL VICE AND yAGRANcY,
IN repor, made TO your hOnoIs predecessor, on
10 3st Of October, 1870 took casion 70 cal nis
stiehtion to the great and rapidly growing evil O.
youthful ysu1ucy, immortality and crime, existing ID
THIS community. Your honor has been please1 -
refer to the subject In your annual Message 10 Ih
Common Council Of the City out II IS m .tteI %
80 great public cOncenment, and OF such ceep
general interest that cannot conclude this report
without again recurring TO 1t IN more particular
manner ,..ho
The nature and extent Of the evil presented IN inc
report TO your HonOr's predecessOr-an eVil, al.
though ever Varying IN It's form and predominant
characteristics ONIhe mOment-is IN no oesiee In IN
inlshed elthe- IN extent or aggravstloh On VIC
trarv the intermediate time mas Only serve " ~
" increase It's magnitude and render stilt more par
pabe and alarming all ITS offensive features. .i,
therefore feel It to be my imperative duty a ..
10 recall to and impress upon the continued dt.eH
ton Of the Chief Magistrate Of the ClIy suYJeC'
so ceeply interesting 10 It's well beng ana Us o"
acter This subject not only embraces mal.ei 49,
municipal police, pO1,lcal economy, anu pupiO
morals Of The highest importance, but 1t also IN,
wolves considerations OF individual character, ana
its consequences of inappreclable and ever'enuuf-
lIg interest. -.,.. ....,, DoIicad
which permits the continuance OF An EVIL OF sucn
magnitude and sggrayatOn, so communicating 70 tne
public morals and so destructive OF the pu0ilc IN
terests as that which exists In our midst Puolc
economy, too 10 less requires Its immediate re-
uoval or restraint. The present state OF things
tends directly to pauperism and crime. To prevent
these COSTS far less than to support and punish them
Nor can IT be believed that community properyre-
careful Of its own selfpreservatlon or OF the pre-
sent individual Well-oeing and future hopes OF us
members can see the evil in question fostering on
It's very bosom, without making the most strenuous
efforts for its removal. ., -
Whether, therefore, this subject be received as
matter of Municipal Police, Political Economy,
Public Morals or Chistian Charity, 1t demands the
most efiectual interference Of Government, con-
servatye al once OF the Public Interests ana fuohc
Morals and of the highest exercise OF enlightened
philanthropy. II existing laws faithfully executed,
and present institutions, wisely administered, be
found insufficient for the removal or restraint OF TINS
evil let new legislation be invoked, and new asen-
cles created which shall cooperate With those al
ready existing in the Accomplishment Of this great
ano vital object.
Respectfully submitted,
GEo. w MATsELL, Chief Of Police.