New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-13

dweilngs found oPee N Va o'sn' sos proper proec-
Tbe smoun. Of property sOies from eitiIss. ssd re-
p1ted 10 he Departineu< wss ~ ,l9s 50, OF which
III XXI ~ recovered
IL yast beUefu Of the tee graph have been real
lied in tho recovery OF property, the restoration OF
r.,,ons 10 their families, and IN The speedy taasmis
ssioo Of orders TO the several precincts
Ibaye eaAn ined with the several station houses
within the Metropottss District, and with few e.
cep'ions have ouba tnein ID e'o0 oonotion ans Pro
In the FirA Ward, the security Of the iahAbtsnt,
and Oh. comfort and cooveoieace Of tho force there
stationed. rould am Pesusded be greatly promoted
nv Attacking the Station. House at Old Ship and Tim
ity place. aud establishing simple one in q central
ISstiop in the Ward. Such position can be obtained
in Beaver street. broadway, If the City Govern
meot would Appropriate thst building !now u1ed for a
bose csyrag,t TO ths purpose. The Station House in
the Fourth Precinct disgraceu to the city suthor-
ties and the nuisance, for such 1t Is, should D. inme
diately abated.
Tbose Of the Twenty-frst and Twenty second Pre-
cncts are unfit for occupancy by the force, and
trust that the most speedy measures will be adopted
to adapt hem to the purposes for which they are oc
cuIied. 80 "
greatly accommodated by the formation in several Of
our station Houses of convenient but
ssfs in which may be Deposited for safe keeping many
vslusbles belonging to families who leave the city
during the warm season. Thus placed. they would
he more secure than even in the vaults Of bank be-
because they in the vicinity of the residents and
cam at all times, by day night, be placed there
removed at the will of the owner.
In the examination Of the station houses hsve dis
covered that in some of them wsrrobes for the pro-
lection of the clothes OF the patromen are provided
while in great proportion OF them no protection is
afforded against injury to their clothing from dust aud
otherwise and from actual loss by theft submit for
vour consideration the propriety of supplying each
house with this Indispensable piece of furni
ture. . -, .
nroyding the officers and patrolmen with stormcaps,
as substitute, when required Tor the dresscas no"
used by the police.
some of the station houses are already supplied
With them but in most instances the old limitation
leather caps ale useless and the men refuse to wear
them. ,..
commodatons are too contracted, thereby endanyerng
the eah and destroying the comfort OF the men, In
one room counted twenty-five beds, and IN several
found that more than dozen persons occupied Sun
ole apartment. This Justly source OF serious com
plaint. BY the Report of the Deputy Superintendent
Of BROOKLYN it appears that the number OF arrests
made during the past quarter, amount to 100, and
that during the same period LIDS persons were ac-
commodated with lodgings. Additional statistics are
detail ed in the Reports of the Deputy Superintendent
of an interesting character, to which ask leave to
referths honorable Board.
In referring to the rules and regulations for the gov
ernment of the HarbOr Police, perceive that the pro-
nosed force il TO consist of twenty-five men, and two
ants who shall have the immediate command OF
the men, II ia also proposed to employ the force IN
five boats three of which TO be in service on the
East River from sunset to sunrise, and one on the
North River during the parod, aud one boat on
each river during the day. When you take into con-
sderaon the great extent Of water which they are to
traverse the number Of slips and the vast amount oil
property they to guard together with the numer-
Gus thieves that niest our waters whom they are 70
watch and encounter, | respectfully submit whether
the public service will not require an Increased River
Police to be at all eectual. Besides, can hardly be
expected that the same men should be upon duty con-
secutive nights especially they are required to be
on duty from sunset to sunrise" without any relief
Six hours duty il generally regarded as sufficient
tour for land police before relief the Rules and Regu
atops governing the River Police contemplate twelve
hours consecutive duty without relief.
This / regard most important branch OF tins
Department and feel confident that the public look
with confidence for Il sufficiently numerous and most
efficient force.
| take pleasure in communicating to the CouImls-
sioners that have received from various cities the
reports of the executive officers OF their police, and
that the general plan which forms the basis OF the
Metropolitan Police in this District is bong rceV
mended and adopted by them" ,,nor
General Supt OF Police