New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-06

By this il will appear that on the first eight Sab
baths OF 1854 the arrests were s7s as against 3Js for
the same period in 1885, To appreciate this decrease
under my administration, the increased vigilance and
activity of the police must be considered. H. with
the lax discipline existing in January and February,
1884 there were arrested the Sundays In those
months SIS offenders. what would there have been
under the new regulations and more stringent admin
istra,ion now existing But if from any supposed
cause other reasons be found than the closing OF
the public houses for the difference between the two
yesrs refer 10 the eight Sundays Immediately pre-
cedipe the commen cement Of my term, and It will be
seen that the arrests were SIS, in November and De-
ceber 1884 ard only az before stated, 335 for the
two following months-,january and February, le35.
Comment on these figures is unnecessary. The OBJ
yious deductions are that the abolition OF liquor sell
ing on Sunday, together with the present improved
condition of the police, are productive OF morality
ard destructive TO disorder, vice and CRIME anu
these results have been msnly effected through the
extreme devotion of the Police 10 my orders-and
b. devotion to my orders is the conseiu OF its
present discipline produced by the unrestricted power
] now bold over IT,
same manner the consequence OF the same cause;
hut this is sufficient 10 show concusively that the
Police ss now organized and controlled, Is rapidly
inprovipg and will soon become second TO no SINH
lar corps In the world which is not directly under MIL
This Improvement has been accomplished under
the Ie.ent system which, though not perfect Is Tar
pretfrsbs 10 that row before the Legislature.
That hill proposes l1ht tDerc oc ciceAcu
n.onle four Commissioners Of Police, who, with the
Major az offcIo shall constitute Board 70 sit daily
In a room TO be provided by the Common CounciI,
and of course a. an hour when the Mayor cannot be
pre,ent; and who shall, through President 10 be go
iected by themselves from their own number, have
mil and unrestricted control over the whole Depart
emit even to the issuing OF orders, notices, &C.,
10 the Police. .u D.,
7, will not do 20 assume that the members OF the Lee
isstpre are ignorant of the mode Of conducting our
rrsry elections in this City, by dwelling upon tue
Injections 10 this way of making Commissioners VINO
are 10 be clothed with the important power oil appont-
ing irving Furnishing and removing foHcemen' III
fse hands are placed the custody OF the peace, or
de- property and lives vi nearly three quarters oil
million OF Inhabitants. .
There are some propositions 80 evident thn no ar
,ruent or statements ae required 10 eiucldate them
RS, Police E; stem founded upon this principles de-
living il. appointment from this source, will be de-
,trucfye 10 every semblance Of what constitutes q
Police. IL one CT there. 80
But admitting the elective principle without objeca
ton TIE withdrawal of power from the Mayor, con-
t,mpla,ed By the bill, cannot be defended.
Tie scattering Of authority among i've Commis-
,orsrs is Of itself bad enough nasmuch a. II destroys
thst unity Of Executive authority without winch no
coed Government can exist In this City, with us
present b, bird population but 10 take awsy from the
Chief hsgstrsie-vhose duty < Is made to see that
the svs are duly executed and who Responsible 70
the peOple-coLtTol over the Police Is, possioie,
YET Wolse.
ts true that the bill contains one section, that the
Msyor shall be " Head Of the Police Department:
bat this Is contemplate fslsehood, unworthy OF
place in sIy statute. To declare that any ofhcer
.t.ll be the Head Of Department when deprived BY
another section Of everything that constitutes au-
thoriiy over it, is absurd in theory as i Is insulting
TO the common sense Of the people. whom It thus
seeks to deceive into belief OF ts possible prsc-
ticsbiliiy.
so far have made myself useful IN the office OF
Mayar Nv removing many eylls, tu1 III
tie ntroo ucton Of reforms Of great benefit has e1
ceeded ny expectations. ,.
/ desire to 20 On unmolested, and unrestricted II
the use OF the weapons by which crime has been pun
isbed vice prevented and municipal abuses eoonsH
ed When these are taken from me- my usefulness
destroyed Without tc OILS mechanic can construc.
ard without Police, no Magistrate can perform nH
duty.
Pass this bill and liquor shops vlH soon oy 49, r
opened 90 Sunday sza al the eihsr evils "a1ea As'e