New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-21
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
MEETING OF THE POLICE COMMISSION
ERS-APPOIETMENT Or GENERAL
SCPERINTENDENT


meeting yesterday at their headquarters. Broome
street Present-Conmissioner Stilman, Bowen,
S:ranahan, Bailey, Ulhoefer, Mayors TiemAnn ana
Powell.
The regular routine Of business was at hrs' pro-
ceeded with, when John W. Baxter, patrolman OF the
Seventeenth Precinct, and Thomas Connolly, also OF
the same District. were discharged from the force TOR
violation Of the rules and regulations
The subject Of appointing General superintendent
yas then taken up, and considerable debate ensued
tbereupon, when finally Amos PIlsbury lRepubicanl
was chosen 10 fill the vacancy. Mr.. Plllsbury Il at
present Warden at Wards Island, and Is receiving
salary of g. 900 per IL Is said that Inc saaIy
Of the General superintendent will be raised to sloco
but /, is hardly possible will require the action
no doubt of the Legislature Mr. p was for ten years
Superintendep. Of the Wethersfeid Conn Stste
prson he afterward took the position OF warden Oh
The Penentiary at Albany and about four years ago
went to " ards Island.
II is said that Mr. Pisbury was strongly urged 6y
Gov Morgan He vii no doubt enter upon MS duties
during the coming week
TIE counsel for NcCune Of the old police, made APP
pcaon for new trial, but it was laid over until the
next meeting
The following report OF General-Superntenden'C Car-
penter was received: ~
ofFicr or THE SrrsswTESDES, s9 or fDE5ss 9s5s
To THoMls B. srmL.,s P,e,idenfof the Board Of Connie
sioners Of the Msfvope'dn Police.
Lab Metropoian Police District provide for the
emlt thereof 6 leave repeca& # & to transmit p.a bnsaS 5as Ne
Of Brooklyn and Of the several o the
For the number of the force condition ard working Of
Department in the City Brooyn you are referred to the
The CITY of New York consist. Of d Captains loi
Sergesn Il Roundsmen 5o Psrolmen 90 Detanleni. and
oHcer and paoen IN the City Brooklyn 25 make. the
grand total Of the police force in the metropolitan District sS
The total BY the force in the City OF New
York a5s increase over the las. quarter OF o
OF this number Of arrested lO3 were married ana
o ad
not IS rs OF these arrests for ofnse committed sssnt
rv or the IS ~ persons arrested against
the public peace 40s males and 4S4 females vi the
pes arrested for oaenses against property f' were
The nativity Of those eed oOws; United States
as5g's C EssnG SGGfS s5 psS sSosud 81 Ffsne i
S sSa a boaaq arrest already yen there were 900 reports made
by the several captains to the COOPERATION Attorney Tor Violations
On the ID Of Apr last transmitted 10 John Ketr esq, Chair
man Of the Excise Comnissoners over 5000 names of
in be cy Of New Yoft The E.cs Commissioners
BE- eS%B tine PRf .sea s Ss liquors
without license the 2d Section Of TIE Act to suppress in
resd. The penae. imposed by this Act except the penalties
provided ctions B and 49, shall be sued for and recov
cred in the of the Board Of Commissioners OF Excise aud
paid the Treasurer OF tbs county for the support OF the
The reported os in aggregate by robberes Of all kinds in
Cy Of & during the s5 Us, e5s eDa,d ,s.nnnS
recovered through the exeon Of the members OF the Police
Department leaving balance uurecosered OF Sloap 5
Meroposn Police District recovered by the Detective
Th. branch Of the service Is pidy increasing IN use
for oensts committed in the District bu by are'ng fute'
from all Of The country and returning them to the
By my direction heoowng Interesting and useful statistics
Hall There are in the City Of YCk the prsen time
$50 public carts. e4o dirt carts e9 opaibu;es or stages s
coach drivers S9 special stable hackney coaches aud 90
drivers of the , CITY RaToad. 1hs o %
horse cars and So horse as ioo" On Second Avenue
horse carr on Fourth Avenue Railroad 30
Sixth Railroad 50 wohorse and is cars on
OGt Of ths pumoeI onf l are .s Cornoson A,,onev
ifs.e sss1.' saI. the unlicensed ''f' insis '' '
There are regularly licensed 25 wagons 2s2 shsrcos
and wood pedde. 5f fish fruit and vegetable yeHde % pub
lie poe junk carts and boats and 22 junk shops 5 sec
giant boare ing houses IS intelligence Offices suconeer
pawrbTokeI The 9S"s hne o1enncs, nae Fm sse dryeT
ss7 from car,men sSs7 from hack drivers, i65 from eN
drivers, pa and from licensed 'euder' srenefA
INCIDENTAL DUTIES OF The DEPARTMEsT..
Station Houses Of the City seI5 poor and
destitute persons 3 lost children have been restored to tn
sbed persons the properly Cared for either
by their prompt conveyance to the Hospital TO their hon OF 70
PAGES named 30 horses and vehicles were restored to
their "a stores ana 10 dwens' were i2und
persons rescued from drowning BY members Of the Depart
melt II abandoned infants were ioLo m vi h ,t "a S 5
!
OPERATIONS or POLICE TELEGRAPH.
The whole number OF eeaphc thai have been sent
20 and received from several Station Houses through the
tra ofee, during the quarter iu ended Is % and By
their families 7i5 lost children restored to their parents
restored their III hrs
were reported for the Fire sad Police Departments and D al
temp,s to eicua;e counterfeit bank bills were promptly
checked teegrsphn description then 20 each Police sta
ton through which the pubic received immediate warning
only repeat what have sd IN former report ae 10 70 III.
depanient would be 4nos much felt the am
pu'A,.cn his r.gh. voald be by tie mechanic
RoGUES' GALLERY.
The Rogues Gallery ha; been as also saSsesed would
very useful in leading to the detection Of 'h9Pers
es ard other thieves There are 1os 40
pictures gallery and they have been 50 classified BY my
g HI. Ttencs, i among them Over 50 iheye. have been
broug justice by :h sency during the quarter just ended
| GENERAL REMAINS AND SUGGESTIONS.
As one Of the grea: Of preventing OF detecting crime
have still kept in view the importance OF collecting general
information IL relation to and 70 a ,,iab and
Information than has been found in the police feeoa our
n th, connection beg cal your attention 70 the re-
marx ,ha; maTe in ny gns,eI I % cs 1ee se bod BE- dot
70 prevent crime and second 10 detect sud arrest crnhs
The better they asCeet IN aesGmp,ens ns,s ,ae
ucsed IN the Department have long been under the Pres
sion that the eEes. o. thu the Irspn! sss5 ndrma
ZION &C limits and thin King So te i my
epcs bte fully confirmed the Of these
and now beg leave 70 .sse nna s a,.p. spd her
hAts viii tend great measure g prevent crime
q high grade ard place this Department ID h.eh
higher tste OF efficiency Anrne friends snc
ipse thus eaectus sercing the rebukes offs enemies TIE
hsS sooor ermns b believe rs u,eanes.
would be gresy enhanced BY dividing into squads OF classes
Of four or I'VE officers assigning each the study and
r.. n,b. b. sos,d for each of the dangerous crimes
burglary CounterfetinE forgery shop fling sneak and ho,e
Thriving aad Peki1s p1 So Is, P1 wa, my S.ss .ner &
removed ron my immediate and direct supervision ..
Deru,y SaPerneuden reeaT.9 it to illustrate my Prcea,
science almost any ether Profession, and 81 eNpensnoe