The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-12

nsfutn.ss - tn- nc been a,ed a. rssards
the detection and of dSore,ator on p-,per,
but. the cootfsry. IL has been Increased, and
il is we'll ino~n that in paris o. tns city
certain descriuuors of thefts have been rres,ly
rciiis rince the adoption of the unifo,n In
Iepo't ,our Bouor,s nrsis,ss.
so en- raced the opportunity to urre the 'oo,i.,v
ard even the r-cessty, ~ improved sfss ~ buiIi
ing used for s'a iou houses in .he
tthoneh se,era new sts'oD houses bsve been ec,.d
since that tine, set ttie have bot slight ooye
usDs in the nooe of either a. 20 ,h con
enc- OF 'he houses The plrpote fer which they
are TENDED or a. ards ,he hesit, OF the orc. IL
WI pe seen oy IN. tshulrr atsnens ,ho~ing rhs time
los py members Of the rtn.srt hat the cits has
o' dof"g the rast sS ucpihs. cs sickness, he
o 'ofs che ana t~ohtro. per iat equal is OsS
dsss lc year, which suouus to s2sSa9 Unoer th-se
cifc, instances directed the surgeons IN. depart
NEIL TO mase IN ot the SO, eral stat on
t"uresl ard reyort o their sanitary csnd a. With
TIE vs~ ascertain ing what ipr of the scko.ss was
atr,bn'asieto the p'se D shieh the 30 ieemee " re
competed TO sleep these rep rts -nb+xe
sn1 Nouiu ash y"oi Hot ki er sn a.teatiye
peir.s us ihey trr.rn, a,a' =, ,a, i, % ,ba
cohcu OF sever al at hn IN, rejects nnt lsl
Gre l. hs ely a1o which shor a he pe'iei withpu
a' lie cces ia most ~ the station touses
'"nsu uttef IL ep impo"ter arc insecure
ae no slsY)atsd t,r tue purrusss ior witch they
a." p'erdsd iarng toe pient lice these cells
ors places where cn%-s ne confnes .scapes
IL m the cells aIe 81 Constant oecuitnee Il, orai.
n rec OF the Common Council the dif.'e,t sta'ion
hou - seopstute part of the city Prison Al he lis
n them sh. uld &c con 'fuccd thss from
woul IL ssDd RED IN tossible As they present
ly ore pts,ti ell Injurious tn beath beng construct
cd without iegard to seutiisliop wii hout
that pals he usoa the eb ch
itm winch is almost unh.srab@, imp egnacg every
Irft of the bous, thu auperind an ease The
l. OF The SiNt district station house winch are now
r'ary coTp,.tef badly constructed in re-pcc. 20
y.ntta az sno wa'er closets and improve
nent Is MADE ~ viii be dangerous 10 the health If tnc
pol csmep To use tieu,. L. sometimes happens that ia.
noeent rsIsols are arrested during nigh.
TO &c ce'anei IL to mil th.is passed
ulon hy conn tent magistrate md t. tonhne innocent
leres ns in suct pest holes epapge,ng their heath
even their lives, Is nbsolate cruelty, ~ TIM officers
have bo alternative aave received sesera nuni-
cations from toe captsus oi police ia relation
condition OF their station hoases from whi h | make
tae oilo wing extracts The captain vi the Ninth ds-
trct. IN b.s communicative, u -
!" tn'Iancs in Gr..nwich avenue by sscen ling Ioog
a'gt q s,Srs handing pistftrm, and 'heo Dy
ton ascend thlee eseps, which brpRs
trance between two o' cells III. ,ignt lest
those the left bong male prisoners auu i,trsr
lie oie ertors ~ tee oug by feet wide pht.
form feet pg = feet tch for the above I've upon
Z snail y ndow in the rear lsrg" double plans door
viii I'm u hole IN tee some are he oGiy of
tlstion iuhs used TO deposits nth, tla vess-s
with lro,on 20 carly of the sam) which enpded In
tie mornog after emAinpg oil night, bs the
aho okeh aitcr causg an in'oleratie aud sicssning
tteI oh through the whole house dag
mint ibe opposite cells arr for coales aod of the
came desctiption By of ps you t,en
ro about tsenty egat ieet square coctain,as the
4etbs ulegtelbic apparatns &c whore ths pGblc bu
sness Of inns station ,nauetcd In IT. Of the
cess' tie G,eeowich enue rise narow and
c"nh I'd Ieons l3 fset long by eet vice with three
beds, WI .r the captain aud lieutenant: end-avor
sheep No wash basins with Crottr conveni4nc Of
apy hind attached Un the left Of tho ast naai rooms
is Insn sr.ased entrance which bnss you to The rear
ui The building mis- aims the IRE caps, &c heoug
Ing 70 the m.moers Iirectly behind this ensrsncs
In" wash,otm nine feet long By fou and oan rect
~i coptaiI two wah basins ~he, rhe whole force
Of Atty two mon are allowed alternately tse prv e. of
eudi ing thai inestimabe bsssngnaDely cleanliness.
leIurt from this Pace enter passage
way 10 the upper loft; the of the the
long The furnitore consists Of oce tahe fur.
rishrd by the four belches where the
fer intellectual enjo, msn On the ls.. aai
aHjoinne the last, sIxteco feet long bv
ret wi with small stove used for oryirg the cl hes
ef hc whcic force afer being thoroughly while
euty Lat though not icssr is TIE sleeping IL
tie nen fifty two 'eet long by twcn.y eight feet w,s.
.i.sc.,y over the market con'ainng TORY beaa. ahey
mn slace Of opl, fow inches on 10 sides 10 admit
spsrop hrrging the meo in such close contact as to
intae each oilers breath, added to the ~olesomo
par c the whole place. and the eluya that arises iron
roc sronnd he market, esp csily dap and sultry
makes IL nos disageeabl-, but higuy iojuri-
stator bare ben caused BY this miserable snd unfit
bni'cing wti;h We occupy Being oa and cus tidato1,
uscgt I'D corvenenccs which are cs.oatiXl to
vel reg gulated station mouse y
US ap,an Of the ix,eeuth district, in communica
ton sarrestcd to me, ssys-
!h- cells zen In nsnaher are in the base ansut to-
etht 18th intended for alodger room, coal reon
DC. TIE cells badly ceBstuctej te walls sopArsting
them couc be taken down with ask knife, and IN this
resi- ect they are very insecure. lbe lodgers room ID
cold can place. never having been fitted with any Of
tie convtDences /. adapted the
pm poses designed The entrance to this part OF the
buiiorg is BY narrow snd crooked stairway, starting
place. in this part Of the house the following aiters
ton are very much santed, viz To continue the ball
dyioig the cells clear through to th front then to
an .ntrsece in the front OF the house upderpeath he
s'cep communicating direct with the basement thus
secnrins easy and ent ingess for dead oociss
sics and ed Ieeos and alo for drunken
eho have to be csrsd here all OF whom have nov c. he
brought through tbe e8oe ard Gown the narr,N STAIRS
anaye named which is always attended win incon
,en nee aud sometimes with danger The alteration
would st the time very much improve the v.utiia
ton and reno Or the cells ruch more enJurrb,e for
ma
| f,repce ehood be had to their health and
comfort. In the secoud place we want a
e g'r room fitted with lignt reference 10 com
foJt, Tor The aceommod- ton u able persons
frequently compelled 10 remain here during night
been repeatedly oreered by the Common C.uncd po
tlons from me- but to the present matters
tonsl story be put the bull ipQ threbY giving
proper drll roi which, in my opinion. Ia aesolty
snta under the present regime and disc,one Of the
depar ment. because the would leara more II
month where they had sufficient perform the
various evoin ions and movements than trey would or
could IN twelve months situated they nis having
place but space of about Fix between tbsr
B, ds-b. sides who buddl. d together ure
pa, for ply sicai ani uhyca
it anu by pnIsu course, esvoripg 10
der them ortable provisions Of the city
government concerned spirit OF consentment woaid
would naturally be leu to devote time
to healthy exercise and less 10 0ckeriogs aed
csvil g., ana tbs would cyeItua.ly result in
facbmcDt to Their duties and 20 the discipline NJ
| ,i- department, and ready iahfal
performance Of the aud cheerful and obei at
qviescence IN the her. than what Is nov evsDced
extra duty 10 be performed or any new order
issued %
The Captain of the Twenty second district also
plains Of the Inadequate accommodation for ito In
bis station house Having but sleeping room the
paoon tbas returns tho station house 1T - O'Clock,
idn'ght compelled to occupy tho beds few min.
utcs previously vacated By the platoon that relieved
them Such accommodations cannot but be extremely
rrleahy for tho nbsrs of to force, aud bad in
economical point Of view and propcr regard Tor the
hesih Of the men, demanded BE- evey consideration OF
humf nifty reapres that remedy should be nirnedate.
" applied. would respectfully nuggest that tso
ibr eminent rchitects be invited TO draw plans for
cdcl alton house and that hereafter all station houses
be required TO bc built according to the plan adopted
Respoctfully submitted,
GEORGE w. KATSEIL, Chief of Police.
Attached to tho Chiefs communication tho reports
Of Irs Hardenbrock Jones and Mcdonnell Of the medi
cal star Of the department, ahowng tho condition Of
tho various station houses general tenor Of these
reports is shadowed In tho foregoing
III Mcdonnell, at tho close Of his report, suggests
stbat the business of the medical staff would be much