Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-15

disorder. l most earnestly hope some such order
will be passed by your honorable board at an
early day, so that we may have a police force in
the streets on the Sabbath during the Summer
months.
On the ninth OF March, the Board of Aldermen
passed order directing the Marshal to use his
best efforts to enforce the law against the sale of
spirituous and intoxicating liquors also, that he
direct all Police Officers acting under him TO do
the same they also passed, at the same time, an
order directing all persons renting buildings,
or tenements, used as houses of ill-fame or for
the illegal sale of Intoxicating liquor to take
all lawful measures to eject therefrOm all such
person or persons using said buildings. They,
also, at the same time, passed another order, di.
rectng The Marshal to request all persons keep
ing saloons, to close their rooms at an earlier
hour than formerly. These orders have endeav-
ored to carry out faithfully. l have, from time to
time, given special directions to all the officers
acting under me, to do all that they could do TO
furnish testimony against all persons violating
the law. 1t is with great difficulty, that Police
Officers can obtain such testimony as is necessary
20 convict persons for the Violate of this law,
and, consequently, | have received but little
sistance from the Police in this matter. In JUS
tee to them, l must say, think they have all
done the best they could, and, that know of no
man connected with the Department, who is I'M
willing to do all that he can under this law.
l have notified all persons known to me rent
ing houses, buildings, or tenements of the order
passed by the Board Of Abdomen, March 9th, 1857,
by giving each Of them in hand true and attested
copies of the Order. I have also called upon the
Keepers of the saloons through the city, and re-
quested them to comply with the order passed. by
the Board of Aldermen, March 9th 1857, and [
directed the Captain of the Watch to report to me
the time the saloons were closed on each night
and, so far as have received reports, am ena-
bled to judge that the order has been very gener-
ally obeyed.
Something has been done during the quarter to
suppress the sale of Intoxicating liquors in this
city. large number of complaints have been
made against those violating the law, and it is not
sold as openly as it was some six weeks ago Still,
Intoxicating liquor is sold here in many places
and will be for all that Police Officers can do,
without the assistance of persons outside the Police
Department. Without the assistance of such per-
sons it will be sold for long time to come
On the 2lst Of March the Board Of Aldermen
directed the Marshal to place Complaint Books in
the Police Office, one for the Police Officers and
Watchmen to make complaints in, and the other
to be used for the same purpose by the citizens
generally. These have been procured and placed
IN the Police Office. As yet very few complaints
have been entered in these books, and only one in
the Citizens Book for a violation Of the law
against the sale of Intoxicating liquor That
complaint was entered upon the book by q man,
intoxicated at the time, who has since kept out
OF the way, so that the officers who hold the
warrants against the parties complained of have
not as yet been able to find him for the purpose Of
summoning him before the Court.
Many persons find much fault with Police Off
GERS, because they do not stop the illegal sale Of
liquor, and shut up all the grog-shops in the city
| assure you, gentlemen, that the Police Officers
have done, and now do all they can towards this
end; at any rate, feel willing to prosecute fol
the violation of the law against the illegal sale Of
Intoxicating Liquor, as any other, in every case
where witnesses can be obtained. Under this Law
complaints are made, the parties arrested and
brought to trial, and in nine cases out of ten,
convictions are had in the Police Court. From
the Judgment of that Court, parties always appeal
to the Court Of Common Pleas, and there ends all
that Police Officers do, the final disposition Of
| the cases being in other hands.
In conclusion, beg to call the attention of your
Honorable Board to the Lookup and Watch-house
which is neither large enough, SAFE convenient
comfortable, or wholesome,-and do most re-
spectfully but earnestly recommend that some
improvements be made at an early day
Respectfully submitted to His Honor the
Mayor, and Board of the Aldermen
F. WARREN, City Masshal